| Author | Message | ||
| bobs_your_uncle
New Username: bobs_your_uncle Post Number: 1 Registered: 4-2006 |
hi, i'm new here, just got my first alembic and wow, it's amazing! the way it sounds and the looks... first i thought almbic was like the king of all basses, something i could admire... i was right, and now i onw one! i used te think i could never buy one because of the prices (i'm the only one of my age (15)i know, who owns an alembic). so i bought it second-hand and it was worth every euro... it's an alembic essence with the tone control of a europe...  (i'll upload some more pics later) | ||
| jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 589 Registered: 10-2002 |
Hi Bob and welcome to the group. You've made a great choice for a first Alembic and I can't help feeling very jealous that one as young as you has entered Alembic ownership. (Most of us on this group had to wait a long time before we joined the club). Graeme | ||
| richbass939
Senior Member Username: richbass939 Post Number: 596 Registered: 11-2004 |
Bob, welcome. I agree with Graeme. It is great that you got one of the best instruments at a young age. Congrats. Rich | ||
| 7string_thing
Member Username: 7string_thing Post Number: 64 Registered: 11-2005 |
Welcome to the club, im only 18, but whos counting. sweet looking top on that bass. | ||
| hb3
Member Username: hb3 Post Number: 91 Registered: 2-2005 |
When I was 15 I owned a WESTONE THUNDER 1 | ||
| bucky
Intermediate Member Username: bucky Post Number: 165 Registered: 6-2003 |
Bob: Welcome to the club! Geez. . if I can remember back that far when I was 15 I owned a cheap Hofner knock-off! The cool thing about you getting this so young is that it WILL help you advance your playing skills much faster than if you had to work through 5 or 6 crappy sub-standard instruments (as so many of us Old Farts had to!) - your future looks bright My Son! You've shown great Wisdom! Jeff | ||
| olieoliver
Intermediate Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 199 Registered: 2-2006 |
Welcome BOB. Very nice bass. I bought my first new Bass on my 15th B-day. It was a 77 Fender Jazz. I was on top of the world I can imagine how you fell. I have a MK with the Eurpoa controls. It took me a while to tweak the sound but once I got it, BOOM bata BOOm, THumpITY Thump THumP. It smokes! You'll love this bass. | ||
| olieoliver
Intermediate Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 200 Registered: 2-2006 |
Hugh my first 5 string bass was a Westone. I didn't want to spend a lot of money on a 5 string just in case I didn't like it. HUGE MISTAKE. Turned me off on 5 string basses for years. | ||
| tom_z
Advanced Member Username: tom_z Post Number: 336 Registered: 7-2004 |
Welcome Bob, and congratulations! An Alembic at 15 - nice. =) I played an Alembic guitar for the first time when I was around 19. I never forgot how it played and a little over twenty years later I ordered a Skylark. I wish I hadn't waited so long. Best of luck with your Essence. Tom | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 1175 Registered: 7-2004 |
Bob: Welcome to the club! You've got a heckuva bass. I'm jealous. I didn't get my first Alembic guitar until I was 49. When I was 15 I had a $30 japanese electric guitar from Sam Goody and a Heathkit amp I built myself that I had bought with my Bar Mitzva money. Play it in good health. Bill, the guitar one | ||
| hb3
Member Username: hb3 Post Number: 93 Registered: 2-2005 |
Westone should be barred by law from making 5 strings. Actually, my FIRST bass was made by a friend of mine to "practice" on -- a 2X4 with frets drawn on it and nylon string tied into slots in each end. I actually took this to the guy I wanted to take guitar lessons from. "Come back when you get a guitar," he said. "But, but, I can use this!" I insisted. | ||
| hb3
Member Username: hb3 Post Number: 94 Registered: 2-2005 |
And the Westone was played through a MARLBORO combo amp. (Message edited by hb3 on April 02, 2006) | ||
| palmann
Junior Username: palmann Post Number: 32 Registered: 6-2005 |
Good taste for a 15 year old! With 15 I got a 76' Fender Precision, which is a great rock'n'roll bass and I still use it very often. Gruesse, Pablo | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 3565 Registered: 5-2002 |
Welcome and congrats! | ||
| j_gary
Advanced Member Username: j_gary Post Number: 204 Registered: 6-2005 |
Welcome aboard Bob. 15 and an Alembic, sigh. I suppose your girlfriend is Jessica Simpson? Lucky young man. Well done! | ||
| the_8_string_king
Intermediate Member Username: the_8_string_king Post Number: 122 Registered: 9-2005 |
Nice score, and congratulations, young sir! Like many of the other posters said, I too was merely drooling and dreaming about Alembics at your age. Congratulations again on a fabulous Essence. With the Europa controls, that bass can't be touched by anything -other than another Alembic. Respect and appreciate it, never take it for granted. It'll never let you down. (But always keep a spare 9 volt in the case.) | ||
| bassdr
Member Username: bassdr Post Number: 74 Registered: 10-2004 |
I also congratulate you on your Essence- mine is the best bass I have ever played. When I was 15 I bought a brand new short scale Gibson Kalamazoo bass- baby blue color. Played the heck out of it for 5 years and in 1971 at age 20 I fell in love with my first Rickenbacker 4001. Played it a the local music store and bought it, $500 with case. Great times- Michael | ||
| rockbassist
Member Username: rockbassist Post Number: 72 Registered: 8-2005 |
At age 15 I was playing guitar, a cheap Les Paul copy made by Aspen. It sucked. The strings were so high that I couldn't play past the 7th fret. I later switched to bass. If you are really 15 and own an Alembic hold on to it no matter what. After 30 years of playing, I bought my first Alembic last year and I cannot think of playing anything else. Welcome to the club! |
