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Alembic products => Alembic Basses & Guitars => Topic started by: StefanieJones on May 23, 2018, 03:21:17 PM

Title: New member, new to Alembic
Post by: StefanieJones on May 23, 2018, 03:21:17 PM

Hi everyone! After years of secretly (well maybe not too secretly) looking to move into the Alembic family. I finally have. Saturday I took a trip to Queens and purchased an 85 Spoiler. I can't say enough good things about this instrument. I'm beyond excited. I spoke with (I think it was Mica) and she confirmed the serial number. Such a huge relief  >.< I can be pretty impulsive, so yeah.  Hi everyone! :D Hmm I thought I attached a pic...

Title: Re: New member, new to Alembic
Post by: rv_bass on May 23, 2018, 04:35:49 PM

Welcome, and very nice bass! :)

Title: Re: New member, new to Alembic
Post by: edwardofhuncote on May 23, 2018, 07:34:30 PM

Welcome to the Forum, Stefanie... nice Spoiler. Mica and Co. are just simply The Best.


 :)

Title: Re: New member, new to Alembic
Post by: hieronymous on May 23, 2018, 07:45:06 PM

Welcome to the Alembic Family! My first Alembic was an '85 Spoiler too! (Well, it was a Spoiler Exploiter but still...) Enjoy getting to know your new bass!!!

Title: Re: New member, new to Alembic
Post by: David Houck on May 23, 2018, 08:26:52 PM

Welcome!  And agreed, that's a nice looking Spoiler.

You might want to email Mica about sourcing a replacement knob for the pickup selector switch.

Title: Re: New member, new to Alembic
Post by: growlypants on May 24, 2018, 06:11:37 AM

Welcome, Stefanie!!  (I think you're going to like it around here.)

Title: Re: New member, new to Alembic
Post by: jwright9 on May 24, 2018, 06:46:33 AM

Welcome.
Nice bass. My first Alembic was also a Spoiler.

Title: Re: New member, new to Alembic
Post by: gearhed289 on May 24, 2018, 06:49:00 AM

Welcome! I've always liked Spoilers a lot.

Title: Re: New member, new to Alembic
Post by: serialnumber12 on May 24, 2018, 06:56:47 AM

 8) nice bass her(https://scontent.flas1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/33207369_802536393269788_3503554202309754880_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&_nc_eui2=AeGbd-_eWybNCznk2pZ3wq-_vFjhKaj0mJmnKbGJlDVRMphFx1heNVt6NNA7x0dg1WwiYGKokMdbhyzKwr1qo8M1RBxdVWIaiji4ZQQ7rjiNEA&oh=e740012ba2e4fca49d7c86e91b2389fe&oe=5B772909)es mines...

Title: Re: New member, new to Alembic
Post by: Philip-M-Bass on May 24, 2018, 07:00:51 AM

Nice to meet you, Stefanie,

I also live in NY,

I remember my first Alembic ,  it was a Distillate Scorpion !

Looked like this example,

https://reverb.com/item/6698536-rare-alembic-scorpion-4-string-bass-distillate-great-condition-plays-sounds-fantastic

Bought it new back in the early 1980's  when Sam Ash used to carry Alembic instruments !

That was a loooong time ago , I feel so old !!

Title: Re: New member, new to Alembic
Post by: StefanieJones on May 24, 2018, 08:25:29 AM

Thanks for the welcome, everyone! :D  I really appreciate it!

 I did order a knob for the pickup selector switch. Also, waiting for a callback on a case, as well. Sadly, the Spoiler didn't come with a case. That wasn't a big deal to me though. At least, I have the goods! ;)

 Thanks again for all the nice comments. The excitement is real, lol!

Title: Re: New member, new to Alembic
Post by: mario_farufyno on May 24, 2018, 09:37:29 AM

Nice Spoiler

Title: Re: New member, new to Alembic
Post by: dead_head on May 24, 2018, 12:35:15 PM

Welcome, Stefanie, and congratulations on your first Alembic. Enjoy!!   :)

Title: Re: New member, new to Alembic
Post by: pauldo on May 24, 2018, 02:53:45 PM

Quote from: StefanieJones on May 24, 2018, 08:25:29 AM

 Thanks again for all the nice comments. The excitement is real, lol!

Welcome to the camp.

Just wait... I have had my Alembic for decades and the excitement remains! 
Seriously, the over all quality of their instruments, the incomparable tone, the playability and of course the aesthetic beauty of it makes owning an Alembic a very special thing.

Title: Re: New member, new to Alembic
Post by: xlrogue6 on May 24, 2018, 11:12:21 PM

Welcome Stefanie and congratulations on your gateway Alembic.

Title: Re: New member, new to Alembic
Post by: StefanieJones on May 26, 2018, 06:04:55 PM

Hi, Thanks and it very well be the gateway, lol.

Title: Re: New member, new to Alembic
Post by: jazzyvee on May 27, 2018, 01:14:28 AM

Gateway alembic. I like that phrase. Welcome to the alembic family.

Title: Re: New member, new to Alembic
Post by: hammer on May 27, 2018, 08:14:58 AM

Stefanie...welcome to the club 


Regarding your needing to order a case for bass... On both occasions in which I needed a new case I received a substantial discount ordering through an authorized Alembic dealer rather than purchasing straight through Alembic.  It was actually Mica who informed me that I could get this discount.  I have always used Will Gunn who is now in Oregon and sells nothing but Alembic gear to order both my instruments and cases.  I know there are other authorized dealers but Will has always been great to work with.

Title: Re: New member, new to Alembic
Post by: StefanieJones on May 28, 2018, 05:03:50 AM

Thanks, Hammer. Good to know. This forum is so helpful and welcoming. Great resource and great people from what I've been reading in the past posts.

Title: Re: New member, new to Alembic
Post by: sonicus on May 28, 2018, 08:03:36 PM

Hello Stefanie , Welcome to our Alembic World Family . I love your new Spoiler and hope that you will love the Alembic sound as much as  we do here as well . I have played many different manufacturers Bass guitars  since the early 1970's but have not found one that I love more then to represent my sound as much as Alembic . I hope that you enjoy this little corner of the internet , AKA " The Alembic Club " as well .

Title: Re: New member, new to Alembic
Post by: StefanieJones on June 24, 2018, 07:41:38 PM

Just wanted to follow up a bit on my original posts. It's been about a month now? I guess... and I have to say that the more I play my bass the more I love it. I came from playing a mid 70s p-bass. As much as I loved that instrument, it doesn't compare to this one.  The playability and the tones just amaze me every time I pick it up. Everyone says great things when they hear it/see it.  I'm just wow over the moon! Thank you Alembic! (and all the nice people here, I enjoy reading the forum.)

Title: Re: New member, new to Alembic
Post by: serialnumber12 on June 24, 2018, 08:03:31 PM

LIKE!.

Title: Re: New member, new to Alembic
Post by: mario_farufyno on June 25, 2018, 02:10:23 AM

That's the name of the game.That is what Alembic does to us!

Title: Re: New member, new to Alembic
Post by: soflbass on June 25, 2018, 09:47:52 AM

Congratulations and welcome to Alembic! You won't want to play anything else after this....