| Author | Message | ||
| sexy666
New Username: sexy666 Post Number: 1 Registered: 6-2013 |
Hey guys, Would you please tell me what kind of wood was the early material of Essence basses? I think it's not Mahogany https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pu5U--X0jCY/UNrIKUgy6SI/AAAAAAAAAe4/e8xzX5PikrU/w534-h712-no/20121226_104227.jpg Thank you a lot, sexy from Hungary | ||
| tbrannon
Senior Member Username: tbrannon Post Number: 1567 Registered: 11-2004 |
looks like maple to me. | ||
| rami
Senior Member Username: rami Post Number: 1026 Registered: 6-2002 |
If you compare it to the neck wood which is clearly Maple, you can see some difference. It may be Alder. | ||
| tbrannon
Senior Member Username: tbrannon Post Number: 1568 Registered: 11-2004 |
You might be right, Rami. I think the difference in the look of the neck woods is a result of the flame and the cut, but the body wood may well be something other than maple. | ||
| rami
Senior Member Username: rami Post Number: 1027 Registered: 6-2002 |
Hey Toby, Alder is slightly grainier than Maple as well as a little darker (which is hard to see with the lighting in the picture). It's more suitable for a body wood because it's relatively light weight. But who can say for sure from a picture? The best way to know for sure is to provide Alembic with the serial number and Mica can tell us. They keep all the build records. | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 2914 Registered: 5-2009 |
Hello , I own a 91 Essence . It is all Maple. I took it to the 2013 Northern California Alembic Gathering where Mica saw it and confirmed "early Essence, all maple". | ||
| mike13
Intermediate Member Username: mike13 Post Number: 129 Registered: 11-2007 |
Mine is a 92 all Maple,the one in the pix is the same all Maple (Message edited by mike13 on June 01, 2013) | ||
| rami
Senior Member Username: rami Post Number: 1028 Registered: 6-2002 |
That makes sense. I've never known Alembic to use Alder except for one custom build. | ||
| sexy666
New Username: sexy666 Post Number: 4 Registered: 6-2013 |
Guys, thanks for your answers! i hope i can get this bass in the future, it's not mine, period. | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 2916 Registered: 5-2009 |
The sound from my all Maple Essence is quite bright . | ||
| sexy666
New Username: sexy666 Post Number: 5 Registered: 6-2013 |
you mean too bright? | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 7995 Registered: 6-2000 |
That's certainly all Maple. The early Essence basses were 3-piece Maple necks, Maple bodies, and Flame Maple tops. The only options were 4- or 5-string, fretless or fretted, and right or left handed. | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 2917 Registered: 5-2009 |
My all maple Essence is "quite bright "___,"too bright" is not what I wrote or meant. I really like the way it sounds. There is natural high definition. | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 11079 Registered: 5-2002 |
I agree with Wolf, an all Maple Essence bass has, as he said, a "natural high definition". They have a great attack. When mine was my main bass, I was playing it through an Eden rig, and it sounded amazing. | ||
| sexy666
New Username: sexy666 Post Number: 6 Registered: 6-2013 |
So, be seen until the end of the week I will have it or not. I'm so excited about that bass  Thank you for the information and opinions! | ||
| that_sustain
Intermediate Member Username: that_sustain Post Number: 167 Registered: 8-2012 |
Oh boy do I wish I still had my early 90's all maple Essence. I'm not one to go about picking at instruments instead of playing them...but that thing was perfect. The way it floated on the knee...the craftsmanship...the electronics. I took it to a local luthier of stringed instruments(mostly upright bass)...and even he was floored. Sigh. |
