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| charles_holmes
Senior Member Username: charles_holmes Post Number: 404 Registered: 3-2009 |
Hello everyone! My friend Kenny Wittman revised my old rack system from 51 llbs to 36 llbs!! The following are front and rear shots. The blue LEDs in the front of my rack kinda messed up the photo. I updated my effects & now I use the TC "G" system & misson expression pedal; In place of my old EBS Octave pedal I'm using the "Great Divide" by Godlyke.(IMHO) The Great Divide has even more thunderous earth shaking lows along with magnificent tracking capabilities and the lows don't "poop out" the Roland EV5 Expression pedal adds more or less bottom. I'm a very happy man!
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| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 11839 Registered: 5-2002 |
Chalie; the updates to your system sound great, but the picture isn't there. At one point, I considered the G system; it's a nice approach to controlling effects and signal path. | |||
| charles_holmes
Senior Member Username: charles_holmes Post Number: 405 Registered: 3-2009 |
  Dave, hopefully I got the photos right this time! I still struggle trying to resize & upload (Message edited by davehouck on July 06, 2015) | |||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 11844 Registered: 5-2002 |
If you want, email them to me and I'll resize and upload for you. As an aside, we are still working on a platform upgrade, one result of which should be easier picture handling. | |||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 11850 Registered: 5-2002 |
Chalie sent me a couple pics to upload:   | |||
| edwin
Senior Member Username: edwin Post Number: 2061 Registered: 5-2002 |
Very nice! I thought about moving from my Lexicon MPX G2 to the TC G System, but I couldn't find one to try out or enough information on routing opportunities. Let us know what you think! What are those speakers? | |||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 4324 Registered: 5-2009 |
Very kool. I have also set up a compact stereo rig . Using two 2x10 cabs. Great for a Series I/II Bass in Stereo. | |||
| 5a_quilt_top
Senior Member Username: 5a_quilt_top Post Number: 565 Registered: 6-2012 |
Nice kicks...! Oh and your rig and axe are both very cool, too. Priorities in the new millennium... | |||
| charles_holmes
Senior Member Username: charles_holmes Post Number: 406 Registered: 3-2009 |
Thanks for posting the photos Dave! Thanks for the compliments Ed and Sonicus! Ed,the speakers on the left are Kappa lite 3010 LF (Low frequency) and the set on the right are Kappa lite 3010 HO (high output) and those speakers kick major butt!! Although my speaker cabinet design is old now, I came up with it 12 years ago by accident. I had an old Peavey 2x10 over 18" speaker cabinet and it was heavy, so I got Kenny to literally cut it in half. I liked it so much that I had him build me 2 cabinets then I ported the rear and they sound awesome and I can carry both at the same time!!! When I compared them to my Bag End D10 BX-D's I couldn't tell the difference in sound quality at all. As far as routing opportunities for the G system,I think that anything you can think of doing is possible to program but I'm a simple guy and came up with 10 pre-sets that I liked & programed it in the G system. Lastly, on occasion I will add my EBS envelope filter by simply plugging it into Loop 3 and all I have to do is step on loop 3 and it's "in the mix"!! www.usspeaker.com/kappalite3010lf-1.htm & www.usspeaker.com/kappalite3010ho-1.htm | |||
| charles_holmes
Senior Member Username: charles_holmes Post Number: 407 Registered: 3-2009 |
Ha! Gotta take care of the tootsies Dave!! Priorities so I can standup in the new millennium. | |||
| 5a_quilt_top
Senior Member Username: 5a_quilt_top Post Number: 569 Registered: 6-2012 |
Yer stylin' all across the board, my man and your new rig guarantees that you will sound as good as you look! | |||
| charles_holmes
Senior Member Username: charles_holmes Post Number: 408 Registered: 3-2009 |
That all depends on who's ah lookin' and ah who's listenin'!!! Nyuk, Nyuk ,Nyuk..Hey Moe!, Hey Larry! Cheese!!!! | |||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 6135 Registered: 7-2004 |
Oh, a wise guy! Why, I'll moirderize ya! nyuk, nyuk Bill, tgo | |||
| charles_holmes
Senior Member Username: charles_holmes Post Number: 424 Registered: 3-2009 |
I love my Alembic | |||
| charles_holmes
Senior Member Username: charles_holmes Post Number: 425 Registered: 3-2009 |
 My friend Ace Holleran on the drums! | |||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 11910 Registered: 5-2002 |
Nice picture! | |||
| edwardofhuncote
Senior Member Username: edwardofhuncote Post Number: 517 Registered: 6-2014 |
I'm with Dave - lots to like in that picture... coupla' buds jamming in the air conditioning on a sunny afternoon. And there's literally nothing to dislike about that Series I (?!) Distillate! And a drummer named Ace? C'mon, that's pure poetry. Nice! | |||
| moongerm
Advanced Member Username: moongerm Post Number: 257 Registered: 8-2013 |
Nice photos and a beautiful bass! | |||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 4429 Registered: 5-2009 |
I have always been a fan of this Series I Distillate ! Wolf | |||
| charles_holmes
Senior Member Username: charles_holmes Post Number: 426 Registered: 3-2009 |
Thanks Guys! So here's a lil' Tid Bit of TV history, Back in the late 80's there was a game show called "Sale of the Century" Ace won the largest cash of that time! Check him out on Youtube Sale Of The Century SYN Episode 103 Chuck Pamela Tim | |||
| ed_zeppelin
Junior Username: ed_zeppelin Post Number: 34 Registered: 2-2010 |
Great pictures! I'm a little concerned that you may have captured your neighbor strangling an extraterrestrial, though. | |||
| elwoodblue
Senior Member Username: elwoodblue Post Number: 1670 Registered: 6-2002 |
LOL!!...good eye ed zep  charles- you and your bass look magical,nice pic. | |||
| serialnumber12
Senior Member Username: serialnumber12 Post Number: 1105 Registered: 12-2004 |
I love this bass is it chambered? | |||
| jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 4622 Registered: 6-2002 |
How much does the lower pickup switch get in the way of slapping? Slapping doesn't form a major part of my paying but I do depending on the gig. It is one of the things that has made me resist going for older models with the pickup selector in that position. What is your experience? | |||
| charles_holmes
Senior Member Username: charles_holmes Post Number: 427 Registered: 3-2009 |
LOL!! on the stangulation of the alien Zep!! Thanks for kudos Woodyb lue! I'm unsure if the bass is chambered or not Barnes, that might be a question for the Mothership. Jazzy, that pickup selector was a bit of a problem when I first got the Distillate because my pinky would hit the pointed end & man did taht hurt!! So I just flipped the knob so that the rounded edge is in the "up" position and that solved the issue!!! | |||
| carsbybigd
Junior Username: carsbybigd Post Number: 15 Registered: 8-2014 |
Nice bass and rig. | |||
| flpete1uw
Senior Member Username: flpete1uw Post Number: 532 Registered: 11-2011 |
Chalie, The more I think about it the more I wish my Series electronics were in my Distillate! Love that Bass, it seams to fit you perfectly. Peace Pete | |||
| charles_holmes
Senior Member Username: charles_holmes Post Number: 428 Registered: 3-2009 |
Thank you sooo much for the compliments Dennis. Since Kenny Revamped my rig, it takes about 20 minutes to set it up and that's at a slow pace. Hey Pete! I was really to snag my Distillate. It was listed at Bass Northwest. I knew that I wanted a shorty series bass & when I saw it.... Blamo!! Janis, my wife wanted to get me a special Christmas present so I showed her the Distillate and she got it for me!! Janis thinks that I'm nuts because each Christmas she'll ask me what I want and I tell her that the Alembic is it and I don't want anything else!...Well maybe some hair! | |||
| rockerdebassman
New Username: rockerdebassman Post Number: 3 Registered: 8-2015 |
Looking good there, Charlie! Alembic satiation at its best! You look at one with the universe. | |||
| charles_holmes
Senior Member Username: charles_holmes Post Number: 431 Registered: 3-2009 |
Hey Matt, I just love that Alemnibc sound!!The place where that photo was taken is called "The Bull Run" in Lewisburg Pa. I'm the "house bassist" and I bring 2 basses, one for the guest bassist and my Distillate for me! Lost of guys want to play it, but I'm really "touchy" about it. I used to feel guilty about being so guarded about that but not anymore. I'll post a photo of my guests bass, the modified Scheckter (sp), I had a lot of stuff done to it. | |||
| ed_zeppelin
Member Username: ed_zeppelin Post Number: 64 Registered: 2-2010 |
Chalie, the alien your neighbor tormented is making pictures disappear. (They're a lot harder to kill than you'd think. Trust me.) Could you please repost the close up of the body of your Alembic? That's one of my favorite bass pics of all time. It's such a beautiful picture. (Message edited by Ed_zeppelin on August 27, 2015) | |||
| charles_holmes
Senior Member Username: charles_holmes Post Number: 432 Registered: 3-2009 |
Hmm...I have a new computer now and I'm not sure if I have that close-up. I'll take another photo of it. Thank you so much for the kind words Mr."Z"!! | |||
| pauldo
Senior Member Username: pauldo Post Number: 1542 Registered: 6-2006 |
Hey Chalie - no shame in being protective of your baby. I am very hesitant to let anyone play mine. Close friends are find; strangers rolling into an open jam? No thank you. Ed- I just saw 'the alien' I think your right! That arm is awfully long and thin . . . . . As I have heard a great bassist say more than once: "Keep it low, stay out of treble!" ;-D | |||
| elwoodblue
Senior Member Username: elwoodblue Post Number: 1681 Registered: 6-2002 |
I had a copy saved in my Alembic file -  | |||
| charles_holmes
Senior Member Username: charles_holmes Post Number: 434 Registered: 3-2009 |
Hey Pauldo!!!! My distillate brother! I Hope all is well. EBlue-thank you!!! for posting the photo!It would have taken me fifty years to figure out how to resize a new photo!! (Heavens to mergitroid!!!) |
