Author Topic: Single-Cut Alembic?? (Read 274 times)

darkstar01 · « **on:** March 14, 2006, 02:04:48 PM »

Alright, so I know that having a classico in production should probably keep me from thinking about more basses.. but oh well. I've been thinking about how a single-cut on a Small standard body would look. Has Alembic ever made a single cut bass? or guitar for that matter. Just curious.

Austin

bsee · « **Reply #1 on:** March 14, 2006, 02:33:51 PM »

Yes - there was one on eBay recently. It was a long scale single cut that clearly appeared to be made by Alembic, though it may have been an employee project rather than a full production bass. You may be able to locate a pic if you poke around the seen on eBay board, it was within the past month.

I suspect that it would balance well in short scale, but probably not so well for anything longer. It is certainly a proven shape for a guitar body.

lbpesq · « **Reply #2 on:** March 14, 2006, 02:45:04 PM »

The eBay link is here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Super-Rare-1970s-Bass-Guitar-One-of-a-Kind_W0QQitemZ7391444768QQcategoryZ118984QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting

The club discussion is here:

http://alembic.com/club/messages/395/25295.html?1140795768

Bill, tgo

David Houck · « **Reply #3 on:** March 14, 2006, 04:52:07 PM »

And then of course there was the Peanut, which had no cuts!

dela217 · « **Reply #4 on:** March 14, 2006, 05:06:46 PM »

How about this lovely Alembic from 1973?

dadabass2001 · « **Reply #5 on:** March 14, 2006, 05:10:50 PM »

Thanks, Michael!
I was sitting at work reading this thread and thinking I'm sure there was a discussion of Dave Torbert's Alembic somewhere. All I could do was a quick check of Artists & Their Alembics, without success.
Mike

David Houck · « **Reply #6 on:** March 14, 2006, 05:53:10 PM »

Yes, that looks like a pretty nice design too!

mica · « **Reply #7 on:** March 14, 2006, 06:34:49 PM »

Hope you like short scales - I don't think it would balance well in medium or long.

Bradley Young · « **Reply #8 on:** March 16, 2006, 05:32:43 PM »

I'm sure you're right, Mica, about the balance issue for that design, but what if a balance K was rounded over?

That would likely have good balance, and would satisfy a certain aesthetic.

Brad

bsee · « **Reply #9 on:** March 18, 2006, 08:17:51 AM »

The thing that gives those shapes balance is the position of the strap peg versus the fretboard. The balance K puts that strap peg somewhere around the 14th fret, I believe. Anything you turn into a traditional singlecut is going to hurt the balance. Now, if you're talking about one of those modern singlecuts, like a Benevente, that would probably balance okay. They look awfully heavy to me because of all that extra wood, but I've never held one.

jlpicard · « **Reply #10 on:** March 18, 2006, 08:30:57 PM »

What's with the p bass pickups on that Bass?! Unless they're Activators

the_mule · « **Reply #11 on:** March 24, 2006, 05:16:44 AM »

My Benavente weighs only 4,5 kg and the balance is great. Beautiful and very slim body design.

Wilfred

lbpesq · « **Reply #12 on:** March 24, 2006, 07:05:00 AM »

Thar she blows!!!

Bill, tgo

bigbadbill · « **Reply #13 on:** March 28, 2006, 08:16:03 AM »

I've held a singlecut Sei bass and it weighed less than 9 lbs I'd say.

bigideas · « **Reply #14 on:** March 28, 2006, 08:40:37 AM »

pickups in that top single cut bass are dan armstrong's that appear to have replaced activators.

Author Topic: Single-Cut Alembic?? (Read 274 times)

darkstar01