ksdaddy Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Sooo.... I just bought this on ebay (hasn't shipped yet). It's rubber stamped 1981 and has a serial number of 006. It looks like it has had some rough nights on the road. The seller had no clue as to who may have made it. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 B.C. Rich? Neck through design... Edit: Reminds me a bit of early Burns... They made some early 1980 funky basses for the metal scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I'm thinking it's a custom. See the bridge? It says badass bass, those bridges are sold to the public, not so much something a compnay would use. I'm guessing it was a custom shop or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Looks like an Alembic bass to me, but I am just shooting from the hip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Looks like an Alembic bass to me, but I am just shooting from the hip. I think we have a winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted January 31, 2014 Author Share Posted January 31, 2014 It was also suggested to me that Bernie Rico Jr (B.C. Rich's son) also made instruments with that distinctive arrow cutout in the headstock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 It was also suggested to me that Bernie Rico Jr (B.C. Rich's son) also made instruments with that distinctive arrow cutout in the headstock. Send B.C. Rich an email, their customer service is pretty friendly and helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaiser Bill Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Thats quite an interesting bass. Will you restore it or just get it in shape to be played? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted February 1, 2014 Author Share Posted February 1, 2014 Absolutely no restoration. I figure it's earned it's bruises. And there are many. Maybe someday I'll learn the story and I don't want to have done anything irreversible. My choice of pickup will be limited to what will fit in that rout, and I won't alter the knob configuration. All I will do is maybe clean up the mess on the back near the control cavity. It looks like there's old slathered glue or duct tape residue. Hard to say with this bass. It HAD to have been beat up on the road. And it wasn't a $100 Squier to begin with, so I'm thinking it might have been in a 'real band' for some years. And probably not a country band. Probably not metal either. Some Bootsy Collins type funk band? Yeah, I'm stereotyping. I think it's a safe bet in this instance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted February 1, 2014 Author Share Posted February 1, 2014 Send B.C. Rich an email, their customer service is pretty friendly and helpful. I posted on Jr's facebook page. I'll email the Rich site too. I also plan to post on the Alembic forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searcy Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 It's not a BC Rich or an Alembic. I'm going to guess that it's a knock off of an Alembic from someone like Aria, Cort or Hondo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 If only AXE were here... rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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