Alembic Guitars Club
Alembic products => Showcase => Series I Basses and Guitars => Topic started by: dela217 on March 25, 2024, 06:48:40 PM
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My latest bass.
Graphite neck, koa top and back.
I have loved the looks of this bass when I first saw it in the Alembic brochure from that time. When It came up for sale, I just had to have it.
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Very nice! Congratulations, how do you like the graphite neck?
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Great score! Add me to the list of people blown away by the look of that bass when I got my catalog. Play it in good health. Also curious about the sonic differences of a graphite-necked Series bass compared to wood?
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Sweet score!
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Congratulations & Compliments, Michael. That's a nice one.
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Beautiful!
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I like the graphite neck, although this one is a lot beefier than my other graphite Series II. Chunky. As far as the sound goes, there is definitely a difference. More of an attack sort of thing, very lively and hard to play softly, if that makes sense.
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Is this the one you got from a shop near Baltimore last year?
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Yes, that is the one.
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Yes, that is the one.
That was serendipity. I had just bought a Series I from a club member when yours popped up for sale just up the road from me. I hadn't been to that shop before, but planned to make a run up there that weekend just to see what the graphite neck was like. That same night I was in the lobby of a local music school waiting for a voice lesson when a guy walked in to drop off a guitar he was donating. We got to talking and I realized he owned the shop where your bass was. I mentioned that folks on this board would probably love to see pictures if he was inclined to post them.
I was happy to see that it found a good home, and even happier that I didn't have to be tempted by it!
Ken
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An even bigger temptation would have been the other bass he brought in on the same deal. It was a pre-factory, short scale fretless PRS bass. Apparently PRS bought that one as soon as they found out he had it.
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Sweet looking bass, Michael. Amazing Koa! Any pics of the back?
Bill, tgo
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Michael,
Very cool you finally got your hands on that instrument. Beautiful.
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Congrats! And yes; a very good home!
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Here's the back.
When I first got it, I sent the electronics back to Alembic because it was noisy. When trying to dial out the hum, the hum cancellor trim pot was acting like a volume control. Very strange. They could not find anything wrong with the electronics, so the pickups were replaced with a matched set. That took care of the issues! I also had them convert the 1/4 jack to mono, I mostly use a wireless for live these days.
I get to use it for the first time tomorrow since the electronics have been repaired. I have a session tomorrow, then a gig Friday.
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🥰
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Very nice. Enjoy.