Jan's 1995 Series II Six String Bass serial 959536USA

[bigbadbill]

Hi Jan
 
She's absolutely beautiful; I was surprised to see her on here as I was in the Gallery 2 weekends ago and she was still there! Glad you went for it in the end following the discussion. You are a lucky, lucky guy; I figured no one who was a real Alembic fan and who had the money available could possibly say no that bass(unless they REALLY didn't like 6 strings!). I'm pleased to say I played her once.... anyway I hope you're very happy together!(I'd be over the moon...)
 
Enjoy!
 
All the best
 
Shaun

[palembic]

psssssssssssst hep pssssst Shaun,
 
Jan is not listening for the moment, so please ...give us a clue: how does Marilyn sound??
I bet like she looks!
 
Paul the bad one

[yahyabb]

Jan;
 
You have a very stunning 6.  Enjoy!
 
Yahya

[Jan R]

Thanks Yahya and Shaun.
 
Shaun, just of matter of days and we could have met in London. I am glad she was still there after your visit. :-) Indeed, I am very very very lucky man. I can tell you guys for sure: the GAS is completely gone now with the arrival of this beauty!
 
Yesterday, it made her d?but at the rehearsal of my band. Needless to say what the reactions were: what a piece of wood! She sounded great, I had a little bit more hum than at home, probably due to the electricity circuit in that room. It also depended on the position where I was standing. I had to roll of some high frequencies that sounded great if I played alone, but it was a bit to crispy in the overall band sound. That?s the beauty of it; all sound possibilities are available in numerous flavours. I guess it is still a matter of finding my way, but the knowledge of the signature electronics helps me a lot.
 
I found one thing strange already: the pickup selector goes from left to right (seeing standing up): off / bridge pickup / both pickups / neck pickup instead of off / neck pickup / both pickups / bridge pickup which is a more natural way of selecting for me. I think more like: right is the bridge left is the neck. Is this something that is on all series basses, can this be changed?
 
It was my first night that I played her for a couple of hours standing up, instead of sitting at home. It felt the difference after one hour; she is indeed a bit heavier than my regular ones. But this morning my back and arms were still ok. I think that the long scale is the greatest change for me. Not the extra string and string spacing. I?ll get used to it.
 
I noticed one big problem with the strap locks. They were tight if I started. After the rehearsal I noticed that they weren?t that fixed anymore (the screw came out some millimetres of the body). I remember that I had that same problem when I had put strap locks on my signatures. They always came loose when I played them standing up. I remember putting some Pattex glue in the holes of the screw. After his operation years ago they never came loose anymore, and they had many hours and years of pressure to resist. Has anyone a suggestion if this is a correct way of solving this problem? Do you have even better solutions? I don?t care for the screws because I know I will never have to pull them out anymore. I appreciate all comments.
 
Cheers
Jan
 

[palembic]

Janneke!
 
The GAS is gone!
Yeah ..together with all your savings, your car, your collection of design watches, your Harley,...
 
About the switch: If I see the top photo: the bass is in off? That's the same for me, so clicking the pointer (who points down) to the back, the first you have is bridge, than both, than neck, that's the case for me.
 
Abou the straplocks: I remember a thread where we got the advice to have a kind of small plastic/rubber ring under the lock. So the lock can vibrate freely to a certain amount and still be fixed. The coming loose is because of teh vibration of the wood.
 
Heavy? Yes? On the pictures on your website where I can see you playing (I didn't got the honour to HEAR you actually) you have -like me- the position to keep a straight back, which is very good. I keep Bonnie also relatively high. So I never bend over to look at my fingers on my fretboard I keep my back straight up.
 
Never got problems.
Only once: I played a Kroegentocht for 6 hours.
 
Paul the bad one

[steven]

I'm going to se her for real I'm going to see her for real....tralalalalala
Great stuff this one! 6 strings....woohoo!!
That's 5 more than I can play...lol
Take care ya'll

[palembic]

Brothers and sisters.  
I had the honour to assist at a Mellow Yellow concert today with Jan the river one and his six string on stage.  
oh my- oh my - oh my - oh -my - oh my - oh my- oh my - oh my - oh -my - oh my - oh my- oh my - oh my - oh -my - oh my - oh my- oh my - oh my - oh -my - oh my - oh my- oh my - oh my - oh -my - oh my - oh my- oh my - oh my - oh -my - oh my - oh my- oh my - oh my - oh -my - oh my - oh my- oh my - oh my - oh -my - oh my - oh my- oh my - oh my - oh -my - oh my - oh my- oh my - oh my - oh -my - oh my - ...
 
Paul the bad one
 
 
 
oh ...uh  ..oh Jan Well he was good to ;-)
 
(Message edited by palembic on November 25, 2003)

[bigbadbill]

Paul, you should be on TV. I never cease to be amused by your posts . The bass is truly beautiful though, isn't she? Still, so is Bonnie...
 
Cheers
Shaun

[palembic]

Huh ..hm ...well welcome broters and sisters to the late show with Paul the bad one
(ruffle)
Wednesday almost midnight ...time to say someting serious.
Ron, Susan, Mica, Val and other Alembicians , I say that Alembic serial 959536USA is now in good hands ...as well figurally as literally ...honest!
 
Paul the bad one

[bigredbass]

JR
 
FABULOUS BASS ! ! !
 
I'm a BIG fan of maple/mahogany.  While ALEMBICs traditionally are known for the darker woods, I think m/m is gives the most useable tone for the broadest range of situations.  And while this axe is about 12.5 pounds, it would be a LOT heavier in the darker woods.  And quilt maple is my favorite look.
 
To reverse the rotary p/u switch order:
 
Open the back panel and locate the little blue boxes with the white slotted wheels that you use to adjust the pickup gains.  You'll see the plug in leads into each.  CAREFULLY unplug them both and switch them into the opposite box from which they came.  This will reverse the order after the off position.
 
To tighten up the straplock buttons:
 
Unscrew the loose one completely out.  Get some white wood glue.  Fill the hole with the glue, fill the hole with 1 or 2 round toothpicks, and break them off flush where they stick out of the body.  Screw the straplock button back in, put it on the stand overnight.  Tomorrow it will be solid and STAY that way.
 
Congratulations.  The greatest thing to me is that when I got my ALEMBIC, I realized I could quit looking, I'd found a partner for life.  That's what you've done.
 
But instead of 'Godmother', to me this is DEFINITELY Mother Superior !
 
J o e y

[Jan R]

Thanks Joey, I'll try that p/u switch change in a couple of days. I already put some Pattex glue in the straplock holes, but not enough I think. I'll better use the toothpicks procedure.
 
LOL : Mother Superior, I like that :-)
 
Cheers
Jan

[palembic]

Marilyn!
Believe me ...I touched her!!!
 
 
 
 
Paul the bad one

[creactive]

This is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen!!!!   in a picture... :-(
 
In Dutch: Wat een moddervet beest!!!
 
 
 

[Jan R]

FYI : I sell this bass : http://club.alembic.com/Images/395/199503.html?1414216790

[germansal]

HI CAN YOU TELL ME THE PRICE???