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jazzyvee - Yesterday at 11:00:59 PM - This band is a 4pc with gtr, keys, drum & bass, with the main focu...Nova Constellatio - Yesterday at 04:59:48 PM - I wish I could hear that setup in person. I got a BB3, and it's sp...jazzyvee - Yesterday at 04:23:30 PM - I have a gig Saturday and it's a non reggae gig so I have a chance...Re: Thoughts on pan/master vol...paulman - August 27, 2026, 05:21:21 PM - My boat has three oars (so to speak)Further - Master Volume only w/ 3 ...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...edwin - August 27, 2026, 04:00:27 PM - $$$ I would dearly love another Alembic. My Series II equipped Starfir...String SetsNolTaylorBassplayer - Today at 08:35:40 AM - Hey everyone! Just wondering if there's any news of strings coming...
Owning an AlembicTroubleshootingRe: Nut anchorfivestringdan - Yesterday at 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 RequestsRe: (x) 72-13 One of the first...edwardofhuncote - August 30, 2026, 10:30:00 AM - Nothing to do with the subject guitar of the thread, but since it'...Re: Alembic Stanley Clarke Sta...Nova Constellatio - Today at 09:19:05 AM - If you're looking for custom roundwound/round core string (custom leng...NolTaylorBassplayer - Today at 08:33:24 AM - Sorry for the delay guys! It turns out what I was looking for wa...ShowcaseSeries I Basses and GuitarsRe: 78 1100 Series Guitarelwoodblue - August 26, 2026, 01:02:44 PM - Thought I'd upload a more recent pic that shows a bit more shine.I...Re: Burl Redwood Series I 5 St...jazzyvee - August 30, 2026, 11:18:49 AM - They are superbly balanced. I can also vouch for the same with Elan an...Barend - August 30, 2026, 02:41:20 AM - Very nice and classy! Love the red burl wood. The Europe basses seem v...Re: Eagerly awaiting a 1978 Se...edwardofhuncote - Today at 06:25:36 AM - Quote from: Nova Constellatio on August 30, 2026, 12:37:10 PMIt does. ...Nova Constellatio - August 30, 2026, 12:37:10 PM - It does. I can't decide whether I should try and get it off once it ar...Barend - August 30, 2026, 12:24:11 PM - Quote from: rv_bass on August 30, 2026, 06:20:48 AMBeautiful bass!&nbs...Nova Constellatio - August 30, 2026, 09:03:53 AM - I've admired that bass for a while — I love the fan headstock!StephenR - August 30, 2026, 08:52:58 AM - Beautiful looking bass, personally fond of basses with dark wood tops....Nova Constellatio - August 30, 2026, 05:19:00 AM - It was at Guitar Traders. I showed it to Mica when I first saw it, and...Barend - August 30, 2026, 02:35:14 AM - Very nice! Really like the dark wood. Hope you can make some sound sam...Nova Constellatio - August 29, 2026, 01:34:22 PM - I'm excited, but they changed the rules for importing musical instrume...Nova Constellatio - August 29, 2026, 12:00:40 PM - I'm really looking forward to hearing it in person. edwardofhuncote - August 29, 2026, 11:58:19 AM - Looks a lot like the wood in 78-1100, currently being restored by [elw...Nova Constellatio - August 29, 2026, 11:06:20 AM - I bought this a few weeks ago, and have been dealing with getting it f...Europa BassesRe: 2023 Europa 5 SII Newsted ...jazzyvee - Yesterday at 03:31:16 PM - I too had no real application for alembic either when I bought my firs...edwardofhuncote - Yesterday at 02:22:16 PM - Quote from: FC Bass on Yesterday at 11:19:03 AM35 years ago today, my ...Barend - Yesterday at 01:15:23 PM - First time I saw them was in Zwolle in 1990. And justice for all tour....FC Bass - Yesterday at 11:19:03 AM - 35 years ago today, my first irl encounter with Metallica and Alembic ...Re: Jazzyvee Gigs 2026jazzyvee - Yesterday at 03:54:25 PM - I found out at the weekend that the gig is being video'd using mul...Re: BILL, TGO's GIGS - 2026Nova Constellatio - August 30, 2026, 09:48:41 AM - Do you mean Tuesday the 1st, or Tuesday the 8th? I'm flying out ...lbpesq - August 30, 2026, 09:37:09 AM - Dead Enough will be playing our second year in a row in the domestic t...Re: hieronymous's new band! BU...hieronymous - August 27, 2026, 08:01:36 PM - Here's a new/old video - posted it on my hieronymous page but tryi...Re: I’m On the Radio. Announc...lbpesq - August 30, 2026, 09:29:39 AM - I have a show this afternoon on "Sunday Showcase". Today's them...Re: Played my first Alembic Gi...Nova Constellatio - Yesterday at 02:27:41 PM - Quote from: rv_bass on Yesterday at 01:39:57 PMQuote from: Nova Conste...rv_bass - Yesterday at 01:39:57 PM - Quote from: Nova Constellatio on Yesterday at 09:33:58 AMI got it arou...Nova Constellatio - Yesterday at 09:33:58 AM - I got it around six months ago, and love it. It sounds great, there's ...briant - Yesterday at 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 ListsSeen on craigslist, eBay, and elsewhereRe: Unusual Alembic Guitar on ...BeenDown139 - Today at 07:51:51 AM - Quote. But those aren't supposed to have logos, rightmy A-bass is ...JimmyJ - Today at 07:19:37 AM - Quote from: edwardofhuncote on Today at 04:01:23 AM...Anybody know wha...edwardofhuncote - Today at 04:01:23 AM - I looked for the oldest thread I could find to repost. There may be an...Re: Roman Conqueror for sail i...BeenDown139 - August 30, 2026, 10:38:19 AM - QuoteLastly, I would not reply to that ad on grounds that it may be ev...edwardofhuncote - August 30, 2026, 05:56:08 AM - Quote from: VicDiesel on August 29, 2026, 12:30:43 PMQuote from: garyh...VicDiesel - August 29, 2026, 12:30:43 PM - Quote from: garyhead on April 29, 2026, 11:29:38 AMI think it's a scam...Re: Here's a "budget" JPJ Alem...edwardofhuncote - August 28, 2026, 09:33:35 AM - Quote from: BeenDown139 on August 28, 2026, 08:52:13 AMyeah i was look...BeenDown139 - August 28, 2026, 08:52:13 AM - yeah i was looking for that post and this one popped up first. either ...edwardofhuncote - August 28, 2026, 08:44:40 AM - There's an (((echo))) in here. 🤣https://club.alembicguitar...BeenDown139 - August 28, 2026, 08:07:33 AM - well as long as it's pummel the expired equine day and i'm tra...Re: Triple Oh-my-gaedwardofhuncote - August 28, 2026, 06:39:36 AM - $13,770. Still nobody's twitchy with the Make Offer button. I...Re: Have we seen this before?briant - August 27, 2026, 05:59:50 PM - It arrived today and it does not disappoint. Especially after a ...Re: More from JapanDistillaMatto - August 29, 2026, 06:40:45 PM - Quote from: garyhead on August 29, 2026, 08:28:42 AMJazzy is correct r...BeenDown139 - August 29, 2026, 06:29:52 PM - Quote, it will take whoever wants it some time and energy to get the d...Nova Constellatio - August 29, 2026, 10:18:59 AM - I think it's for sale, but having bought an Alembic from them recently...garyhead - August 29, 2026, 08:28:42 AM - Jazzy is correct re. the switches. About this listing.....i...jazzyvee - August 29, 2026, 12:28:01 AM - I expect the extra switches are mono/stereo and side leds.BeenDown139 - August 28, 2026, 08:43:45 PM - and weren't we just discussing how long it'd been since we saw...DistillaMatto - August 28, 2026, 08:10:01 PM - This one has a couple interesting switches on it. I'm an not affil...Re: For Walter Woods Folks...edwardofhuncote - Yesterday at 04:18:14 AM - Well, shoot. I hate that doo-hickey won't work out. You might...rv_bass - Yesterday at 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...rv_bass - August 30, 2026, 01:12:34 PM - Thanks very much for the explanation, Jimmy! I was originally ju...JimmyJ - August 30, 2026, 07:56:54 AM - Although I don't have the manual that would be my guess as well. "BRG"...Nova Constellatio - August 30, 2026, 06:18:01 AM - Isn't that the Bridge/Stereo function? Bridged, I think they make some...rv_bass - August 30, 2026, 06:14:50 AM - Quote from: JimmyJ on August 29, 2026, 09:54:38 PMOK cool! Inste...edwardofhuncote - August 30, 2026, 05:08:03 AM - Awesome. I was hoping one of you guys could use that thing. ...JimmyJ - August 29, 2026, 09:54:38 PM - OK cool! Instead of a mono/stereo switch you have a BRG/STR swit...rv_bass - August 29, 2026, 08:52:33 PM - Jimmy,I used to have the stereo MI-100, but 100 watts was not enough p...JimmyJ - August 29, 2026, 06:11:14 PM - rv, what WW model do you have? Is there not a "stereo / mono" sw...rv_bass - August 29, 2026, 02:49:43 PM - Bought this, hoping it will enable me to plug my Series bass into each...JimmyJ - August 29, 2026, 12:27:12 PM - I think Walter's true stereo amps are even more rare than his regu...edwardofhuncote - August 29, 2026, 03:29:11 AM - I happened to spot this odd item in the Talkbass Classifieds. I know a...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...jazzyvee - August 30, 2026, 11:54:42 PM - I have no connection with the seller.https://www.thegearpage.net/board...Re: Fake alembic with what loo...jazzyvee - Yesterday at 03:38:35 PM - The link is now showing to me like this. But the listing is still avai...BeenDown139 - Yesterday at 01:16:31 PM - Quote. I wonder if the logo was 3D printed or something?it's prett...edwardofhuncote - Yesterday at 12:16:19 PM - Quote from: gearhed289 on Yesterday at 07:14:00 AMQuote from: mica on ...gearhed289 - Yesterday at 07:14:00 AM - Quote from: mica on August 31, 2026, 02:44:50 PM<sarcasm>I mean,...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...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...For Sale & TradeRe: Thinking of parting with S...mkazaria - August 28, 2026, 06:33:00 PM - Sorry my typing skills aren't the best, but i am interested. i wish my...mkazaria - August 28, 2026, 04:36:27 PM - insteaded, if you are serious send me an email kazar32@yahoo.comsrfogel - August 28, 2026, 01:15:30 PM - Quote from: FC Bass on August 27, 2026, 12:01:27 AMWayback machine to ...Barend - August 27, 2026, 02:00:30 AM - Quote from: FC Bass on August 27, 2026, 12:01:27 AMWayback machine to ...FC Bass - August 27, 2026, 12:01:27 AM - Wayback machine to the rescue :-)https://web.archive.org/web/202402232...Nova Constellatio - August 26, 2026, 06:06:50 PM - Thanks for posting the link — I've wanted to know what that bass looke...jazzyvee - August 26, 2026, 12:34:55 PM - Quote from: srfogel on August 26, 2026, 10:26:47 AMUpdating this post....srfogel - August 26, 2026, 10:26:47 AM - Updating this post. Anybody want to swap a Series II 5 or 6 for ...Wanted & WishingRe: Round pickup selector swit...jazzyvee - August 26, 2026, 11:25:12 PM - Hi Mica, has your stock of these switch knobs been replenished yet?Re: Wanted: Exploiter Bassgearhed289 - August 28, 2026, 07:05:59 AM - "The waiting is the hardest part..."Yeah, I stalked this bea...BeenDown139 - August 28, 2026, 06:42:21 AM - got a little bored over breakfast. went thru my ended listings.&...majazztix - August 27, 2026, 09:37:47 PM - Quote from: garyhead on August 27, 2026, 12:28:43 PMQuote from: gearhe...majazztix - August 27, 2026, 09:35:15 PM - Quote from: gearhed289 on August 27, 2026, 12:05:41 PMLong scale may b...majazztix - August 27, 2026, 09:34:26 PM - Quote from: garyhead on August 27, 2026, 09:24:44 AMThis one is in Ita...garyhead - August 27, 2026, 12:28:43 PM - Quote from: gearhed289 on August 27, 2026, 12:05:41 PMLong scale may b...gearhed289 - August 27, 2026, 12:05:41 PM - Long scale may be hard to find unless you buy a Spyder or someone else...garyhead - August 27, 2026, 09:24:44 AM - This one is in Italy:https://reverb.com/item/85315649-alembic-exploite...majazztix - August 27, 2026, 03:52:24 AM - I´m looking for an Exploiter Bass (4-String, Longscale) perferably in ...MiscellaneousRe: Another Activated Fender!hieronymous - August 28, 2026, 06:50:16 PM - I just noticed that some of the older links don't work anymore, pr...Re: WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO ...cozmik_cowboy - Yesterday at 10:07:09 PM - The Dead played the Uptown Theater in Chicago Dec. 3-5, 1979.I was at ...pauldo - Yesterday at 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-...Nova Constellatio - August 29, 2026, 10:21:34 AM - Since Peter posted that it's Sterling Morrison's birthday, I'm posting...pauldo - August 28, 2026, 02:08:52 PM - Woke up this morning with this one in my head.https://www.youtube.com/...edwardofhuncote - August 27, 2026, 08:50:42 AM - Mainstream bluegrass is something I keep one eye on, even if I'm n...cozmik_cowboy - August 26, 2026, 08:30:21 PM - The late, great Roy Book Binder: Peter (who always admired Roy n...Re: The Totally Miscellaneous ...edwardofhuncote - Yesterday at 01:30:08 PM - Joey and me talk on the phone every so often. He sent me this YouTube ...edwardofhuncote - Yesterday at 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...edwardofhuncote - August 31, 2026, 04:12:20 AM - Here was the other guitar from Miller's Music. It was a new old st...Nova Constellatio - August 30, 2026, 01:39:07 PM - For some reason, I don't think I have a full picture of it on my phone...cozmik_cowboy - August 30, 2026, 12:48:50 PM - Quote from: Nova Constellatio on August 30, 2026, 09:45:25 AMThis one'...edwardofhuncote - August 30, 2026, 12:26:00 PM - About time to rotate this one out again... I call him Mister Miyagi. T...edwardofhuncote - August 30, 2026, 12:04:30 PM - I didn't follow-up with you after our exchange about old violins a...Nova Constellatio - August 30, 2026, 09:45:25 AM - This one's a Style-U with the later, more functional trapeze tailpiece...cozmik_cowboy - August 30, 2026, 09:22:23 AM - I've never seen a Gibby harp that wasn't a U; that looks like ...Nova Constellatio - August 30, 2026, 08:49:35 AM - I love it, and managed to find a second one made using the same patter...jon_jackson - August 30, 2026, 08:39:58 AM - The violin case itself was a great find, but then with the article spe...Nova Constellatio - August 30, 2026, 08:25:58 AM - That's an old Gibson harp guitar, bought mostly because of an obsessio...cozmik_cowboy - August 30, 2026, 08:17:30 AM - Kewl!But is the 16-string (if I'm counting right) beast behind the...Nova Constellatio - August 30, 2026, 06:58:44 AM - I was looking at an FTC thread that had a side discussion about a case...Re: Scenerycozmik_cowboy - Today at 07:21:16 AM - There were a massive number of copperheads around my grandparents'...edwardofhuncote - Today at 02:40:48 AM - Quote from: Nova Constellatio on Yesterday at 07:52:36 AMWe had a coup...cozmik_cowboy - Yesterday at 07:51:20 PM - Quote from: Artgeckko on Yesterday at 06:25:43 PMNo guitars and no stu...Artgeckko - Yesterday at 06:25:43 PM - No guitars and no studio - sometimes a relief!heres a couple....Walkin...Nova Constellatio - Yesterday at 07:52:36 AM - We had a couple visitors in our front yard — no danger noodles, though...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?edwardofhuncote - August 28, 2026, 05:09:20 AM - Quote from: lbpesq on August 27, 2026, 07:29:20 PMTis a puzzlement.Bil...Re: Worth notingcozmik_cowboy - August 31, 2026, 06:41:02 AM - Bob Welch, the transitional phase between my Mac & Greg's (194...cozmik_cowboy - August 30, 2026, 09:23:27 AM - Quote from: lbpesq on August 30, 2026, 09:21:33 AMOTOH, he did write M...lbpesq - August 30, 2026, 09:21:33 AM - OTOH, he did write Me & My Uncle without realizing it. Oh, t...cozmik_cowboy - August 30, 2026, 09:19:29 AM - Quote from: Nova Constellatio on August 30, 2026, 08:26:37 AMDefinitel...Nova Constellatio - August 30, 2026, 08:26:37 AM - Definitely one where you have to separate the art from the artist.cozmik_cowboy - August 26, 2026, 07:16:10 AM - Keith Allison (1942)Leon Redbone (1949)Scott Henderson (1954)Jimmy Ola...Re: restoring chatoyancy to 77...Artgeckko - Yesterday at 06:12:56 PM - yeah, its tight in there.Have some flat clear plastic ( from a bubble ...edwardofhuncote - Yesterday at 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...Artgeckko - August 31, 2026, 03:29:01 PM - tried to reply to five string dan, but my post got rejected? Gonn...Re: hieronymous and Alembic at...hieronymous - August 28, 2026, 11:33:47 AM - Quote from: BeenDown139 on August 25, 2026, 08:09:05 AMahhh....red roc...Re: Dolly Parton has diededwardofhuncote - August 26, 2026, 04:07:24 AM - Shortly before I joined Acoustic Endeavors on bass in 1994, they were ...pauldo - August 26, 2026, 03:23:56 AM - She did so many kind things with her fame and fortune. Dolly - I...Re: A bad daycozmik_cowboy - August 27, 2026, 07:30:30 AM - Quote from: edwardofhuncote on August 27, 2026, 06:19:36 AMMy buddy Jo...edwardofhuncote - August 27, 2026, 06:19:36 AM - My buddy John who edits Bluegrass Today wrote four obituaries in the p...pauldo - August 26, 2026, 04:00:13 PM - Quote from: Nova Constellatio on August 26, 2026, 03:06:53 PMThe grim ...cozmik_cowboy - August 26, 2026, 03:04:49 PM - Dolly wasn't our only loss yesterday; Tim Curry - Dr. Frank N. Fur...Re: Congratulations!edwardofhuncote - August 29, 2026, 10:38:10 AM - Quote from: lbpesq on August 29, 2026, 09:21:36 AMSenior management an...lbpesq - August 29, 2026, 09:21:36 AM - Senior management and I saw a friend's band last night. They pla...edwardofhuncote - August 29, 2026, 07:14:33 AM - I don't remember posting it, and it was announced a while back. Ma...cozmik_cowboy - August 29, 2026, 06:35:37 AM - Just read that Molly Tuttle (whose stuff I have posted over in the &qu...Re: Signal chain / pedal boardbassbuddy - August 30, 2026, 12:35:56 PM - That is correct. I used ChatGPT to provide me with an image so I could...adriaan - August 30, 2026, 11:16:43 AM - (I have to wonder how much you can trust an AI generated picture. The ...bassbuddy - August 30, 2026, 07:39:30 AM - I followed your suggestion and will opt for the Magellan. I ditched th...bassbuddy - August 29, 2026, 01:26:55 PM - I'm convinced that the Genzler is a great amp. I still have my old...adriaan - August 29, 2026, 12:34:09 PM - I'm using the Magellan pre with the switchable contours (A=modern ...bassbuddy - August 29, 2026, 11:21:15 AM - Hi, I'd like to draw on your experience and ask for your thoughts...Re: Wood tone summary David Houck - August 30, 2026, 10:03:50 AM - If I recall correctly, that is among the new pages that Mica is workin...rv_bass - August 30, 2026, 06:52:28 AM - Alembic used to have a nice page summarizing woods and wood combinatio...A Fortutiuos Daycozmik_cowboy - Yesterday at 01:56:41 PM - 60 years ago today, the number "710" became forever etched i...