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Alembic products => Showcase => Signature Basses => Topic started by: echo008 on September 12, 2004, 07:17:36 AM

Title: 03BB13069 USA
Post by: echo008 on September 12, 2004, 07:17:36 AM

Hi,  I could not resist posting some pics of my Brown Bass.
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   - Tom

Title: 03BB13069 USA
Post by: hollis on September 13, 2004, 12:12:34 PM

Beautiful bass Tom!

Title: 03BB13069 USA
Post by: echo008 on September 13, 2004, 01:15:32 PM

Thanks Hollis....
I still cant believe I own it !  
 - Tom

Title: 03BB13069 USA
Post by: hollis on September 13, 2004, 03:11:40 PM

Hey Tom,  
 
Is that a strip of ebony under the bird tailpiece?  I completely missed that the first time I looked at these pics...  I love how the grain in the body wood almost looks like it's reaching up to blend with the top.

Title: 03BB13069 USA
Post by: palembic on September 13, 2004, 03:29:58 PM

It must be said before but just to refresh my mind: neck is mahogany-maple-walnut-maple-mahogany?? Front is Clarowood/ Californian Black Walnut??Body Myrtle??? Back ???
 
Paul the bad one

Title: 03BB13069 USA
Post by: echo008 on September 13, 2004, 06:14:25 PM

hi guys,
 
Hollis, yes thats ebony under the bird bridge from what I understand it aids in the sustain!!!! and its a beautiful finishing touch.
 
Palembic, the neck is mahogany/Beech/ with a walnut strip in the center, the body is Myrtle and the top is california walnut, although this particular top for a Brown bass its very flamey and colorful I havent seen another top like this one, on a BB before and I LOVE IT!!!
 - Tom

Title: 03BB13069 USA
Post by: hollis on September 13, 2004, 06:47:58 PM

Fantastic Tom.

Title: 03BB13069 USA
Post by: rraymond on September 13, 2004, 07:51:19 PM

Wow, an amazing combination of woods! Beautiful indeed!

Title: 03BB13069 USA
Post by: echo008 on September 14, 2004, 06:27:09 AM

Thanks Guys, for all the complements! ... I think I read/heard somewhere Alembic has been making Brown Basses since 1971, so this combination of woods is tried and true.
I honestly have never heard such clarity and sustian on any other bass I have owned before. The electronics are very versatile as well, (like Ive heard many times) Booming lows and crystal highs!
I will and have owned many other basses
but Alembic will always be my first choice.  
 - Tom

Title: 03BB13069 USA
Post by: keavin on September 14, 2004, 06:46:05 AM

looks just like STANLEY'S first bass,very goodlooking indeed!,,,what are those two toggles by the input jack?

Title: 03BB13069 USA
Post by: echo008 on September 14, 2004, 06:56:49 AM

Hi Keavin,
About the 2 toggle switches....
One is for the LED's (red) and the other is for the Mono/Stereo jack  heehee what a wonderful idea (it splits the signal of the PUP's, i.e. Neck PUP left side, Bridge PUP right). I havent actually played out live in stereo yet, but It seems when I go to record to 2 channels in our 16 track the tone is enhanced and it seems to me a bit louder....
Now its only a matter of time before I get an F2B and a stereo poweramp setup. right now (live) Im using an Eden WT400, which sounds fantastic!!!.
 - Tom