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Alembic products => Dreaming... for now => Topic started by: 57basstra on August 02, 2006, 12:15:57 PM

Title: Double neck Series?
Post by: 57basstra on August 02, 2006, 12:15:57 PM

Has there ever been a double neck Alembic Series ....bass and guitar? If both were stereo you could go four ways from the instrument.

Title: Double neck Series?
Post by: keith_h on August 02, 2006, 01:47:18 PM

Here's a link to a Bari/Fretless (http://cgi.ebay.com/Alembic-Series-I-Double-Neck-Bari-Fretless-4_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ4713QQitemZ7412250093QQrdZ1) from a couple of months back on e-bay. And this one (http://www3.alembic.com/img/hist_americard.jpg) from the Alembic history pages.  
 
 
Keith

Title: Double neck Series?
Post by: 57basstra on August 02, 2006, 06:47:21 PM

Keith: 'The Americard'  from the history pages would just about the ultimate in my opinion. Wow! Thanks for the link. (I remember the bari/fretless from ebay.) The bass/guitar combo was what I was wondering about.

Title: Double neck Series?
Post by: dadabass2001 on August 03, 2006, 05:19:58 AM

Hey David,
The double necks only have one set of electronics/outputs, only one neck is active at a time. There would be only two outputs total. Otherwise you would have an instrument with more knobs and switches than Mission Control, that weighed 20 lbs, and that needed at least 3 arms to keep it from feeding back.
Mike

Title: Double neck Series?
Post by: adriaan on August 03, 2006, 06:48:03 AM

Mike, the oldest entry on the Featured Custom is for a two-neck fretted/fretless bass with two sets of Series II controls - lots of concentric pots. It is owned by one of the members here.

Title: Double neck Series?
Post by: dadabass2001 on August 03, 2006, 11:12:25 AM

Adriaan, I stand corrected. You're right and so am I (partly anyway). Hartmut discusses in the Showcase section (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=8619) how there aren't separate outputs thru the 5 pin plug for each neck, only for neck pickup pairs and bridge pairs. Also the weight is over 20 lbs. according to the featured custom entry.
Mike