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Alembic products => Owning an Alembic => Troubleshooting => Topic started by: bushman on February 23, 2020, 12:07:43 PM

Title: help Series 1
Post by: bushman on February 23, 2020, 12:07:43 PM

I just bought a 1988 series 1. I only have a small Ampeg amp available where I am now. I get almost no volume when I plug it in but, I get plenty with my Epic. This is the only Series I have seen. Is there a problem? Any help would be appreciated. thanks

Title: Re: help Series 1
Post by: lbpesq on February 23, 2020, 12:22:07 PM

Hi, Bruce.  Welcome to the club and congrats on your new Alembic!  Let’s start at the basics - are you going through the Alembic power supply or using batteries?   If batteries, have you checked them?  Also, have you tried both pickups.  If you have an earlier model, and are running on battery power, your bass may be wired in stereo and will only put out one pickup on battery power.

Bill, tgo

Title: Re: help Series 1
Post by: David Houck on February 23, 2020, 12:28:11 PM

Are you using the power supply or are you running off a battery?

When you turn the selector switch, is the problem the same for both the neck pickup and the bridge pickup?

Have the pickup gain trim pots (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=273.0) been turned down?

Title: Re: help Series 1
Post by: bushman on February 23, 2020, 12:40:56 PM

I tried with the 5pin to the power supply and with the 1/4 in. jack. Both work but, there is just very little volume. Batteries are new.

Title: Re: help Series 1
Post by: bushman on February 23, 2020, 12:42:39 PM

not sure about the pickup pots

Title: Re: help Series 1
Post by: bushman on February 23, 2020, 12:46:24 PM

Will check the trim pots on Tuesday, out of town now. Thanks for the help, much appreciated.