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2005 Alembic Essence 5 String Natural
2005 Alembic Essence 5 String Natural
2005 Alembic Essence 5 String Natural
2005 Alembic Essence 5 String Natural
2005 Alembic Essence 5 String Natural
2005 Alembic Essence 5 String Natural
2005 Alembic Essence 5 String Natural
2005 Alembic Essence 5 String Natural
2005 Alembic Essence 5 String Natural
2005 Alembic Essence 5 String Natural
2005 Alembic Essence 5 String Natural
2005 Alembic Essence 5 String Natural
2005 Alembic Essence 5 String Natural
2005 Alembic Essence 5 String Natural
2005 Alembic Essence 5 String Natural
2005 Alembic Essence 5 String Natural
2005 Alembic Essence 5 String Natural
2005 Alembic Essence 5 String Natural
2005 Alembic Essence 5 String Natural
2005 Alembic Essence 5 String Natural
2005 Alembic Essence 5 String Natural

Serial Number: O5K13526

2005 Alembic Essence 5 String Natural

Condition: Used


  • $50 Continental USA shipping
  • Setup and inspected by our tech team
  • In stock, ready to ship

Regular price$7,999.99
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We take trades from anywhere in the USA! Learn more about our trade-in process, or contact us to get your trade-in appraised.

We have 3 ways to finance:

Financing (like a credit card, with a credit check)

  • Affirm 0% financing up to $17,500
  • Klarna "as-low-as" 0% financing

To get started: add gear to your cart, start the checkout process, and then select Affirm or Klarna as your payment option. You will do a super easy credit app and be good to go!

Layaway (we hold the gear until its paid off, no credit check)

  • Layaway with 25% down with 90 days to pay, no weekly payments

To get started: contact us and we will send you a layaway contract to e-sign and 25% invoice.

SHIPPING

All of our orders are shipped with UPS and signature required at delivery (excluding small accessories).

Orders placed before 2PM EST will ship same-day.

You will receive a tracking number as soon as your order ships. Please note: All delivery changes (hold for pickup, address change, etc.) must be requested before your order leaves our store, otherwise, they are the responsibility of the customer.

RETURNS

You can return an item for any reason up to 5 days from receipt of the item, with the exception of international orders or instruments that have been modified at the customer's request. You will need to pay the return shipping cost and outgoing shipping cost (even if “free shipping” is offered), as well as applicable restocking fees dependent on your payment method (usually a 3-10% fee, specific amounts can be found at the link below).

We highly recommend reviewing our full return policy before purchasing so there are no surprises.

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2005 Alembic Essence 5 String Natural

SETUP & INSPECTED BY OUR TECH TEAM

All of our guitars come with a FREE professional setup tailored to your individual tuning and string gauge preferences, if available. Our setups always include action, intonation, trem angle, and truss rod adjustments.  If needed, we smooth out fret edges, address any nut or bridge shim issues, polish the frets, and condition the fingerboard.  All work is completed by our experienced tech team who understand what today's players want from their instruments. If not otherwise requested our techs will setup each instrument to a comfortable medium/low action with minimal truss rod relief dependent on the instrument style. Please reach out after purchase if you have any specific requests about your setup.

INDIVIDUALLY PHOTOGRAPHED

Our photos are professionally lit and edited to accurately represent the instrument's true colors. We never embellish, oversaturate or misrepresent our images. We understand that purchasing a guitar online can be difficult. That is why, unless otherwise noted, Ish Guitars always individually photographs and lists each instrument with painstaking precision so that you can be confident in your purchase.

SPECS 

Weight: 10.3lbs

Neck Profile: Slim D

Neck Thickness: 1st: 0.83" / 12th: 0.92"

Fingerboard Radius: 12"

Nut Width: 1 7/8"

Scale Length: 34"

Electronics Layout: 1 Volume, 1 Pickup Pan, 1 Filter, 1 Adjustable Q-Switch, LED Fretdots (blue) On/Off Switch. 

String Gauge: 45 - 130 D'Addario

Case Details: Hardshell Case

Cosmetic Condition: Some oxidization present on the bridge and the nut. Light scratching present on the truss rod cover plate. Some light scratching also present near the knobs and input jack/switch. Light wear near the bridge pickup/bridge.

Mods or Repairs: None Evident

Tech Notes: Bass, Hardware, and Electronics were cleaned/tested and are functioning appropriately. Fretboard and frets were cleaned/polished. Plenty of life on the frets with little to no wear. Setup with minimal neck relief, medium/low action, and D'Addario 45 - 130 gauge strings. Plays evenly throughout the entire neck, with consistent intonation and no evident fret buzz. You'll notice some light tarnish/wear on the hardware (see attached photos) but it isn't anything out of ordinary for the age of this bass. 

Questions?

Call us at 315-447-3243

Text us at 315-907-4259

Email us team@ishguitars.com

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Ish loves Alembic

We go beyond your typical guitar store. Each instrument is inspected at our in-house luthier shop before, during, and after its stay with us.

Testimonials

Fantastic company. Answered my email promptly and shipped very quickly! I highly recommend Ish Guitars!

Robert, PRS Custom 24 Piezo

Awesome transaction! I bought a pretty special guitar (previously owned by a famous guitarist), and Ish nailed it. Ethical dealer, quick ship, and fast responses. I look forward to doing business with them again in the future!

Devin, L'arrivee D-60

Awesome guitar. Came with a perfect setup and no issues. Would love to buy another guitar from you guys.

Matthew, Music Man Cutlass