Alembic Guitars Club

Alembic products => Showcase => Signature Basses => Topic started by: dannobasso on August 26, 2004, 02:41:52 PM

Title: Danno's 87 SC Deluxe
Post by: dannobasso on August 26, 2004, 02:41:52 PM

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/12235.jpg)

Title: Danno's 87 SC Deluxe
Post by: dannobasso on August 26, 2004, 02:43:24 PM

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/12238.jpg)

Title: Danno's 87 SC Deluxe
Post by: dannobasso on August 26, 2004, 02:45:00 PM

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/12241.jpg)

Title: Danno's 87 SC Deluxe
Post by: rklisme on August 27, 2004, 04:34:31 PM

Danno
 
I have been thinking about picking one up as well. How do you feel about your SC deluxe? Pro's and con's.
 
Rory

Title: Danno's 87 SC Deluxe
Post by: dannobasso on August 27, 2004, 05:24:03 PM

At first I thought it was good but not great because I'm not partial to blend pots. As I've adjusted it a bit and paid more attention to it, it is a fantastic bass. Very easy to play super responsive and dare I say FUN. Got it used at Ash in Joisey a few years back. Thankfully the bass mgr. at the time let me have it fairy cheap due to my Alembic addiction.
Danno

Title: Danno's 87 SC Deluxe
Post by: jazzyvee on December 19, 2004, 05:31:28 PM

I have one of those basses too and i thought it was great from the moment I picked it up. The more I play it, the more I realise how good it really is both from the sound it is capable and the playability.
 
 I'd love a 5 string in that sc shape but I fear the balance on it would make it uncomfortable to play and also the b string may be a bit loose.  

Title: Danno's 87 SC Deluxe
Post by: echo008 on September 11, 2006, 10:04:48 AM

Hi, I just took posession of this beauty, and I wanted to add a couple more pics. I polished up all the brass a bit cleaned the frets and fingerboard and put on a new set of strings.  
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/31331.gif)
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/31332.gif)
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/31333.gif)
   - Tom

Title: Danno's 87 SC Deluxe
Post by: eligilam on September 11, 2006, 08:24:01 PM

I'm also a fellow SC Deluxe player...and the one shown in this thread is fantastic.
 
One big pro for the SC Deluxe is the mass to size ratio...lots of people find that a con and not a pro.  But, if you have huge hands and get used to the short scale, you can do extensive intervals with fewer positionings...and all that mass translates into a bigger sound for a short scale instrument.
 
I can't think of many cons to an SC Deluxe...Only one:  there's no big horn to grab onto for leverage when taking it off; so you have to be extra careful if the ceiling fan's on.
 
Cheers,
WD

Title: Danno's 87 SC Deluxe
Post by: jazzyvee on December 28, 2006, 10:03:23 PM

I know what you mean eligilam about the extensive intervals you can reach for on the short scale.
 
There is a nice chord G If I recall correctly on Stanley's album 1,2 to the bass. It's on the last track, Peace, and thats played root - 5th, root - 5th across 5 frets on all 4 strings.  
 
Achieveable by starting on low G with a stretch on my sc, no way on my 34 Europa 5.
 
The bass does actually feel heavier than the Europa but I probably should weigh them. I doubt if there is much difference. Like you I agree the heavier mass does seem to work for the sound.
 
Hope you had a great Christmas.
Jazzyvee

Title: Danno's 87 SC Deluxe
Post by: pierreyves on December 29, 2006, 02:04:56 AM

Until I play this short scale, I really easier to play, really soft, really fast...you can tap (frapper?) the strings and do many diff?rents tones (sons?). Is it walnut, the top and back?

Title: Danno's 87 SC Deluxe
Post by: echo008 on December 29, 2006, 07:10:02 AM

Hi, the top and back are rosewood with a mahogany core and maple accents, I played this bass with Pyramind flats for awile but have gone back to Nickel strings. The action is very low  and the bass sounds great. I actually just got a set of wood knobs from THG and Im waiting on a set of Ebony tuners
Happy Holdays.
 - Tom