Joe has done some amazing work with the inlays ! As mentioned previously...
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| Author: | lsimy [ June 22nd, 2020, 3:09 pm ] | |||
| Post subject: | Re: 1986 Alembic Persuader Bass | |||
Joe has done some amazing work with the inlays ! As mentioned previously...
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| Author: | tim [ June 22nd, 2020, 3:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1986 Alembic Persuader Bass |
Now that is some first-class work! Wow. |
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| Author: | bhunt1 [ June 22nd, 2020, 3:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1986 Alembic Persuader Bass |
Looks great! |
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| Author: | lsimy [ July 17th, 2020, 9:25 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1986 Alembic Persuader Bass |
Joe (thumbslam) over at Prana has added a video and into finishing post prep. Turning out exactly how I hoped. He's really run with it doing amazing work. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jT9cgPrW6N4 |
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| Author: | lsimy [ October 5th, 2020, 9:41 am ] | |||||
| Post subject: | Re: 1986 Alembic Persuader Bass | |||||
Well as they have been doing all along, Joe and Eli of Prana really did an over-the-top outstanding job refurbing the 86 Alembic Persuader/Exploiter. Here are some photos of the finished work. Really exceptional. I can't even begin to imagine the quality of one of their Prana designed and built basses !! I may continue on with updating the preamp as it has changed over the years as well as getting strap locks on however otherwise, I declare this <pointing closer and closer at it> d-d-d-d-DONE.
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| Author: | lsimy [ October 5th, 2020, 9:42 am ] | ||||
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More photos...
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| Author: | AzWhoFan [ October 5th, 2020, 9:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1986 Alembic Persuader Bass |
Holy Cannoli Batman, that's stunning! |
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| Author: | tim [ October 5th, 2020, 12:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1986 Alembic Persuader Bass |
Great googly moogly! 
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| Author: | pjmuck [ October 5th, 2020, 9:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1986 Alembic Persuader Bass |
Simply stunning! They did an amazing job. |
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| Author: | dwibass [ October 6th, 2020, 3:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1986 Alembic Persuader Bass |
Looks brand new! Awesome work and a beautiful bass. |
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| Author: | crescenze [ October 6th, 2020, 7:26 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1986 Alembic Persuader Bass |
Man, that really turned out nice! |
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| Author: | Smo [ October 6th, 2020, 11:51 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1986 Alembic Persuader Bass |
Stunning! |
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| Author: | Murzenquest [ October 6th, 2020, 12:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1986 Alembic Persuader Bass |
tim wrote: Great googly moogly! I literally thought when I saw the pics and was going to type that out! Hahaha Man, what a stunning instrument. |
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| Author: | paulo [ October 7th, 2020, 1:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1986 Alembic Persuader Bass |
It's always great to see nice basses brought back to life and this is the best restoration I ever seen on a lefty bass, congrats! Joe and Eli did a fantastic job! |
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| Author: | donahue [ October 7th, 2020, 1:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1986 Alembic Persuader Bass |
Wow!!!
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| Author: | fivebass52 [ October 10th, 2020, 3:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1986 Alembic Persuader Bass |
Came out gorgeous! were the bridge pieces highly polished, or were they plated? |
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| Author: | lsimy [ October 11th, 2020, 1:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1986 Alembic Persuader Bass |
Thank you all for the kind and generous comments !! That is all Joe and Eli at Prana for sure ! Five, the brass was polished out carefully by Eli who is a machinist. He noticed it was a dense marine brass and really went to town on it. |
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| Author: | Jeroen [ October 11th, 2020, 11:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1986 Alembic Persuader Bass |
Attachment: BMays.jpg [ 24.37 KiB | Viewed 5691 times ] Kaboom baby, brand spanking new! Beautiful! Really nice job, looks incredible. |
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| Author: | J-meister [ October 12th, 2020, 4:49 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1986 Alembic Persuader Bass |
Wow, holy resurrection, Batman  Well now, how does this baby play and sound after all this careful nurturing? |
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| Author: | ADSR [ October 12th, 2020, 4:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1986 Alembic Persuader Bass |
That's some beautiful work. I watched a little of the youtube vids, he's really into it. Lucky to find somebody that skilled and dedicated, and not jaded either. I don't know much about Alembics (but have total respect). Is that the output jack? (furthest back away from the neck) I'm curious as to why it looks like that, protruding out. It's fine, in fact it looks cool, but is there a reason why it looks different from the usual bass/guitar 1/4" output jack? |
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