...I first signed on here, with this post:
Greetings All,
Well, I'm the chap who wound up with this bass... but I sure wish I'd known about this resource before I bid (what I did) on it. When I asked the seller specifically about the pickups, they responded describing them as factory installed upgrades, which led me to assume they were Alembic replacements, not aftermarket Bartolinis. I felt it was a misleading answer, and following an exchange with the seller, a partial cash refund has been agreed upon over the discrepancy.
This is my first Alembic after 25 years of wanting one, so I kinda' hate that it went down this way... OTOH, with exception for the incorrect electronics, I absolutely LOVE the bass. It really is a beauty, and after a couple tweaks to the action and a new set of TI's, it plays very well too. FWIW, the Barts don't sound bad, and they work fine, but they most definitely don't have that Alembic tone I'm after.
I've read about all I could find and weighed options... and after talking to Mica, (Thanks Mica!) decided I'm going to restore this old Persuader rather than bail out and start over. The only question left to be decided is what to put back in there. At the moment, leaning towards Vol/Pan/Filter/Q-switch, although the Elan setup mentioned above is attractive as well.
So, I'll see you folks around here...
The rest of the thread is here:
http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=601.0Once again, I'd like to say Thanks to everyone that contributes here, especially Mica and her family, and the Staff at Alembic. You're all the best.
~Gregory Honeycutt
