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bumhucker
Junior
Username: bumhucker

Post Number: 33
Registered: 3-2006
Posted on Monday, August 07, 2006 - 9:20 am:   Edit Post

i'm all revved up!
i have a short scale excel on order right now--
vermilion top
ash body
ebony board w/oval markers
fatboy in the bridge
mxy in the neck-
2 purpleheart neck lams
30.75 scale
chambered body
both body contours
cone peghead
standard excel electronics

it's my dream bass-based on my experiences with starfires, pbasses, jbasses, stingrays, an essence, a spoiler, an epic and others--taking what i liked from each.

one thing that i thought might be cool for a future bass would be master volume, blend, bass, treble and a filter with q switch with a separate switch that would toggle between the bass-treble and the filter w/Q so you could use one or the other. i wonder if it could be done???
crgaston
Advanced Member
Username: crgaston

Post Number: 243
Registered: 11-2005
Posted on Monday, August 07, 2006 - 10:12 am:   Edit Post

Sounds like it should float like a butterfly and sting like a, well... maybe John Henry with 2 ten pound hammers! Congrats!

Regarding the electronics...
It could be done, but why would you want to? With both of them in the same chain, you could either set the B/T controls flat and just use the filter, or roll the filter all the way open and just use the B/T controls. Plus you could combine the two, which would probably be the most useful. This has been done several times before and is called the East-meets-West package.

May your custom move rapidly through production...

Charles
bumhucker
Junior
Username: bumhucker

Post Number: 34
Registered: 3-2006
Posted on Monday, August 07, 2006 - 11:12 am:   Edit Post

yeah-i realized just after posting that it would be the same as the emw--the only advantage would be having 2 separate settings to switch between quickly. i almost did the emw but i figured i'd find a superilter instead and have the ability to use it with my other basses.
rami
Senior Member
Username: rami

Post Number: 580
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Tuesday, August 08, 2006 - 4:19 pm:   Edit Post

A chambered body short scale Excel?

It sounds like quite a custom. It may not have that signature Excel "punch in the gut" sound though.
Sounds killer though.
bumhucker
Junior
Username: bumhucker

Post Number: 37
Registered: 3-2006
Posted on Wednesday, August 09, 2006 - 9:52 am:   Edit Post

yeah-i can't wait to hear what it sounds like.
davehouck
Moderator
Username: davehouck

Post Number: 4214
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Wednesday, August 09, 2006 - 4:04 pm:   Edit Post

Sounds great! The Vermilion on Ash will look nice!
bumhucker
Junior
Username: bumhucker

Post Number: 38
Registered: 3-2006
Posted on Thursday, August 10, 2006 - 11:06 am:   Edit Post

yeah that's why i went with it--that pic on the excel page is just so nice...
BTW
Dave - are you an Alembic employee or just the most Alembic-savvy guy on Earth?
rami
Senior Member
Username: rami

Post Number: 581
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Thursday, August 10, 2006 - 11:54 am:   Edit Post

Isn't that a great pic? I actually own that Bass. I found it brand new hanging on the wall at Steve's Music Store in downtown Montreal last year. I only realized it was the one on the Excel page later. It's a killer fretless. I think I'm the world's biggest Excel nut - and proud of it!

Rami
bumhucker
Junior
Username: bumhucker

Post Number: 39
Registered: 3-2006
Posted on Thursday, August 10, 2006 - 12:09 pm:   Edit Post

lucky! i like excels because they look like bugs to me. like a beetle.
davehouck
Moderator
Username: davehouck

Post Number: 4230
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Thursday, August 10, 2006 - 2:35 pm:   Edit Post

Chris; no, I'm not an employee, I'm just another member. And no, I'm not the most savvy; there are a lot of guys on this board that know a lot more about stuff than I do; I just tend to post a lot.

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