Author Topic: 04 EMW-2 w/5A Quilted Maple top (Read 1328 times)

ctjim · « **on:** March 09, 2007, 04:15:08 PM »

Well all here's a body shot of my 04 Orion.

jags · « **Reply #1 on:** March 10, 2007, 05:19:07 AM »

pretty pretty. does it have LEDS?looks like an electronic upgrade

adriaan · « **Reply #2 on:** March 10, 2007, 08:16:34 AM »

Jags - EMW is shorthand for East Meets West. East as in east-coast super-Jazz builders, usually with a two-band EQ, West as in a certain west-coast builder that is well known for its preference for LP filters.

Kind of Alembic's take on Sadowsky, originally at the request of one of their dealers.

jags · « **Reply #3 on:** March 10, 2007, 09:35:33 AM »

ok then.... still a bit lost. what's included in the controls,and the switches then?

dadabass2001 · « **Reply #4 on:** March 10, 2007, 10:26:47 AM »

jags,
EMW has separate bass & treble controls (like a stock Epic, Orion, or Excel), 1 volume, 1 pan, and 1 low pass filter with Q switch. I believe ctjim's also has side LEDs with an on/off switch.
Mike

David Houck · « **Reply #5 on:** March 10, 2007, 01:54:52 PM »

Very nice! Great quilt!

ctjim · « **Reply #6 on:** March 10, 2007, 02:22:16 PM »

Thanks Adriaan, Dave, John, Mike for the compliments, but a small co. out west deserves the credit.

John, yes it does have amber side LED's and golden agoyya inlays. I just wish it were a short scale, which would make it perfect for me.

ctjim · « **Reply #7 on:** March 10, 2007, 02:36:31 PM »

Wait, Kevin (Kmh364), also deserves some of the blame for this bass. Way back when... he ordered this identical bass (?), only he wanted JZ pup's rather than MXY's. Well, the rest is history...
Thanks Alembic/Kevin. Life is sweet.

crobbins · « **Reply #8 on:** March 19, 2007, 09:13:37 PM »

Nice looking bass. Very cool........

kmh364 · « **Reply #9 on:** May 11, 2007, 11:25:38 AM »

Just saw this thread...you're very welcome.

Still that's a real beaut! Enjoy!

One of these days I'm gonna post pix of my two Custom Orion twins (does that make them Gemini's instead? LOL!):

Son of EMW and EMW #4 (4).

FWIW, CTJIM's custom Orion differs from all the other EMW's in that it has a mahogany body and the controls are set in a smiley face layout.

Somehow, Susan ordered my EMW with the MXY's and Mahogany body and then they made me a new one when she realized what happened. This one got finished to the remainder of my original order specs, minus the boo-boos. I subsequently added a gold-plated SS surface mount logo with shell, PH neck pinstripes, THG knobs, and an ATA flight case to Ke(vi)n's Custom Orion to finish my order.

Cheers,

Kevin

stoney · « **Reply #10 on:** February 22, 2011, 07:00:49 AM »

Just an FYI, I now own this bass.

mtjam · « **Reply #11 on:** April 18, 2012, 06:19:37 PM »

Proud to be the new owner of this beauty! Can't wait to try it out in public this weekend.