Author Topic: An Alembician in Italy (Read 1280 times)

bracheen · « **Reply #15 on:** August 06, 2004, 09:11:16 AM »

Dia dhuit trathnona, Stefano, ta failte romhat
Good afternoon, Stefano, you are welcome. (Irish)
Reading it now I think I used ta failte romhat incorrectly. That's really you're welcome as a response to thank you oops

Sam

(Message edited by bracheen on August 06, 2004)

steno · « **Reply #16 on:** August 06, 2004, 09:59:04 AM »

Ciao a tutti!
There she is!!! It is not a very good shot, but in the meantime I thought it would be nice to present Bonnie's predecessor. She hasn't got a name yet.....Paul, how did you call her?
Sam, I never thought this could be Irish, this language looks very different indeed!
Hear from you!
Stefano

palembic · « **Reply #17 on:** August 06, 2004, 10:43:02 AM »

Stefano,

I called her a dutch word dame what means lady. So ...Not really a name. Although there IS such thing in english Dame is -if I'm well informed- an old style english word for a lady of high social class.
Now I'm thinking of it: I also called her Chris, the name of my wife.

Paul the bad one

stoney · « **Reply #18 on:** August 06, 2004, 11:31:55 AM »

Paul or Stefano, care to explain the electronics there?

pookeymp · « **Reply #19 on:** August 06, 2004, 12:37:06 PM »

Hey Stefano,

When I said I was being silly...I really was being very silly. I don't know any other language, so the phrase I posted (E amanha a chuva levara o sangue que a luta deixou derramar) is the first line of a lyric from a song that I sing in Portuguese with one of the bands I work with. It's actually a Sting song (Fragile).

Sting sings an English version of that song as well...and the first line in that version is:
If blood will flow when flesh and steel are one

If you translate the Portuguese version literally, it will be something like:
And the rain lead the blood that the fight left spill...it's not a perfect translation, but I believe it's very close.

But sorry for my silliness...'cause as you can see I wasn't making any sense in my post with this line...just trying to fit in

Mikey/

palembic · « **Reply #20 on:** August 06, 2004, 12:40:58 PM »

Brother Jonathan,

when are you coming to Belgium???
The original was: volume, pan, filter, filter; Q and Q.
Edwin and I changed it to the following:
1. added a master volume on the expected most front place
2. tookout the pan and changed by a volume; So we got bridge and neck PU volumes.
3. Added a switch for circuit break with a red LED that indicated if the bass was on circuit break or not. It came frm the time I mostly let the bass with the jack in. Those were done just up from the pace were the jack would be.
4. the jack was replaced by a PU selector switch (who was not a Alembic standard)
5. The jack was brought to the side.

That's about it. It was -and still is I guess- a very versatile instrument.

Paul TBO

pookeymp · « **Reply #21 on:** August 06, 2004, 01:24:19 PM »

Very nice...that was my next question...what was the extra knobs added...but you explained quite nicely. She looks great, and I'm quite sure she sounds awesome as well.

Mikey/

bassman10096 · « **Reply #22 on:** August 06, 2004, 01:56:36 PM »

Hi Stephano, Nice looking bass. I like the changes you made to the controls. Adjusting the pickup volumes independently is important. But once that change is made, you really need a master volume.

Bill

the_mule · « **Reply #23 on:** August 07, 2004, 12:44:10 AM »

Paul de Slechterik, it seems like Edwin has made changes to this (BTW beautiful) bass that were or were going to be a slight variation in the 'Edwin electronics'. Especially the switch for circuit break with a red indicator LED rings a bell:

Comes in very handy Stefano, good luck with your beautiful bass! And Paul, there must be mixed emotions to see your bass in the hands of someone else, but you still have Bonnie, and Stefano seems like very nice guy that'll take good care of Dame Chris...

Wilfred

steno · « **Reply #24 on:** August 07, 2004, 06:46:08 AM »

Amici!
Thanks for all the messages around this beauty, that's what she is! I sometime put this bass in the middle of my living room and just admire it....seems silly, doesn't it? Sorry for the bad shot, the Cocobolo is very much nicer than on the photo. I will try to make better pictures in the near future, maybe outside without any flash. Any suggestions? Paul already explained the electronics which make them similar to a Series and they are allowing a very versatile sound indeed.
Now the electronics have changed a bit in the meantime, the red led disapeared, there is a 3-way toggle switch instead to turn the front&side led's on/off. Then I will also install the original pick-up selector switch in order to use the pointer knob. When all the work is done I will post a new photo. I also refurbished the brass hardware with an Italian version of Flitz Metal Polish and it worked well! I am really loving this instrument and hope to be able to hold it forever....
Keep on groovin'
Stefano

steno · « **Reply #25 on:** August 07, 2004, 06:49:23 AM »

Amici!
Thanks for all the messages around this beauty, that's what she is! I sometime put this bass in the middle of my living room and just admire it....seems silly, doesn't it? Sorry for the bad shot, the Cocobolo is very much nicer than on the photo. I will try to make better pictures in the near future, maybe outside without any flash. Any suggestions? Paul already explained the electronics which make them similar to a Series and they are allowing a very versatile sound indeed.
Now the electronics have changed a bit in the meantime, the red led disapeared, there is a 3-way toggle switch instead to turn the front&side led's on/off. Then I will also install the original pick-up selector switch in order to use the pointer knob. When all the work is done I will post a new photo. I also refurbished the brass hardware with an Italian version of Flitz Metal Polish and it worked well! I am really loving this instrument and hope to be able to hold it forever....
Keep on groovin'
Stefano

steno · « **Reply #26 on:** August 07, 2004, 07:11:53 AM »

Ooops, sorry for the double message!
Anyone interested in a Spoiler for 1100 EUR or a Series 1, lefty version

? Have a look at this Italian shop at essemusic.it !!
Ciao!
Stefano

stoney · « **Reply #27 on:** August 09, 2004, 10:51:23 AM »

I concur about the master volume control. I had one put on my Brown Bass for just that reason. However, doing that dropped the output buy about 6db according to Mica.

Paul, you and EVH did a nice job on that bass. It is now truly unique.

ox_junior · « **Reply #28 on:** September 02, 2004, 07:58:43 PM »

Stoney, you are Abruzzese? Me too! My brother in The Who, Alembic, and now Italian heritage!!

Mike

palembic · « **Reply #29 on:** September 02, 2004, 11:58:28 PM »

Yes ...that bass was FAR MORE versatile after the changements we made. It will be better even now!!!!!

Ho ...I don't have mixed emotions looking to that bass anymore. She's in good hands. THe only thing I learned from it that it IS hard to part from things you like but sometimes life forces you in evil ways.
Bygones.

And what the F&#(*)(&R~