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Re: Should there be any differ...
bigredbass - Yesterday at 10:14:27 PM - The genius of all this was you could just keep cabling, amping and cab...

xlrogue6 - Yesterday at 09:48:13 AM - Hey Jazzy, biamping with those cabinets may be a revelation. Letting t...

jazzyvee - September 01, 2026, 11:00:59 PM - This band is a 4pc with gtr, keys, drum & bass, with the main focu...

JimmyJ - September 01, 2026, 08:50:32 PM - Jazzy that's funny.  You will certainly hear more squeaks, sq...

Nova Constellatio - September 01, 2026, 04:59:48 PM - I wish I could hear that setup in person. I got a BB3, and it's sp...

jazzyvee - September 01, 2026, 04:23:30 PM - I have a gig Saturday and it's a non reggae gig so I have a chance...


Re: What would stop you acquir...
hankster - August 31, 2026, 07:09:24 AM - I'd love a Brown Bass. But highest on my list?  Easy access to Al...


String Sets
NolTaylorBassplayer - Yesterday at 08:35:40 AM - Hey everyone! Just wondering if there's any news of strings coming...

Owning an Alembic

Troubleshooting


Re: Nut anchor
fivestringdan - September 01, 2026, 08:01:03 AM - Quote from: Artgeckko on August 31, 2026, 09:02:14 PMMica's guide ...

Artgeckko - August 31, 2026, 09:02:14 PM - Mica's guide to threaded inserts is mandatory reading!  Those...

Serial Number / History Requests


Re: Alembic Stanley Clarke Sta...
Nova Constellatio - Yesterday at 09:19:05 AM - If you're looking for custom roundwound/round core string (custom leng...

NolTaylorBassplayer - Yesterday at 08:33:24 AM - Sorry for the delay guys!  It turns out what I was looking for wa...


Re: Series I bass 75-254
Nova Constellatio - Yesterday at 02:34:49 PM - I love the chunky point on that one.

adriaan - Yesterday at 11:27:59 AM - Thought it was about time I add my request to the queue!https://club.a...

Showcase

Series I Basses and Guitars


Re: Eagerly awaiting a 1978 Se...
edwardofhuncote - Yesterday at 06:25:36 AM - Quote from: Nova Constellatio on August 30, 2026, 12:37:10 PMIt does. ...

Europa Basses


Re: 2023 Europa 5 SII Newsted ...
Nova Constellatio - Yesterday at 02:39:49 PM - Quote from: garyhead on Yesterday at 09:50:51 AMNo one gets out of her...

garyhead - Yesterday at 09:50:51 AM - I was aware of the brand when School Days came out and played that LP ...

jazzyvee - September 01, 2026, 03:31:16 PM - I too had no real application for alembic either when I bought my firs...

edwardofhuncote - September 01, 2026, 02:22:16 PM - Quote from: FC Bass on September 01, 2026, 11:19:03 AM35 years ago tod...

Barend - September 01, 2026, 01:15:23 PM - First time I saw them was in Zwolle in 1990. And justice for all tour....

FC Bass - September 01, 2026, 11:19:03 AM - 35 years ago today, my first irl encounter with Metallica and Alembic ...

Persuader Basses


Re: Persuader 89P5559USA
Nova Constellatio - Yesterday at 02:37:05 PM - You have to love it when a market turns you into a dinosaur like that....

edwardofhuncote - Yesterday at 10:58:10 AM - The Persuader Showcase is a lonely place. 😔Nova C's thread...


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Gigs


Re: Jazzyvee Gigs 2026
jazzyvee - September 01, 2026, 03:54:25 PM - I found out at the weekend that the gig is being video'd using mul...


Re: Played my first Alembic Gi...
Nova Constellatio - September 01, 2026, 02:27:41 PM - Quote from: rv_bass on September 01, 2026, 01:39:57 PMQuote from: Nova...

rv_bass - September 01, 2026, 01:39:57 PM - Quote from: Nova Constellatio on September 01, 2026, 09:33:58 AMI got ...

Nova Constellatio - September 01, 2026, 09:33:58 AM - I got it around six months ago, and love it. It sounds great, there's ...

briant - September 01, 2026, 09:03:24 AM - How long have you had that Demeter?  I have been going back and f...

Nova Constellatio - August 31, 2026, 02:37:07 PM - I loved it.I have the preamp set a little hot, ran it direct into a De...

jazzyvee - August 31, 2026, 11:37:39 AM - Glad it went well for you. How did you find the tone from your own per...

Nova Constellatio - August 31, 2026, 06:22:11 AM - I played my first gig on an Alembic yesterday at an outdoor party/mini...

Swap Shop and Wish Lists

Seen on craigslist, eBay, and elsewhere


Re: Unusual Alembic Guitar on ...
edwardofhuncote - Yesterday at 04:09:03 PM - Quote from: mica on Yesterday at 01:24:26 PMST is the body shape, not ...

cozmik_cowboy - Yesterday at 02:29:09 PM - Quote from: BeenDown139 on Yesterday at 07:51:51 AMQuote. But those ar...

mica - Yesterday at 01:24:26 PM - ST is the body shape, not the pickups. The body shape got more refined...

edwardofhuncote - Yesterday at 10:16:57 AM - Quote from: JimmyJ on Yesterday at 07:19:37 AMQuote from: edwardofhunc...

BeenDown139 - Yesterday at 07:51:51 AM - Quote. But those aren't supposed to have logos, rightmy A-bass is ...

JimmyJ - Yesterday at 07:19:37 AM - Quote from: edwardofhuncote on Yesterday at 04:01:23 AM...Anybody know...

edwardofhuncote - Yesterday at 04:01:23 AM - I looked for the oldest thread I could find to repost. There may be an...


Re: For Walter Woods Folks...
edwardofhuncote - September 01, 2026, 04:18:14 AM - Well, shoot. I hate that doo-hickey won't work out. You might...

rv_bass - September 01, 2026, 04:00:40 AM - Thanks, Jimmy,  I have a two channel power amp and F-2B to achiev...

JimmyJ - August 31, 2026, 06:46:16 PM - They definitely are cool amps!  But my friend, you can't run ...

rv_bass - August 31, 2026, 06:29:16 PM - That's great, I will try your method of neck in channel 1 and bridge i...

JimmyJ - August 31, 2026, 06:10:50 PM - Ah alright!  Thanks for posting the picture of your front panel. ...

rv_bass - August 31, 2026, 05:29:21 PM - Well,I don't think that cable will work with my amp.  Seems I don...

rv_bass - August 31, 2026, 03:16:07 PM - Jimmy,Thanks very much for the additional information, very helpful as...

Nova Constellatio - August 31, 2026, 02:43:11 PM - I loved the extra explanation. If you ran two cabinets with it in ster...

JimmyJ - August 31, 2026, 12:10:53 PM - Quote from: rv_bass on August 30, 2026, 01:12:34 PMThanks very much fo...


Re: Alembic Darling on the gea...
jazzyvee - August 31, 2026, 03:07:56 AM - Guilty as charged. haha ha. It did cross my mind that it looked famili...

edwardofhuncote - August 31, 2026, 02:50:37 AM - Quote from: jazzyvee on August 30, 2026, 11:54:42 PMI have no connecti...


Re: Fake alembic with what loo...
jazzyvee - September 01, 2026, 03:38:35 PM - The link is now showing to me like this. But the listing is still avai...

BeenDown139 - September 01, 2026, 01:16:31 PM - Quote. I wonder if the logo was 3D printed or something?it's prett...

edwardofhuncote - September 01, 2026, 12:16:19 PM - Quote from: gearhed289 on September 01, 2026, 07:14:00 AMQuote from: m...

gearhed289 - September 01, 2026, 07:14:00 AM - Quote from: mica on August 31, 2026, 02:44:50 PM<sarcasm>I mean,...

mica - August 31, 2026, 03:30:11 PM - It's certainly not a real logo.

rv_bass - August 31, 2026, 03:17:40 PM - That actually looks like an earlier 70s hand cut logo, if it's not rea...

mica - August 31, 2026, 02:44:50 PM - <sarcasm>I mean, I would be really upset about the chrome hardwa...

Nova Constellatio - August 31, 2026, 02:38:37 PM - A Temu-lembic. 

edwardofhuncote - August 31, 2026, 02:05:54 PM - [clears throat, appropriates distant English ancestry...]I say, that i...

tkotmk42 - August 31, 2026, 01:54:56 PM - gosh, this listing is soooooo wrong on so many different level.... I w...

jazzyvee - August 31, 2026, 11:47:34 AM - https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1015382264659137/?ref=search...


Freshly Upgraded Exploiter on ...
Nova Constellatio - Yesterday at 07:27:36 PM - Someone should be happy to see this:https://reverb.com/item/101352137-...


Re: Alembic Series 1 Exploiter
BeenDown139 - Yesterday at 08:38:27 PM - one of the few that could make me pull the trigger again.  but i ...

mkazaria - Yesterday at 08:17:09 PM - Nice basshttps://reverb.com/item/101352137-alembic-series-1-exploiter-...

Miscellaneous


Re: WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO ...
cozmik_cowboy - September 01, 2026, 10:07:09 PM - The Dead played the Uptown Theater in Chicago Dec. 3-5, 1979.I was at ...

pauldo - September 01, 2026, 02:51:23 PM - Quote from: David Houck on August 31, 2026, 11:23:15 AMJust watched th...

David Houck - August 31, 2026, 11:23:15 AM - Just watched this and wanted to share it here for anyone that might fi...

edwardofhuncote - August 31, 2026, 03:39:40 AM - YouTube put this in my inbox... Here is the original cut from 30-...


Re: The Totally Miscellaneous ...
Nova Constellatio - Yesterday at 09:04:40 PM - The paint under that red is the same rattle can gold used on the Eldon...

cozmik_cowboy - Yesterday at 08:20:40 PM - Until this moment, a '59 was oldest Strat I'd seen in CAR (my ...

Nova Constellatio - Yesterday at 06:13:31 PM - I feel like we need more Fenders here. A 1954 with some patina on it:

edwardofhuncote - September 01, 2026, 01:30:08 PM - Joey and me talk on the phone every so often. He sent me this YouTube ...

edwardofhuncote - September 01, 2026, 01:21:02 PM - Quote from: Artgeckko on August 31, 2026, 03:50:14 PMAlways wanted one...

Artgeckko - August 31, 2026, 03:50:14 PM - Always wanted one of these, so purchased this 1987 Status S2. The fini...

edwardofhuncote - August 31, 2026, 08:24:39 AM - Quote from: cozmik_cowboy on August 31, 2026, 06:38:43 AMQuote from: e...

cozmik_cowboy - August 31, 2026, 08:20:38 AM - For my money, Barts are the 2nd-best pick-ups going, especially for ba...

Nova Constellatio - August 31, 2026, 06:55:52 AM - The first guitar I ever made was a neck through maple tele with Bartol...

edwardofhuncote - August 31, 2026, 06:50:47 AM - Quote from: Nova Constellatio on August 31, 2026, 06:01:13 AMAround we...

cozmik_cowboy - August 31, 2026, 06:38:43 AM - Quote from: edwardofhuncote on August 31, 2026, 04:12:20 AM. Believe i...

Nova Constellatio - August 31, 2026, 06:01:13 AM - Around were these made? Late '80s/early '90s?

edwardofhuncote - August 31, 2026, 04:12:20 AM - Here was the other guitar from Miller's Music. It was a new old st...


Re: Scenery
cozmik_cowboy - Yesterday at 07:21:16 AM - There were a massive number of copperheads around my grandparents'...

edwardofhuncote - Yesterday at 02:40:48 AM - Quote from: Nova Constellatio on September 01, 2026, 07:52:36 AMWe had...

cozmik_cowboy - September 01, 2026, 07:51:20 PM - Quote from: Artgeckko on September 01, 2026, 06:25:43 PMNo guitars and...

Artgeckko - September 01, 2026, 06:25:43 PM - No guitars and no studio - sometimes a relief!heres a couple....Walkin...

Nova Constellatio - September 01, 2026, 07:52:36 AM - We had a couple visitors in our front yard — no danger noodles, though...

rv_bass - September 01, 2026, 07:07:14 AM - Copperhead?Great photo!Don't get too close!

edwardofhuncote - September 01, 2026, 04:06:43 AM - I didn't smell no whiskey burnin'...

adriaan - August 31, 2026, 10:24:50 AM - Speaking of critters ...(Just out of shot, Jean Dubuffet's Jardin ...

adriaan - August 31, 2026, 10:20:22 AM - Quote from: hankster on August 31, 2026, 09:53:36 AMI don't get a text...

hankster - August 31, 2026, 09:53:36 AM - I don't get a text box - I have a button that says "user actions" whic...

edwardofhuncote - August 31, 2026, 04:37:37 AM - This little creature has taken up residence around my porch. Eastern F...


Re: How About a Humor Thread?
cozmik_cowboy - August 31, 2026, 06:53:19 AM - Well, not me, obviously - but you?Peter


Re: Worth noting
cozmik_cowboy - Yesterday at 07:22:38 AM - Laurindo Almeida (1917)Peter

cozmik_cowboy - September 01, 2026, 08:04:11 AM - Marshall Lytle (1933)Peter

cozmik_cowboy - August 31, 2026, 06:41:02 AM - Bob Welch, the transitional phase between my Mac & Greg's (194...


Re: restoring chatoyancy to 77...
Artgeckko - September 01, 2026, 06:12:56 PM - yeah, its tight in there.Have some flat clear plastic ( from a bubble ...

edwardofhuncote - September 01, 2026, 04:01:24 AM - Quote from: Artgeckko on August 31, 2026, 09:05:20 PMWell, not in that...

Artgeckko - August 31, 2026, 09:05:20 PM - Well, not in that photo!  that was some fine sanding slurry all o...

edwardofhuncote - August 31, 2026, 04:17:20 PM - Your project looks fantastic Ed! 

Artgeckko - August 31, 2026, 03:29:01 PM - tried to reply to five string dan, but my post got rejected? Gonn...


A Fortutiuos Day
cozmik_cowboy - September 01, 2026, 01:56:41 PM - 60 years ago today, the number "710" became forever etched i...