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Alembic products => Alembic Basses & Guitars => Topic started by: senmen on December 06, 2009, 04:46:29 AM

Title: Alembic Darling Bass
Post by: senmen on December 06, 2009, 04:46:29 AM

Well, I must say that there are Alembic news I was not aware of. So to say as my editor called me two days ago asking me if I could write a small presentation on the Alembic Darling Bass for the next issue of the german Bass mag Bass Quarterly. Darling Bass? YEP! This bass was just sold by the german Alembic distributor Station Music. Here are some pics and the facts, pics courtesy of Station Music.  New Short Scale Model - 30,75" scale cocobolo top, vermillion body wood, maple accent woods, omega cut, tummy and elbow shaping, ebony fingerboard, maple-vermillion neck woods, Abalone inlays, gold machine heads, clear gloss body finish, 2 MXY4 pickups, red side LED's weight: 4,71 kg  
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  (Message edited by senmen on December 06, 2009)

Title: Alembic Darling Bass
Post by: dela217 on December 06, 2009, 05:28:21 AM

I would like to try one of those out!
 
I have never been able to play a large body bass successfully because I am so short.  I wonder how this would do.  It looks tiny.  I like it.

Title: Alembic Darling Bass
Post by: FC Bass on December 06, 2009, 05:32:10 AM

Very nice, this was already spotted: Click here (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=11635)
 
If you hit enter after every } (in `popgif {73686,} ) this will get a lot more readable. With small pictures you can take two or three pictures and just hit the spacebar (or nothing) between them (the pictures will show up next to each other)
 
You can do this yourself by editing your message (http://club.alembic.com/Images/393/73688.gif)

Title: Alembic Darling Bass
Post by: pace on December 06, 2009, 06:32:15 AM

I always thought that the Darling body and Balance K were essentially the same, with the exception of the length of the upper horn. Until I looked at them side by side I didn't realize how big the difference is!

Title: Alembic Darling Bass
Post by: senmen on December 06, 2009, 07:34:29 AM

Flip,
changes done as you requested.... :-)
Sorry for the double post, hadn?t seen that.....
Tot kijk
Oliver (Spyderman)

Title: Alembic Darling Bass
Post by: potato1992 on December 06, 2009, 11:47:38 AM

it would look more awesome if the horns would be bigger and wider; more aggressive. atleast in my eyes
 
(Message edited by potato1992 on December 06, 2009)

Title: Alembic Darling Bass
Post by: mike1762 on December 06, 2009, 02:11:02 PM

Love it!!!

Title: Alembic Darling Bass
Post by: briant on December 07, 2009, 10:04:47 AM

Oh my.  LOVE.  LOVE LOVE LOVE.
 
I'm guessing a 35 scale would neck dive though.  And that makes teh baby jebus cry.  Otherwise I'd have a new body shape to lust over for my next custom.

Title: Alembic Darling Bass
Post by: mario_farufyno on December 07, 2009, 12:37:09 PM

What a beauty!

Title: Alembic Darling Bass
Post by: serialnumber12 on December 07, 2009, 04:57:51 PM

This is what this booty would sound like!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1tcmWt_x7s&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1tcmWt_x7s&feature=related)

Title: Alembic Darling Bass
Post by: dluxe on December 07, 2009, 07:25:30 PM

Oh yeah!
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxg1AoEz9p4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxg1AoEz9p4)

Title: Alembic Darling Bass
Post by: David Houck on December 10, 2009, 09:11:10 AM

Absolutely gorgeous bass!!!