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Title: Selling the bass used in The Thunder Group videos
Post by: musashi on October 08, 2010, 07:56:11 PM
The bass played in this video (and used on the Ride The Lightning album) is for sale.
 
It has a PRE-Ernie Ball Music Man Stingray maple neck in fantastic shape and frets in good condition with original Shaller Tuners plus a hipshot drop D tuner. The body is mahogany.  The pickups are EMG active pickups in a P/J configuration. It also has a Zeta bridge with piezo pickup. The electronics are 18 volts with full shielding in the cavity and are similar to an Alembic Series II setup, with the sweepable Q filters, cut boost knobs and 5 pin DIN plug out, though a 1/4 jack is also there and provides 100% capability, so you don't have to have the external power supply (though saves on the batteries if you have one). I never had the power supply but people sell them on ebay from time-to-time. You can switch numerous combinations of sounds between the piezo and magnetic pickups. It's the ultimate tone machine. The range of sounds is truly amazing. Hard shell Case included.
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4F-YvL6R48&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4F-YvL6R48&feature=related)
 

(http://alembic.com/club/messages/395/87360.jpg)
 
 

(http://alembic.com/club/messages/395/87361.jpg)
Title: Selling the bass used in The Thunder Group videos
Post by: wookie on October 10, 2010, 08:09:37 PM
I saw the video this guy is a great bass player. how much is the asking price and how do you know it was usued on Ride The Lightning? I thought that was Ric and aria and a spoiler? thanks for any information in advance
Title: Selling the bass used in The Thunder Group videos
Post by: musashi on October 11, 2010, 08:49:34 AM
Sending private email to you wookie.
Title: Selling the bass used in The Thunder Group videos
Post by: musashi on October 11, 2010, 03:56:23 PM
Here's a link that gets more directly to the bass:
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMlPq3a3PDI (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMlPq3a3PDI)
Title: Selling the bass used in The Thunder Group videos
Post by: tmoney61092 on October 11, 2010, 04:44:35 PM
haha wookie, i was thinking the exact same thing :-p
 
~Taylor
Title: Selling the bass used in The Thunder Group videos
Post by: musashi on October 11, 2010, 06:58:40 PM
Now I get it.  You guys are referring to Metallica.  Sorry for the confusion, this bass is NOT connected to Cliff Burton in any way of which I'm aware.
Title: Selling the bass used in The Thunder Group videos
Post by: wookie on October 11, 2010, 10:02:51 PM
I meant no disrespect at all! I guess there is a thunder group album called ride the lightning as well as metallica's . Mark is a great bass player and I'll say it here in front of everybody he's better than me. FYI I started playing bass because of Jason Newsted but over time I noticed that metallica wasn't very musical to me, but I have always been in love with the Alembics that Jason played. I'm not a fan of metallica anymore and haven't been for a long time but it'd be kinda cool to shake his hand and say, thanks someday. back to this bass... it's super cool and Mark has got Jason and Cliff beat.
Title: Selling the bass used in The Thunder Group videos
Post by: wookie on October 11, 2010, 10:02:57 PM
I meant no disrespect at all! I guess there is a thunder group album called ride the lightning as well as metallica's . Mark is a great bass player and I'll say it here in front of everybody he's better than me. FYI I started playing bass because of Jason Newsted but over time I noticed that metallica wasn't very musical to me, but I have always been in love with the Alembics that Jason played. I'm not a fan of metallica anymore and haven't been for a long time but it'd be kinda cool to shake his hand and say, thanks someday. back to this bass... it's super cool and Mark has got Jason and Cliff beat.
Title: Selling the bass used in The Thunder Group videos
Post by: David Houck on October 12, 2010, 06:18:54 AM
It was kind of a funny question; how do you know your bass was used on your album.
Title: Selling the bass used in The Thunder Group videos
Post by: tmoney61092 on October 12, 2010, 06:48:51 AM
Just curious, where'd you get the electronics at and what company are they made by?
 
~Taylor
Title: Selling the bass used in The Thunder Group videos
Post by: musashi on October 12, 2010, 01:33:58 PM
The bass came to me this way.  I do not know the origins of the electronics.  But I have owned three Series instruments over the years, and this has the sound, only believe it or not, with perhaps a bit more flexibility because of the piezo in the bridge...
Title: Selling the bass used in The Thunder Group videos
Post by: musashi on October 27, 2010, 06:55:59 PM
Bump
Title: Selling the bass used in The Thunder Group videos
Post by: musashi on December 03, 2010, 02:59:55 PM
 
 
(Message edited by musashi on December 03, 2010)
Title: Selling the bass used in The Thunder Group videos
Post by: musashi on December 03, 2010, 03:32:04 PM
Bump
 
Here's another sonic example of the bass:
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BepiwabzHDU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BepiwabzHDU)
Title: Selling the bass used in The Thunder Group videos
Post by: musashi on December 15, 2010, 01:03:23 AM
Another short example:
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWolwifjJsY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWolwifjJsY)
Title: Selling the bass used in The Thunder Group videos
Post by: eligilam on December 15, 2010, 09:29:08 AM
Do you still have that Wal double neck?