Author Topic: Jerry's 5-string Series aka "Shamrock"  (Read 2164 times)

oddmetersam

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Re: Jerry's 5-string Series aka "Shamrock"
« Reply #60 on: April 23, 2013, 02:44:12 AM »
Spectacular. And the intriguing hardware color provides the perfect contrast to the gorgeous top. Congratulations!!!

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Re: Jerry's 5-string Series aka "Shamrock"
« Reply #61 on: April 23, 2013, 03:15:07 AM »
Here are the knobs.  Mica is taking better pictures of the bass on Wednesday when it ships, so I will post them here when that happens (unless she does first.)

 

 [moderator's edit for picture alignment]  (Message edited by adriaan on April 23, 2013)

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Re: Jerry's 5-string Series aka "Shamrock"
« Reply #62 on: April 23, 2013, 03:48:55 AM »
Yeah, Jerry, you really made it. This is an astoundingly beautifull bass, congrats!
Not just a bass, this is an Alembic!

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Re: Jerry's 5-string Series aka "Shamrock"
« Reply #63 on: April 23, 2013, 09:57:59 AM »
All I can say is WOW! Incredible bass in every way.  From whom were the knobs outsourced or did Alembic make them up themselves? And are all those knobs for your bass so you can change them as as the mood strikes you?

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Re: Jerry's 5-string Series aka "Shamrock"
« Reply #64 on: April 23, 2013, 10:05:49 AM »
thgknobs.com  I only got the birdseye/ebony ones.  The others were for someone else, but I'm certainly not opposed to buying some more so I can have options later.  He made them really quickly, but the turnaround time was about 6 weeks because of pending orders.  I was put in a long queue.

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Re: Jerry's 5-string Series aka "Shamrock"
« Reply #65 on: April 24, 2013, 01:38:14 PM »
I think these look better than the other set I made.  Nice contrast.

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Re: Jerry's 5-string Series aka "Shamrock"
« Reply #66 on: April 24, 2013, 06:06:25 PM »
Thanks, Roger!

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Re: Jerry's 5-string Series aka "Shamrock"
« Reply #67 on: April 25, 2013, 03:37:53 AM »
Here's the latest.  
 

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Re: Jerry's 5-string Series aka "Shamrock"
« Reply #68 on: April 25, 2013, 06:30:33 AM »
Ah, the sofa shot, beautiful!

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Re: Jerry's 5-string Series aka "Shamrock"
« Reply #69 on: April 26, 2013, 10:58:45 AM »
That's a gorgeous instrument! Have years of fun!!
Michael
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Control layout
« Reply #70 on: April 27, 2012, 05:45:35 PM »
Here's what I came up with for the control layout:

  So you know what I'm thinking about geometry:

  And without any markup so you can see if you like it:

 Well, the ghost of the output jack interior still shows up there, but I think you can imagine it away.   Let me know what you think. Once we get the control layout done, all the wood pieces are ready to glue together and it will look like a real bass within a few days of approval.

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Control layout
« Reply #71 on: April 27, 2012, 06:03:35 PM »
Bass = neck pickup and treble = bridge pickup, correct?

mica

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« Reply #72 on: April 27, 2012, 06:05:30 PM »
Correct. I should probably say neck and bridge pickups like everyone else, but my dad trained me for bass and treble pickups

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« Reply #73 on: April 27, 2012, 06:18:27 PM »
Layout looks just fine.  Permission to proceed granted!

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« Reply #74 on: April 27, 2012, 06:29:43 PM »
OK, I'll print this out before I go home so the shop can start on it first thing Monday. Woo hoo!