Author Topic: Alembic-equipped Bullshark (Read 289 times)

edwardofhuncote · « **on:** January 13, 2015, 05:29:14 AM »

Here's an odd one:

http://www.talkbass.com/threads/andreas-alembic-bull-shark-4-bass-aluminum-fretboard.1098958/

Not sure how these are wired... maybe like Epic/Orion?

gearhed289 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 13, 2015, 10:22:04 AM »

That's been up for quite a while. Looks like he lowered the price by $300 recently.

edwardofhuncote · « **Reply #2 on:** January 13, 2015, 11:50:15 AM »

I sent the seller a message this morning, asking about what controls these have. I had read about the Bullshark Alembics, so I knew it was legit, but I don't recall ever reading what electronics were in them.

Inasmuch as my sense of style is a bit of a highwire act... even this is a radical departure from what usually appeals to my often weird tastes. That said, if it was a five-string, I'd buy it right now! (the notion of BEAD tuning is already floating to the top) =)

wookie · « **Reply #3 on:** January 13, 2015, 02:18:49 PM »

I always wondered why aluminum wasn't used for fretless boards : / I heard that homemade aluminum bass on YouTube and I thought it'd rock if it only tapered like a real bass neck.....
Just sayin'.

edwardofhuncote · « **Reply #4 on:** January 14, 2015, 10:15:27 AM »

been wondering, how in the world did they put frets into an aluminum fingerboard? Better yet, how does one go about re-fretting a bass with an aluminum fingerboard?

edwardofhuncote · « **Reply #5 on:** January 26, 2015, 08:40:21 AM »

Seller posted pictures of the electronics. Looks like Volume/Pan/Filter x 2, like Signature without Q switches.

FC Bass · « **Reply #6 on:** January 26, 2015, 08:50:32 AM »

That's the Orion/Epic/Excel setup, Volume, Pan, bass and treble ;-)

edwardofhuncote · « **Reply #7 on:** January 26, 2015, 10:44:21 AM »

Figured you'd know Flip! Thanks!

pasewark · « **Reply #8 on:** May 04, 2015, 10:50:53 PM »

Aluminum fretless necks are pretty freakin' cool. John McVies Alembic is a aluminum fretless, otherwise known as continuously fretted

edwardofhuncote · « **Reply #9 on:** May 05, 2015, 10:00:07 AM »

I have heard Rumours (sorry... I *had* to!) that the continuously fretted Alembic has a stainless steel fingerboard that had been specially treated. Never knew exactly what that meant...

That's a great picture of that bass pasewark! I have a particular interest in borrowing a few lines from the build sheet on that one.

I wonder if there's any record of how many Alembic-equipped Bullsharks there are?

mica · « **Reply #10 on:** May 06, 2015, 03:45:43 PM »

We sold them 50 sets of electronics. So I'm guess less than or equal to 50.