Alembic Orion fs at Guitar Center
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https://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/ALEMBIC/Orion-Owls6-Electric-Bass-Guitar.gc



Note: this is the 2nd or 3rd time I have seen them post this bass for sale. I think that means it has been returned to them multiple times for some reason.

QuoteI think that means it has been returned to them multiple times for some reason.

i got a love/hate relationship with GC that goes back many years.

on the love side, they have an absolutely no-questions-asked (90-days i think, it may be longer now) no-hassle return policy on instruments.  a couple of years ago, I had purchased a certain brand from them that's billed as the poor man's alembic, played it for 89 days, decided that it sucked (plus someone had put a real alembic elan up on ebay at a killer price that i jumped on), took it back and 10 minutes later i was out the door with all my $ back.  try that on ebay, reverb, any of the flippers that lurk therein or your local mom-and-pop (if there's any still around - that's the hate side of it).

so it wouldn't surprise me if it's a return.  The condition of their used instruments is usually...used.  sometimes well used.  with lotsa issues that you don't notice until you've played it for a while. could be someone unloaded an abused instrument on them and now it's a frequent flyer.

I bought this one, btw... it certainly arrived "imperfect", but it's still immensely playable and sounds fantastic. After new strings and a setup, it's incredible. It's a fretless 6-String - total surprise - and feels wonderful.

>>>>It's a fretless 6-String - total surprise - and feels wonderful.<<<

now that's pretty cool.  imho, ymmv, etc & so forth 🧐