Goliath is in transit to the PNW!  It's getting the safest shipper money can buy.  I rented an SUV ($200 / week).  Halfway up I-5 I kept smelling after shave?  It's the case.....I guess that's better than cigarettes or cat pee!

I spoke to the seller about the missing paraphernalia.  Look at the last Reverb ad 7 years ago.  That seller never shipped the power supply, the cable, nor all those photos.  Sad.  I've been meaning to post photos but I can't get them small enough to upload.  Anyway....ill get it worked out.  How many photos are there of Two Alembic Doublenecks together?  Of those 4 necks.....all are different.  Merry Christmas to me!  Thanks for hooking me up Vince! (Jazzyvee)

I know this isn't the place for this, but a seller will soon be listing a 1997 5-string Series II in cocobolo and a status graphite buzzard bass. 

Congrats!!!

Quote from: David Houck on December 03, 2025, 06:23:22 PM
Congrats!!!

Yup.. Boy-oh-boy.....do I have some show-and-tell for the next Alembic Gathering!

Congrats, Gary!  It's cool to be the steward of Alembic history.  As the owner of a 6/12 hippie sandwich Cort doubleneck, I recommend you invest in a good comfortable strap!

Bill, tgo

Glad to help Gary & great that it's got a great family of basses to be part of.😁

I do not plan to "sling" Goliath or Leviathan.     I have this great K & M
stand to bear the brunt of these beasts!

Quote from: garyhead on December 03, 2025, 06:39:23 PM

Quote from: David Houck on December 03, 2025, 06:23:22 PM
Congrats!!!

Yup.. Boy-oh-boy.....do I have some show-and-tell for the next Alembic Gathering!

Nice that this bass found a proper home! Would be great to have another gathering, seems it has been a long time since the last "official" one.

Quote from: StephenR on December 04, 2025, 09:29:45 AM

Quote from: garyhead on December 03, 2025, 06:39:23 PM

Quote from: David Houck on December 03, 2025, 06:23:22 PM
Congrats!!!

Yup.. Boy-oh-boy.....do I have some show-and-tell for the next Alembic Gathering!

Nice that this bass found a proper home! Would be great to have another gathering, seems it has been a long time since the last "official" one.

. Yup. The last one was 2017!  I was a Young man then!

You know....as with bringing any stray home to welcome into your family. I have started buying "supplies" for the new arrival.  RV has supplied me with a DS-5R. Leviathan came with 2 5-pin cables.....and I contacted the builder of leviathan's stand to fabricate another for G.  Will contact Alembic for specs / recommendations for a new set of strings. Current sets are Gold but there is corrosion so they need to go.   Now I have TWO Anvil Cases that need to have their interiors rebuilt due to deteriorating foam. Anyone have recommendations of how to accomplish this?  The doggies need new bedding!

Really exciting.  Beautiful instrument.

Quote from: pauldo on December 05, 2025, 03:00:18 AM
Really exciting.  Beautiful instrument.

I still can't believe it's sitting here right next to me.

I'll put out a shoutout here to all brethren.  I would like to purchase the John Judge Superwound poster!  I have the magazine print ad..... but I'm looking for the full size color print as seen in the hallway at Alembic.  I'm sure they went to music stores back in the day so if anyone worked in or owned a shop..... could you dust off your treasures to see?

I've been in the case biz for almost 30 years. If you send me the guitars and the cases, I can have the interiors re-foamed/furred. Joking of course. It's too bad you're not near Chicago. Were you thinking of doing this yourself?

Tom and I were coincidentally in the same biz. 😉 I sent you a contact for the case company I worked for in Nashville.

Back during my brief tenure at the Mothership, the tool of choice for cutting foam for cases was an electric carving knife.