Thanks Joey! I have been looking for a nice 5-string that I hoped to afford for almost 2 years. The wait was definitely worth it!
I have owned an '89 Persuader since last December, which is a 4-string with coco bolo face. It is beautiful and I love it. I do know what you mean by hearing those bad habits once you own an Alembic, but with all your experience, I'd love to hear some of those things you learned that had to be re-learned when you finally bought an Alembic.
I plan to get the Meguiar's for the body, Flitz for the brass, Lemon Oil for the fretboard, and I'll look for the BreakFree for the threads.
I noticed some play in the selector switch but maybe that's normal because it works fine. I cycled it about 50 times to wear any oxide off the contracts. My Persuader has volume controls on each pickup. The selector positions give 3 fixed positions for pickup combinations that produced 3 distinct timbres, regardless of the other controls.
It's my first experience with a Q-switch. It's an interesting effect and although I know it raises the dB level, I didn't get the impression that it raised all frequencies the same, or maybe I just didn't notice it. It seemed to enhance the frequencies at wherever the cutoff was adjusted at the filter.
I love the neck and its playability?very comfortable and I do get the feeling of stability.
I found it interesting that the locking screw on the nut is under the A-string. It's obvious because that is the center for a 5 string, but it makes adjustments a bit more difficult. But with the stable neck, I doubt I'll be changing it as much.
If anyone reads this and knows a good thread to read about pickup adjustment and a general discussion about strings, I'd really love to read them.
I don't know, maybe it was the roses,
All I know I could not leave her there.
Thanks so much!
