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Alembic Guitars Club
Re: Superfilter Pedal Lives!
contranate - October 01, 2025, 07:34:01 AM - Hello all!I'm super interested in this pedal, but there is only th...
Re: Superfilter Pedal Lives!
sonicus - September 30, 2025, 11:24:41 AM - Thanks, Mica, I look forward to taking them to gigs and showing my mus...
Re: Superfilter Pedal Lives!
mica - September 30, 2025, 08:39:16 AM - I have Paul's ready. Will need to check when yours are up. Dad is ...
Re: NBD - '84 Spoiler
edwardofhuncote - September 29, 2025, 10:18:19 PM - Work order numbers, I think... here's one of mine. *and yeah, Fat ...
Re: NBD - '84 Spoiler
sonicus - September 29, 2025, 03:34:26 PM - I have a three pickup bass concept in mind that will utilize A FAT BOY...
Re: NBD - '84 Spoiler
gearhed289 - September 29, 2025, 12:04:18 PM - Well I finally bit the bullet and bought myself a FatBoy for this bass...
Re: Talking about bridge spacing
goran - October 03, 2025, 04:28:32 AM - Oh now I get it, wow this is really something to think about, but yea ...
Re: Talking about bridge spacing
mica - October 02, 2025, 02:32:26 PM - This is much easier to talk about than to type about. Let me show some...
Re: Talking about bridge spacing
adriaan - October 02, 2025, 02:23:14 PM - Quote from: goran on October 02, 2025, 08:36:29 AMWhat is the differen...
Re: Talking about bridge spacing
JimmyJ - October 02, 2025, 11:50:25 AM - The difference is VERY subtle, like 1/2 a string width! In other...
Re: Talking about bridge spacing
goran - October 02, 2025, 08:36:29 AM - What is the difference, forgive my newbie question, but what is the di...
Re: Talking about bridge spacing
cntrabssn - September 29, 2025, 10:55:02 PM - The basses I have that meet the build date requirement are:Comfort 4Co...
Re: Talking about bridge spacing
FC Bass - September 29, 2025, 02:48:22 PM - No such thing as non-Alembic basses in my life... It would be ...
Re: Talking about bridge spacing
mica - September 29, 2025, 01:40:16 PM - Flip, can you compare the bridge spacing on your basses to non-A...
Re: Talking about bridge spacing
FC Bass - September 29, 2025, 12:30:00 PM - The difference is a bit too subtle for me :-) However... When I record...
Re: Talking about bridge spacing
chrisalembic - September 28, 2025, 10:10:38 AM - I owned a black Europa Comfort taper 5 for a while and it was made som...
Re: Talking about bridge spacing
BeenDown139 - September 28, 2025, 08:55:32 AM - i'm not sure i did this correctly, lmk if i'm in left field.&n...
Re: Talking about bridge spacing
keith_h - September 28, 2025, 06:33:35 AM - I can't equate feel to an actual measurement but can give a compar...
MOVED: Activator PJ wiring and restoring
adriaan - October 02, 2025, 02:09:13 PM - This topic has been moved to Troubleshooting.https://club.alembicguita...
Re: Restocking Tshirts
mica - October 02, 2025, 05:35:24 PM - The shirts have always been the same - Hanes Beefy T. The different pr...
Re: Restocking Tshirts
FC Bass - October 02, 2025, 04:00:05 PM - Still waiting for my Darkness long sleeve and think I also need a Dark...
Restocking Tshirts
mica - October 02, 2025, 03:24:17 PM - We're restocking the hats and t-shirts. Wondering if you'd lik...
Owning an AlembicTroubleshooting
Re: Tarnishing and electronics - 77 Series 1 Guitar
gtrguy - October 03, 2025, 09:38:23 AM - I would initially pull the main wire connector and re-seat it. Also do...
Re: Weird horrible sound with Series II electronics and IN-2
BeenDown139 - October 02, 2025, 03:43:05 PM - in my tech days that solution was referred to as the laying on of hand...
Re: Weird horrible sound with Series II electronics and IN-2
edwin - October 02, 2025, 01:54:28 PM - It was like pink noise, except darker. Definitely not an oscillation.S...
Re: Weird horrible sound with Series II electronics and IN-2
JimmyJ - September 30, 2025, 07:26:55 AM - Well, I guess that's good news, but not very comforting. We ...
Re: Weird horrible sound with Series II electronics and IN-2
edwin - September 29, 2025, 05:34:24 PM - Update: I cannot make it make this noise and it has performed perfectl...
Re: Ah! Another issue- SF-2
rv_bass - October 02, 2025, 01:25:15 PM - I had to do several hundred turns on a Series bass once and it worked ...
Re: Ah! Another issue- SF-2
edwin - October 02, 2025, 01:04:04 PM - Quote from: keith_h on September 30, 2025, 10:01:50 AMDoes the SF-2 ha...
Re: Ah! Another issue- SF-2
keith_h - September 30, 2025, 10:01:50 AM - Does the SF-2 have switched input/output jacks? If it does I'd get...
Re: Ah! Another issue- SF-2
mica - September 30, 2025, 08:42:27 AM - With years of parking, dad would recommend another 100 turns of exerci...
Re: Ah! Another issue- SF-2
edwin - September 29, 2025, 05:33:41 PM - Quote from: mica on September 26, 2025, 04:17:09 PMHow long is long fo...
Re: Activator PJ wiring and restoring
Marko Ursin - Yesterday at 11:03:21 PM - I’ll check that loose wire later today. I think it’s best to test the ...
Re: Activator PJ wiring and restoring
mica - Yesterday at 03:38:04 PM - You have the pickup connectors already, just someone cut them not real...
Re: Activator PJ wiring and restoring
Marko Ursin - Yesterday at 08:51:28 AM - Thanks Mica!Some more questions. What value should that replaced pot h...
Re: Activator PJ wiring and restoring
mica - October 03, 2025, 11:34:21 PM - Here's a couple of photos to get you started. The pot on the small...
Re: Activator PJ wiring and restoring
mica - October 03, 2025, 07:06:04 PM - Yeah, you can work on the decorative surface. you can test on the back...
Activator PJ wiring and restoring
Marko Ursin - October 02, 2025, 11:46:12 AM - I bought a PJ Activator set and wiring needs some advice. Where do pic...Owning an AlembicSerial Number / History Requests
Re: Alembic Stanley Clarke Standard build sheet [02SJ12718]
NolTaylorBassplayer - October 03, 2025, 11:58:17 AM - Well, a year has come and gone. Its now my main bass and I've reco...
Request info 1983 Spoiler - serial 83S2963
entrenous - October 01, 2025, 02:46:39 PM - I purchased this Spoiler bass in 1985 in unplayed condition.Could you ...
Re: Alembic Spoiler
pauldo - Yesterday at 05:08:25 AM - Graham,Congratulations! Welcome to the camp. Build request...
Alembic Spoiler
grm45 - October 03, 2025, 09:27:44 PM - Dear Alembic team,I was finally able to save up enough to get myself a...
Re: ContraNate
pauldo - September 30, 2025, 03:58:44 PM - Happy to hear about your affinity for Watt, D. Boone and Hurley...
Re: ContraNate
contranate - September 30, 2025, 02:11:43 PM - @pauldoThanks for taking the time to check out the music!That was a Wa...
Re: ContraNate
pauldo - September 30, 2025, 01:34:13 PM - Hi Nate, welcome to the camp! Contrabassoon, Contranate…. This is gett...
Re: ContraNate
contranate - September 30, 2025, 10:25:29 AM - Thanks everyone! Nice to e-meet you all!
Re: ContraNate
cntrabssn - September 29, 2025, 11:08:27 PM - Wow, another Nate has joined the club! Hearty welcome to you!-Nate (Hm...
Re: ContraNate
lbpesq - September 29, 2025, 06:57:19 PM - Well howdy Nate and welcome to the club! Lots of knowledgeable a...
ContraNate
contranate - September 29, 2025, 05:15:39 PM - Hello everyone!I'm from Palmdale, CA. I just sold my first and onl...CommunityGigs
Re: Members Live Streamed or Video'd Gig Links.
pauldo - October 03, 2025, 02:00:04 PM - Tom, please remind us as the date approaches.ThanksPaul
Re: Members Live Streamed or Video'd Gig Links.
gearhed289 - October 03, 2025, 08:14:42 AM - So I just realized I've got an actual livestream coming up. Sunday...
Re: Jazzyvee Gigs 2025
jazzyvee - Yesterday at 05:18:13 PM - Well, here's how it went down. I was originally told that there we...
Re: Jazzyvee Gigs 2025
David Houck - Yesterday at 03:49:48 PM - Quote from: jazzyvee on Yesterday at 12:00:54 PM... for aesthetic they...
Re: Jazzyvee Gigs 2025
BeenDown139 - Yesterday at 02:37:48 PM - Quote....and i can either play along with the bass on the playback or ...
Re: Jazzyvee Gigs 2025
jazzyvee - Yesterday at 12:05:54 PM - Yes chromes but they feel too tightso at somepoint I will try so...
Re: Jazzyvee Gigs 2025
jazzyvee - Yesterday at 12:00:54 PM - Just got here and it’s a large sports bar. And it’s a playback gig. Th...
Re: Jazzyvee Gigs 2025
edwardofhuncote - Yesterday at 04:26:07 AM - That sounds like a good time! As a bonus I'm betting that double P...
Re: Jazzyvee Gigs 2025
jazzyvee - Yesterday at 01:20:39 AM - Last minute call Thursday for a gig tonight with yes... another UB40 t...Swap Shop and Wish ListsSeen on craigslist, eBay, and elsewhere
Re: If graphite is your thing…
jazzyvee - October 03, 2025, 10:49:41 AM - Well they said someone is buying it, no idea if they paid any deposit ...
Re: If graphite is your thing…
JimmyJ - October 03, 2025, 06:25:52 AM - So is it still for sale? They don't understand that all the ...
Re: If graphite is your thing…
FC Bass - October 03, 2025, 04:18:30 AM - Double pot numbers:Mastervolume: 475-009Filter: 475-007CVQ: 475-008
Re: If graphite is your thing…
FC Bass - October 03, 2025, 04:12:35 AM - IIrc the master volume for Series was about $75 ten years ago. Larger ...
Re: If graphite is your thing…
jazzyvee - October 03, 2025, 12:37:01 AM - I have had contact with the shop a couple of times this week. They con...
Re: If graphite is your thing…
FC Bass - September 29, 2025, 09:21:33 AM - He has a couple for sale, not all are listed :-) I think he never list...
Re: If graphite is your thing…
cozmik_cowboy - September 29, 2025, 09:09:18 AM - Quote from: FC Bass on September 29, 2025, 05:36:06 AMIf you are in th...
Re: If graphite is your thing…
FC Bass - September 29, 2025, 05:36:06 AM - If you are in the market for a short scale Graphite bass Jazzy: I thin...
Re: If graphite is your thing…
edwardofhuncote - September 29, 2025, 04:55:55 AM - Ha! Then we are the same height, but I would never have guessed it. Ma...
Re: If graphite is your thing…
jazzyvee - September 29, 2025, 01:49:02 AM - it’s on hold for someone who is paying today. 🥳😁
Re: If graphite is your thing…
jazzyvee - September 29, 2025, 01:01:18 AM - Quote from: edwardofhuncote on September 28, 2025, 02:13:52 PMI reckon...
Re: If graphite is your thing…
mkazaria - September 28, 2025, 06:33:42 PM - Looks like there was a thumb rest removed above the hum Concealing dum...
Re: If graphite is your thing…
edwardofhuncote - September 28, 2025, 02:13:52 PM - I reckon the graphite neck beam is considerably lighter than a compara...
Re: If graphite is your thing…
jazzyvee - September 28, 2025, 01:27:40 PM - I would much prefer a short scale with a graphite neck if I had the ch...
Re: If graphite is your thing…
dela217 - September 28, 2025, 01:16:31 PM - Jazzy,I have 2 short scale Alembic basses with Graphite necks. &...
Re: If graphite is your thing…
matbard - September 28, 2025, 12:29:01 PM - Quote from: edwardofhuncote on September 28, 2025, 06:56:52 AMInterest...
Re: If graphite is your thing…
cozmik_cowboy - September 28, 2025, 10:58:26 AM - Quote from: gtrguy on September 28, 2025, 10:20:25 AM Didn't Bob W...
Re: If graphite is your thing…
gtrguy - September 28, 2025, 10:20:25 AM - I had a Modulus Blackknife Graphite neck guitar (I think I sold it to ...
Re: If graphite is your thing…
cozmik_cowboy - September 28, 2025, 09:12:07 AM - Quote from: lbpesq on September 28, 2025, 08:55:48 AMMy #1 guitar spor...
Re: If graphite is your thing…
lbpesq - September 28, 2025, 08:55:48 AM - My #1 guitar sports an old Modulus Blackknife neck, along with a Warmo...
Re: If graphite is your thing…
edwardofhuncote - September 28, 2025, 08:30:58 AM - Everything's just ^ slid up ^ three or four frets... 😊Let ...
Re: If graphite is your thing…
JimmyJ - September 28, 2025, 07:34:13 AM - Good research there Jazzy,The medium scale is a surprise to me because...
Re: If graphite is your thing…
edwardofhuncote - September 28, 2025, 06:56:52 AM - Interesting. That one immediately preceeds my other bass, 80-1684. (al...
Re: GC now has a Persuader FS.
Scarlett - Yesterday at 10:09:08 AM - I love it. Volume and filter. Perfect for P Bass stuff and road ready....
Re: GC now has a Persuader FS.
gtrguy - Yesterday at 09:44:14 AM - Hey we are not a dating app! (ha ha)
Re: GC now has a Persuader FS.
edwardofhuncote - October 03, 2025, 01:55:07 PM - Well... I just feel like being obtuse. I rather like it. A maple top o...
Re: GC now has a Persuader FS.
BeenDown139 - October 01, 2025, 02:30:28 PM - QuoteThat thing is some kinda ugly. ya kinda said what i was sorta thi...
Re: GC now has a Persuader FS.
sonofa_lembic - October 01, 2025, 10:07:20 AM - That thing is some kinda ugly.
Re: GC now has a Persuader FS.
cozmik_cowboy - September 30, 2025, 08:04:49 AM - Well, it was a GC salesman who told me "I checked the computer [l...
Re: GC now has a Persuader FS.
Scarlett - September 29, 2025, 03:46:37 PM - Maybe a Vector??Edit:Found it, knew it looked familiar. Yep, persuader...
Re: GC now has a Persuader FS.
xlrogue6 - September 29, 2025, 03:25:43 PM - Looks like GC is having their pr4oduct descriptions written by AI now.
Re: GC now has a Persuader FS.
FC Bass - September 29, 2025, 02:57:39 PM - "This high-end bass includes active electronics, two pickups, and...
GC now has a Persuader FS.
gtrguy - September 29, 2025, 02:04:03 PM - GC now has a Persuader FS.https://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/ALEMBIC/Us...
Re: '75 Series I Omega-cut
JimmyJ - October 01, 2025, 03:29:23 PM - Yes, that would work fine. It doesn't need to be anything bu...
Re: '75 Series I Omega-cut
BeenDown139 - October 01, 2025, 02:27:36 PM - Quote.....What happens if you plugged a one-button footswitch into the...
Re: '75 Series I Omega-cut
edwardofhuncote - October 01, 2025, 01:26:39 PM - Thanks Jimmy J, figured you might see and weigh-in. I guess it's j...
Re: '75 Series I Omega-cut
JimmyJ - October 01, 2025, 11:50:18 AM - Yeah, no. If you plugged the footswitch into the Treble output of the ...
Re: '75 Series I Omega-cut
edwardofhuncote - October 01, 2025, 10:28:36 AM - Quote from: jon_jackson on October 01, 2025, 10:01:52 AMI have no idea...
Re: '75 Series I Omega-cut
jon_jackson - October 01, 2025, 10:01:52 AM - I have no idea why the 1975 S1 has a footswitch included in the photo ...
Re: '75 Series I Omega-cut
DistillaMatto - October 01, 2025, 06:16:39 AM - My dad's house was blocks away from there. I popped in there a few...
Re: '75 Series I Omega-cut
edwardofhuncote - October 01, 2025, 05:21:28 AM - While shopping there, if you feel like dropping a quarter-Mil on somet...
'75 Series I Omega-cut
edwardofhuncote - October 01, 2025, 05:15:26 AM - Bernunzio's usually has some pretty cool old banjos... this looks ...Swap Shop and Wish ListsFor Sale & Trade
1996 Rogue 6 For Trade
Freebairn.eli - October 02, 2025, 02:29:17 PM - Hey all!I received this 1996 Alembic Rogue 6 string in trade last year...Swap Shop and Wish ListsWanted & Wishing
spyder sylb4 Entwistle Bass
dandepalma - September 28, 2025, 05:41:45 PM - HiLooking to purchase or trade for one of these. Let me know if ...
Re: WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO NOW?
Quasar1 - Yesterday at 05:05:56 PM - Quote from: David Houck on Yesterday at 03:31:20 PMAntoine Boyer - Ove...
Re: WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO NOW?
David Houck - Yesterday at 03:31:20 PM - Antoine Boyer - Overjoyed (Stevie Wonder)//www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kjp...
Re: WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO NOW?
David Houck - Yesterday at 09:15:01 AM - Quote from: Quasar1 on October 02, 2025, 10:26:36 AMA little lunch tim...
Re: WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO NOW?
edwardofhuncote - October 03, 2025, 05:25:57 AM - I need me a gig like ^that guy^ has...
Re: WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO NOW?
cozmik_cowboy - October 02, 2025, 09:40:51 PM - Redd & Bill: //www.youtube.com/watch?v=s58sJ4hlBZUPete...
Re: WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO NOW?
Quasar1 - October 02, 2025, 10:26:36 AM - A little lunch time boogie, delectable Hammond, shades of Rod Ar...
Re: WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO NOW?
DistillaMatto - October 02, 2025, 04:05:47 AM - Early Alembic in action.//www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1Do_YReZr4
Re: WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO NOW?
edwardofhuncote - October 01, 2025, 03:50:49 AM - Vince Gill and John McEuen introduced some ladies at IBMA Awards Show ...
Re: WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO NOW?
edwardofhuncote - October 01, 2025, 03:20:01 AM - Quote from: cozmik_cowboy on September 30, 2025, 08:49:07 PM Lachy Dol...
Re: WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO NOW?
cozmik_cowboy - September 30, 2025, 08:49:07 PM - Lachy Doley: //www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUDUCTsXPiEPeter
Re: WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO NOW?
cozmik_cowboy - September 29, 2025, 08:54:16 PM - D.K. Harrell: //www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKpTBhKYJgcPeter
Re: WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO NOW?
David Houck - September 29, 2025, 11:35:14 AM - I saw Jerry Douglas in 1984 or 1985 when he was a member of The Whites...
Re: WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO NOW?
DistillaMatto - September 29, 2025, 06:56:41 AM - And know for some popping.//www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cmYTyQ6Ku8
Re: WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO NOW?
edwardofhuncote - September 29, 2025, 05:41:57 AM - The whole damn thing is a time warp to me. I can only image what it...
Re: WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO NOW?
cozmik_cowboy - September 28, 2025, 01:29:47 PM - Quote from: edwardofhuncote on September 28, 2025, 01:18:06 PM the pun...
Re: WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO NOW?
edwardofhuncote - September 28, 2025, 01:18:06 PM - Alison Krauss & Union Station played a make-up show in Decatur, Il...
Re: WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO NOW?
David Houck - September 28, 2025, 11:02:13 AM - Quote from: edwardofhuncote on September 28, 2025, 06:51:48 AMThat'...
Re: WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO NOW?
edwardofhuncote - September 28, 2025, 06:51:48 AM - Quote from: David Houck on September 27, 2025, 08:06:20 PMMartin OM Mi...
Re: How About a Humor Thread?
pauldo - Yesterday at 08:13:21 AM - Gregory,That was great. In-Fisherman was THE show for details an...
Re: How About a Humor Thread?
edwardofhuncote - Yesterday at 05:54:36 AM - Well I'll be dipped in 💩...//www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzR0N...
Re: How About a Humor Thread?
pauldo - Yesterday at 05:10:29 AM - Bill Dance! Used to watch him a lot decades ago, he’s a hoot.
Re: How About a Humor Thread?
edwardofhuncote - Yesterday at 04:10:14 AM - Hmm. I think Bill may have been misquoted. 😄
Re: How About a Humor Thread?
peoplechipper - September 29, 2025, 08:38:51 PM - air-drumming with one arm would look like a stroke-damaged symphony co...
Re: How About a Humor Thread?
cozmik_cowboy - September 29, 2025, 07:58:53 AM - Quote from: cozmik_cowboy on September 28, 2025, 08:45:01 AMFrom my so...
Re: How About a Humor Thread?
DistillaMatto - September 29, 2025, 06:59:12 AM - Quote from: cozmik_cowboy on September 28, 2025, 08:45:01 AMFrom my so...
Re: How About a Humor Thread?
cozmik_cowboy - September 28, 2025, 08:45:01 AM - From my son the drummer. Peter (who will add that the youngster ...
Re: The things that pop into my head......
cozmik_cowboy - October 03, 2025, 02:08:30 PM - So, in fencing, a foil scores with the tip, a saber scores with the ed...
Re: The things that pop into my head......
sonicus - October 03, 2025, 09:27:26 AM - Once upon a drummer so many pastMine trauma compiles a path of miles D...
Re: The things that pop into my head......
peoplechipper - September 30, 2025, 08:22:42 PM - True Peter, and I'm the singer/bass player, but in the bands I'...
Re: The things that pop into my head......
Quasar1 - September 30, 2025, 04:32:30 PM - Words to live by Peter, words to live by
The things that pop into my head......
cozmik_cowboy - September 30, 2025, 02:35:44 PM - I was just working a crossword; the clue was "Drama with singers&...
Re: G&L Rumors
gearhed289 - October 03, 2025, 07:29:33 AM - They had the ultimate Gibson alternative with Hamer and let that die. ...
Re: G&L Rumors
sonicus - October 02, 2025, 08:18:47 PM - The demise of SWR seems as well to have been, after having been acquir...
Re: G&L Rumors
jon_jackson - October 01, 2025, 09:32:01 AM - Sad news if true. I have several older G & L guitars (some ASATs a...
Re: G&L Rumors
cozmik_cowboy - October 01, 2025, 09:09:42 AM - Quote from: peoplechipper on September 30, 2025, 08:20:08 PMIf true, I...
Re: G&L Rumors
edwardofhuncote - October 01, 2025, 08:12:17 AM - I've read the same posts elsewhere, but likewise seen nothing conf...
Re: G&L Rumors
peoplechipper - September 30, 2025, 08:20:08 PM - If true, I'm getting sick of these 'death by Fender' stori...
Re: G&L Rumors
lbpesq - September 30, 2025, 07:29:50 PM - I’ve read posts on other forums that G&L laid off all their employ...
G&L Rumors
David Houck - September 30, 2025, 07:27:04 PM - I usually look for reliable sources for stories like this, and so far ...
And the world changed
cozmik_cowboy - October 02, 2025, 08:01:09 AM - 58 years ago today, Mr. Michael Steven Hartman sat in with new friend ...
Re: Astral Plane Revisitied
sonicus - Today at 02:14:41 AM - Whence upon the astral plane portals seenSuch temporal reclaim mayst s...
Re: Astral Plane Revisitied
David Houck - Yesterday at 03:36:54 PM - Cool instrument!Will have to look that book up at some point (the numb...
Astral Plane Revisitied
Quasar1 - Yesterday at 03:01:15 PM - "And he'll fly his astral plane, take you trips around the ba...