https://reverb.com/item/26781886-alembic-series-one-bass-1975-with-outboard-power-supply-leather-gig-bag-and-more

I like the koa with the zebra!

Nice bass

Looks like the standard point version of Allgood's bass, wonder if that one has a koa core?  I like the way the lines angle in towards the neck.

I think they are probably very close sequentially Rob, but #75-183 is a mahogany core, and has vermilion neck lams, also is medium-scale. Definitely the same straight-grained looking zebrawood though. I bet they aren't more than a few numbers apart.

Yes, when I saw it I thought it looked exactly like mine, minus the Omega cut out.  Would be interesting to find out the serial number. 

Hey Allen, long time - no see... Welcome Back! 

Thanks!  Hope all is well with you and that you are continuing to heal.  lots Going on, so I am only able to check in every now and then.  Thanks

I can comment on this bass, since I am the original owner.


It was my only bass for about 15 years. It was purchased from Music Strings and Things on Woodward in Royal Oak in 1976. I had it defretted by Fiddlers Music in Detroit in 1977. It was refretted by Elderly Instruments in 1987. The Ebony board was unmarked during fretless play, because I used D'Addario Half Rounds. Elderly did a superb job on the fretwork.


If the gig bag is the XL I used and sold it with, then it's a Cordura RB bag.


S/N is indeed close to the 183 already mentioned. I don't want to say any more than that, because I'm not the seller.


The koa core gives the bass a somewhat unique voice, being a bit more taut and tenor than the more standard mahogany. The neck is also a bit unusual having walnut and birch strips in it.


It is a very nice sounding instrument with great projection. Hope it finds a great new home.