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Alembic products => Showcase => Custom Basses => Topic started by: bonesrad on April 27, 2005, 07:40:52 PM

Title: Europa 5 String w/ Series I Electronics
Post by: bonesrad on April 27, 2005, 07:40:52 PM

Hey,
 
I've had my little beauty for a while now but am finally posting it along with my rig.
 
Bones
 
(Message edited by davehouck on April 28, 2005)

Title: Europa 5 String w/ Series I Electronics
Post by: bonesrad on April 27, 2005, 07:48:23 PM

Let's try again.  Here's my beauty.
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/18003.jpg)
 
Bones

Title: Europa 5 String w/ Series I Electronics
Post by: smokin_dave on April 27, 2005, 07:59:47 PM

That's a real beauty and what a sweet rig.What type of power are you using?I too use an Eden 410XLT cab and have a SF-2 superfilter running in the FX loop in my SWR SM-400.I eventually want to retire the SWR(12 years old but still sounds great) and replace it with a power amp and add an F-1X.Rock on.

Title: Europa 5 String w/ Series I Electronics
Post by: alanbass1 on April 27, 2005, 11:42:32 PM

Very nice; I'm beginning to warm to the shape and love the wood

Title: Europa 5 String w/ Series I Electronics
Post by: malthumb on April 28, 2005, 04:20:41 PM

Bones, you've been holding out on us.  That is about the nicest looking Europa I've ever seen.  The fact that it has Series I electronics is a nice little perk, too.
 
Top it of with a killer rig.  What a guy.
 
Peace,
 
James

Title: Europa 5 String w/ Series I Electronics
Post by: richbass939 on April 28, 2005, 07:08:10 PM

That's beautiful, Bones.
Rich

Title: Europa 5 String w/ Series I Electronics
Post by: bob on April 29, 2005, 01:01:59 AM

Can't quite make out the name, but is that a Fender Princeton Chorus?
 
I've got one, from my guitar days, and hooked it in a couple of times just to get a little touch of reverb - nice, though I wasn't quite as happy with the overall tone.
 
But overshadowed by everything else in the picture, especially the wood. Really nice bass.
 
(well, not too sure what i think of the rug, might need to see that in person).

Title: Europa 5 String w/ Series I Electronics
Post by: bonesrad on April 29, 2005, 07:47:09 PM

Thanks all for the kind words.  I've really enjoyed owning and and playing this bass.  I took all of the things that I liked about my prior used Alembics and put it in this bass.  I was really happy how it recorded on my band's soon to be released CD.  The Series I electronics gave my amazing flexability.
 
The power amp I use is a Stewart World 1.2 and yes that is a Fender Princeton Chorus that I'm using for the bridge pickup.  I mainly just use this set up at home as for most gigs that I play, I run the Alembic, Stewart, Eden set up in mono.
 
Best Wishes All,
Bones

Title: Europa 5 String w/ Series I Electronics
Post by: jags on February 12, 2007, 06:53:09 PM

a little of topic but, what alembic rack is in the middle. i see the sf-2,and the f1-x.what the third there?curious

Title: Europa 5 String w/ Series I Electronics
Post by: bracheen on February 12, 2007, 07:07:42 PM

John,
I believe that is the power supply for the Series bass.
 
Sam

Title: Europa 5 String w/ Series I Electronics
Post by: jags on February 14, 2007, 08:41:58 AM

oh okay makes sense for sure. thanks very much, i have never seen it before. i didnt think they had mad a power amp!! though i dont know why they have'nt.prolly not challenging enough, or just not worth it for them.  i'll have to ask mica or mary.   thanks again  

Title: Europa 5 String w/ Series I Electronics
Post by: adriaan on February 15, 2007, 03:03:25 AM

{Silly me - got confused with Jags' comment.}
 
(Message edited by adriaan on February 15, 2007)

Title: Europa 5 String w/ Series I Electronics
Post by: pierreyves on February 15, 2007, 06:12:40 AM

what is the power amp ? It's so little...?!
Nice bass !!
 
edit: sorry I don't seen:
 
http://www.stewartaudio.com/world12.html
 
What price ?
 
 
 
(Message edited by pierreyves on February 15, 2007)

Title: Europa 5 String w/ Series I Electronics
Post by: jazzboy621 on August 30, 2011, 07:47:53 PM

Love it!!! Especially the David Eden 4x10!!!!
Perfect together!!!!!

Title: Europa 5 String w/ Series I Electronics
Post by: wishbass on September 29, 2012, 06:29:35 AM

Gorgeous!

Title: Europa 5 String w/ Series I Electronics
Post by: jazzyvee on December 12, 2012, 11:07:23 AM

Bump, Beautiful.. :-)
 
Jazzyvee

Title: Europa 5 String w/ Series I Electronics
Post by: izbadd on March 27, 2013, 02:40:35 PM

God damn brother that is beautiful. I use an Eden 410 as well and swear by it.

Title: Europa 5 String w/ Series I Electronics
Post by: bonesrad on March 29, 2013, 02:58:35 PM

I just lemon oiled the fretboard at put a new set of strings on this bass.  Next week I'll be doing some recording with it.  My plan is to optimize the use of the Series I electronics to the best of my abilities.  Should be fun.
 
Thanks for the nice comments.
Bones

Title: Europa 5 String w/ Series I Electronics
Post by: charles_holmes on March 30, 2013, 06:44:45 AM

Hey Bones,
How bout' some close ups of that badass bass! I'd really like to hear it with your Fender and of course the Edens! I know it must sound really superb! By the way, I just posted a new thread about oiling up the fretboard as a friendly reminder. Break a leg during the recording process!! From Chalie Holmes

Title: Europa 5 String w/ Series I Electronics
Post by: wishbass on March 30, 2013, 08:20:41 AM

Drooling

Title: Europa 5 String w/ Series I Electronics
Post by: bonesrad on April 02, 2013, 02:07:03 PM

I've switched things up a little bit from how things are pictured above.  Instead of the solid state Princeton Chorus, I'm using a tube Princeton Recording Amp.  My plan for recording is to not use power amps but go direct from the F-1X for the neck pickup and from the XLR out on the Princeton for the bridge pickup.
 
I have my SF-2 running in the effects loops of the F-1X and the Princeton.  I'm a little leery of engaging it for the recordings.  I'm thinking of running the preamps pretty flat and concentrating on varying tones with the filters on the bass.  What are your opinions in also incorporating the SF-2?
 
Bones