dmccombe7 Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 Looks like an amazing price for one of these. http://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/925847782316867/?ref=browse_tab&referral_code=marketplace_top_picks&referral_story_type=top_picks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 Perth?? The cynics among us might see that as a warning sign. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted February 29 Author Share Posted February 29 No different from me seeing an advert in England. I would always go try a bass before buying, especially at that kind of price. Dave 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 Is this supposed to be a good price? (Facebook is done on a different device so I can't view links). I've seen a Alembic in Sam Ash Music in NYC that was barely worth a couple of hundred $ due to the terrible condition it was in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 If that was Koa facings I think I’d be driving up to Perth right now ; the Distillate basses are an excellent second best to the series basses. If it was Orkneys I might see it as a red flag, but not Perth - after way too long on this forum I’ve noticed that much of the best gear is North of the border......😉 And I bought my series 1 on here for £1500, not so very long ago. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted February 29 Author Share Posted February 29 2 hours ago, BigRedX said: Is this supposed to be a good price? (Facebook is done on a different device so I can't view links). I've seen a Alembic in Sam Ash Music in NYC that was barely worth a couple of hundred $ due to the terrible condition it was in. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzyvee Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Nice, that looks in good nick. On 29/02/2024 at 13:25, dmccombe7 said: No different from me seeing an advert in England. I would always go try a bass before buying, especially at that kind of price. Dave and especially for a facebook sale. I don't really know what protecting you get buying from the FB market place if it wasn't as described. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzyvee Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 The bass looks in really good nick. The thing i would also suggest is to make sure the electronics are original as they are extremely expensive to buy from the factory. I've seen many alembics on sale over the year with non original electronics inside. Not that alternative electronics won't sound good but it won't give you the full alembic experience. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted March 4 Author Share Posted March 4 39 minutes ago, jazzyvee said: Nice, that looks in good nick. and especially for a facebook sale. I don't really know what protecting you get buying from the FB market place if it wasn't as described. Don't think FB take anything to do with it. That's always been my impression and why i always take additional precautions before buying. Cash is king too and a bit of research on the item and the person selling is always a good idea. Never buy without seeing or trying unless you know the person. I quite fancied the idea of owning an Alembic but they are out of my price range even at this low price. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverBlackman Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Is it a good price? I always thought that these were above an epic but not as renowned as the series or SC sigs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted March 5 Author Share Posted March 5 I don't know enough about Alembics to comment but on TB a guy bought one for $700 but the elctronics had been replaced with something else and you can only get the original parts from Alembic and apparently cost a fortune. From what i've read the bass only sounds like an Alembic with the original electronics. The general consensus is that they are decent well built basses. Dave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverBlackman Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 1 hour ago, dmccombe7 said: The general consensus is that they are decent well built basses. Dave No doubting that! Jake Newman had one when I had lessons with him and what a loverly bass it was 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chriswareham Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Kicking myself that I passed on the chance to buy a black Alembic Spoiler about twelve years ago. Seller wanted £500 for it, and it was in very good condition. I'd been interested in one as Peter Steele of Type O Negative used one as his main recording bass (and live in pre Type O band Carnivore). I decided against it because I was lead to believe Alembics are medium scale and I prefer a standard scale length. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piers_Williamson Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 On 05/03/2024 at 18:27, OliverBlackman said: Is it a good price? I always thought that these were above an epic but not as renowned as the series or SC sigs. With the proviso about the red flags, that looks a pretty good deal. It's got a through body neck (unlike an Epic) and a book matched headstock and body. Like Jazzyvee I would say it looks in good nick. It might weigh a bit though and look out for neck dive (wide strap solves that one) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tubbybloke68 Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 I picked up a distillate for about the same price a year or so ago. They are great basses. I’ve had a couple of more expensive alembics in the past but i definitely prefer this. Someone go look and try it/buy it. I certainly would if it wasn’t up the other end of the country from me 🥴. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted March 10 Author Share Posted March 10 My days of spending that kind of money on a bass to lie in the house as an ornament are long gone. Happier buying basses i can gig with and that fit the band image. Afraid an alembic doesn't really fit with Glam and punk band images. How shallow am i Dave 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piers_Williamson Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 Well it's not quite glam, but it's an Alembic 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzyvee Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 On 05/03/2024 at 18:55, dmccombe7 said: I don't know enough about Alembics to comment but on TB a guy bought one for $700 but the elctronics had been replaced with something else and you can only get the original parts from Alembic and apparently cost a fortune. From what i've read the bass only sounds like an Alembic with the original electronics. The general consensus is that they are decent well built basses. Dave Yep i believe you can only get the original electronics from them as long as you can provide the serial number. Though you can buy single filter activator systems. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilmurraybass Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 I bought this bass today. Luckily I live a bit nearer Perth (area) than perhaps most of you do. Absolutely zero issues and very good condition in general - the seller just probably isn’t a much of a gearhead compared to most Basschat people (he was a bit taken aback when I explained exactly how the controls work, though he had owned it for quite few years). I used borrowed Alembics on two Whitesnake albums and a few other sessions, and owned a new 20th Anniversary model briefly before finances became tight and it had to go. 13 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted April 3 Author Share Posted April 3 16 minutes ago, neilmurraybass said: I bought this bass today. Luckily I live a bit nearer Perth (area) than perhaps most of you do. Absolutely zero issues and very good condition in general - the seller just probably isn’t a much of a gearhead compared to most Basschat people (he was a bit taken aback when I explained exactly how the controls work, though he had owned it for quite few years). I used borrowed Alembics on two Whitesnake albums and a few other sessions, and owned a new 20th Anniversary model briefly before finances became tight and it had to go. Superb stuff Neil. Good ending to this thread. Maybe you could post a NBD review on it for us all. Dave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martthebass Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 23 hours ago, neilmurraybass said: I bought this bass today. Luckily I live a bit nearer Perth (area) than perhaps most of you do. Absolutely zero issues and very good condition in general - the seller just probably isn’t a much of a gearhead compared to most Basschat people (he was a bit taken aback when I explained exactly how the controls work, though he had owned it for quite few years). I used borrowed Alembics on two Whitesnake albums and a few other sessions, and owned a new 20th Anniversary model briefly before finances became tight and it had to go. Good catch, good to see it going to a home where it'll get played rather than become a wall ornament. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Sooo jealous. Enjoy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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