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Connecting => Introductions => Topic started by: matthijs on February 08, 2005, 06:20:37 AM

Title: New Dutch member
Post by: matthijs on February 08, 2005, 06:20:37 AM: I bought my first ever Alembic yesterday. I have been looking for a bass to make the step up from my current OLP musicman copy and stumbled across an Essence 4-string in a dutch auction site.

I just had to bid on it. A (extremely surprising to me) I won the bidding

So now I (a poor student) am feeling like a king, having just stepped WAY up. The bass is quite stock, built in '91, with mahogany body and walnut top and it sings...

I think I'm in love... (which is hard because it is at the guitar shop to get set up right now )
Title: New Dutch member
Post by: palembic on February 08, 2005, 06:29:07 AM: Matthijs ...SCHITTEREND GEDAAN JOCHIE!
Welcome to this club of lowso addicts.
And ...honestly ...there is no such thing as a stock Alembic ...wait ...you'll see!

Paul the bad one
Title: New Dutch member
Post by: David Houck on February 08, 2005, 06:37:10 AM: Congrats and welcome!
Title: New Dutch member
Post by: the_mule on February 08, 2005, 09:51:47 AM: Hoi Matthijs, welkom bij de Club! I've seen a picture of your bass on 'Marktplaats', very nice indeed! There's nothing like walnut, surely my favourite wood. If you post the serial# in a thread called 'info request' or something in one of the first two forum sections, Mica or Val can provide you with the building details of your bass. Please post some pictures when she's in your hands. Enjoy!

Wilfred
Title: New Dutch member
Post by: richbass939 on February 08, 2005, 01:45:39 PM: Welcome to the club and congrats on your Essence. Don't be shy about pictures. We love seeing them.
Rich
Title: New Dutch member
Post by: matthijs on February 08, 2005, 02:21:46 PM: Thanks for the warm welcome, I'll be sure to make a thread once I get the bass (and the serial# :D)back.

Alright, here's some pictures I shot last night under less than perfect lighting conditions with a less than perfect camera. (this has been a Disclaimer(tm) )
Title: New Dutch member
Post by: dadabass2001 on February 08, 2005, 05:21:25 PM: Beautiful instrument, Matthijs! Welcome to a world of musical happiness. Many of us here adore walnut (and I'm among that group). Your Essence almost looks like it might be quilted walnut (anybody.... does that even exist?) Anyway, welcome and enjoy.
Mike
Title: New Dutch member
Post by: palembic on February 08, 2005, 08:44:40 PM: I think it's a Nephew of Bonnie: I bet it's Clarowood: the Calfornian local family od the Dark Walnut.

Paul the bad one
Title: New Dutch member
Post by: mattheus on February 08, 2005, 11:28:25 PM: Heeee Matthijs, (=Hi Matthijs)

welkom bij het cluppie (=welcome to the club)

vanaf nu zal je hele leven veranderen (=from this point your whole life will change)

? je zult nieuwe vrienden ontmoeten (=you'll meet new friends)

? je gaat meer geluk bij spelletjes hebben (=you'll have more luck when you'r playing games)

? op school gaat alles gemakkelijker (=school will be a lot easier)

? je zult veel vrouwen op jouw pad tegenkomen (=you will meet lots and lots of women...)

? je zult nooit meer alleen zijn (=you'll never be alone anymore)
Title: New Dutch member
Post by: matthijs on February 09, 2005, 02:58:55 AM: Cool

I registered my instrument through the webform, but am I supposed to get a mail back from that?
Title: New Dutch member
Post by: adriaan on February 09, 2005, 03:18:42 AM: You'll probably get a personal mail from Valentino or Mica acknowledging the registration, but it may take a few days.

Intussen van harte welkom - je bent waarschijnlijk de eerste oosterling. Echte Tukker of import? (=let's not start that big fish thing all over again)
Title: New Dutch member
Post by: matthijs on February 09, 2005, 03:51:58 AM: Enigszins import, heb grootste deel van m'n leven in Zutphen gewoond, studeer nu aan de UT (=Yeah, fish suck)
Title: New Dutch member
Post by: adriaan on February 09, 2005, 04:50:44 AM: Vissen zuigen niet, of je moet het over de dwarsgestruikte lipvis hebben. (=We covered hard and soft G in previous 'discussions' here in the Club, so would you agree that fish have a liquid sort of G?)
Title: New Dutch member
Post by: the_mule on February 09, 2005, 10:15:25 AM: Wow, what a wonderful top! There's definitely some quilting showing there. That's why I love walnut tops so much, there's so many exciting things going on under the finish and they're all unique. Two other Dutch walnut Alembics want to say hi...

Wilfred
Title: New Dutch member
Post by: rklisme on February 09, 2005, 08:28:30 PM: Matthijs

Welcome and congratulations on your new baby!

Rory
Title: New Dutch member
Post by: 1stbass on February 10, 2005, 03:10:18 AM: hello Matthijs,

sweet bass, play it in good health.

doug
Title: New Dutch member
Post by: matthijs on February 10, 2005, 03:53:13 AM: Thanks for the good wishes. I just got it back from the guitar shop alls polished and oiled and straightened and it's simply amazing. I'll try to get some daylight shots in the showcase area, but with extremely grey, windy and rainy weather right now that may be a few days
Title: New Dutch member
Post by: the_mule on February 12, 2005, 11:44:38 PM: Matthijs, don't forget to eat and sleep every now and then!

Wilfred
Title: New Dutch member
Post by: 275hz on February 15, 2005, 05:16:22 PM: Great bass, greater pictures, you don't give yourself enough credit..
Title: New Dutch member
Post by: elzie on February 15, 2005, 05:30:54 PM: Welcome to the club Matthijs!

That sure is a good looking bass. I'm sure it sounds fantastic. With the mahogany body, does it have a deep,low,heavy sound? Does that wood make the bass heavy to play for a long time?

Paul TGO

(Message edited by elzie on February 15, 2005)
Title: New Dutch member
Post by: matthijs on February 18, 2005, 01:36:12 AM: The sound is an excellent mix of low end and very defined mid/high. Not overly low, no. It's actually quite light (realtively) because the body is quite small. My OLP Musicman copy is about the same weight, but its body is much larger.