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palembic
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Username: palembic

Post Number: 2453
Registered: 9-2002
Posted on Monday, August 21, 2006 - 2:22 pm:   Edit Post

Ladies and gentle people,
Bro's and Sis's


after some years of hard trouble I was able to reconstruct Tweak Peaks: my rig.

She got herself a new head ...talking about an extreme makeover HA!
I divided the old rig (remember: 8HE) in two: it's a more "handy" format and better for my spine!
The new QSC-PLX 3102 handles 2x900w at 4ohms (I play the F1-X in Bi-amp).
The amp is really light-weight and very clean-souding.
In one flightcase is the QSC-PLX together with the F1-X and the SF-2 (yep ...study time again friends).
Comes in handy when I don't want to play the complete set! I can play my Ellio MArtina and my Rob Allen through it!
The second case gets a "plate" at the top (where I put my cables, spare stuff, etc ..., than power supply, Korg DT 1 and DS-5R.

In short ...."I'm baaaa-ack!!!!!"

Paul TBO
palembic
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Username: palembic

Post Number: 2454
Registered: 9-2002
Posted on Monday, August 21, 2006 - 2:42 pm:   Edit Post

Oh yes,
and of course you can see old trusted Bonnie in the saddle again (better: on her String Swing) and ...don't forget the presence of "Red" and Bonnie's cool black&gold bra!

Now that I'm thinking of it: there IS something to say for putting the poweramp and the pre-amp and filter far away from each other for hum reasons but until now there is not much of a noise!

Paul TBO
bigredbass
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Username: bigredbass

Post Number: 978
Registered: 9-2002
Posted on Monday, August 21, 2006 - 2:43 pm:   Edit Post

Let's see, Series 2/5, Alembic front end processing, QSC horsepower, Glockenlang cabinets . . . . gee, Paul, have you got the world by the tail or what? Terrific rig.

J o e y
57basstra
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Username: 57basstra

Post Number: 244
Registered: 4-2005
Posted on Monday, August 21, 2006 - 2:48 pm:   Edit Post

Awesome!
keith_h
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Username: keith_h

Post Number: 532
Registered: 2-2005
Posted on Monday, August 21, 2006 - 3:00 pm:   Edit Post

Man look at all of those knobs to turn. You must be in tweeker heaven. :-)

Keith
davehouck
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Username: davehouck

Post Number: 4308
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Monday, August 21, 2006 - 5:41 pm:   Edit Post

Congrats!!! Glad to see your rig is back in action!
811952
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Username: 811952

Post Number: 796
Registered: 10-2003
Posted on Monday, August 21, 2006 - 5:44 pm:   Edit Post

Wow!
jalevinemd
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Username: jalevinemd

Post Number: 500
Registered: 12-2003
Posted on Monday, August 21, 2006 - 6:36 pm:   Edit Post

BPTBO,

My hat (knobs) off to anyone who can figure out how to meaningfully adjust a rig like that. I'd be lost for months. Congrats!

Regards,

Dr. J.
dadabass2001
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Username: dadabass2001

Post Number: 658
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Monday, August 21, 2006 - 6:37 pm:   Edit Post

Formidable! Congratulations
Have fun.
Mike
bob
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Username: bob

Post Number: 697
Registered: 11-2002
Posted on Monday, August 21, 2006 - 8:57 pm:   Edit Post

Well, it's about time!
palembic
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Username: palembic

Post Number: 2455
Registered: 9-2002
Posted on Monday, August 21, 2006 - 10:24 pm:   Edit Post

Thanks guys!
It IS fun to start tweaking again. It is not THAT difficult to do because I lmerely consider it as a 3 band EQ (which sounds very disrespectful but I know you allknow what I mean).
The sound is very "direct" ...I know nothin g else to say!

Paul TBO


PS: talking about "tweaking" the pictures don't show that my Lexicon MPX100 Multichannel effect is ...on the back side of the top case.
I only activate it (I put it BEFORE any other device) when needed. The preset different choruses in combination with different delays are handy and very nice to use
jacko
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Username: jacko

Post Number: 759
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Tuesday, August 22, 2006 - 1:28 am:   Edit Post

Very nice rig paul, bet it sounds excellent - that really is alot of knobs.
BTW, where did you get the guitar cradle - looks like a really good way to keep Bonnie away from sound guys and the like who could knock her over.

Graeme
palembic
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Username: palembic

Post Number: 2456
Registered: 9-2002
Posted on Tuesday, August 22, 2006 - 3:18 am:   Edit Post

Graeme!!!
How are you my friend?
Highlands also wetlands?
See www.stringswing.com
My lost Brother Jan Rivière (Jan the River One) who owns "Marylin" (see http://alembic.com/club/messages/411/6742.html?1070816970) ordered it for me when he bought his' . He bought the wall hangers, I bought these ones
VERY handy indeed but ...well ...you need a rig with some height for clamping a Bonnie-sized bass!

Paul TBO
fc_spoiler
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Username: fc_spoiler

Post Number: 276
Registered: 5-2006
Posted on Tuesday, August 22, 2006 - 3:34 am:   Edit Post

Allright!!!
Very nice rig, warp 9...engage!
jacko
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Username: jacko

Post Number: 763
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Tuesday, August 22, 2006 - 4:09 am:   Edit Post

Paul.
it's a nice sunny day in Edinburgh, shame I'm stuck in an office all day ;-(

I'v certainly got the height...
graemes rig

My rig before I installed the Korg DTR2000 tuner in the top.

Graeme
palembic
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Username: palembic

Post Number: 2457
Registered: 9-2002
Posted on Tuesday, August 22, 2006 - 4:21 am:   Edit Post

Ok ...approved!
heheheheheeeee
dadabass2001
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Username: dadabass2001

Post Number: 660
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Tuesday, August 22, 2006 - 5:33 am:   Edit Post

Graeme,
Do you carry a step stool to see how the Eden's parametric is set?
j/k

Mike
georgie_boy
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Username: georgie_boy

Post Number: 85
Registered: 8-2005
Posted on Tuesday, August 22, 2006 - 5:52 am:   Edit Post

Graeme
I'm only SLIGHTLY jealous!!!
I'd love to hear my SERIES through that lot!!
Enjoy

G
jacko
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Username: jacko

Post Number: 764
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Tuesday, August 22, 2006 - 6:02 am:   Edit Post

oops double post somehow.

Graeme

(Message edited by jacko on August 22, 2006)
jacko
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Username: jacko

Post Number: 765
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Tuesday, August 22, 2006 - 6:03 am:   Edit Post

Mike. It's at head height - perfect for us shortsighted bassists ;-)

george. I keep saying let's get together. Pick a weekend and we'll sort mike and Ian out aswell.

Graeme
palembic
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Username: palembic

Post Number: 2458
Registered: 9-2002
Posted on Tuesday, August 22, 2006 - 6:08 am:   Edit Post

Even more: Graeme's rig is about 5 knobs more tweaky than mine! And that is except the little switches!
HA!
Of course Gaeme's rig has didactical well-considered coloured knobs! Can he goes on Warp 11???
hehehe

Paul TBO
jacko
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Username: jacko

Post Number: 766
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Tuesday, August 22, 2006 - 6:11 am:   Edit Post

Oh Yes. The footswitch has a 10db 'turbo boost' button. Scares the hell out of my guitarists (which is exactly as it should be)

Graeme

p.s. I'll post a pic tomorrow of the head all lit up, it's very pretty.
keith_h
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Username: keith_h

Post Number: 533
Registered: 2-2005
Posted on Tuesday, August 22, 2006 - 7:31 am:   Edit Post

Yes Graeme, when they are all lit up it reminds of Christmas.

All of the lights remind me of when the newer mainframes came out in the early 80's. A junior college I had as an account was making a recruiting film. Part of the film was showing the new computer. When the director saw it he wondered where all of the light were since you can't have a computer without lots of flashing lights. As he looked around he saw the controller for their network which had lots of flashing lights. From that day forward it was called the mainframe.

Keith
(Who, thanks to Paul, now realizes he also has 5 more knobs on his rig than Paul does. LOL)
palembic
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Username: palembic

Post Number: 2459
Registered: 9-2002
Posted on Tuesday, August 22, 2006 - 8:03 am:   Edit Post

Great than I have two bro's who can explain what the realtion is between that Eden and the QSC-PLX?
In the rig that I have it's easy: it's pre-amping ! Without a poweramp ...NO noise.
Is that Eden also a pre-amp???

Paul TBO
jacko
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Username: jacko

Post Number: 767
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Tuesday, August 22, 2006 - 8:07 am:   Edit Post

That's right Paul. It's Edens WP100 Navigator pre-amp. Incredibly versatile.

Graeme
lbpesq
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Username: lbpesq

Post Number: 1568
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Tuesday, August 22, 2006 - 8:27 am:   Edit Post

Paul:

I like it! I bet I'd love the way it sounds! But I don't know if I'd refer to the Moody strap as Bonnie's "bra". After all, Alembics are children of the 60's (which truly overlapped into the early 70's). I'd like to think they are still all going bra-less!

"Power to the pickup"!!!

Bill, tgo
palembic
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Username: palembic

Post Number: 2460
Registered: 9-2002
Posted on Tuesday, August 22, 2006 - 9:35 am:   Edit Post

Hahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
love you Bill!!!!
One of the girls I knew/know had/has a WONDERFUL seyx bra in black and gold lace!
Purposeless in a certain way of view and ...what??? ...oh!!!...uhuhuh...ok moder ...we're not going in those details here.
Anyway ...those things are not only for supportive goals if I make myself clear.

Paul the bad one

Mmmm ...i'm bad you know ;-)
lbpesq
Senior Member
Username: lbpesq

Post Number: 1569
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Tuesday, August 22, 2006 - 10:38 am:   Edit Post

Gee, Paul, I never figured Bonnie was "that kind of a bass"! Should we start referring to her as "Bonnie, TBO"? LOL IMHO Bonnie is gorgeous eye candy au natural, no need for musical lingerie to make her more attractive!

Bill, tgo
jacko
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Username: jacko

Post Number: 768
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Wednesday, August 23, 2006 - 12:47 am:   Edit Post

Sometimes feel like I'm playing a Christmas tree...


Graeme

(Message edited by jacko on August 23, 2006)
jacko
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Username: jacko

Post Number: 769
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Wednesday, August 23, 2006 - 12:53 am:   Edit Post

resized the picture...
amplit

There's a racklight built into the tuner just above the Nav's eq and if I'm beating the hell out of the bass, the signal LEDs on both amps light up like a firework ;-)
graeme

(Message edited by jacko on August 23, 2006)
bracheen
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Username: bracheen

Post Number: 1048
Registered: 11-2003
Posted on Wednesday, August 23, 2006 - 3:12 am:   Edit Post

Paul, it's good to see Tweak Peaks back in the game. I know you're happy. Is there a Blue Stuff website in the future? I would enjoy hearing some tracks.

Graeme, you should put your tuner display on strobe. That would keep the lights going.

And here I am looking for something with fewer knobs.

Sam
adriaan
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Username: adriaan

Post Number: 1016
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Wednesday, August 23, 2006 - 3:27 am:   Edit Post

Sam, you could always take Jimmy Johnson's approach: plug straight into the power amp.
palembic
Senior Member
Username: palembic

Post Number: 2462
Registered: 9-2002
Posted on Wednesday, August 23, 2006 - 3:35 am:   Edit Post

ADRIAAAAAAAN ...
you give me ideas!!!!!

Paul TBO
adriaan
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Username: adriaan

Post Number: 1018
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Wednesday, August 23, 2006 - 3:43 am:   Edit Post

Paul,

That would certainly reduce the need for that third arm.
palembic
Senior Member
Username: palembic

Post Number: 2463
Registered: 9-2002
Posted on Wednesday, August 23, 2006 - 4:36 am:   Edit Post

Even better: I will plug direct in the Poweramp a Fodera Anthony Jackson Signature Contrabass guitar! Now THAT will be direct!

Paul TBO

PS: there was a member of this jolly club of the deep who owned such a monster ...

(Message edited by palembic on August 23, 2006)

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