I'm anxious to find out what the top and back laminates are. Until I find out I'll just keep playing the heck out of it. I am really enjoying the balance of the Standard Point body.

So...does anyone know what the F at the beginning of my serial number means? Anyone seen this before?
 
Loving this bass! I'm thinking the F stands for fantastic!

Here's an action shot
 
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OK - Found the weirdness! Sold to Washington Music 11/5/81 as a 2nd. No physical problems, just very, very plain looking
 
Looks good to me! Here's what the file says:
 
top: Purpleheart
body: not recorded (but I'll guess Mahogany)
back: Purpleheart
neck: Maple and Purpleheart
scale: 32 medium
fingerboard: Ebony
inlays: mother of pearl ovals
pickups: 2x SC-1 with humx
controls: Series I
originally made for: Washington Music Center, MD
birthday: November 5, 1981
 
The serial number is actually FS81-1955 and I guess it's considered a factory second since we thought it so plain. What did we know? I like the way it looks!

It looks swell indeed !

That's why I like reading this page... it's fascinating what small details sometimes come out in these serial number lookups.

Thank you for the info, Mica!
 
That's funny that this has a purpleheart top and back. I posted here at the Club once about liking the look of purpleheart laminates. Now I have a Series bass with them, and I didn't even realize it until now! I thought it might be walnut. Now I can see how purpleheart gets darker over the years.
 
Even though my bass is considered a very plain second, it delivers the goods! Plain, fancy....I like them all!
 
Any other seconds floating around here at the Club?
 
Thanks again, Mica!

Bubinga top and back.

(I can just hear Susan now:  "Looks a bit plain, don't you think??  Aah, just mark it a second!!!")

Quote from: sonofa_lembic on November 12, 2017, 07:01:53 AM
Bubinga top and back.

That's what I was thinking until I saw Mica's reply.

Somebody knows the exact name of this model? I can't find it in any photo in the Alembic website catalog

It's a Series I bass. The FS is a weird designation that was rarely used.  Series I basses can look all sorts of different ways, so it's unlikely you'll find any two that actually match.