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Alembic products => Alembic Basses & Guitars => Topic started by: jlpicard on October 09, 2003, 04:53:19 PM

Title: Buckeye triple omega 5 at Ed Romans'
Post by: jlpicard on October 09, 2003, 04:53:19 PM

Hey Gang,I just came back from Las Vegas and naturally I stopped in at Ed Romans World Class Guitars to see the Buckeye triple omega series I that is posted on his website. http://edroman.com/guitar/alembic/seriesbass_ale.htm (http://edroman.com/guitar/alembic/seriesbass_ale.htm) All I can say is that this bass is not for the faint of heart...or the weak of back!! The Ebony laminates give this thing a monsterous tone!! It was a truly beautiful
work of art. The Buckeye is fantastic!!!Extremely heavy though,I would not want to wear this bass all night! Mike

Title: Buckeye triple omega 5 at Ed Romans'
Post by: valvil on October 09, 2003, 05:33:34 PM

The weight there is mostly from the ebony neck lams and the large size of the body.  The buckeye top & back are actually quite light.  If that were a coco bolo or maple bass, for example, it'd be lot heavier.  Steve, at Superbass  has a 4 string Triple omega with buckeye top & back and he lists the weight at 9 pounds; being a 4 string and having purpleheart instead of ebony as neck laminates reduces the weight quite a bit.
 
Valentino