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Title: My first Alembic...nearly two years later
Post by: synapticgroove on March 25, 2015, 06:17:42 AM

Ok guys, I registered on here shortly after I picked up my very first Alembic back in October 2013, but a bug in the board screwed up my account, so I've re-registered and thought I'd share this interesting story with you.  
 
I've played bass for the last twenty years and for half of that, I was a dedicated Warwick guy (Corvette, Dolphin Pro I).  The 'growl' was great but the weight of the bubinga babies, I never much cared for!  Having grown up on Zeppelin, I knew that Alembic was the Cadillac of basses, but, living in the mid-west, I never had a chance to see one, much less try one out.  All of that changed when the better half and I were in an antique shop in Norman, Oklahoma, perusing the aisles when I came across.....a 1994 Epic hanging on the wall behind a secretary.  I couldn't believe it!  An Alembic, right there in the flesh!!! Needless to say, my wife probably thought I was Rainman with a lottery ticket or something, because I scrambled, spiderman style, behind that furniture and snatched that bass like there was no tomorrow!  She was in good shape, but a little dusty (the bass) and it was though I had just stumbled upon the obelisk in '2001: a space odyssey'.  Once I picked my jaw up off the floor, I collected myself and strummed across the neglected strings...even with dust and the remnants of players past, I could tell this bass was special.  Long story short, I bought her on the spot, took her home, cleaned and set her up and she's been my main bass since then!   I consider myself beyond lucky and will definitely add more Alembics to the stable as time goes on.  Here's what she sounds like, straight in:
 
https://soundcloud.com/elasticjuly (https://soundcloud.com/elasticjuly)
 
And here's a picture of her with a friend, last month:
 
 
 
 
Thank you for letting me be a part of this amazingly stellar group of musicians!

Title: My first Alembic...nearly two years later
Post by: tbrannon on March 25, 2015, 09:14:29 AM

Beautiful looking Epic- love that top!

Title: My first Alembic...nearly two years later
Post by: edwardofhuncote on March 26, 2015, 06:14:57 AM

(belated) Congratulations & Compliments. Cool story too...

Title: My first Alembic...nearly two years later
Post by: 5a_quilt_top on March 26, 2015, 11:59:39 AM

...will definitely add more Alembics to the stable as time goes on...
 
Spoken like a veteran member - well done.
 
As such, you're off to a great start. Welcome, and keep us posted on your progress - !