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Alembic products => Showcase => Spoiler Basses => Topic started by: dannyj on November 08, 2008, 10:20:15 PM

Title: Spoiled in 84
Post by: dannyj on November 08, 2008, 10:20:15 PM

Hi, this was my first Alembic Bass ! I bought it right off the wall at Guitar Center San Francisco in 1984. This baby is a 32? scale with a bubinga top, electronics? were upgraded in 2001.
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/58266.jpg)

Title: Spoiled in 84
Post by: dannyj on November 08, 2008, 10:22:51 PM

Close up of the body !
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/58269.jpg)

Title: Spoiled in 84
Post by: dannyj on November 08, 2008, 10:29:30 PM

Peghead !
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/58272.jpg)

Title: Spoiled in 84
Post by: georgie_boy on November 09, 2008, 02:38:26 AM

Beautiful!
 
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Title: Spoiled in 84
Post by: keavin on November 09, 2008, 04:19:43 AM

that thing is super clean!,i bought my lembic right off the same wall from GC in san francisco in 1980!

Title: Spoiled in 84
Post by: dannyj on November 09, 2008, 09:07:43 PM

Keavin, you bought number # 12 from Guitar Center?

Title: Spoiled in 84
Post by: David Houck on December 23, 2008, 02:03:37 PM

The Bubinga top and Distillate controls make this a really nice Spoiler!

Title: Spoiled in 84
Post by: dannyj on January 04, 2009, 04:02:46 PM

And it's going back in to have the pickup select changed to a pan control when I pick up the new AJ ! Can't Wait !
 
(Message edited by dannyj on January 04, 2009)

Title: Spoiled in 84
Post by: tmoney61092 on January 04, 2009, 06:16:22 PM

why would you want a pan control instead of a pickup selector?
 
~Taylor

Title: Spoiled in 84
Post by: adriaan on January 05, 2009, 01:43:59 AM

Danny, that's a great looking Spoiler!
 
Might I suggest also changing the Q switch to 3 position while you're at it? Small cost, great improvement. If you like the standard 8 dB boost, 0/6/8 might be nice. If like me you find the standard boost a little harsh, you might enjoy 0/3/6.
 
Taylor, with a pan control you still have the three basic selections (B, B+T, T) as with the p/u selector (you do lose the mute option) but as a bonus you get two whole ranges of distinctive sounds in between those three.

Title: Spoiled in 84
Post by: georgie_boy on January 05, 2009, 06:56:34 AM

Have to agree with Adriaan here!!!
 
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Title: Spoiled in 84
Post by: tmoney61092 on January 05, 2009, 04:42:15 PM

ok, so just to be able to mix the pickups to your exact liking instead of the standard 3 positions, that makes since, but personally i never blend my pickups unless im using all of one of them or both, and i think pickup selctors look cooler :-)
 
~Taylor

Title: Spoiled in 84
Post by: dannyj on January 19, 2009, 06:18:00 PM

Adriaan, took your advice and I am having the 3 position Q switch added along with the pan control ! Dropped the bass off today at the mothership and checked out my new AJ ! All I can say is it is just Awesome !
 
Thanks for the suggestion !
DannyJ

Title: Spoiled in 84
Post by: adriaan on January 20, 2009, 01:11:28 AM

Danny - enjoy!