Author Topic: New guy saying Hi (Read 258 times)

expcustom · « **on:** August 05, 2005, 02:52:56 AM »

Hi,
New guy here that is grateful for this months special as I will be placing my Alembic custom order for my 5 string black Europa Jason Newsted Bass. I previously owned a quilted maple top Europa that I unfortunatley had to sell. I am mainly a guitar player but I also play bass and I have a huge collection of old 80's Aria Pro II Super Basses because those are like entry level Alembics to me. I collect also ESP guitars as well as Jackson/Charvel guitars.

Enough about me time for pics I thought you guys might get a kick out of my Ken Lawrence explorer I just bought, Chechen top one solid piece of mahogony for the body and a two piece neck with fiber optic fret markers. Black mother of pearl inlays as well.

I guess you guys have to click on the links because I cant get the pics to post.

[image]http://home.comcast.net/~mrdjen/klneck.JPG[/image]

[image]http://home.comcast.net/~mrdjen/klbody.JPG[/image]

[image]http://home.comcast.net/~mrdjen/klinlay.jpg[/image]

[image]http://home.comcast.net/~mrdjen/klled.jpg[/image]

(Message edited by EXPcustom on August 05, 2005)

expcustom · « **Reply #1 on:** August 05, 2005, 02:58:25 AM »

One more time these should be clickable, sorry for the double post.
http://home.comcast.net/~mrdjen/klneck.JPG

http://home.comcast.net/~mrdjen/klbody.JPG

http://home.comcast.net/~mrdjen/klinlay.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~mrdjen/klled.jpg

harvey · « **Reply #2 on:** August 05, 2005, 04:12:54 AM »

Hello mate, welcome. Is this guitar similar to hetfield's from metallica? He has an explorer which seems to have the 'squid' headstock?

expcustom · « **Reply #3 on:** August 05, 2005, 04:36:35 AM »

It was built to Hetfields exact specs, except part of the inlay scene had to be deleted as Ken will not do a perfect recreation of the scene as requested by James.

57basstra · « **Reply #4 on:** August 05, 2005, 06:15:09 AM »

Hello, Jason. Welcome to the Club and congrats on your new bass to come.

(I too am a fan of the Aria Pro II SuperBasses. I have an SB 900 that served me well as my main bass for years.)

ox_junior · « **Reply #5 on:** August 05, 2005, 07:06:27 PM »

I miss my old SB 900! Had it in the days in which I was portraying John Taylor, not John Entwistle. I traded up, both bass-wise and bassist-wise!

Welcome to the Club!

Mike

57basstra · « **Reply #6 on:** August 09, 2005, 02:49:29 PM »

I couldn't bear to part with my Aria Pro II SB. If it could talk I'd be in a lotta trouble. However, My Mark King 5 and Epic 6 get much more attention these days.....

expcustom · « **Reply #7 on:** August 09, 2005, 07:59:57 PM »

Over ten year period I have collected 7 Aria Pro II Black and Gold basses and a SB1000 w/active electronics as well as a SB Elite in white would never give them up.

57basstra · « **Reply #8 on:** August 10, 2005, 07:48:23 AM »

My Aria Pro II SB 900 is what led me to Alembics. I knew that if this bass, considered to be an Alembic copy by some, was as good of a bass as it is, then the Alembics must be out of this world. I was right...Do you have an SB 900 in your arsenal?

expcustom · « **Reply #9 on:** August 11, 2005, 05:25:19 PM »

I have an SB r80 which was the older version of the SB900 it had a wider neck two passive pick ups and Alembic style oval inlays the SB900 had the dot inlays same pickups, correct me if I am wrong.

kmh364 · « **Reply #10 on:** August 13, 2005, 01:42:44 PM »

Sorry, repeat post.

(Message edited by kmh364 on August 13, 2005)

kmh364 · « **Reply #11 on:** August 13, 2005, 01:45:16 PM »

Jason,

Welcome to the club. Congrats on the new Alembic on-order.

That Ken Lawrence Hetfield Explorer is a real nice piece. The last two links of pix of the Inlays and the LED's don't work, can you re-post?

Cheers,

Kevin

bigredbass · « **Reply #12 on:** August 13, 2005, 08:00:02 PM »

EXPc:

Good to have you here!

I love the old Aria SBs, and am similarly a nut for old Yamaha BBs. As a five guy, my narrow-neck '87 BB5000 and wide-neck '91 BB5000A are real favorites I can't do without.

Aria re-released the SB1000 as a John Taylor model and currently as an SB1000 re-release. Don't know if NEF/Aria USA is bring them here or not, they seem pretty clueless.

J o e y