Author Topic: Salvageable Essence? (Read 403 times)

tbrannon · « **on:** December 20, 2006, 05:11:24 PM »

This poor thing has seen a rough life- body looks to be in decent shape and the seller says all the guts are intact. Somebody went Franken-idiot on this.
Ouch

kungfusheriff · « **Reply #1 on:** December 20, 2006, 09:15:31 PM »

Not as rough as my ex-'84 Spoiler but close. Who buys an Alembic and bypasses the electronics, let alone puts clown-nose knobs on the poor bass?

lbpesq · « **Reply #2 on:** December 20, 2006, 09:35:39 PM »

I would imagine that the low impedance pickups, without a preamp, would put out a rather weak signal.

Bill, tgo

88persuader · « **Reply #3 on:** December 20, 2006, 09:57:55 PM »

It's a sin!!!! I'd buy it if it were a 5 string and send it back to Alembic for a re-build.

bassjigga · « **Reply #4 on:** December 21, 2006, 09:35:59 AM »

The knobs are no big deal. That's an easy change. But why would anyone want to bypass the alembic pre? Especially when all you have to do is leave the filter wide open if you don't want the sound changed at all...

olieoliver · « **Reply #5 on:** December 21, 2006, 09:41:54 AM »

I thought the same thing David. Unless he was having problems with the pre-amp or something.

The only other thing I could think of is what a PUTZ.

inthelows · « **Reply #6 on:** December 21, 2006, 10:46:28 AM »

I emailed the seller to find out more info.
We'll see what happens.
NLP

tbrannon · « **Reply #7 on:** December 21, 2006, 11:06:24 AM »

I emailed asking for pictures of the control cavity.

If they get emailed to me and not posted to the auction, I'll add them here.

BTW: If anybody else is thinking of bidding, I'm not interested in the bass- just curious.

inthelows · « **Reply #8 on:** December 21, 2006, 07:06:21 PM »

Here's what I got..
electronics are intact but have been disconnected.controls are orig.vol a little low because it is wired to output jack.
That was the email answer I received. No other pictures yet.
NLP

kungfusheriff · « **Reply #9 on:** December 21, 2006, 10:34:12 PM »

We call that spin in my line of work.

inthelows · « **Reply #10 on:** December 22, 2006, 07:42:28 AM »

SPIN.. is that like willie go round in circles?
NLP

edwin · « **Reply #11 on:** December 22, 2006, 10:20:28 PM »

I have to say that I love Alembic electronics, but the real magic is in the wood. Electronics are fixable and if the wood is good, the bass is good. I am tempted here.....

Edwin

edwin · « **Reply #12 on:** December 22, 2006, 10:22:28 PM »

I have to say that I love Alembic electronics, but the real magic is in the wood. Electronics are fixable and if the wood is good, the bass is good. I am tempted here.....

Don't like the negative feedbacks, though.

Edwin

inthelows · « **Reply #13 on:** December 23, 2006, 08:18:27 PM »

A lot of the neg's are for defective equipment not described as such in the eyes of the buyer.
I agree, if the wood is ok the electronics can be repaired/ replaced. At this time the price isn't too bad @ $700.
I would still love to know why anyone would gut the electronics.
NLP

hifiguy · « **Reply #14 on:** December 24, 2006, 04:11:57 PM »

Probably because the person in question is about as smart as a sack of hammers and has no taste. You can't improve on an Alembic unless you send it back to the Mothership for an upgrade.

In the words of the great philosopher B. Bunny, What a maroon, what an im-bess-ile!