Has this one been up before?
 
Europa 5 string- Crown headstock, buckeye top, purpleheart neck lams, signature electronics.

Oh good grief, I hate it when these things keep coming up. That bass is gorgeous. When it went first time I breathed a sigh of relief; I really don't need the temptation, particularly when my cash is already spoken for.

Isn't this the one where the fellow checked in as a new member and said he needed to sell his bass because his home had been destroyed and situation devastated because of Hurricane Katrina?
 
drr

Yes, here is a thread for his previous ebay listing.  Here is the previous ebay listing where it sold for $3,751.  There is no feedback related to the previous sale; he does state in the current listing that he had a problem getting paid by the buyer.  It's a beautiful bass.  The statement in the current listing that the electronics are top of the line is of course inaccurate.
 
(Message edited by davehouck on June 26, 2007)

Why must everyone exaggerate prices?  From the listing: A BASS LIKE THIS WOULD COST OVER $12,000.00 TO BUILD...  I don't see any LEDs mentioned and I come out around $10500 or so on the quote generator to build this without considering a monthly special.  That means you should be in the $8K vicinity to order something very much like this new through a dealer.  
 
It's a beautiful bass and a number in the $3500-4500 range would seem a very fair deal.

The crown headstock seems so out of place on the Europa to me. Nice bass though.

$8k? Is that all? IIRC I was recently quoted more than that by a well respected dealer for a near identical-to-mine Triple O with Signature electronics and maple facings. I would've thought Series electronics and Buckeye should take it way beyond that.

Shaun; this bass does not have Series electronics, it has Signature.  And, depending on the model, the Buckeye upgrade is not significantly more than the Triple O upgrade.  Throw in a Knobby headstock upgrade.  And of course your comparison depends on which Maple.

Ah, I thought it had Series. I obviously didn't look very closely. Thanks Dave! Still, great looking instrument....
 
I wasn't talking quilt BTW....

I just picked this up from FedEx today. I bought it off of ebay. Thanks to Stan for letting it go. He seams to be a great guy. This is my first Alembic and I really love the members forum.John

John, what an outstanding bass you have there.  Congrats and welcome to the club.
Rich

Congrats John!  It's a beautiful bass!  Oh, and welcome to the club!