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charles_holmes
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Username: charles_holmes

Post Number: 404
Registered: 3-2009
Posted on Sunday, July 05, 2015 - 8:49 pm:   Edit Post

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
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Post Number: 11839
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Monday, July 06, 2015 - 6:44 am:   Edit Post

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
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Username: charles_holmes

Post Number: 405
Registered: 3-2009
Posted on Monday, July 06, 2015 - 7:44 am:   Edit Post




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
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Post Number: 11844
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Monday, July 06, 2015 - 2:13 pm:   Edit Post

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
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Post Number: 11850
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Tuesday, July 07, 2015 - 5:07 pm:   Edit Post

Chalie sent me a couple pics to upload:



edwin
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Username: edwin

Post Number: 2061
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Tuesday, July 07, 2015 - 6:00 pm:   Edit Post

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
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Username: sonicus

Post Number: 4324
Registered: 5-2009
Posted on Tuesday, July 07, 2015 - 6:46 pm:   Edit Post

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
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Username: 5a_quilt_top

Post Number: 565
Registered: 6-2012
Posted on Wednesday, July 08, 2015 - 7:54 am:   Edit Post

Nice kicks...!

Oh and your rig and axe are both very cool, too.


Priorities in the new millennium...
charles_holmes
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Username: charles_holmes

Post Number: 406
Registered: 3-2009
Posted on Wednesday, July 08, 2015 - 8:35 am:   Edit Post

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
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Username: charles_holmes

Post Number: 407
Registered: 3-2009
Posted on Wednesday, July 08, 2015 - 8:50 am:   Edit Post

Ha! Gotta take care of the tootsies Dave!! Priorities so I can standup in the new millennium.
5a_quilt_top
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Username: 5a_quilt_top

Post Number: 569
Registered: 6-2012
Posted on Wednesday, July 08, 2015 - 9:32 am:   Edit Post

Yer stylin' all across the board, my man and your new rig guarantees that you will sound as good as you look!
charles_holmes
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Username: charles_holmes

Post Number: 408
Registered: 3-2009
Posted on Wednesday, July 08, 2015 - 1:44 pm:   Edit Post

That all depends on who's ah lookin' and ah who's listenin'!!! Nyuk, Nyuk ,Nyuk..Hey Moe!, Hey Larry! Cheese!!!!
lbpesq
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Post Number: 6135
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Wednesday, July 08, 2015 - 2:11 pm:   Edit Post

Oh, a wise guy! Why, I'll moirderize ya!

nyuk, nyuk

Bill, tgo
charles_holmes
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Username: charles_holmes

Post Number: 424
Registered: 3-2009
Posted on Thursday, August 13, 2015 - 9:46 am:   Edit Post

Alembic.jpg
I love my Alembic
charles_holmes
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Username: charles_holmes

Post Number: 425
Registered: 3-2009
Posted on Thursday, August 13, 2015 - 2:01 pm:   Edit Post

Ace Holleran and ChalieMy friend Ace Holleran on the drums!
davehouck
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Post Number: 11910
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Thursday, August 13, 2015 - 2:34 pm:   Edit Post

Nice picture!
edwardofhuncote
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Post Number: 517
Registered: 6-2014
Posted on Thursday, August 13, 2015 - 4:41 pm:   Edit Post

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
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Post Number: 257
Registered: 8-2013
Posted on Thursday, August 13, 2015 - 5:02 pm:   Edit Post

Nice photos and a beautiful bass!
sonicus
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Username: sonicus

Post Number: 4429
Registered: 5-2009
Posted on Thursday, August 13, 2015 - 5:07 pm:   Edit Post

I have always been a fan of this Series I Distillate !

Wolf
charles_holmes
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Username: charles_holmes

Post Number: 426
Registered: 3-2009
Posted on Thursday, August 13, 2015 - 8:51 pm:   Edit Post

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
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Username: ed_zeppelin

Post Number: 34
Registered: 2-2010
Posted on Thursday, August 13, 2015 - 10:32 pm:   Edit Post

Great pictures!

I'm a little concerned that you may have captured your neighbor strangling an extraterrestrial, though.
elwoodblue
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Username: elwoodblue

Post Number: 1670
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Thursday, August 13, 2015 - 11:42 pm:   Edit Post

LOL!!...good eye ed zep :-)

charles- you and your bass look magical,nice pic.
serialnumber12
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Post Number: 1105
Registered: 12-2004
Posted on Friday, August 14, 2015 - 3:42 am:   Edit Post

I love this bass is it chambered?
jazzyvee
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Post Number: 4622
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Friday, August 14, 2015 - 5:19 am:   Edit Post

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
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Username: charles_holmes

Post Number: 427
Registered: 3-2009
Posted on Friday, August 14, 2015 - 9:52 am:   Edit Post

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
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Post Number: 15
Registered: 8-2014
Posted on Sunday, August 16, 2015 - 1:46 pm:   Edit Post

Nice bass and rig.
flpete1uw
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Username: flpete1uw

Post Number: 532
Registered: 11-2011
Posted on Sunday, August 16, 2015 - 4:28 pm:   Edit Post

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
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Username: charles_holmes

Post Number: 428
Registered: 3-2009
Posted on Tuesday, August 18, 2015 - 7:49 pm:   Edit Post

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
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Post Number: 3
Registered: 8-2015
Posted on Tuesday, August 25, 2015 - 2:49 pm:   Edit Post

Looking good there, Charlie! Alembic satiation at its best! You look at one with the universe.
charles_holmes
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Username: charles_holmes

Post Number: 431
Registered: 3-2009
Posted on Wednesday, August 26, 2015 - 7:17 am:   Edit Post

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
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Username: ed_zeppelin

Post Number: 64
Registered: 2-2010
Posted on Thursday, August 27, 2015 - 5:29 am:   Edit Post

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
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Username: charles_holmes

Post Number: 432
Registered: 3-2009
Posted on Thursday, August 27, 2015 - 7:03 pm:   Edit Post

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
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Username: pauldo

Post Number: 1542
Registered: 6-2006
Posted on Thursday, August 27, 2015 - 7:26 pm:   Edit Post

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
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Username: elwoodblue

Post Number: 1681
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Thursday, August 27, 2015 - 8:40 pm:   Edit Post

I had a copy saved in my Alembic file -

charles_holmes
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Username: charles_holmes

Post Number: 434
Registered: 3-2009
Posted on Friday, August 28, 2015 - 6:03 pm:   Edit Post

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!!!)

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