Alembic Eight-string bass on Reverb

[StephenR]

Here is something you certainly don't see everyday, a full range eight-string bass, no doubled strings. And it is a beautiful Alembic to boot. Looks like they decided to double up on pickups and stagger them to cover width of the strings and break the strings into a bass and treble side. There are bass and treble controls for each pickup. Quite a unique instrument!

https://reverb.com/item/82737357-alembic-rogue-2002-ocean-burst-custom-order-rare

[BeenDown139]

gotta wonder how much something like that weighs. it almost looks like 2 four-stringers mashed togrther. zero radius fingerboard.  i  got long skinny fingers, pretty sure i'd have a tough time traversing the fingerboard from low string to high.  you could probably play a two-octave scale without having to move up the neck.  medium scale, no surprise there.  2 truss rods?  wonder how it's tuned?  so many questions.

[edwardofhuncote]

Trip Wamsley's Custom...

http://www.alembic.com/info/fc_trip.html

[gearhed289]

Weighs just under 14.5 pounds.  Zero radius fingerboard. Separate vol/bass/treble and outputs for the lower 4 and the upper 4. I'm wondering if the original intent was to play it like a Chapman Stick? It's gorgeous, but too much for me in multiple ways. 

[xlrogue6]

Something like that was built during the year I worked at the Mothership for a guy from Las Vegas (who rode his bicycle to Santa Rosa to visit the factory, IIRC). Wouldn't be surprised if it was that bass, because how many could there be?

[Songdog]

This looks like the perfect bass for Brendan Wires.

Amazing player! Check out the sound clips available on the website. I can personally attest that he really does play that well live - I've heard him several times. I couldn't believe he was playing in a little coffeehouse.

[edwardofhuncote]

[dannobasso]

I have actually played this bass at namm when Trip was demoing   Amazing Beast! Trip is a true gentleman and very free with his time and talent.

[BeenDown139]

and....gone!

congrats to the new owner. 

[dannobasso]

The bass will be traveling to Jersey next week. Special thanks to Heath at  Chicago Vintage for a great price and an easy transaction. 

[mica]

Perfect home for this bass today. Bravo, Danno!

[dannobasso]

Thank you o’ princess of the mothership. I couldn’t resist this piece of history. I keep telling myself I’m done and I get whacked on the back of the head with a cosmic 2x4. So now I house 4, 5,6 8 and 10 string Alembic’s   I sold the 7.
Hope you and the whole family are doing great and you’re all in my prayers daily.

[pauldo]

😄

[sonicus]

Dannobasso
I send to thee mine sincerest congratulations for thine acquisition of this instrument !

[StephenR]

Looks like this one has found a great new home. Play it in good health!