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Title: Incredible Fernandes Series I copy with Alembic pups
Post by: tmoney61092 on June 12, 2012, 09:54:38 AM

this is a beautiful bass
 
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fernandes-FAB-180-bass-guitar-Alembic-series-1-clone-copy-/280899456283?pt=Guitar&hash=item4166e98d1b#ht_642wt_932 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fernandes-FAB-180-bass-guitar-Alembic-series-1-clone-copy-/280899456283?pt=Guitar&hash=item4166e98d1b#ht_642wt_932)
 
~Taylor

Title: Incredible Fernandes Series I copy with Alembic pups
Post by: sjhoffma on June 12, 2012, 11:16:06 AM

Love the fact that he upgraded the pickups. Still no Series I, but for under 2 grand... why not? hah

Title: Incredible Fernandes Series I copy with Alembic pups
Post by: darkstar01 on June 12, 2012, 04:29:26 PM

if this wasn't on the opposite side of the country from me, I'd be all over it. pretty awesome.

Title: Incredible Fernandes Series I copy with Alembic pups
Post by: yogalembic on June 13, 2012, 08:15:20 AM

@ darkstar....out of curiosity---what does being on the other side of the country have to do with the purchase?

Title: Incredible Fernandes Series I copy with Alembic pups
Post by: yogalembic on June 13, 2012, 08:24:19 AM

This thing is amazing!  I'm a newbie in regard to ownership of all things Alembic and, if I wasn't interested in (eventually) owning a Series I, I'd consider this thing.

Title: Incredible Fernandes Series I copy with Alembic pups
Post by: bsee on June 13, 2012, 12:20:39 PM

Odd pickup upgrade. If the internals of the bass mimic a Series I, then it's set up with the dummy. Alembic wouldn't use an AXY in that config, so I wonder how it all fits together. It obviously works since he was happy and Alembic likely knew the application when they sold him the pickups. Would this just be a little less open in tone than using proper Series pickups?

Title: Incredible Fernandes Series I copy with Alembic pups
Post by: tbrannon on June 13, 2012, 12:28:34 PM

I can't make out much from the picture of the control cavity.  So, AXY pickups with the original Kawai electronics?  The listing didn't make that clear (at least to me).
 
Looks like a pretty cleanly built homebrew DS5!!
 
(Message edited by tbrannon on June 13, 2012)

Title: Incredible Fernandes Series I copy with Alembic pups
Post by: bigredbass on June 13, 2012, 12:41:21 PM

It's just not right to look in the cavity and see foil . . . .
 
J o e y

Title: Incredible Fernandes Series I copy with Alembic pups
Post by: mica on June 13, 2012, 03:35:33 PM

You can use AXY with Series electronics, you have to turn the hum balance controls off.

Title: Incredible Fernandes Series I copy with Alembic pups
Post by: Enzo on June 19, 2012, 09:03:21 AM

Anybody bought this?