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Alembic products => Showcase => Spoiler Basses => Topic started by: to_81_0190 on November 11, 2006, 05:45:11 AM

Title: 86S3993 6string
Post by: to_81_0190 on November 11, 2006, 05:45:11 AM

This bass has solid zebrawood body and rare circuit.  
scale is 32' medium.
I requested build record of this bass a few months ago but not yet replied. build record may be lost?
 
     
 
   

Title: 86S3993 6string
Post by: David Houck on November 11, 2006, 12:24:04 PM

Solid Zebrawood bodies look so cool!  Nice electronics package too.  Very nice!

Title: 86S3993 6string
Post by: Bradley Young on November 11, 2006, 01:05:18 PM

What exactly is that electronics package?
 
Signature with an adapter for power perhaps?
 
Bradley

Title: 86S3993 6string
Post by: David Houck on November 11, 2006, 02:48:17 PM

Well, it's not exactly signature since it looks like it has two volumes and a pickup selector switch.  The control layout looks similar to the Series I layout.  The 5-pin connector looks to me like it's only being used for signal and not power; i.e. you could switch between this bass and a Series bass and not have to change cables, but this bass would still be using battery power.  That's my guess anyway.

Title: 86S3993 6string
Post by: to_81_0190 on November 12, 2006, 03:04:09 PM

'room 037' told to me, this circuit looks like almost anniversary circuit.
 
5pin connector being used for not only signal but power.
Only +18v output from DS-5 being used. +18v is downed to +9v in cavity.

Title: 86S3993 6string
Post by: mica on November 17, 2006, 11:28:34 AM

Please post the pictures again if you have a chance. There was a possible server error when you originally posted, and the images were not saved.

Title: 86S3993 6string
Post by: to_81_0190 on November 17, 2006, 02:43:46 PM

Mica: OK,I post again.  
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/33482.jpg)
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/33483.jpg)
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/33484.jpg)
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/33485.jpg)

Title: 86S3993 6string
Post by: to_81_0190 on November 17, 2006, 04:35:46 PM

There was a reply to the serial number request. Build record with a circuit diagram is here (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=6169)
 
(Message edited by to 81 0190 on November 17, 2006)

Title: 86S3993 6string
Post by: David Houck on November 17, 2006, 06:59:01 PM

Cool!