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Alembic products => Owning an Alembic => Serial Number / History Requests => Topic started by: jschom on October 12, 2008, 03:30:25 PM

Title: (x) 02OW12772
Post by: jschom on October 12, 2008, 03:30:25 PM

Recently purchased off ebay.  Would like build record.  Searched serial # and found this bass to have some history: http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/719.html (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=8839)  First vintage wineburst finish.  Would like to add a Q-switch but I don't want to take away from it's heritage.  Any suggestions?  Thanks...Joel

Title: (x) 02OW12772
Post by: mica on March 31, 2009, 06:08:12 PM

Hi Joel,
 
Here's the details I found in the file:
 
top: Bird's-eye Maple
accent: Purpleheart pinstripe
body: Mahogany
neck: 5-piece Maple with 4 Walnut pinstripes
scale: 34 long
fingerboard: Ebony
side markers: inlaid aluminum dots
peghead shape: 3+2 Orion
body shape: Orion, tummy and elbow shaping
body thickness: 1.75
pickups: 2 MXY56
controls: Essence volume, pan, filter, mono output
backplate: plastic
finish: Vintage Wineburst (first one!)
birthday: June 12, 2002
originally made for: Steve's Music
 
Funny note on workorder - the original name for this color was going to be Sunset but we changed it once we saw how it turned out.
 
Right now the bass operates like it has a Q-switch on all the time - the Q is preset on the filter control. Adding a Q-switch will allow you to get the flat filter response. If you think the bass has too aggressive of an attack, then add the switch.