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Title: Could you see the benefit of something like this at alembic
Post by: jazzyvee on July 13, 2015, 02:44:55 AM

I know alembic innovate rather than copy but, I just saw this picture on Facebook and thought this would/could be a great idea if you wanted to have one bass with different electronics and pickup configurations.
 
You could choose to buy signature, Europa, Epic or other modules with different pickup placements etc depending on your gig.
 
Hard to retro fit that into an existing instrument......yes.  
I've often wondered why pickup makers don't come up with common, standard plug & socket for pickups which would make changing them much easier with no technical skills required. This just takes the concept a little further.
 
What do you think?
 
 
 

Title: Could you see the benefit of something like this at alembic
Post by: edwin on July 13, 2015, 06:27:19 PM

EMG pickups are interchangeable, for the most part, within each shell size. At least SGD shared pinouts with them.  
 
I tried doing a modular preamp situation like this with my homemade Modulus body, but it got out of hand pretty quickly.  
 
I guess once you go whole hog and get S II electronics or a Superfilter, then the other stuff becomes superfluous, so for the Alembic situation, there's not as great a need. Also, most Alembic pickups have a pretty similar sound. It's not like going from a lipstick pickup to a MM pickup.

Title: Could you see the benefit of something like this at alembic
Post by: lbpesq on July 13, 2015, 09:30:09 PM

I have an original Ampeg-Dan Armstrong plexi guitar that has interchangable pickups that use a simple thumbscrew in back.
 
Bill, tgo

Title: Could you see the benefit of something like this at alembic
Post by: sonicus on July 13, 2015, 09:39:04 PM

I remember seeing one of those hanging out @  Stars  Guitars  , after Alembic left .  
Wolf .