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Title: Custom Tribute Burl Maple 5string....
Post by: senmen on May 21, 2009, 12:36:08 PM: Hi Guys,
you may now think:
Custom Tribute Burl Maple 5 string? I have heard about this already!
YES! This is the bass that once was ordered from Flax and was not accepted by him due to a miscommunication about the neck shape.
Well, I was thinking about this bass already in March as I was looking for a 5string bass for my new band (www.martigan.com (http://www.martigan.com)).
So now today I paid a deposit for this bass. Might take a few months for me to pay the bass off but then I will have another gorgeous and unique Alembic besides Tears for John.
I was heavily thinking about other 5 stringers but ended up coming to the homebase, the mothership.
Here is my new baby, photo courtesy of BC:

(http://alembic.com/club/messages/393/65429.jpg)

As I cannot be with you guys at the Chicago meeting I
needed to compensate my frustration....... :-)

Oliver(Spyderman)
Title: Custom Tribute Burl Maple 5string....
Post by: olieoliver on May 21, 2009, 12:41:27 PM: Very cool Oliver. Was this at Bass Central?

OO
Title: Custom Tribute Burl Maple 5string....
Post by: senmen on May 21, 2009, 12:54:31 PM: Olie,
yes was with BC for a longer time now and just bought it from
Beaver.

Oliver (Spyderman)
Title: Custom Tribute Burl Maple 5string....
Post by: olieoliver on May 21, 2009, 12:59:38 PM: Awesome. Beaver is good guy to work with.

Congrats on the new Bass and Band!
OO
Title: Custom Tribute Burl Maple 5string....
Post by: senmen on May 21, 2009, 01:10:20 PM: Olie,
thank you!
Oliver (Spyderman)
Title: Custom Tribute Burl Maple 5string....
Post by: susan on May 21, 2009, 01:19:15 PM: Congratulations Oliver! This bass will have a good musical home with you. As nice as it looks in the picture, as usual it is far better in person.

Susan
Title: Custom Tribute Burl Maple 5string....
Post by: senmen on May 21, 2009, 01:23:39 PM: Susan,
thank you so much for your kind words!
I will be happy to play this bass with my new band as I play Tears for John with my WHO band.
I have sent Mica a mail today rgdg the electronic layout on the Tribute as I am a bit confused on what is the right layout (it is left uncleared in the original thread).
Thank you!
Oliver (Spyderman)
Title: Custom Tribute Burl Maple 5string....
Post by: lbpesq on May 21, 2009, 02:05:25 PM: Oliver:

I can second Susan's description as I regularly visited Alembic and reported on its progress to Flax while it was being built. The wood on this bass is nothing short of breathtaking. You're going to have quite the dilemma picking between this one and Tears for John. Maybe you should start trying to learn how to play both at the same time (is that what they mean by double bass?).Here's a link (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=7679) to the original FTC thread on this instrument. Congrats!

Bill, tgo
Title: Custom Tribute Burl Maple 5string....
Post by: hydrargyrum on May 21, 2009, 02:09:37 PM: Cool, I wondered what would ever become of this.
Title: Custom Tribute Burl Maple 5string....
Post by: terryc on May 21, 2009, 02:15:08 PM: nice bass..like the wood covered pu's..sort of in touch with the earth if you see what I mean.
Strange to see Tribute shape on a bass when we are so used to the classic alembic large and small body shapes but very tasty non the less.
Congrats on your purchase.
Play her as she is meant to be played, with commitment, devotion and soul.
Title: Custom Tribute Burl Maple 5string....
Post by: sonicus on May 21, 2009, 02:50:32 PM: Beyond beauty ! Congrats!
Title: Custom Tribute Burl Maple 5string....
Post by: 57basstra on May 21, 2009, 03:14:43 PM: sweet
Title: Custom Tribute Burl Maple 5string....
Post by: dadabass2001 on May 21, 2009, 03:34:49 PM: Congrats Oliver,
I had my eye on this, but never had the green to pull the trigger.
Enjoy her.
Mike
Title: Custom Tribute Burl Maple 5string....
Post by: artswork99 on May 21, 2009, 03:51:02 PM: Oliver,
That's GREAT! Enjoy this beautiful bass.
Play it Healthy!
Art
Title: Custom Tribute Burl Maple 5string....
Post by: bassman10096 on May 21, 2009, 04:05:39 PM: Congratulations Oliver! It's a beauty. I'll bet the wood is far more interesting in person. Play it in good health.
Bill
Title: Custom Tribute Burl Maple 5string....
Post by: David Houck on May 21, 2009, 05:29:54 PM: Wonderful bass!!! Congrats!!
Title: Custom Tribute Burl Maple 5string....
Post by: crobbins on May 21, 2009, 07:45:57 PM: Very cool.
Title: Custom Tribute Burl Maple 5string....
Post by: jazzyvee on May 21, 2009, 07:52:24 PM: Did the guy who commissioned this bass have a replacement made of the same design with a corrected neck profile or is this still the only tribute bass?

jazzyvee
Title: Custom Tribute Burl Maple 5string....
Post by: flaxattack on May 21, 2009, 08:38:02 PM: my scooter has a new home!!!!!
and you get free thg knobs with it too!
cooooooooool
ollie
you will shit when you see it!!!!!!!
enjoy
Title: Custom Tribute Burl Maple 5string....
Post by: speicky on May 21, 2009, 11:09:35 PM: hehe, congrats from me too, Oliver... I really should travel more to give you more chances to satisfy your GAS, should't I ?

Christian
Title: Custom Tribute Burl Maple 5string....
Post by: 2400wattman on May 22, 2009, 01:12:46 AM: I'm quite surprised to see you get this one Oliver. I would see this often and think who the hell would buy this. It's just too custom but, I'm sure you will put it to good use and enjoy it very much. It is an absolutely gorgeous bass, so get down and make some great music with her!!
Title: Custom Tribute Burl Maple 5string....
Post by: jacko on May 22, 2009, 03:40:30 AM: Jazzy..
Jeff had scarlet (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=8608) built after he found scooter didn't fit.

Graeme
p.s. Phil Lesh had an Irwin built tribute bass (although obviously not called a tribute) long before either of these alembics were conceived.
Title: Custom Tribute Burl Maple 5string....
Post by: senmen on May 22, 2009, 06:30:36 AM: Guys, Speicky, Adam,
thanks so much for your nice comments.
I was thinking about this bass since March.
It is also something completely new for me with my new second band Martigan. Not JE style as with my WHO band, but more conventional bass playing, but very complex and on a very high level.
I did most of the rehearsals with Martigan yet with my 4strings, TFJ and the Status but I noticed that for that kind of music I need a 5string as well as the normal 34 scale is a bit too much for me. Strange to explain, I have no probs with TFJ with my WHO band, no I feel very comfortable with him.
But with Martigan it is a completely different one. Imagine doing unisono speed riffs with the guitarist on the lower registers over 5 frets. So I hope that the Tribute will make my life easier...
And yes, of course it is very heavy customised but as already said I looked and looked with all the other basses around but nothing didn?t appeal me that much.
I need to have something spectacular opticalwise too..... :-)
If you want to hear what we are doing with Martigan plse take a look at our website www.martigan.com (http://www.martigan.com), then choose on the start site the VISION link and you will be directed directly to our new CD VISION with some mp3 excerpts.
Oh BTW, anyone interested in a Status B2?
Oliver (Spyderman)
Title: Custom Tribute Burl Maple 5string....
Post by: olieoliver on May 22, 2009, 06:36:31 AM: Now where did I hear that before Adam?

This is most definately spectactular Oliver! I bet it sounds even better!

OO
Title: Custom Tribute Burl Maple 5string....
Post by: georgie_boy on May 22, 2009, 06:41:56 AM: Brilliant stuff Oliver!!!
This band should go far!
Title: Custom Tribute Burl Maple 5string....
Post by: FC Bass on May 22, 2009, 02:52:18 PM: Very nice, congrats!

I guess you understand we must have a European Alembic gathering at the end of the year/beginning of next year :-)
Title: Custom Tribute Burl Maple 5string....
Post by: mario_farufyno on May 22, 2009, 06:57:57 PM: Oh, what a Top!
Title: Custom Tribute Burl Maple 5string....
Post by: fish on May 24, 2009, 12:02:10 PM: Nice one Oliver.

I've been watching that one for a while for sale at BC. It's a good thing I'm broke and cannot play a five string.

ENJOY IT
Title: Custom Tribute Burl Maple 5string....
Post by: sonicus on May 24, 2009, 01:54:21 PM: HI Fish ! Here's a thought ; Tune a 5 string E/A/D/G/C !