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Title: Spoiler with leds and...
Post by: FC Bass on May 05, 2007, 08:25:06 AM
Hum canceller? beauty: Click here (http://muziek.marktplaats.nl/snaarinstrumenten-gitaren-bas/91347534-alembic-4-snaar-basgitaar-1989-spoiler-met-leds.html?return=eJxNzMsKwjAQBdB%2FKdhdm0fVxpQi%2BidRg4bmRWaKVfHfTcSFmzvnDsMoyeTLSDqA5FTI6pTCHfRwQ4ySkClE7Vun0oTRKoXQekvc%2FDR6arRvjAdMs9MetSfglUr%2Fm%2BZqUKU8TwrIuV%2F37Q2d3ceR1eb6DRgFrRebfYERw6o7sFV3tDkOPReFvHDdF2Lm08TCJZNTKvj3%2FJHbZtsxscstzr8vAUy5qob3By%2FvRxQ%3D#photo target=_blank)
Title: Spoiler with leds and...
Post by: FC Bass on May 05, 2007, 11:52:38 AM

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/395/39376.jpg)
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/395/39377.jpg)
Title: Spoiler with leds and...
Post by: cozmik_cowboy on May 05, 2007, 12:40:03 PM
Any guess on what that is just north of the p/up selector?
 
Peter
Title: Spoiler with leds and...
Post by: FC Bass on May 05, 2007, 01:19:07 PM
Maybe a led that indicates the preamp is active?
I've send an email to the seller, there's no info on the electronics in the ad.
Title: Spoiler with leds and...
Post by: the_mule on May 06, 2007, 01:17:54 AM
Could this one be prepared for a Series upgrade?
But the picture is quite blurry, so it could also just be a stick-on dummy dummy-HC for visual appeal.
 
Wilfred
Title: Spoiler with leds and...
Post by: muller1007 on May 06, 2007, 12:02:43 PM
As far as I can tell from the pictures, the leds appear to be a www.fretfx.com (http://www.fretfx.com) led array. They seem to be attached to the side of the fingerboard, which is why you can see them clearly on the frontal image of the bass. That's not a bad thing per se 'cause those leds are great, but it's a completely different league compared to Alembic (or Sims) leds. If these are indeed fretfx leds, the seller should have mentioned that.
 
Duncan
Title: Spoiler with leds and...
Post by: cozmik_cowboy on May 07, 2007, 09:23:46 AM
I had assumed the second toggle to be LED on/off.  If those are FretFX, that wouldn't be the case - any reply from the seller, Flip?
 
Peter
Title: Spoiler with leds and...
Post by: FC Bass on May 07, 2007, 09:56:43 AM
Got a reply, he only confirmed the Hum canceller is a dummy.
I asked him again about the mysterious led (?) and the 2nd switch.
 
She's a beauty ey
Title: Spoiler with leds and...
Post by: FC Bass on May 08, 2007, 02:44:56 PM
The leds are indeed fretFX, the led next to the pickup selector is just that... a led.. no function at all, the 2nd switch switches the led that does nothing... hmmm... neat!  
The seller is asking a fair price for a Spoiler in good condition, I'm trying to decide for myself if I concider this to be a Spoiler in good condition...
I love the top and it would be a great bass to update to Series in the future but, something tells me I should just wait for an Elan to cross my path...
Title: Spoiler with leds and...
Post by: 2400wattman on May 08, 2007, 04:08:39 PM
Flip, wait for the Elan as Spoiler's bodies are'nt thick enough to accept Series Electronics. Although you might be able to add another filter and Q switch in the future.
Title: Spoiler with leds and...
Post by: cozmik_cowboy on May 08, 2007, 07:52:10 PM
Or a few more LED switches!
 
Peter
Title: Spoiler with leds and...
Post by: FC Bass on May 08, 2007, 08:31:35 PM
 
 
Spoilers to thin? Jason Newsted did play a series 2 equipped Spoiler, I thought it was a standard Spoiler (or Persuader) that was modified...?
 
Thanx for the advice!  
 
(Message edited by fc_spoiler on May 08, 2007)
Title: Spoiler with leds and...
Post by: 2400wattman on May 08, 2007, 08:42:25 PM
Saw the pic of Jason's Spoiler you posted. It had to be custom made to fit those electronics in there. I had a Distillate I wanted to upgrade to Series and Mica informed the body was too thin.