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Title: Series I Omega w/Series II Electronics
Post by: Donald Pasewark (pasewark) on April 01, 2003, 04:10:03 PM

AAAA quilted maple, with inlayed logo and Series II electronics. I love this bass!
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/4145.jpg)

Title: Series I Omega w/Series II Electronics
Post by: Paul Lindemans (palembic) on April 01, 2003, 10:41:42 PM

Wow Donald.
 
nice piece of art!
Just tell me: why is it a Series I with Series II electronics? I'm still confused about this.
 
Paul (TBO)

Title: Series I Omega w/Series II Electronics
Post by: James L. Martin (malthumb) on April 02, 2003, 11:07:37 PM

Paul,
 
Not to steal Donald's thunder, but eh, since insomnia has me lurking....
 
Series 1 Body: semi-hollow, 5 laminate body (Donald's is probably maple/purpleheart/mahogany/purpleheart/maple), chrome hardware standard, gold plate optional.
 
Series II Body: semi-hollow, 7 laminate body, side LEDs, gold plate hardware standard.
 
Series I Elec.: 2 volumes, 2 Q filters, 2 three-position Q switches, 1 pickup selecter.
 
Series II Elec.: 2 volumes plus 1 master volume, 2 Q filters, 2 continuously variable Q controls (instead of switches), 1 pickup selector.
 
What Donald has PROBABLY done was order the Series I body and upgraded to Series II electronics ($200).  One of my basses is a Mark King Deluxe with upgrade to Series II electronics.

Title: Series I Omega w/Series II Electronics
Post by: Donald Pasewark (pasewark) on April 03, 2003, 06:30:25 AM

malthumb is correct. This bass also has a birds eye maple back.

Title: Series I Omega w/Series II Electronics
Post by: Paul Lindemans (palembic) on April 04, 2003, 05:13:57 AM

Well-well,  
than I realize now that Bonnie has a Series I body with Series II electronics.  
She has brass hardware ( I mean bridge etc) and gold plated Schaller tuners, no side leds.  
Well, it's how I received her back in 1996.  
Doesn't change for me.  
Plays and sounds nice!  
Thanks guys  
 
Paul
 
BTW: I'll need a mover to change her from thread SII to thread SI
LOL
 
(Message edited by palembic on April 04, 2003)

Title: Series I Omega w/Series II Electronics
Post by: Donald Pasewark (pasewark) on April 04, 2003, 11:19:50 AM

One more thing. When I order this bass that months special was a selection of free upgrades. I choose the AAAA maple, mother of pearl fret makers and inlayed silver/abalone logo.