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Title: Chalie's revised Rig and Effects
Post by: charles_holmes on July 05, 2015, 08:49:44 PM

Hello everyone! My friend Kenny Wittman revised my old rack system from 51 llbs to 36 llbs!! The following are front and rear shots. The blue LEDs in the front of my rack kinda messed up the photo.  
I updated my effects & now I use the TC G system & misson expression pedal; In place of my old EBS Octave pedal I'm using the Great Divide by Godlyke.(IMHO) The Great Divide has even more thunderous earth shaking lows along with magnificent tracking capabilities and the lows don't poop out  the Roland EV5 Expression pedal adds more or less bottom. I'm a very happy man!

Title: Chalie's revised Rig and Effects
Post by: David Houck on July 06, 2015, 06:44:26 AM

Chalie; the updates to your system sound great, but the picture isn't there.  At one point, I considered the G system; it's a nice approach to controlling effects and signal path.

Title: Chalie's revised Rig and Effects
Post by: charles_holmes on July 06, 2015, 07:44:27 AM

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/393/210825.jpg)
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/393/210826.jpg)
  Dave, hopefully I got the photos right this time! I still struggle trying to resize & upload  (Message edited by davehouck on July 06, 2015)

Title: Chalie's revised Rig and Effects
Post by: David Houck on July 06, 2015, 02:13:24 PM

If you want, email them to me and I'll resize and upload for you.
 
As an aside, we are still working on a platform upgrade, one result of which should be easier picture handling.

Title: Chalie's revised Rig and Effects
Post by: David Houck on July 07, 2015, 05:07:04 PM

Chalie sent me a couple pics to upload:  
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/393/210853.jpg)
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/393/210854.jpg)

Title: Chalie's revised Rig and Effects
Post by: edwin on July 07, 2015, 06:00:08 PM

Very nice! I thought about moving from my Lexicon MPX G2 to the TC G System, but I couldn't find one to try out or enough information on routing opportunities. Let us know what you think!
 
What are those speakers?

Title: Chalie's revised Rig and Effects
Post by: sonicus on July 07, 2015, 06:46:51 PM

Very kool.  I have also set up a compact stereo rig . Using two 2x10 cabs.  Great for a Series I/II  Bass in Stereo.

Title: Chalie's revised Rig and Effects
Post by: 5a_quilt_top on July 08, 2015, 07:54:24 AM

Nice kicks...!
 
Oh and your rig and axe are both very cool, too.
 
 
Priorities in the new millennium...

Title: Chalie's revised Rig and Effects
Post by: charles_holmes on July 08, 2015, 08:35:23 AM

Thanks for posting the photos Dave! Thanks for the compliments Ed and Sonicus! Ed,the speakers on the left are Kappa lite 3010 LF (Low frequency) and the set on the right are Kappa lite 3010 HO (high output) and those speakers kick major butt!! Although my speaker cabinet design is old now, I came up with it 12 years ago by accident. I had an old Peavey 2x10 over 18 speaker cabinet and it was heavy, so I got Kenny to literally cut it in half. I liked it so much that I had him build me 2 cabinets then I ported the rear and they sound awesome and I can carry both at the same time!!! When I compared them to my Bag End D10 BX-D's I couldn't tell the difference in sound quality at all. As far as routing opportunities for the G system,I think that anything you can think of doing is possible to program but I'm a simple guy and came up with 10 pre-sets that I liked & programed it in the G system. Lastly, on occasion I will add my EBS envelope filter by simply plugging it into Loop 3 and all I have to do is step on loop 3 and it's in the mix!!
 
 
 
www.usspeaker.com/kappalite3010lf-1.htm (http://www.usspeaker.com/kappalite3010lf-1.htm) & www.usspeaker.com/kappalite3010ho-1.htm

Title: Chalie's revised Rig and Effects
Post by: charles_holmes on July 08, 2015, 08:50:13 AM

Ha! Gotta take care of the tootsies Dave!! Priorities so I can standup in the new millennium.

Title: Chalie's revised Rig and Effects
Post by: 5a_quilt_top on July 08, 2015, 09:32:03 AM

Yer stylin' all across the board, my man and your new rig guarantees that you will sound as good as you look!

Title: Chalie's revised Rig and Effects
Post by: charles_holmes on July 08, 2015, 01:44:26 PM

That all depends on who's ah lookin' and ah who's listenin'!!! Nyuk, Nyuk ,Nyuk..Hey Moe!, Hey Larry! Cheese!!!!

Title: Chalie's revised Rig and Effects
Post by: lbpesq on July 08, 2015, 02:11:11 PM

Oh, a wise guy!  Why, I'll moirderize ya!
 
nyuk, nyuk
 
Bill, tgo

Title: Chalie's revised Rig and Effects
Post by: charles_holmes on August 13, 2015, 09:46:48 AM

 
I love my Alembic

Title: Chalie's revised Rig and Effects
Post by: charles_holmes on August 13, 2015, 02:01:29 PM

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/393/211929.jpg)My friend Ace Holleran on the drums!

Title: Chalie's revised Rig and Effects
Post by: David Houck on August 13, 2015, 02:34:01 PM

Nice picture!

Title: Chalie's revised Rig and Effects
Post by: edwardofhuncote on August 13, 2015, 04:41:58 PM

I'm with Dave - lots to like in that picture... coupla' buds jamming in the air conditioning on a sunny afternoon. And there's literally nothing to dislike about that Series I (?!) Distillate!  
 
And a drummer named Ace? C'mon, that's pure poetry. Nice!

Title: Chalie's revised Rig and Effects
Post by: moongerm on August 13, 2015, 05:02:01 PM

Nice photos and a beautiful bass!

Title: Chalie's revised Rig and Effects
Post by: sonicus on August 13, 2015, 05:07:14 PM

I have always been a fan of this Series I Distillate !  
 
 Wolf

Title: Chalie's revised Rig and Effects
Post by: charles_holmes on August 13, 2015, 08:51:36 PM

Thanks Guys! So here's a lil' Tid Bit of TV history, Back in the late 80's there was a game show called Sale of the Century Ace won the largest cash of that time! Check him out on Youtube Sale Of The Century SYN Episode 103 Chuck Pamela Tim

Title: Chalie's revised Rig and Effects
Post by: ed_zeppelin on August 13, 2015, 10:32:20 PM

Great pictures!  
 
I'm a little concerned that you may have captured your neighbor strangling an extraterrestrial, though.

Title: Chalie's revised Rig and Effects
Post by: elwoodblue on August 13, 2015, 11:42:15 PM

LOL!!...good eye ed zep  
 
charles- you and your bass look magical,nice pic.

Title: Chalie's revised Rig and Effects
Post by: serialnumber12 on August 14, 2015, 03:42:53 AM

I love this bass is it chambered?

Title: Chalie's revised Rig and Effects
Post by: jazzyvee on August 14, 2015, 05:19:38 AM

How much does the lower pickup switch get in the way of slapping? Slapping doesn't form a major part of my paying but I do depending on the gig. It is one of the things that has made me resist going for older models with the pickup selector in that position. What is your experience?

Title: Chalie's revised Rig and Effects
Post by: charles_holmes on August 14, 2015, 09:52:33 AM

LOL!! on the stangulation of the alien Zep!! Thanks for kudos Woodyb lue! I'm unsure if the bass is chambered or not Barnes, that might be a question for the Mothership. Jazzy, that pickup selector was a bit of a problem when I first got the Distillate because my pinky would hit the pointed end & man did taht hurt!! So I just flipped the knob so that the rounded edge is in the up position and that solved the issue!!!

Title: Chalie's revised Rig and Effects
Post by: carsbybigd on August 16, 2015, 01:46:41 PM

Nice bass and rig.

Title: Chalie's revised Rig and Effects
Post by: flpete1uw on August 16, 2015, 04:28:26 PM

Chalie,
  The more I think about it the more I wish my Series electronics were in my Distillate!  
  Love that Bass, it seams to fit you perfectly.
Peace
Pete

Title: Chalie's revised Rig and Effects
Post by: charles_holmes on August 18, 2015, 07:49:17 PM

Thank you sooo much for the compliments Dennis. Since Kenny Revamped my rig, it takes about 20 minutes to set it up and that's at a slow pace.
 
Hey Pete! I was really to snag my Distillate. It was listed at Bass Northwest. I knew that I wanted a shorty series bass & when I saw it.... Blamo!! Janis, my wife wanted to get me a special Christmas present so I showed her the Distillate and she got it for me!! Janis thinks that I'm nuts because each Christmas she'll ask me what I want and I tell her that the Alembic is it and I don't want anything else!...Well maybe some hair!

Title: Chalie's revised Rig and Effects
Post by: rockerdebassman on August 25, 2015, 02:49:09 PM

Looking good there, Charlie! Alembic satiation at its best! You look at one with the universe.

Title: Chalie's revised Rig and Effects
Post by: charles_holmes on August 26, 2015, 07:17:10 AM

Hey Matt, I just love that Alemnibc sound!!The place where that photo was taken is called The Bull Run  in Lewisburg Pa.  I'm the house bassist and I bring 2 basses, one for the guest bassist and my Distillate for me! Lost of guys want to play it, but I'm really touchy about it. I used to feel guilty about being so guarded about that but not anymore. I'll post a photo of my guests bass, the modified Scheckter (sp), I had a lot of stuff done to it.

Title: Chalie's revised Rig and Effects
Post by: ed_zeppelin on August 27, 2015, 05:29:57 AM

Chalie, the alien your neighbor tormented is making pictures disappear. (They're a lot harder to kill than you'd think. Trust me.)
 
Could you please repost the close up of the body of your Alembic? That's one of my favorite bass pics of all time. It's such a beautiful picture.  
 
 
(Message edited by Ed_zeppelin on August 27, 2015)

Title: Chalie's revised Rig and Effects
Post by: charles_holmes on August 27, 2015, 07:03:11 PM

Hmm...I  have a new computer now and I'm not sure if I have that close-up. I'll take another photo of it. Thank you so much for the kind words Mr.Z!!

Title: Chalie's revised Rig and Effects
Post by: pauldo on August 27, 2015, 07:26:43 PM

Hey Chalie - no shame in being protective of your baby. I am very hesitant to let anyone play mine.  Close friends are find; strangers rolling into an open jam? No thank you.
 
Ed- I just saw 'the alien' I think your right!  That arm is awfully long and thin . .  . . .  
 
As I have heard a great bassist say more than once:
Keep it low, stay out of treble!
 
;-D

Title: Chalie's revised Rig and Effects
Post by: elwoodblue on August 27, 2015, 08:40:04 PM

I had a copy saved in my Alembic file -
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/393/212305.jpg)

Title: Chalie's revised Rig and Effects
Post by: charles_holmes on August 28, 2015, 06:03:50 PM

Hey Pauldo!!!! My distillate brother! I Hope all is well.
 
EBlue-thank you!!! for posting the photo!It would have taken me fifty years to figure out how to resize a new photo!! (Heavens to mergitroid!!!)