Author Topic: Delicious looking Alembic Europa 5 on Ebay  (Read 127 times)

jazzyvee

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Delicious looking Alembic Europa 5 on Ebay
« on: August 13, 2008, 08:05:40 AM »
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110279391938&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:GB:1123
 
I seem to remember a fretless one the same colour being sold on ebay or on the forum in the past.
 
This one looks beautiful
 
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robinc

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Delicious looking Alembic Europa 5 on Ebay
« Reply #1 on: August 13, 2008, 08:48:51 AM »
I am watching this bass like a hawk. If I'm lucky it will be the first member of my one-day large Alembic family!
 
One question: what effect would the series/parallel switch have?
 
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« Reply #2 on: August 13, 2008, 09:42:31 AM »
I think that the owner has the bass and treble boost/cut switches of the Europa electronics confused with series/parallel and coil split, since Alembic pickups can't be used as split-coil pickups to begin with.

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« Reply #3 on: August 13, 2008, 11:48:16 AM »
aaaah... it all becomes clear

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« Reply #4 on: August 13, 2008, 08:09:12 PM »
Very nice!!!  And yes, the owner doesn't have a clear understanding of the controls.