Author Topic: My first Alembic rig (Read 872 times)

frzimmermann · « **on:** December 13, 2013, 12:02:25 AM »

Hi everybody! I'm Frank, a new member and happy to here!

frzimmermann · « **Reply #1 on:** December 13, 2013, 12:09:20 AM »

There was a word missing: happy to be here ;-)

sonicus · « **Reply #2 on:** December 13, 2013, 01:44:34 AM »

Welcome Frank , I am glad that you are here !
Ich bin sehr froh dass Sie uns hier besuchen !

You bass is quite beautiful . I am interested for you to tell us about your amplification as well . I like to read about specs and technical details.

Wolf AKA Sonicus

frzimmermann · « **Reply #3 on:** December 13, 2013, 02:08:34 AM »

Hi Wolf,

thanks a lot!!!

Well, the bass was originally built for the NENA bass player Juergen Dehmel (biggest hit in the 80ies: '99 Red Ballons'). It's a 1985 Series II Custom. I've met Juergen a couple of years ago and he told me the story about the bass, that he had to confirm three times in a written form, that the bass has to be black colored - I guess it was quite unusual to order a Series II in black ;-) Some weeks ago I saw the bass in a Munich store - I had to ... ;-)

The rig is a DS-5 and a F-2B powered by a Glockenklang 'Bugatti 300' stereo amp. As a result, the treble pick-up goes to the Glockenklang 4x10 'Take Five' speaker and the bass pick-up goes to the 1x15 Glockenklang 'Uno Deluxe Light' speaker.

I'm still overextended by the gear, because I was the Fender Precision/Orange amp till now ;-)

Frank

sonicus · « **Reply #4 on:** December 13, 2013, 02:30:13 AM »

Frank,
Thanks for the update about your rig. I am sure that it sounds wonderful . I find that when I play an Alembic Series I/II that I get the most satisfaction playing stereo as well ; such as you have routed your signal.

frzimmermann · « **Reply #5 on:** December 13, 2013, 02:45:40 AM »

Hi Wolf,

thanks! Yeah it sounds pretty nice so far but I'm still not into the frequency settings of the bass yet. I've never had more than three knobs on my bass before ;-) Are there some samples of settings available?

Frank

frzimmermann · « **Reply #6 on:** December 13, 2013, 02:48:07 AM »

Hi Wolf,

thanks! Yeah it sounds pretty nice so far but I'm still not into the frequency settings of the bass yet. I've never had more than three knobs on my bass before ;-) Are there some samples of favored settings available?

Frank

jacko · « **Reply #7 on:** December 13, 2013, 03:10:49 AM »

Welcome to the Club from Scotland Frank. there are quite a few europeans on here now - several in germany. More pics of your bass wouldn't go amiss ;-)

Graeme

jazzyvee · « **Reply #8 on:** December 13, 2013, 03:55:03 AM »

Welcome to the club, like sonicus has indicated, I'm also interested in your technical setup. I'm just starting to experiment with my series bass in stereo.

Jazzyvee

frzimmermann · « **Reply #9 on:** December 13, 2013, 04:03:02 AM »

Hi Graeme,

thank you very much! Unfortunately I don't have many pictures at the moment - I have to take some! Nevertheless here is a pictures from the Munich store I bought the bass.

Frank

frzimmermann · « **Reply #10 on:** December 13, 2013, 04:05:41 AM »

Hi Jazzyvee,

thanks! I'll create a technical plan of my rig and post it during the weekend. Do you have any specific questions?

Frank

slawie · « **Reply #11 on:** December 13, 2013, 12:31:15 PM »

Hello Frank,
Welcome from Australia.
There are so many knowledgeable people here that are willing to help if a person has questions about Alembic (or anything else really)
You will find the members of this board are a diverse group of individuals who can speak with authority on just about any topic.
You will find some valuable information in the FAQ and must read sections on the main page of the club.
If you come to Australia, look me up
slawie

moonliner · « **Reply #12 on:** December 13, 2013, 02:22:36 PM »

Hello Frank,

That is a beautiful bass and quite the rig! I bet it sounds amazing!

Welcome to the club!

Keith

charles_holmes · « **Reply #13 on:** December 13, 2013, 06:45:39 PM »

Very Nice Bass and Rig!Welcome to the Alembic Club!!! You have great taste in equipment I see..I would like to hear those Glokenklangs!!! I have a series distillate!But I'm running 2 F1-X's a, QSC 1804, 2:2x10 custom cabinets (my design)housing Kappa 3010 LF for the bottom and Kappa 3010 HO for the treble. For effects I'm using the Lexicon MPX1 and EBS Envelope pedal for the treble and a EBS Octave pedal for the Bottom side.In addition I just put a Stroborack in my rig for tuning. Keep it low and stay outta treble!

artswork99 · « **Reply #14 on:** December 13, 2013, 07:12:21 PM »

Frank, welcome to the forum! What a great looking bass, and that rig is pretty nice too

Enjoy and Play it Healthy! Art