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Alembic Guitars Club
Re: 1978 Double Neck
garyhead - Today at 11:34:48 AM - Greetings. Sorry for resurrecting a 21 Year Old thread on a 47 y...
Re: Optima 24K Bass Strings?
BeenDown139 - February 25, 2026, 01:09:16 PM - slightly deviating...in the early 2000's i ownd a steinberger XL-2...
Re: Optima 24K Bass Strings?
jazzyvee - February 25, 2026, 10:11:38 AM - I'll be watching this thread as I have been considering trying the...
Re: Optima 24K Bass Strings?
dinan - February 25, 2026, 10:07:38 AM - Quote from: lbpesq on February 25, 2026, 09:06:06 AMFWIW, I often use ...
Re: Optima 24K Bass Strings?
dinan - February 25, 2026, 10:06:52 AM - Quote from: senmen on February 25, 2026, 03:12:35 AMHi Carl,I used the...
Re: Optima 24K Bass Strings?
lbpesq - February 25, 2026, 09:06:06 AM - FWIW, I often use Optima Gold and Optima Maxiflex Gold guitar strings....
Re: Optima 24K Bass Strings?
senmen - February 25, 2026, 03:12:35 AM - Hi Carl,I used them for quite some time with my former WHO tribute ban...
Optima 24K Bass Strings?
dinan - February 24, 2026, 08:13:42 PM - Has anyone used any of the German Optima 24K plated bass strings? If s...
Owning an AlembicTroubleshooting
Re: Epic jack
Pasi - February 26, 2026, 09:40:14 PM - Hi, trying with differend cable worked a little bit. It doesnt fall by...
Re: Epic jack
mica - February 26, 2026, 07:42:57 AM - It won't help your jack but to make sure the replacement one doesn...
Re: Epic jack
Pasi - February 26, 2026, 12:38:04 AM - Thanks for the info! It didnt occur to me that the cable could be diff...
Re: Epic jack
mica - February 25, 2026, 06:48:55 PM - And a regular stereo jack will not work in this application. Make sure...
Re: Epic jack
cntrabssn - February 25, 2026, 06:13:31 PM - Quote from: edwardofhuncote on February 25, 2026, 01:23:52 PMI can'...
Re: Epic jack
edwardofhuncote - February 25, 2026, 01:23:52 PM - I can't find the location anymore, but the correct replacement jac...
Epic jack
Pasi - February 25, 2026, 04:03:49 AM - Hi, Can the jack be replaced with standard stereo jack? My guitar cabl...
Re: Back plate shorting
edwardofhuncote - Today at 10:55:40 AM - Interesting. I just wonder what could've changed the tolerances?&n...
Re: Back plate shorting
rv_bass - Today at 10:14:10 AM - Thanks, Greg, I tried all that. Putting the plastic Teflon sheet in be...
Re: Back plate shorting
edwardofhuncote - Today at 08:28:28 AM - Just a thought; is the preamp board secured snug to the backplate? If ...
Re: Back plate shorting
rv_bass - Today at 05:27:59 AM - I put a thin piece of plastic sheet between the PF6 board and inside c...
Re: Back plate shorting
rv_bass - Today at 03:19:27 AM - Thanks for the suggestion, Jimmy. It happens with and without the scre...
Re: Back plate shorting
JimmyJ - Yesterday at 08:08:26 PM - Look closely at where the backplate mounting screws pass through into ...
Back plate shorting
rv_bass - Yesterday at 07:01:30 PM - The back plate on my Series bass seems to be shorting out the bridge p...ShowcaseArtists and Their Alembics
Re: John Mc Vie
rv_bass - February 23, 2026, 05:21:37 PM - I can’t see the extra photos that you mentioned on the website, but th...
Re: John Mc Vie
edwardofhuncote - February 23, 2026, 06:05:10 AM - Just looking at the pictures of this bass again, and noticed another d...
Swap Shop and Wish Lists
Seen on craigslist, eBay, and elsewhere
Re: 1982 Distillate (Ebay Auction)
gearhed289 - February 22, 2026, 08:39:37 AM - Glad that all worked out! I love Distillates. My first Alembic was a l...
Re: 1982 Distillate (Ebay Auction)
edwardofhuncote - February 22, 2026, 07:55:06 AM - Ha! 😆Only in a very roundabout way... Rob sent me a set of Nov...
Re: 1982 Distillate (Ebay Auction)
rv_bass - February 22, 2026, 07:06:06 AM - I should note that those AXY pickups came to me from Greg, which is on...
Re: 1982 Distillate (Ebay Auction)
rv_bass - February 22, 2026, 03:56:19 AM - Nice work, Trevor, beautiful bass, sounds great, I’m glad it worked ou...
Re: Ricky Lightshow on CL in Oregon
gtrguy - February 23, 2026, 01:22:42 PM - I have played a Bond Electraglide and was not impressed with the sound...
Re: Ricky Lightshow on CL in Oregon
cozmik_cowboy - February 22, 2026, 11:13:16 AM - Quote from: garyhead on February 15, 2026, 12:24:40 PM Did the Ricks f...
Re: Ricky Lightshow on CL in Oregon
rv_bass - February 22, 2026, 10:41:44 AM - Kind of like Mike Gordon’s bass https://www.premierguitar.com/artists/...
Re: Another rather nice Fernandes
flavofive - February 22, 2026, 10:12:05 AM - Nice! Looks like it's in really good shape, and even include...
Another rather nice Fernandes
Quasar1 - February 22, 2026, 03:04:50 AM - In case anyone is interested https://www.bassic.de/kleinanzeigen...
Re: Mark King on Reverb
drewtaylor3187 - February 25, 2026, 09:34:53 AM - Clicking on the profile leads to a page that says "Account Disabl...
Re: Mark King on Reverb
KR - February 24, 2026, 07:49:29 PM - Scammed from an ebay auction. https://www.ebay.com/itm/186846023361
Mark King on Reverb
honkylips - February 24, 2026, 06:00:57 PM - https://reverb.com/item/94652258-alembic-2021-2021?bk=I don’t need thi...Swap Shop and Wish ListsFor Sale & Trade
Re: [SOLD] Alembic Dragon Wing Deluxe • Quilted Maple
dinan - February 23, 2026, 04:27:23 PM - Quote from: garyhead on February 22, 2026, 11:42:43 AMThat is a very c...
Re: [SOLD] Alembic Dragon Wing Deluxe • Quilted Maple
garyhead - February 22, 2026, 11:42:43 AM - That is a very cool story. I wish all the stories were complete for Go...
Re: Alembic Orion Baritone FS/FT
Rlbennet5 - February 26, 2026, 07:13:34 PM - Lets get this moved! Never play it and want a standard scale I will pl...
Re: F1-X for sale
gtrguy - February 25, 2026, 10:26:50 AM - Yes, prices do seem to be lower these days. Guitar Center has a used r...
Re: F1-X for sale
garyhead - February 24, 2026, 03:56:22 PM - Good luck with the sales of your preamps. Unfortunately, FX-1’s here i...
Re: F1-X for sale
pauldo - February 24, 2026, 02:15:50 PM - Chalie!Good to hear from you, hope all is well.Good luck with your sal...
F1-X for sale
charles_holmes - February 24, 2026, 11:22:10 AM - Hello everyone,I have 2 F1-X's for sale in beautiful condition, al...
Re: FS: Custom 4 Black Spoiler Shape
jazzyvee - February 25, 2026, 10:17:12 AM - Just the kind of bass for FC Bass.
FS: Custom 4 Black Spoiler Shape
hg30904 - February 25, 2026, 06:23:16 AM - Hi All,I'm putting out a feeler to see if anyone here in the club ...
Re: WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO NOW?
cozmik_cowboy - February 24, 2026, 10:36:36 PM - Quote from: pauldo on February 24, 2026, 05:45:49 PMThanks Dave. ...
Re: WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO NOW?
cozmik_cowboy - February 24, 2026, 10:26:16 PM - Quote from: rv_bass on February 24, 2026, 04:49:40 PMI happened to com...
Re: WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO NOW?
pauldo - February 24, 2026, 05:45:49 PM - Thanks Dave. I haven’t heard that version before… epic.Somewhat ...
Re: WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO NOW?
rv_bass - February 24, 2026, 04:49:40 PM - I happened to come across this, it’s pretty cool//www.youtube.com/watc...
Re: WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO NOW?
David Houck - February 24, 2026, 12:55:07 PM - The Brothers - 03/10/20 - Madison Square Garden - Nugs - "Dreams&...
Re: WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO NOW?
peoplechipper - February 22, 2026, 08:39:00 PM - Prog Rock Girl is a reworking of The Dead Milkmen's 'punk rock...
Re: WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO NOW?
pauldo - February 22, 2026, 05:24:49 PM - Manring, improvision.//www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTbc1qnLxog
Re: WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO NOW?
cozmik_cowboy - February 22, 2026, 09:20:07 AM - Quote from: gearhed289 on February 22, 2026, 08:10:40 AMI got a good c...
Re: WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO NOW?
gearhed289 - February 22, 2026, 08:10:40 AM - Quote from: garyhead on February 21, 2026, 11:14:57 AMTony Levin poste...
Re: Scenery
sonicus - February 27, 2026, 05:14:48 PM - In the 1990s, I was fortunate to have participated in a Bass Clinic of...
Re: Scenery
cozmik_cowboy - February 23, 2026, 09:26:05 AM - Late February, and we haven't gotten 6" total.........Lots of...
Re: Scenery
edwardofhuncote - February 23, 2026, 07:56:28 AM - Man, I am so done with this Winter. It's cold as dammit here and t...
Re: How About a Humor Thread?
peoplechipper - February 27, 2026, 08:18:50 PM - I think the vast majority would still be able to figure the clock, as ...
Re: Worth noting
cozmik_cowboy - Yesterday at 04:31:24 PM - John Fahey (1939)Joe South (1940)Brian Jones (1942)Peter
Re: Worth noting
cozmik_cowboy - February 27, 2026, 09:55:34 PM - OK, I'm back on; maybe it'll not go all error message when I c...
Re: Worth noting
cozmik_cowboy - February 25, 2026, 08:15:54 AM - Faron Young (1932)George (1943)Peter
Re: Worth noting
cozmik_cowboy - February 23, 2026, 09:38:49 AM - Johnny Winter (1944)Rusty Young (1946)Brad Whitford (1952)Peter
Re: I dug this amp.
cozmik_cowboy - February 24, 2026, 03:36:51 PM - Quote from: David Houck on February 24, 2026, 09:35:27 AMQuote from: c...
Re: I dug this amp.
David Houck - February 24, 2026, 09:35:27 AM - Quote from: cozmik_cowboy on February 23, 2026, 08:44:49 AMHaving been...
Re: I dug this amp.
BeenDown139 - February 24, 2026, 08:08:20 AM - Quotehink this was one of their main selling points early on in that y...
Re: I dug this amp.
keith_h - February 24, 2026, 05:23:40 AM - Quote from: edwardofhuncote on February 23, 2026, 04:46:58 PMQuote fro...
Re: I dug this amp.
edwardofhuncote - February 23, 2026, 04:46:58 PM - Quote from: keith_h on February 23, 2026, 03:40:00 PMQuote from: edwar...
Re: I dug this amp.
DistillaMatto - February 23, 2026, 04:03:58 PM - Quote from: cozmik_cowboy on February 23, 2026, 08:44:49 AMHaving been...
Re: I dug this amp.
keith_h - February 23, 2026, 03:40:00 PM - Quote from: edwardofhuncote on February 23, 2026, 06:50:39 AMWhat does...
Re: I dug this amp.
BeenDown139 - February 23, 2026, 10:25:31 AM - i have two of those in my stage rig (the bottom cab is separately powe...
Re: I dug this amp.
cozmik_cowboy - February 23, 2026, 08:44:49 AM - Having been paying close attention to bass players and their tone sinc...
Re: I dug this amp.
edwardofhuncote - February 23, 2026, 06:50:39 AM - What does 'old school' do? (I'm imagining a number of ways...
I dug this amp.
DistillaMatto - February 23, 2026, 06:08:23 AM - This amp was in the rental studio last night and I really liked the so...
Re: Anyone Else Having Issues With The Website This Week?
garyhead - Today at 11:40:58 AM - Ahhh....Sunday morning and all is well at the Alembic Club. Than...
Re: Anyone Else Having Issues With The Website This Week?
mica - February 27, 2026, 02:56:26 PM - Hopefully our guy will have this sorted by early next week. We're ...
Re: Anyone Else Having Issues With The Website This Week?
keith_h - February 27, 2026, 12:19:45 PM - I have been having trouble as well. Most of my time appears to be spen...
Re: Anyone Else Having Issues With The Website This Week?
BeenDown139 - February 26, 2026, 05:12:02 PM - been having trouble accessing the site for the last two weeks or so.&n...
Re: Anyone Else Having Issues With The Website This Week?
pauldo - February 26, 2026, 02:34:10 PM - Thanks Adriaan.Just today there has been Epically slow load times, not...
Re: Anyone Else Having Issues With The Website This Week?
adriaan - February 26, 2026, 01:54:47 PM - We're working on it, things should improve over the next few days.
Re: Anyone Else Having Issues With The Website This Week?
lbpesq - February 26, 2026, 12:49:26 PM - Same here. At times the club site won’t open. ...
Anyone Else Having Issues With The Website This Week?
garyhead - February 26, 2026, 10:00:12 AM - Almost impossible on my laptop using Firefox. VERY slow with Saf...
Re: Little Plug for Independent Music Stores
cozmik_cowboy - Today at 12:14:55 PM - In my teens it was Steed Music in Zanesville, OH. I recall being...
Re: Little Plug for Independent Music Stores
JimmyJ - Today at 11:18:30 AM - I guess they were all small independent shops back in the day ... but ...
Re: Little Plug for Independent Music Stores
cozmik_cowboy - Today at 08:51:08 AM - I love my locally-owned shop (the legendary Ax-In-Hand), even if they ...
Re: Little Plug for Independent Music Stores
rv_bass - Today at 07:47:44 AM - Local music shops are great, a throwback to a different time
Little Plug for Independent Music Stores
edwardofhuncote - Today at 05:49:48 AM - I was in Northern Virginia yesterday to meet a guy and let him try out...