Author Topic: Arialembic LG MK1 (Read 369 times)

811952 · « **Reply #1 on:** August 23, 2006, 05:45:22 AM »

Nice!

trekster · « **Reply #2 on:** August 23, 2006, 05:54:22 AM »

* d r o o l *

FC Bass · « **Reply #3 on:** August 23, 2006, 05:58:54 AM »

An extreme form of Badge it!
Very nice bass/electronics, congrats!

lg71 · « **Reply #4 on:** August 23, 2006, 06:13:32 AM »

Thanks.The bigger knob is the Filter by the way, I chose it on purpose as it gives finer control over the sweep. I saw some Stanley and Jaco's videos at yourtubes.com and on several occasion I saw these guys having a bit of a hard time adjusting their knobs

LOL, and I though that using a bigger one is more precise, a bit like on old hifi system where you get those huge volume knobs... well I like it, it feels like an old analog synth you know...

georgie_boy · « **Reply #5 on:** August 23, 2006, 06:30:11 AM »

Even the wood grain is superb!!
What is it???
Enjoy your your bass!

G

lg71 · « **Reply #6 on:** August 23, 2006, 07:50:15 AM »

Thanks, the body should be Alder or Ash, I am not knowledgeable enough to tell exactly which one it is... and the neck is made of Maple + Walnut which was standard on most if not all SBs.

I enclose a couple of links for Aria SB admirers:
Huge archive + photos/catalogs, make sure to visit the rest of the site... and plenty of info + photos...

jacko · « **Reply #7 on:** August 23, 2006, 08:15:43 AM »

Nice bass LG. I gad the use of an SB1000 fretless around 1980 and loved it. I bet it sounds even better with those fatboys.

Graeme

lidon2001 · « **Reply #8 on:** August 23, 2006, 08:28:21 AM »

Great bass. I used to own a SB 1000 as my cheap pseudo-Alembic.

But might I suggest www.thgknobs.com. I think the bass deserves it.

T

trekster · « **Reply #9 on:** August 23, 2006, 09:22:20 AM »

For the Aria SB series, the body parts are solid ash (in some instances I have seen this also referred to as zen wood, but have never found a good definition to link it to or distiguish it from Ash), and the neck is a 5 piece maple and walnut.

As an aside, the only other Aria bass that I have seen that was modified with Alembic electronics was on ebay about 3 years ago..and claimed it was an SB bass once owned by Rudy Sarzo in his Quiet Riot days.

--T

lg71 · « **Reply #10 on:** August 23, 2006, 10:23:42 AM »

Graeme and T, this is some crazy coincidence, I am just working on my own SB 1000 right now, I have removed the frets as it only came with 10 frets! So, I am doing the final touch on the neck, I've already lined it, the wood looks good as well.
I have already tested it fretless and taped it, you could hear it over here if you wanted...

As for the knobs... well, you know,I didn't order the original Alembics because they were over my budget, so I got these from Maplin/UK and they do the trick for now. The one you are showing are top of the range stuff, I can't really afford these sort of things, especially now I am planning to upgrade the Alembic electronics further... I really like that sound you know;)

--T, an other crazy coincidence, I saw a framed ad on ebay showing Rudy Sarzo with the very same Bass I've upgraded (SB Elite 2 in Padouk red as well).

Some photos of my SB 1000 on the bench (although I started this a month ago, and I did string it to try it in between)

bigredbass · « **Reply #11 on:** August 23, 2006, 05:51:00 PM »

One of the great Japanese basses of the 80s (along with the Ibanez Musicians, Yamaha BBs, and the Daion Double xs) updated with modern horsepower. This thing will SMOKE with Fatboys, and wood wise they were built like tanks with an original yet familiar look. Congratulations, LG, that's a fantastic update for a great axe.
I loved these orange-y, vermillion-looking ones.

But it needs cooler knobs!

J o e y

lg71 · « **Reply #12 on:** August 23, 2006, 06:25:04 PM »

Thanks Joey. These Aria basses are for the poor-man indeed and I love them. In fact, I was able to get four (x4) SBs for nearly the price of the Persuader I had (some crazy story again...), I know it sounds funny, but its real...
My poor-man's collection is made of one SB 700 (1980), one SB 900 (1982), one SB 1000 (1979) and SB Elite 2 (198?).

BUT, if one day I can afford it, I'll fly to America, straight to Santa Rosa, bring some flowers for Mica & Susan, maybe a spliff for Ron and Valentino (I am joking but who knows)... And I would order an SC short scale with signature 5 electronics, something unheard of... then some custom pedals to control filter sweeps... directly from the bass... Well, it is good to dream sometimes you know...

As for the knobs, I know... these only cost me about $5 in total!, right now I have priorities and am getting two more Fatboys to use on the SB 900, I managed to get some Alembic harness, by accident or fate, but I am glad it happened! Well, I am going to post a photo and a brief explanation...

trekster · « **Reply #13 on:** August 24, 2006, 05:14:22 AM »

Hey, SB's are not the only Aria neck thru's-- for those who like medium scale, find a Thor Series (TSB) bass. Not all of them (it depends on the year), but the early Thor's were neck-thru, and came in one and two-pickup flavors. My last Aria is a TSB-650 from 1980.. I'm in the process of modifying it as well to fretless and replacing pickups.. she is a bit beat up finish wise, but still plays like a champ.

lg71 · « **Reply #14 on:** August 24, 2006, 05:28:35 AM »

Yes, I have seen pictures of these, they look very similar to the SBs, I am sure they sound good too. In fact there are several photos + info available where I posted links further up on this thread.