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gtrguy

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Alembic 'TiTan' fs at gc, no idea what it is, no pics yet.
« on: February 03, 2023, 10:24:20 AM »
Alembic 'TiTan' fs at gc, no idea what it is, no pics yet.


https://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/ALEMBIC/Vintage-1998-Titan-Electric-Bass-Guitar.gc

OJ Dorson

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Re: Alembic 'TiTan' fs at gc, no idea what it is, no pics yet.
« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2023, 12:08:59 PM »
It's updated now - 4 string Epic.

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Re: Alembic 'TiTan' fs at gc, no idea what it is, no pics yet.
« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2023, 12:30:45 PM »
Love the in-depth description: 

"This product comes with a case."

Bill, tgo

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Re: Alembic 'TiTan' fs at gc, no idea what it is, no pics yet.
« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2023, 01:38:29 PM »
I wonder if that year Epic had the 'comfort' neck profile? I ask because I'm interested in that profile for my custom in the works.
« Last Edit: February 03, 2023, 01:44:59 PM by KR »

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Re: Alembic 'TiTan' fs at gc, no idea what it is, no pics yet.
« Reply #4 on: February 03, 2023, 01:57:45 PM »
Epic, Orion, and Excel (all set neck basses) would have the comfort taper unless it was custom ordered differently. There's only a handful of custom orders because unlike on a neck through build (where we don't charge extra for custom sizes), there is a lot of dedicated tooling for making the set neck basses more efficiently. Also custom programming the CNC for routing the neck pocket on a custom size.

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Re: Alembic 'TiTan' fs at gc, no idea what it is, no pics yet.
« Reply #5 on: February 03, 2023, 02:12:59 PM »
Thanks Mica.

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Re: Alembic 'TiTan' fs at gc, no idea what it is, no pics yet.
« Reply #6 on: February 05, 2023, 03:31:06 AM »
Titan : Epic.


That was a more interesting accidental misidentification.

gtrguy

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Re: Alembic 'TiTan' fs at gc, no idea what it is, no pics yet.
« Reply #7 on: February 10, 2023, 10:31:41 AM »
This bass is actually one of a special run, probably originally made for Guitar Center. Notice the fretboard inlays and the brass truss rod cover.


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Re: Alembic 'TiTan' fs at gc, no idea what it is, no pics yet.
« Reply #9 on: February 13, 2023, 04:36:49 PM »
The GC version has clearly embossed pickups. The CL version doesn't.

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Re: Alembic 'TiTan' fs at gc, no idea what it is, no pics yet.
« Reply #10 on: February 13, 2023, 10:16:23 PM »
The letter M is still clearly visible on the bridge pickup, just most of the lettering has rubbed off. A sign it's been played a fair lot - most of the wear appears to be on the back.

gtrguy

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Re: Alembic 'TiTan' fs at gc, no idea what it is, no pics yet.
« Reply #11 on: February 14, 2023, 12:14:24 PM »
I believe Alembic did 2 special runs of Epics for Guitar Center. A run in 94 or 95 and one in 98 of 60 Epics. I have not heard of them being called Titans.

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Re: Alembic 'TiTan' fs at gc, no idea what it is, no pics yet.
« Reply #12 on: February 15, 2023, 01:55:17 PM »
I think it's an accident. Titans were the precursors to Greek Gods... phonetically, Mount Olympus/Olympic got bass-ackwards in somebody's ears, and that was close enuff... tales of Epic.

I can't imagine how else they got there.

That said, I don't really know how Alembic arrived at the name "Epic". I'd have gone with Illiad or Odyssey. Probably why I run Water Plants and not Guitar Factories.  ;D

*the font size Gremlin really has my number today...
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Re: Alembic 'TiTan' fs at gc, no idea what it is, no pics yet.
« Reply #13 on: February 16, 2023, 10:34:17 AM »
It starts with an 'E' like "Elan' and 'Excel' and 'Essence' and 'Europa' . However, it was not a Lotus sports car name (Europa, Elan) so who knows.
I'd have called it the 'Emma Peel' signature model...