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Alembic products => Showcase => Custom Basses => Topic started by: hb3 on January 04, 2006, 07:38:42 PM

Title: Summer Stingray
Post by: hb3 on January 04, 2006, 07:38:42 PM

Here's some blurry pics of a great bass.  
 

(http://alembic.com/club/messages/411/23895.jpg)
 
 
That one's not so bad.  
 

(http://alembic.com/club/messages/411/23896.jpg)
 
 

(http://alembic.com/club/messages/411/23897.jpg)
 
 

(http://alembic.com/club/messages/411/23898.jpg)
 
 
Here's a brief sonic sample. Recorded on a Digitech BNX3. The first 30 seconds or so are w/ some weird pre-amp setting -- after that it's in bypass mode, but I doubt it's true bypass. I so love the tone on this thing.  
 
http://hb3.com/mp3/BASS.mp3 (http://hb3.com/mp3/BASS.mp3)
 
Ok, so it's not a Stingray, but that sounds better than Summer Stinger.

Title: Summer Stingray
Post by: the_8_string_king on January 05, 2006, 12:30:52 AM

She's a beaut!
 
What are your electronics?

Title: Summer Stingray
Post by: hb3 on January 05, 2006, 01:16:14 AM

Anniversary, which I guess means I can run in stereo, something I haven't explored.  
 
This was sort of an experiment bass. There were a lot of unknowns going into it. I'm very happy with the results, but of course I remain curious about other variations.

Title: Summer Stingray
Post by: serialnumber12 on January 05, 2006, 06:51:04 AM

Your set up looks like ...master Vol/pickup select/pan/two filters/two Q switches/LED dimmer(rotary)/LED off,on(toggle)/ Stereo/mono (toggle).....by the way some very funky chopps Dude!.....
 
(Message edited by serialnumber12 on January 05, 2006)

Title: Summer Stingray
Post by: David Houck on January 05, 2006, 07:07:01 AM

Very nice audio sample!!!
 
(Message edited by davehouck on January 05, 2006)

Title: Summer Stingray
Post by: hb3 on January 05, 2006, 09:42:56 AM

there's a master volume for each pickup, so you blend them that way.  
 
a neat trick: keeping the filter closed on the neck pickup, blending it in creates an almost subliminal sub-bass effect...you keep the bridge pickup tone, but with extra thickness  or body...it sounds great.

Title: Summer Stingray
Post by: serialnumber12 on January 05, 2006, 10:51:26 AM

that's what you call the series bass effect.

Title: Summer Stingray
Post by: rklisme on January 05, 2006, 07:01:16 PM

Great bass and cool groves! Keep doing what you doing!
 
Rory

Title: Summer Stingray
Post by: hb3 on January 05, 2006, 07:21:39 PM

Thanks! Here's a couple w/ LEDs...  Man these photos are wack.  
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/23924.jpg)
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/23925.jpg)
  Note in the 2nd photo the chrome truss rod cover...this is originally what I wanted, and Susan and Mica were kind enough to make the switch...so now I've got both...free of charge!! I kind of wanted a little more metal with the LEDs....frosty!

Title: Summer Stingray
Post by: jlpicard on January 06, 2006, 06:44:03 AM

For a second you had me goin' with that shot  in the mirror. I got to see your bass as a lefty! Damn! those LED's are bright! I believe there is a pot in the control cavity to turn them down correct? Listened to your mp3. Killer tone with or without the weird preamp setting I think.

Title: Summer Stingray
Post by: hb3 on January 06, 2006, 09:23:34 AM

yeah, that shot's in a mirror. actually I am left-handed, but I play right-handed. it's a regular right-handed bass. oh yeah, I can turn down the LEDs. and that's not even at their brightest.