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Alembic products => Alembic Basses & Guitars => Topic started by: yekcko on May 05, 2007, 07:41:10 PM
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Could you please provide me with the info regarding the wood combo and electronics for my Rogue 6. I have tried to post here tonight a few times but my post are not making it through for some reason???? Thks(http://club.alembic.com/Images/393/39398.jpg)
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Hi Yekcko. It looks to me like the wood on your Rogue is probably WENGE. (When-gay)
Your electronics appear to be standard Rogue/Europa electronics.
If so (almost certainly so -as they match the standard configuration) the three knobs are: master volume; pan/balance/blend (there is a center detent -which is the 50/50 position); and the famous Alembic low pass filter.
A description of the filter can be found here: http://club.alembic.com/Images/16271/16376.html?1107726471 (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=308)
The standard setup for the 3 toggle switches for a Rogue or Europa is that 2 of the 3 toggles are 3-position switches, and the 3rd is just a 2 position switch. (If all 3 toggles are 3-position switches -which is statistically unlikely- then you have a custom upgrade.)
In general, Rogues have 2 3-position switches, which are bass and treble boost/flat/cut switches. Once you realize this, it's pretty easy to figure out. Both toggles are flat in the center position. Flick 'em one way and you'll get a moderate (6 db) boost; flick 'em the other way and you'll get a moderate (6 db) cut. Once you realize this, it should be pretty easy to figure out which is bass, and which is treble -just by listening and hearing what they do.
The 3rd toggle is the Q switch. It's a 2-position switch, standard. The 2-position switch is basically an off/on switch for the Q. The Q works with the filter to add a (usually 8 db -unless you have a custom/customized instrument) to the frequency selected by the low pass filter.
You can also reference the official description of Rogue/Europa controls here: http://club.alembic.com/Images/16271/16370.html?1107721317 (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=238)
The Q is a big part of the Alembic sound. The best way to hear what it does is to have your fretting hand hammer on a couple notes repeatedly while your other hand turns the filter. When the Q is on, you'll hear a very noticable wah wah effect. I recommend hammering on on one of your middle strings on one of your middle frets. You WON'T hear this wah wah effect if/when the Q is turned off.
For more/further info, dig around a little here:
P.S. Congrats on the Rogue, it looks great! How's it sound, feel, and play?
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Hey Yekcko,
If you really want info straight from the top why don't you back up a thread and go to Owning An Alembic and enter the thread Serial Number/History requests.
This will hopefully lead you to the information you are looking for regarding your bass.
Thank you, Paul
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Yes, that is the standard/ideal procedure... but since you indicated you'd had trouble getting your posts to go thru, I took the liberty of responding to this post which DID go thru.
By the way, it is the top laminate which I think is Wenge. The body material is usually Mahogany -but I can't tell from the picture.
The neck woods are clearly the standard Rock Maple -and they typically have thin Walnut veneers separating them.