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Alembic products => Owning an Alembic => Serial Number / History Requests => Topic started by: dgansz on March 13, 2019, 02:20:53 PM

Title: (x) 06C13666 serial number request
Post by: dgansz on March 13, 2019, 02:20:53 PM

Hi, Mica—

What’s the scoop on 06C13666, please?

Cheers,

David

Title: Re: 06C13666 serial number request
Post by: dgansz on March 16, 2019, 10:15:49 AM

I've been a guitarist my entire life, and I'm pushing 60 years old.  I just picked this up on eBay, strung piccolo (it's a 28" scale).  I slapped a set of 45-100s on, and I'm in heaven!

Title: Re: 06C13666 serial number request
Post by: edwardofhuncote on March 16, 2019, 10:44:59 AM

Congratulations on a cool little Custom... a few of us were watching that one wondering where it would end up.  :)

Title: Re: 06C13666 serial number request
Post by: rv_bass on March 16, 2019, 11:08:19 AM

Cool bass, congrats and welcome to the low end, I think you’re gonna like it down here!  :)

Title: Re: 06C13666 serial number request
Post by: dgansz on March 16, 2019, 11:17:53 AM

Thanks, guys.

Lesh at 79 continues to inspire.

I actually saw him play with his teeth once.  March 20, 1981, at the Rainbow Theatre in London, shortly into the space after drums, Phil went silent for a few seconds, then lifted the bass to his mouth and bit a string, immediately thereafter dampening it with his left hand.  The single note blew everybody out of the back door!  I wouldn’t have believed it if I didn’t see it.  I was standing about 20 feet away from him and saw it plain as day.  Check it out: https://archive.org/details/gd1981-03-20.sbd.gems.104928.flac16/gd1981.03.20.GEMS.track.24.flac

The string bite is at the 2:38 mark...

Title: Re: 06C13666 serial number request
Post by: pauldo on March 16, 2019, 04:45:43 PM

That bass really does have some nice features.
Welcome to the deep end David... keep it low and stay out of treble!  :-D

Title: Re: 06C13666 serial number request
Post by: rv_bass on March 16, 2019, 05:17:27 PM

I like the string bite :) great space overall as well! 

Title: Re: 06C13666 serial number request
Post by: mica on April 15, 2019, 08:59:40 PM

Lots to cover on this little one!

top: Walnut (as plain as possible)
body: Alder*
body shape: EVH with straight elbow cut
neck: 3-piece Maple with Walnut pinstripes
scale: 28" extra short for piccolo tuning
fingerboard: Ebony
taper: narrow (1.5 x 2.15 same as the current Stanley Clarke basses)
binding: Pearloid (plastic)**
inlays: mother of pearl ovals
pickups: ALembic MXY4
controls: Orion guitar - volume, bass, treble, pickup selector, mono side-mounted output
finish: Amber light polyester "vintage look"
tailpiece: bar shape
tuned: ADGC .072-.056-.044-.030 Use baritone strings
originally made for: Custom order thru Bass Northwest, WA
birthday: October 26, 2006


*very rare on an Alembic (I can only think of one other one off the top of my head)
**also pretty rare, but getting more common as of late.

Cool bass! Hope you have a lot of fun exploring it.

Title: Re: (x) 06C13666 serial number request
Post by: dgansz on April 16, 2019, 04:55:26 AM

Many thanks for this info, Mica.

Fascinating.

Title: Re: (x) 06C13666 serial number request
Post by: KJCulligan on November 23, 2019, 01:12:42 PM

David —
I would love to talk with you about this guitar at any time that is convenient for you.  [phone number removed] .
Kevin