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Alembic products => Showcase => Spoiler Basses => Topic started by: Paul Schmitz (pas) on March 08, 2003, 08:18:49 AM

Title: '99 Spoiler - Coco Bolo fretless
Post by: Paul Schmitz (pas) on March 08, 2003, 08:18:49 AM

Hmmm...let's see if I can actually get this thing posted & uploaded...(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/3654.jpg)

Title: '99 Spoiler - Coco Bolo fretless
Post by: Paul Schmitz (pas) on March 08, 2003, 08:30:11 AM

and a body shot...(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/3662.jpg)

Title: '99 Spoiler - Coco Bolo fretless
Post by: Jonathan Johnstone (stoney) on March 10, 2003, 05:24:15 AM

Hey Paul, REALLY NICE.  Not many Spoiler postings. I'm surprised.

Title: '99 Spoiler - Coco Bolo fretless
Post by: Valentino Villevieille (valvil) on March 26, 2003, 10:08:26 AM

Very nice spoiler Paul,  
 
beautiful coco bolo top.   I'm curious about a couple of things, did you have it converted to a fretless yourself? I'm asking because I see that you have the oval inlays on the fretboard, which leads me to believe that this baby was not born a fretless.  When I inquired about turning one my basses into a fretless, Mica pointed out to me that sliding over the inlays would produce a different sound from the ebony wood, so I guess my other question to you would be : how does it sound when you slide on the inlays?  
 
Valentino
 
(Message edited by valvil on March 26, 2003)

Title: '99 Spoiler - Coco Bolo fretless
Post by: Paul Schmitz (pas) on March 26, 2003, 01:53:49 PM

Valentino,
 
I actually ordered it as you see it.  Sliding across the inlays wasn't really a problem.  There were a couple of notes though where when the string was fretted, so to speak, that the string made contact with the inlays BEHIND the note and created a very slight buzz...wasn't a problem playing in a blues/rock type context, although I can see where if it were applied to a quieter, perhaps jazz type context, someone may not have been happy with it.  
 
As I later discovered, I'm not a great fretless player and the active electronics were very revealing as far as intonation goes.  I sold this bass last year...tax man & divorce lawyers sort of gave me the double whammy.
 
Fear not though, I still have my '85 fretted Spoiler, which I tend to use for acoustic gigs & my '01 MK Standard...coco bolo...that I use for electric shows.  There are a couple of pics of my MK in the signature gallery.    

Title: '99 Spoiler - Coco Bolo fretless
Post by: bucky on July 20, 2003, 07:28:45 PM

Paul. . LOVE the wood. . Oh My gosh. breathtaking. .Gorgeous!
 
Jeff

Title: '99 Spoiler - Coco Bolo fretless
Post by: pas on February 27, 2006, 10:58:41 AM

Ya know, I sure would love to have this bass back & put a fretted fingerboard on it, sigh...
 
Oh well, it's tax time again & that means that Alembics will be changing hands at a dizzying pace.  Those expecting to owe will sell & those expecting a refund-(me)-will be in the market.  Should be interesting...

Title: '99 Spoiler - Coco Bolo fretless
Post by: wishbass on January 07, 2013, 06:57:33 PM

Bump!

Title: '99 Spoiler - Coco Bolo fretless
Post by: Enzo on February 08, 2014, 07:10:38 AM

Don't mess with Cocobolo! the prettiest wood!