| Author | Message | ||
| geddyfan
New Username: geddyfan Post Number: 1 Registered: 11-2005 |
I am building a bass looking for the Alembic sound but I can't affored electronics right now.Does anyone know if Alembic pickups will work with other electronics?Bartolini in particular.This is not the system I will finish with but just checking other electronic options.Any help woul be appriciated.Thanks.Brian | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 780 Registered: 7-2004 |
Brian: Welcome to the club! I'm sure you will get a few more responses to your question, but here's my 2 cents: I have a Fernandes (guitar, not a bass) that, when I recieved it, had three Alembic strat type pickups and a Bartolini pre-amp. While it wasn't as flexible as my Electrum with lo-pass filter and Q switch, it did work with the Bart pre-amp. I 'm having the Bart pulled out and replaced with Alembic electronics, along with replacing the pickups with more appropriate Alembics. You might keep an eye on eBay for electronics. Alembic systems do show up there every once in a while, often for significantly less than new prices. Bill, the guitar one | ||
| 811952
Senior Member Username: 811952 Post Number: 582 Registered: 10-2003 |
And, to add to what Bill TGO has posted, Mica mentioned in another thread that Alembic does sell cosmetic seconds at reduced cost. John | ||
| geddyfan
New Username: geddyfan Post Number: 2 Registered: 11-2005 |
The Pickups aren't the snag the electronics are.They don't have the pickups in stock I'm looking for in a blem right know anyway.The pickups are fairly reasonably priced for what they are. | ||
| 0vid
Junior Username: 0vid Post Number: 17 Registered: 4-2003 |
I have used alembic activator J's with a preamp that is not disimilar to the stratoblaster, which is a simple transistor preamp I now use a single alembic j in bass I built with a single IC preamp (NE5532) which I built. works fine. | ||
| geddyfan
New Username: geddyfan Post Number: 3 Registered: 11-2005 |
Well I think I'm just going to bite the bullett and buy the whole thing provididng I can get one thing answered.Do these PUPS have an internal pre amp or do they take an external power supply? | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 2878 Registered: 6-2000 |
The preamp is built in with either the filter module or the bass/trable module, depending on the model you get. We don't cast it in the pickup shell so it can be repaired in the future. There is only an external power supply needed for Series I and Series II systems. (Message edited by mica on December 13, 2005) | ||
| cosmic
Member Username: cosmic Post Number: 51 Registered: 5-2005 |
On the subject of pickups and electronics -- where do Alembics ground the electronics to? Do you ground it to the bridge or is there another option? Also -- can you buy the filter and Q switch and use it with non-Alembic pickups/electronics? | ||
| geddyfan
New Username: geddyfan Post Number: 4 Registered: 11-2005 |
I'm wanting AXY56 PUPS is the pre in the bass treble module. | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 2879 Registered: 6-2000 |
The grounding happens when the rivets that hold the pots together contact the shielding in the electronics cavity. There is no need to connect to the bridge. | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 2880 Registered: 6-2000 |
Yes, the preamp is combined with the bass/treble module. It's easy to recognize-it's the one with the trim pot for gain adjustment. |
