Hi, Getting this pretty thing ready to go. Got on Ebay from a shop in Colorado who got it from someone in Hawaii. His (Hawaii guy) original post said he was second owner so any info or build specs would be awesome!

Thanks!

I believe that this might be your bass.  The stamped serial numbers sometimes are not as
clear as they could be. 
I also have a '93 Epic, though the official release date was 1994.

http://alembicguitars.net/club/messages/393/17100.html?1110445434

The last digit is a 6, not a G.

I'm not aware of an earlier Epic number listed here. Cool W code!

I'm thinking that the first zero might be an eight.  7006 would be an early '92 serial number.

Quote from: lembic76450 on July 19, 2019, 11:25:40 AM
I'm thinking that the first zero might be an eight.  7006 would be an early '92 serial number.

I agree, and add that 93W7806 would still be the lowest Epic number around here. There are a handful of 93W79XX numbers that I sort of assumed were first-run, but clearly there is a Hawaiian ancestor!

I'll wait anxiously to see what this one really is.

HI, I hope this loads, had to resize. Pic of the SN on my Epic

Thanks for the above info and interest! My parts are on the way and I'm chomping at the bit! Kind of neat there was a request possibly back in 05!

Boy, somebody in the shop ate their Wheaties the morning before they stamped the serial number in that one... or like my Dad says, "used a bigger hammer". 


I vote 93W7906. Still a very, very early Epic. Very, very cool. 

Hey edwardofhuncote! I think you may be on to something. Dark and cloudy today so I turned off the lights and went with a shallow angle flashlight and can see this. So it looks indeed like a 9 with the extra contrast!

I'll hush up and let Mica do the real detective work now, Rich.   

Alembic loves all their instruments equally, and didn't necessarily track these things, but I'm just fascinated with minutiae. I always wonder; which one was the first? Another may show up with a lower number, but (as far as I know) there isn't one listed here.

You get to be Alpha-Epic for now. 

Greg,  if you check here, you will see that there are a few '93 Epics.  It would seem a few early ones
wound up in Hawaii.

http://members.ziggo.nl/alembicserialnumbers/alembic/10.htm#93

Quote from: lembic76450 on July 20, 2019, 12:18:52 PM
Greg,  if you check here, you will see that there are a few '93 Epics.  It would seem a few early ones
wound up in Hawaii.

http://members.ziggo.nl/alembicserialnumbers/alembic/10.htm#93

I wonder if the 7806 was the same since the SN is so hard to read. I wonder if both come back with a birds eye top?

Still, cool list!
Thanks!

Quote from: RPM1964 on July 20, 2019, 01:41:53 PM

Quote from: lembic76450 on July 20, 2019, 12:18:52 PM
Greg,  if you check here, you will see that there are a few '93 Epics.  It would seem a few early ones
wound up in Hawaii.

http://members.ziggo.nl/alembicserialnumbers/alembic/10.htm#93

I wonder if the 7806 was the same since the SN is so hard to read. I wonder if both come back with a birds eye top?

Still, cool list!
Thanks!

Ida-know... it's sometimes fascinating what Mica turns up in these searches. It does say 7806 is the first in that list... could be someone misread it long ago. Or just another coincidence.

I keep forgetting to bookmark that list! So there are at least some 78xx W codes. Good to remember.

Hi Rich,

Here's what I found in the instrument file for your bass:

serial number: 93W7906
model number: WLB4
top: Flame Koa
accent: Maple pinstripe
body: Mahogany
neck: 3-piece Maple
scale: 34" long
fingerboard: Ebony
pickups: MXY4
controls: volume, pan, bass, treble, mono output
finish: satin natural polyurethane (oil-look)
originally made for: Hame's Music
birthday: September 21, 1993

This is everything.