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darnellbass

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(x) 1997 Series I - Walnut top - serial 9710814
« on: March 08, 2019, 09:58:02 PM »
1997 Series I Walnut 35" Scale- serial 9710814
Got it from: The Low End Bass Shop

Really enjoying my first Series 1; the Walnut gives an amazing, classy tone. It's very clear and has a nice 'acoustic-like' quality I wasn't expecting. Experimenting with different brands of strings...
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Re: 1997 Series I - Walnut top - serial 9710814
« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2019, 04:56:11 AM »
Aaron that looks delicious.
A number of people find flat wounds a really nice fit with an Alembic.

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Re: 1997 Series I - Walnut top - serial 9710814
« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2019, 08:49:51 AM »
Looking forward to the Showcase Thread on this one! Congratulations & Compliments!

*it reminds me a lot of this one, from a few years earlier... http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=23055.msg231306#msg231306

darnellbass

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Re: 1997 Series I - Walnut top - serial 9710814
« Reply #3 on: March 09, 2019, 10:25:13 AM »
Aaron that looks delicious.
A number of people find flat wounds a really nice fit with an Alembic.
Agreed, thats what I was thinking; maybe rotosound 55s...
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darnellbass

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Re: 1997 Series I - Walnut top - serial 9710814
« Reply #4 on: March 09, 2019, 10:29:27 AM »
Looking forward to the Showcase Thread on this one! Congratulations & Compliments!

*it reminds me a lot of this one, from a few years earlier... http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=23055.msg231306#msg231306
Posted on the TB Alembic forum...
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Re: 1997 Series I - Walnut top - serial 9710814
« Reply #5 on: March 10, 2019, 02:20:59 PM »
Series 1 'art'. Made a sound clip in stereo, with reverb on only the bridge/treble pickup. Alembic E, A and Black diamond flats D, G. https://soundcloud.com/user-598105611/alembic-series-i
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Re: 1997 Series I - Walnut top - serial 9710814
« Reply #6 on: March 11, 2019, 05:16:51 PM »
Beautiful!

darnellbass

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Re: 1997 Series I - Walnut top - serial 9710814
« Reply #7 on: March 24, 2019, 02:29:46 PM »
The Rotosound 66 steel are magnificent on this bass!

darnellbass

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Re: 1997 Series I - Walnut top - serial 9710814
« Reply #8 on: April 10, 2019, 02:09:39 PM »
Even better, Ken Smith compressors or slick rounds.

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Re: 1997 Series I - Walnut top - serial 9710814
« Reply #9 on: April 15, 2019, 08:47:52 PM »
Hi Aaron,

Here's what I found in the instrument file and research for your bass:

top: Flame Walnut
accent: Maple laminate
body: Mahogany
back: Flame Walnut
neck: 7-piece Maple and Purpleheart
scale: 35" extra long
fingerboard: Ebony
inlays: mother of pearl ovals
side markers: red LEDs
pickups: Alembic SC-1 and HX
controls: Series I - volume x2, filter x2, Q-switch x2, pickup selector switch, 1/4" mono output, 5-pin stereo output
hardware: gold plated solid brass
originally made for: Guitar Center, Dallas, TX
birthday: July 2, 1997

The original owner was in Louisiana. In 2008 there was another club member interested in buying this bass, but I don't have a record that they did.

Such a lovely bass!

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Re: (x) 1997 Series I - Walnut top - serial 9710814
« Reply #10 on: April 15, 2019, 11:00:30 PM »
Great to know; thanks for the time.