Alembic Persuader 4 string bass £2300 - *SOLD* £2300 Stevenage

[gyrus]

For sale: Alembic Persuader

 

✅ 32" scale

✅ 3-piece neck

✅ neck through

✅ ebony FB

✅ mohogany body

✅ flame koa top

✅ AXY pickups

✅ knobs: volume, volume, tone filter (q-sweeper; see the photo on the comment below)

✅ 1990 model

✅ weight: 5Kg (based on our weighing scale)

✅ tweed case included (which also weighs 5Kg)

 

Location: Stevenage

Based on the serial number (90P xxxx USA)  inscribed on both the control cavity and on the truss rod plate, this is a Persuader built in 1990.

http://alembic.com/support/reference.html

 

Pics here

 

 

 

Edited April 13, 2023 by gyrus

[Clarky]

Thats a Spoiler, not a Persuader. Fabulous bass! GLWYS

Edit: it is in fact a Persuader! See discussion below. Apologies!

Edited March 13, 2023 by Clarky

[White Cloud]

Yup, definitely a Spoiler. Persuader's are identical however, sport a PJ pup configuration.

 

Lovely instrument good luck. 

Edited March 13, 2023 by White Cloud

[gyrus]

I am very much open to corrections.

The serial number is etched on both the control cavity and on the truss rod plate.

Based on the serial number 90P xxxx USA, it is a Persuader.

 

http://alembic.com/support/reference.html

 

Edited March 13, 2023 by gyrus

[Clarky]

I have no doubt you are correct about about the serial number. Just seems odd as I have only ever seen Persuaders with a PJ (and rarely JJ) configuration and Spoilers with the dual AXY pickups. Here are some marketing ads from Alembic in the 1990s. Doesn't actually matter much of course as its a lovely bass!!!! Again, GLWYS

 

Edited March 13, 2023 by Clarky

[gyrus]

4 minutes ago, Clarky said:

I have no doubt you are correct about about the serial number. Just seems odd as I have only ever seen Persuaders with a PJ (and rarely JJ) configuration and Spoilers with the dual AXY pickups. Here are some marketing ads from Alembic in the 1990s. Doesn't actually matter much of course as its a lovely bass!!!! Again, GLWYS

 

 

Thanks, @Clarky.

I think the controls (knobs/switches) between the persuader and the spoiler are different too.

[Clarky]

Think I have figured this out. The Spoiler has a Q switch and 2 control knobs, whereas your bass has 3 control knobs, like the Persuader. I reckon someone custom ordered a Persuader with Spoiler pickup arrangements. 

[Clarky]

Messages crossed, ha! Yep, I am now sure you have a custom ordered Persuader with Spoiler pickup arrangement. Bet it sounds lush!

[gyrus]

Just posting this here for reference... from Mica's post in 2007, 15th of January...

 

http://alembic.com/club/messages/393/35325.html?1168958508

 

"The Persuaders were originally the same as Spoilers but with our Activator electronics. Traditionally, a Persuader was about $200-300 less than a Spoiler for that reason.

The purpose was to showcase our Activators. There are Persuaders with PJ, JZ, and AXY pickups. There's some with only one pickup too. Controls were one or two volumes (depending on the number of pickups) and a single filter control.

We discontinued the Persuader because of the obvious confusion with the Spoiler basses."

Edited March 13, 2023 by gyrus

[White Cloud]

Lovely custom Persuader...I stand corrected 🙂

[Piers_Williamson]

A drop dead gorgeous bass.  I wish it were Left Handed. GLWTS

[Edenburgh]

PM'd 

[gyrus]

1 minute ago, Edenburgh said:

PM'd 

 

Hi, @Edenburgh!

I just replied. 👍

[joe_geezer]

lovely bass

[tomthebass]

Persuader alert! 😁

[Sarlscharisma]

Surprised this is still here at that price.  I have a similar looking Spoiler.  They are amazing basses.

 

GLWS

[gyrus]

🔝— up —🔝

[gyrus]

Bump 👍

[Piers_Williamson]

Bump!

[gyrus]

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[Obrienp]

What a beautiful bass! I can’t even manage 3.8 Kilos, let alone 5 but somebody is going to get a fabulous instrument. GLWTS!

[gyrus]

16 hours ago, Obrienp said:

What a beautiful bass! I can’t even manage 3.8 Kilos, let alone 5 but somebody is going to get a fabulous instrument. GLWTS!

Thank you.

BTW, the 5Kg is from our bathroom scales, so, I’m questioning its accuracy. 

[Clarky]

Worth getting a cheap set of digital luggage scales (less than a tenner on Amazon). Suspect the 5kg weight is exaggerated (I have never played a medium scale Alembic that weighed that much). Besides, a luggage scale is useful for those tricky airlines like Ryanair and Easyjet!!!!

[gyrus]

Thanks, @Clarky. I’ll buy one soon and update this. 👍

[gyrus]

SOLD