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Alembic products => Showcase => Classico Upright Basses => Topic started by: mica on February 02, 2007, 04:59:32 PM

Title: Classico 5-string
Post by: mica on February 02, 2007, 04:59:32 PM

This is the Classico we have in our showroom right now. It's a yummy Quilted Maple top with Pau Ferro fittings:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/35874.jpg)
  The bridge looks pretty cool too:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/35875.jpg)

Title: Classico 5-string
Post by: southpaw on February 02, 2007, 07:32:26 PM

The first Classico Showroom picture and it's a 5 string too!  That is beautiful, now if I only could play upright... Thanks Mica.

Title: Classico 5-string
Post by: the_8_string_king on February 02, 2007, 09:11:29 PM

WOW!!!

Title: Classico 5-string
Post by: lbpesq on February 03, 2007, 10:36:40 AM

You are observing a picture of my almost-12-year-old's favorite reason to visit Alembic ... the Space Invaders arcade game in the background!  This Classico does look amazing in the flesh (in the wood?)
 
Bill, tgo

Title: Classico 5-string
Post by: paulman on February 05, 2007, 07:46:00 AM

That makes me want to learn to play upright bass.  Very nice, and thank you Mica!

Title: Classico 5-string
Post by: flaxattack on February 06, 2007, 09:08:52 PM

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/35977.jpg)
yes===== i have touched this bass....
hmmhmmm good

Title: Classico 5-string
Post by: jacko on February 07, 2007, 04:19:51 AM

Nice 'T' jeff ;-)
 
Graeme

Title: Classico 5-string
Post by: jazzyvee on February 07, 2007, 11:10:53 AM

Mica, do you know if Stanley has a classico, or does he stick to the acoustic double bass?
 
Has he played one?, what does he think?
 
Jazzyvee

Title: Classico 5-string
Post by: mica on February 07, 2007, 11:23:35 AM

The Classico is modelled off of Stanley's personal upright bass. He hasn't however purchased one.

Title: Classico 5-string
Post by: flaxattack on February 07, 2007, 07:27:19 PM

i now have one of my own mica
gino's 4 string is now mine

Title: Classico 5-string
Post by: jacko on February 08, 2007, 01:05:24 AM

Congrats jeff. Do I need to say 'Pictures'?
 
Graeme

Title: Classico 5-string
Post by: lbpesq on February 08, 2007, 07:22:35 AM

Hey Flax, congrats  - you gonna send it back to the mothership for some inlay work?  hehehehehehe
 
Bill, tgo

Title: Classico 5-string
Post by: flaxattack on February 08, 2007, 07:48:05 PM

wouldnt mind some fret dots..... bill
gonna try fretex and see if they have been able to come up with something. i asked about a year ago when i got the ns c5rm and they had tooling issues
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got some feedback from the seller and this was confirmed by mica
the bass was sent back to alembic and ron tweaked it. according to mica it may just be the best sounding classico they ever made and has been the benchmark soundwise for all future classico's
as soon as i said- i have gino's bass- she starting telling me this

Title: Classico 5-string
Post by: the_8_string_king on February 08, 2007, 07:59:58 PM

Wow, congrats, Flax, that's REALLY cool!!!
 
Yowza, you're getting QUITE an arsonal there!

Title: Classico 5-string
Post by: flaxattack on February 08, 2007, 10:22:10 PM

and one more alembic on order norm

Title: Classico 5-string
Post by: tbrannon on February 09, 2007, 12:09:14 AM

Flax-
 
What's on order?  Direwolf, the Scooter Tribute, a Classico and.....?

Title: Classico 5-string
Post by: flaxattack on February 09, 2007, 09:39:53 AM

scarlet.... thats all i can say for now

Title: Classico 5-string
Post by: keith_h on February 09, 2007, 03:18:07 PM

Sounds like shades of Gone With the Wind.  
SCARLETT:  
Rhett! If you go, where shall I go? What shall I do?
 
RHETT:  
Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn.  
 
LOL
 
Keith

Title: Classico 5-string
Post by: inthelows on February 09, 2007, 03:25:15 PM

Now that I've had the chance to see it. Like WOW man! Time for a scooby snack! Dire wolf shirt? and classico. Marvelous combo Flax.
Truely humbled.
Congrats
NLP

Title: Classico 5-string
Post by: tom_z on February 09, 2007, 07:35:58 PM

hmmm . . . I'm wondering if it's more like Scarlet, as in Begonias . . .

Title: Classico 5-string
Post by: lbpesq on February 09, 2007, 08:52:37 PM

Ain't often right, but I've never been wrong...
 
Bill, tgo

Title: Classico 5-string
Post by: the_8_string_king on February 09, 2007, 09:01:13 PM

Maybe it'll be Scarlet as in Burl Redwood... check out this AWESOME Balance K:
 
http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/34682.html?1168461535 (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=7608)
 
It speaks for itself.
 
Maybe something like that with a Red Mahogany body, alternating Ebony & Maple pinstripes, and alternating Ebony and Vermillion neck laminates with maybe two Rock Maple racing stripes!
 
That would be an awesome Scarlet bass!
 
Man, if I wasn't getting Coco Bolo for my new monster, I'd be getting this!!!
 
Mind-blowing...

Title: Classico 5-string
Post by: flaxattack on February 10, 2007, 05:36:49 AM

patience lads.....
sometimes you just get shown the light.....

Title: Classico 5-string
Post by: olieoliver on February 10, 2007, 05:55:21 AM

Bill, if I ever need an attorney I'm calling you.

Title: Classico 5-string
Post by: lbpesq on February 10, 2007, 09:10:05 AM

Flax:
 
   I know, without asking, it will be into the blues.
 
 
Olie:
 
  I have a minimum 2 Alembic retainer!  hehehehe
 
Bill, tgo

Title: Classico 5-string
Post by: olieoliver on February 10, 2007, 03:48:04 PM

Alembic retainer? HMMMM mine all have straight teeth.

Title: Classico 5-string
Post by: flaxattack on February 12, 2007, 06:57:50 AM

picked this bad boy up saturday. will post some photos shortly
if anyone can give me some insight on what strings alembic supplies or what strings you use- much appreciated
looks like TI's are on there now- purple wraps
the bass was originally owned by phil baker of gino vanelli's band- but we were unable to find any photos of him playing it
the hard travel case is the size of a coffin- literally

Title: Classico 5-string
Post by: mica on February 12, 2007, 10:46:46 AM

We supply with Thomastik Spiro Cores on new Classicos, they have red silks.

Title: Classico 5-string
Post by: flaxattack on February 12, 2007, 07:32:35 PM

thanks mica
got them ordered
i also owe you a set of chromes for new project
i ran out and will have them shipped to your attention

Title: Classico 5-string
Post by: flaxattack on February 12, 2007, 08:25:43 PM

now i am strictly a pizzicato guy
and of course i wonder how someone would spend this kind of money on a bow
but i bet some have paid more....
http://shop1.mailordercentral.com/lemurmusic/prodinfo.asp?number=AB528G (http://shop1.mailordercentral.com/lemurmusic/prodinfo.asp?number=AB528G)
i got a dr cousin of mine that plays violin as a hobby. chamber music - that sort of thing
liked the 500k violin over the 750k one.

Title: Classico 5-string
Post by: flaxattack on October 28, 2007, 04:30:30 PM

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/45375.jpg)
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/45376.jpg)
 for sale  (Message edited by davehouck on October 28, 2007)

Title: Classico 5-string
Post by: dtrice on October 29, 2007, 11:28:58 AM

That bass really makes me want to buy an upright.

Title: Classico 5-string
Post by: flaxattack on October 29, 2007, 04:45:50 PM

its for sale
see the for sale thread

Title: Classico 5-string
Post by: chalieholmes on December 25, 2009, 07:18:46 PM

I can play that bitch! I just unoficially auditioned for an 80's rock band at a jazz gig I booked this past Wednesday. I was playing my upright soloing over  some Vince Guarldi (sp) stuff. And the guys that were watching that play in the rock band were impressed!I got the gig! Ha Ha! I can't find my camera to take photos of my Double bass, and my two other basses that I had converted to stereo (5 pin jack too to switch between my Distillate, Sheckter 4 string piccolo, and Wittman 5 string. Grrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!

Title: Classico 5-string
Post by: wishbass on January 19, 2012, 06:16:09 PM

What a beautiful bass.Haven't played upright in years,but it makes me want to.