Another misleading offer on eBay

garyhead · March 25, 2025, 06:47:26 AM

I know, you know, this is bumpkis. BUT someone not as informed may be taken advantage of. The "Alembic" part of the ad should be removed.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/156821397135?_skw=alembic+six+string+bass&itmmeta=01JQ6RRM64VCPV9F1BJAA7ZR8M&hash=item2483489e8f:g:nJsAAOSwKi1n3vY0&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA8FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1fT255fYv%2BkdqVa1JSJH3chYH852gFk%2BCz3aLDQXNJ8wHS9KMnlQR58z4X7IR2pqFspi%2FRpQ5J0PPgNA8rGmPUh%2FSm%2FmBEgHaM4leVRzKxOC9zaeKek5bnFItOeEXTZx83iiX5y1jx7SaGjLsmBxSvINrsyIgig5RgNfKj5G%2FuZfp2gH3M0QkzGFk0WZC3t26KrLUdso3fTAEQZdxpNiUcPub8N801EF1B4Q1UEN3Uyd1PPleuA1%2FU4NrMU4RY51MYlMVCI0QfdV3m9amAmUs5lhEtHSWVyze%2BHLKiV4Brm%2Fg%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR5zD4ti5ZQ[/
Could this be one of those fake Indonesian units from a few years back?

jazzyvee · March 25, 2025, 07:29:50 AM

Agreed, really misleading. It should be described as bass with alembic pickups and electronics.
Bit early for April Fools joke. :-)

garyhead · March 25, 2025, 09:27:19 AM

I'm not super educated as to the shape of various Alembic pickups, but these sure don't look authentic. Mica can surely verify.

FC Bass · March 25, 2025, 09:51:24 AM

Looks like AXY's, mounted the wrong way :-)

Also looks like the neck pickup has been modified with countersunk screws...

Edit: looks like both pickups have countersunk screws: Neck pickup on both sides and bridge pickup on the right side.

tkotmk42 · March 25, 2025, 11:08:35 AM

yuk!

jazzyvee · March 25, 2025, 11:57:00 AM

Well not my taste in body style but if the pickup and electronics are working properly, it should sound really nice.

edwardofhuncote · March 26, 2025, 03:56:22 AM

The instrument is junk, but the rest of the electronics and hardware might actually be worth making an offer.

garyhead · March 28, 2025, 11:41:42 AM

I see the description has been changed to Alembic pickups and the price dropped 15%.