Alembic Guitars Club

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Title: Very short scale Alembic
Post by: jazzyvee on May 27, 2014, 03:18:14 PM

http://www.ebay.com/itm/short-scale-bass-rare-ALEMBIC-/111365493250?pt=Guitar&hash=item19ede69202
 
Jazzyvee

Title: Very short scale Alembic
Post by: sonicus on May 27, 2014, 03:48:32 PM

Very interesting !   I like that demure point style body shape.

Title: Very short scale Alembic
Post by: pauldo on May 27, 2014, 04:57:21 PM

Active and non-active capabilities?
Really?
I didn't know Ron offered that as an option.
 
Wonder what my Distillate would sound like in a passive mode. . .

Title: Very short scale Alembic
Post by: sonicus on May 27, 2014, 05:26:06 PM

Paul, I scratched my head on that notion as well !  
 
 Active and non-active capabilities?

Title: Very short scale Alembic
Post by: mtjam on May 27, 2014, 05:47:57 PM

I really like that bass, too! I would want it in a 30 inch scale, and with frets.

Title: Very short scale Alembic
Post by: sonicus on May 27, 2014, 05:58:10 PM

I am thinking  I would like it  best  in 32 scale with frets. For fretless my muscle memory works better in 34 scale.

Title: Very short scale Alembic
Post by: pace on May 27, 2014, 06:47:07 PM

Looks like standard anniversary electronics, and originally fretted?!?... I'd like to see the build card, I vaguely remember when this bass was built.

Title: Very short scale Alembic
Post by: adriaan on May 27, 2014, 11:55:05 PM

That would have been Tom's Custom Shorter Scale Bass (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=7467). About the same size as a Further guitar . . .
 
(Message edited by adriaan on May 27, 2014)

Title: Very short scale Alembic
Post by: gearhed289 on May 28, 2014, 08:13:32 AM

I have to wonder if they're thinking having the Q switches off equals non-active? Cool bass, but I'm with sonicus on the scale length for fretless.

Title: Very short scale Alembic
Post by: David Houck on May 28, 2014, 11:51:12 AM

When you unplug it, it's in passive mode.

Title: Very short scale Alembic
Post by: gtrguy on May 28, 2014, 01:38:06 PM

Ah, how cute!

Title: Very short scale Alembic
Post by: elwoodblue on May 30, 2014, 01:52:33 AM

When you unplug it, it's in passive mode
 
hehe...POINTS!

Title: Very short scale Alembic
Post by: sonicus on May 30, 2014, 02:19:35 AM

Yes ____, just  Points   ___ In active mode therefore   go get it , bring it  !    .... .... ....( In Dog Commands )   followed by the words  
 
  Good Dog !  ________

Title: Very short scale Alembic
Post by: sonofa_lembic on June 07, 2014, 07:33:43 AM

The original build had it fretted.  I asked the seller about it, and he had Norrick Renson here in Los Angeles remove the frets, and install the white lines.  A bass with an ultra short scale like that would be extremely difficult to intonate as a fretless.  Totally unforgiving.  The width of your finger would be wider than the fret span in the upper register.

Title: Very short scale Alembic
Post by: hifiguy on June 09, 2014, 10:16:05 AM

A bass for violin and viola players, it appears.