Do I have balls or am I stoopid.....a little help please!

[jet_powers]

Thank God another Paul has arrived on the scene!!!  
 
You are gonig to love that bass and if you're like a lot of us you'll be craving another and then another.....
 
John Paul

[palembic]

Yep ...now we have the brothers:
Paul the good one
Paul the bad one
Paul the fake one
Paul the John one
Paul the Silent one
Paul the Balled one
 
***sigh***
 
We still need an ugly one
or a female one LOL
 
 
Paul the bad one

[David Houck]

Paul; well, yes you have (batteries .. suitcase) .  As Sam said, you can plug directly into your amp, but you will go through batteries very quickly; so you'll probably want to use the power supply.  The Series electronics are the ultimate in guitar and bass pickups and preamp; and part of the reason is that they are low-impedence, and thus require a lot of power.  (There are some good descriptions of how they work posted in this forum.)
 
To give you an idea of what you just purchased; the list price on an Alembic Stanley Clarke Deluxe is $6,300, and the SC Deluxe does not come with Series electronics.  The same SC Deluxe with Series I electronics is an additional $3,500.  One way to look at it is that you just purchased the ultimate bass electronics package and got an amazingly beautiful and well crafted bass thrown in for free .

[kayo]

Dave -  
 
Yes, the Marcus Miller interview can be found on his website - here is the link:
 
http://www.marcusmiller.com/index.html
 
Actually - I just went to it - and it (the website) has been rearragned.  I didn't find it but that doesn't mean it's not there.  I had printed it out and  packed it away in storage - (if you need a copy, when I have the time to go get it let me know and I'll mail or fax it to you).
 
I am pleased to announce that he will be playing 3 dates here in the Bay Area at the end of this Month at Kimball's East.  Though I wish I could make it to all the shows, I'll be there Friday for sure.
 

[David Houck]

Thanks Kayo; I'll look for it.  I've never seen Marcus in person, but I do have his DVD which I like a lot.  Enjoy the show!

[bigbadbill]

Looks like I'm coming in at the tail end of this topic again...I blame it on the time difference (maybe I'm just slow)! Let's put it this way Angelboy, I'll be amazed if you aren't happy with the Alembic, although be aware it's quite a departure from the Stingray.In my experience I'd say the Stingray is probably more aggressive-sounding, but it lacks the incredible musicality of a through neck Alembic, and has nothing like the tone shaping capability. Of course the feel is completely different, so I guess it ultimately depends on your personal preference. You may find the Stingray better for some things, the Alembic better for others.You may also be interested to know Mark King used both on albums in his Alembic period,but preferred to use the Alembics live. Good luck anyway!  
 
In passing, I've owned 2 Jaydees; one was like Roger's in that it was an extremely dead instrument. However someone had shaved the neck to a size that seemed to make it really unstable. The other was awesome; I actually compared it to an '80 Series 1 when I bought it, and there was nothing in it. Unfortunately I had to get rid as it weighed about 13 pounds and my back didn't like it!
 
Kayo, I'm surprised that you found the neck dimensions of Rickenbackers and Alembics to feel so different; one of the reasons I always got on with Alembics is that I learnt on a Rickenbacker (and have owned many since) and the necks always felt very similar to me; certainly in terms of the nut/bridge spacing differential (i.e. fairly straight and even and the exact opposite of a Fender Jazz, which is one of the main reasons I never got on with Jazzes). Wierd how different players perceive things so differently; but then variety is the spice of life!I'd be interested to hear Roger's take on this too.
 
All the best  
Shaun