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Alembic products => Showcase => Essence Basses => Topic started by: bassicmusik on July 09, 2008, 05:55:05 AM

Title: Thank You Alembic !
Post by: bassicmusik on July 09, 2008, 05:55:05 AM

Hi to all Alembic fans all over the world. I just want to share what I call coming home. I was playing my Excel 5 for years, and I had the luck to get an Orion 5 and Essence 5 in perfect condition too.
 
So after work I allways have the choice you can see on the fotos. So what shall I say - thank you Alembic. I found my basses, I found my dreams.  
 
Kind regards from germany,  
Chris    
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/53540.jpg)

Title: Thank You Alembic !
Post by: eflat on July 09, 2008, 06:01:29 AM

Lovely family you have there!

Title: Thank You Alembic !
Post by: bassman68 on July 09, 2008, 06:27:24 AM

Nice set of cousins you have there. What a selection of maple tops aswell.
Is that a Markbass LMK, i see hiding in the background?

Title: Thank You Alembic !
Post by: bassicmusik on July 09, 2008, 07:03:38 AM

Hi Bassmann68,
 
yes - you are right. It is an LMK standing on a tech soundsystem ND110S ( 300 Watt, 9 Kg / 20 lb ! ) - this is my livingroom stack.  
 
For the stage I prefer my glockenklang enclosures: Uno Rock and Quattro. To my surprise, the LMK is strong enough to handle this stack.  
 
Kind regards,
Chris

Title: Thank You Alembic !
Post by: 3rd_ray on July 09, 2008, 07:57:37 AM

Welcome to the club Chris... nice bass family!
 
300W at 9Kg? That's impressive. Do you know of a webpage for that? I couldn't find it online.  
 
How does it sound?
 
Edit: Nevermind, I found it...
 
http://www.tech-soundsystems.com/eng/home/index.html
 
 
 
(Message edited by 3rd_ray on July 09, 2008)

Title: Thank You Alembic !
Post by: bassicmusik on July 09, 2008, 11:50:01 AM

Hi 3rd_ray,
 
in the meantime they changed their name to tecamp ( www.tecamp.de (http://www.tecamp.de) ). To my point of view, the neodym speakers do allways sound a little more agressive, especially on higher volumes. But if you are playing a small setup ( like this little enclosure ), this might be an advantatge, because with the band you have a better sound. The small 110 and the little bigger 112 sound pretty warm and natural. The 110 is a closed enclosure ( no bass-reflex ), what makes it a little more detailled. Even with a big Amp ( this little LMK has 500 Watt at 4 Ohm ! ), this enclosure sounds very good, even if you turn it louder. There are different positions for the horn - from warm attack to hard attack, and you can even switch it on and off with a footswitch ( interesting for slappers ? ). As there is a new series on the market, I got this little baby really cheap.
 
But the best thing at all - my wife loves it, because it is so small! So I was permitted to have it in the livingroom.
 
Appart from this joke - it is allways a pleasure to play with such a little setup. First of all, everybody is laughing, until you raise the volume a little bit.  
 
Kind regards,
Chris

Title: Thank You Alembic !
Post by: 3rd_ray on July 09, 2008, 01:00:43 PM

Thanks for the info Chris. I have the same thing in mind, something small for the living room. I might give TecAmp a try.  
 
Mike

Title: Thank You Alembic !
Post by: bassjigga on July 09, 2008, 10:31:44 PM

Beautiful collection. I love my Essence.

Title: Thank You Alembic !
Post by: David Houck on July 11, 2008, 08:41:08 PM

Nice top on the Essence!!

Title: Thank You Alembic !
Post by: bassjigga on July 23, 2008, 11:17:21 AM

That top looks a lot like the top on my Essence. I wonder if it was cut from the same board.

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Post by: tomhug on July 23, 2008, 07:01:14 PM

Clearly you are a man who knows what he likes. A beautiful collection!

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Post by: andbassforall on September 19, 2008, 04:17:29 PM

If I had three blonde girls that looked like that, I'd never let them leave the house.  Just kidding.  Just awesome.

Title: Thank You Alembic !
Post by: bassicmusik on January 19, 2009, 11:48:58 AM

Hi to the Alembic club !
 
I'd proudly like to present the number 4 of my collection. Isn't it a real beauty ? Thanks a lot to the club member, who sold this great fretless bass to me. Now my collection is complete - let's see how long ;-))
 
Bassicmusik(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/60273.jpg)

Title: Thank You Alembic !
Post by: dadabass2001 on January 19, 2009, 04:26:08 PM

Congratulations on your 4th beauty, and a true beauty she is! Enjoy yourself.
Mike

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Post by: David Houck on January 28, 2009, 06:50:26 PM

Congrats!

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Post by: jet_powers on January 31, 2009, 07:57:42 AM

What a pretty top!

Title: Thank You Alembic !
Post by: bassicmusik on March 17, 2011, 05:44:09 AM

Hello to the club !
 
After years of searching, I found a new member of my family - a custom Excel 5 with a spectacular buckeye burl top. See the picture !
 
This is the best place in my livingroom ;-))
 
Kind regards,
Bassicmusik