Author Topic: Doubleneck Guitars/Basses, What for ? (Read 405 times)

max_webster · « **Reply #15 on:** April 07, 2004, 02:09:47 PM »

I've got a Black '96 Fender American Jazz standard 4 and an '88 Lasido 4 with a hipshot that originally used the Zeta piezo bridge and had no other pick ups. Very cool looking bass in Arctic White. That chunk'o'junk (the zeta) broke so I stripped the bass down to bare wood, sprayed on clear lacquer, and had Fender custom shop J pick ups installed. I replaced the Zeta with a schaller. Now it rocks and is my main stage bass. Incredible wood tone, tones of mid range. Very light, very fast ebony neck. Played through a new SVT2pro and a pair of hartke 410XL cabs. Loud and proud.
Check out my website for some photo's.
www.ozzytribute.ca
Doing a Tribute band for now, steady work, lots a fun, decent coin.
Plan on getting a 5 string lined fretless. All my gig money is going to it. Any suggestion's on options? I'm thinking of a quilted maple rouge with eboney neck laminates.

by the way, google my username for a link to one of the greatest unknown canadian bands of all time.

keavin · « **Reply #16 on:** April 07, 2004, 02:19:53 PM »

any suggestions? yes, make sure you get all the bells & whistles on it! aint nothin better than an alembic dipped in extra chocolate!

kenbass4 · « **Reply #17 on:** April 07, 2004, 03:46:56 PM »

Actually, Max...

When I saw your name, the first thing I thought was Wasn't he credited on a Rush album??

I've got a pretty incredible Rogue that you can check out here: http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/8019.html?1076387590

Yeah it's only 4 string and fretted, but ya gotta love that Buckeye Burl...

Ken (TEO)

hollis · « **Reply #18 on:** April 07, 2004, 04:11:57 PM »

Hi Ken,

Thanks for putting Erin-Oromion's showcase page up again. I musta been sleeping when it was first posted.... What a beautiful bass!

Wasn't there something somewhere about the wood looking like an eagle's face? Did it get lost in the translation? It is an amazingly gorgeous instrument.

max_webster · « **Reply #19 on:** April 07, 2004, 05:14:36 PM »

I think that the real Max Webster married Jethro Tull's daughter.

Thanks for the pic, great bass. No such thing as only 4 string fretted.
I'm not a fan of buckeye burl. would want quilt or tiger stripe with really large stripes, not the really tight stuff. love the nickle, gold ain't my style.
The rogue seem's to be the dark horse of the alembic stable. Any thoughts as to why? It remind's me of a jazz bass shape.

Thank's for the tips. I think we've ruined this thread though.

bracheen · « **Reply #20 on:** April 07, 2004, 06:09:53 PM »

Rules were made to be broken, threads made to be ruined.
Welcome to the club Max. Great website you guys have. I was able to see Ozzy and Black Sabbath in '72 (I think) here in Jacksonville at the baseball park of all places. Excellent show, they were with Wishbone Ash, Sweathog, and probably Lynyrd Skynyrd. I think they opened for every concert I attended in the early '70s.

Sam