Author Topic: (x) 94W8757 (Epic 6 String) (Read 316 times)

bass88 · « **on:** April 11, 2011, 10:36:11 PM »

Hello! what can you tell me about this six string Epic ? I recently bought it.

bass88 · « **Reply #1 on:** April 12, 2011, 10:00:29 AM »

Here is a pic!

rustyg61 · « **Reply #2 on:** April 14, 2011, 10:13:26 PM »

That's a gorgeous instrument! The 1st 2 numbers in the serial number are the year it was built, so yours was built in 1994. Maybe Mica can look up the build sheet for you & tell you more about it. Congratulations & welcome to the club!

bass88 · « **Reply #3 on:** April 14, 2011, 11:19:19 PM »

Thanks for the welcome rusty, I'm still working through some bugs and setup issues. I play both lightly and heavily and everything in between but I think either the last owner was a light touch kind of player or the climate change between California and Vancouver Island Canada has adjusted the neck for me and there is a great deal of fret noise but beautifully low action. The bass still feels good in the hands! First Alembic, first six string...life is good!

rustyg61 · « **Reply #4 on:** April 14, 2011, 11:42:16 PM »

I just got my Stanley Clarke Signature Deluxe in February. When I took it out of the box, the action was so low it buzzed on almost every note. I read Joey's post on setting up Alembics & got it much better! http://club.alembic.com/Images/16271/16318.html?1107545766 I still have some buzz I'm trying to work out, but have no doubt that it can be done. Alembics are AMAZING instruments & very adjustable to suit your style of playing. I tend to play pretty hard too, but I don't want my strings 1/4 off the neck to keep them from buzzing! I don't hear the buzz with my band, just when I play alone at home, but it still bugs me! I'm hoping that since it's brand new that it still has some settling to do & eventually I can get it set exactly how I want it. Mica has a saying that It takes the wood a little while to realize that it's not a tree anymore!

bass88 · « **Reply #5 on:** May 20, 2011, 09:48:47 AM »

Hi I'm just following up on this has anyone at alembic been able to find the history on my bass yet?

adriaan · « **Reply #6 on:** May 21, 2011, 12:02:36 AM »

Hi Dieter, these lookups are done when time permits, and it's a busy little factory so the wait time can often be a few months, rather than weeks. Meanwhile, make some music! That's what these creatures were made for.

Have you had more success with your setup?

bass88 · « **Reply #7 on:** July 20, 2011, 01:09:19 AM »

Thanks Adrian, I just read this and I have not been on the forum for a while. Coincidentally, I've been doing exactly what you said (making music). I took the bass to a local luthier and he did a brilliant setup after which I promptly decided to have him remove the frets. This bass is now a lined fretless and it sounds really sweet, fat and warm. My problems with the a string sounding muddy on the attack are gone, the electronics problems I solved by tightening the pots as recommended. It would be nice to have as much info as possible but I'm enjoying the instrument anyway.

adriaan · « **Reply #8 on:** July 20, 2011, 11:24:00 AM »

No problem, Dieter. My Epic got defretted too - like minds ...

mica · « **Reply #9 on:** December 18, 2015, 09:37:46 PM »

Hi Dieter,

Here's the details I found out about your bass:

serial number: 94W8757
model name: Epic
model number: WLB6
top: Flame Walnut
accent: Maple pinstripe
body: Mahogany
neck: 5-piece Maple
scale: 34 long
fingerboard: Ebony
inlays: none
pickups: MXY56
controls: Epic volume, pan, bass, treble, mono output
originally made for: Guitar Workshop, Norway
birthday: January 17, 1994

I've noted in the file that it's a fretless now.