Reading the newbie threads this morning, it made me think about how long I have been an alembic owner,
and thought it might be interesting to find out how long our individual connections are with the instruments and who are the seasoned veterans in ownership terms. :-)


Here goes.

First Alembic Acquisition: 2002
Most recent Acquisition: June 2018
Total length of ownership 17yrs.

There's a small handful of members who must be at 45 at the least.

First acquisition,: 1994. (Do I get a Silver medal?)
Most recent acquisition: 2016.

24. bought my epic in 1995 in Birmingham (the bass centre). 
since then, I custom ordered my Rogue in 2004, received February 2005 Rogue for Graeme
and my Balance k was originally commissioned in 2007 by Mike 'the Ho'  but he was wanting more swirly cocobolo so I took it over part way through the build and received it june 2007.  Mike's Custom Signature Bass

Graeme

Coming up on 5 years.

It's not very long in the Grand Scheme, but I can honestly say that they've been the most enlightening. I was just realizing the other night at a gig, at 49 years old, (and staring down 50!) I'm still learning new things, playing patterns and sequences today that I wouldn't have thought of just a few months ago.

I think it is just over 30 years with the Distillate.  Had a zebrawood Exploiter along side the Distillate for about 5 years.  Regret selling that... actually I regret selling all of my instruments, except maybe for the Gibson Victory Artist - it just didn't have a good sound.

My first and only Alembic (so far!) was purchased new in 2011.  But I'd been playing bass for at least 40 years before that!  New beginnings...

I got my first one in 1983. So I'm at 36 years now. Had 5 custom made. Last one built was a Customized King Deluxe in 2013. It even has "Will and Alembic 30 Tears" engraved on Truss Rod Cover Plate.

25 years

"Seasoned" is a kind way to say "ancient".  Ha!

44 years here.  I moved from a Gibson Triumph bass to a long scale Alembic (4-string) series I in 1975.  The 5-string happened in 1976 and I never looked back.  But I'm not a very good customer because my most recent Series instruments were built in 1989.   


Jimmy J

Played my first Alembic back in 1976 - the other guitar played in the band had a Series 1 long scale.  Bought my first, an Electrum, in 2004.  Currently have my custom Further, a 1976 Series 1 Medium scale guitar, 1977 Series 1 long scale 12 string, Old #10, and several instruments with Alembic electronics.

Bill, tgo

Started my Alembic relationship with an F-2B around 1980-81. My first Alembic bass was a 1982 Distillate purchased in 1983 which I no longer have. I got my 1978 Series I five-string sometime in late 1984. Recently purchased a second Series 5-string that was built in 2016 so it looks like 36 years total of owning/playing Alembic instruments for me.

I think it's one and half year ago, my first was Series 1 from 1980... so I have first and last purchase at the same date... ha! beat that

January 22, 1996.  Purchased my four string Essence used from a really good bass player in Charlotte.  To that point, it was far and away the best bass I had ever played.

I didn't know it at the time, but that turned out to be a life changing event; for which I am very grateful.

15-years here

2004: 1983 Distillate
2012: 2012 Custom Signature Deluxe
2013: 2008 SC Signature Standard
2014: 2003 Europa 6-String
2015: 1983 Standard Point Series I
2016: 2000 SC Series I
2017: 1980 Standard Point fretless Series I

As you might notice things were pretty much under control until 2012.  That's when I had a Further made for my son's college graduation and made the mistake of visiting the mothership and "catchin the fever." 

2 basses in 1977, so (whipping out calculator) 42 years. Wow...