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Alembic products => Showcase => Essence Basses => Topic started by: kimmo on June 20, 2012, 05:24:47 AM

Title: The Essence of Norway
Post by: kimmo on June 20, 2012, 05:24:47 AM
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/134082.jpg)
 
Notice the irregularities in the maple top on the upper part of the body. Almost looks like I spilt something on it. Also, the neck pickup is closer to the neck than the other Essences I have seen pictures of. But I love it!
Title: The Essence of Norway
Post by: kimmo on June 20, 2012, 05:27:36 AM
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/134086.jpg)
Seems to be all maple. I now wonder how a mahogany one would sound.
Title: The Essence of Norway
Post by: kimmo on June 20, 2012, 05:29:31 AM
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/134089.jpg)
I checked the Essences out on the web before making the trade. The fact that this headstock is no longer standard, made it easier to do the switch. I love the look of that headstock
Title: The Essence of Norway
Post by: pauldo on June 20, 2012, 12:39:13 PM
Kim-
Beautiful!
Thanks for posting the pics.
Title: The Essence of Norway
Post by: mario_farufyno on June 21, 2012, 02:10:43 PM
Loved the bird's-eye at the horns, nice!
Title: The Essence of Norway
Post by: tncaveman on June 22, 2012, 06:21:16 AM
That is a very nice looking Essence!  I have an all maple Elan fretless, and it's sound is very different from my mahogany Rogue.  They both have roundwounds, and the Elan's tone is more Rickenbacker like when I play open strings.  Obviously, the fretless notes sound different.   The maple is very warm to me and has a good weight.  And, it's a beautiful wood!  Enjoy!!!
 
Stephen
Title: The Essence of Norway
Post by: yogalembic on June 24, 2012, 01:34:39 PM
Love the Alembic on the headstock.  Way nice!  I'd love to have that on my Dis.
Title: The Essence of Norway
Post by: kimmo on June 25, 2012, 01:32:42 AM
Thanks! Yes, I'd love to try a mahogany one, but I doubt I ever will. It does have quite a lot of Rickenbacker in it, which I really love.