| Author | Message | ||
| senmen
Senior Member Username: senmen Post Number: 863 Registered: 7-2003 |
Hi Guys, you may now think: Custom Tribute Burl Maple 5 string? I have heard about this already! YES! This is the bass that once was ordered from Flax and was not accepted by him due to a miscommunication about the neck shape. Well, I was thinking about this bass already in March as I was looking for a 5string bass for my new band (www.martigan.com). So now today I paid a deposit for this bass. Might take a few months for me to pay the bass off but then I will have another gorgeous and unique Alembic besides Tears for John. I was heavily thinking about other 5 stringers but ended up coming to the homebase, the mothership. Here is my new baby, photo courtesy of BC:  As I cannot be with you guys at the Chicago meeting I needed to compensate my frustration....... :-) Oliver(Spyderman) | ||
| olieoliver
Senior Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 2414 Registered: 2-2006 |
Very cool Oliver. Was this at Bass Central? OO | ||
| senmen
Senior Member Username: senmen Post Number: 864 Registered: 7-2003 |
Olie, yes was with BC for a longer time now and just bought it from Beaver. Oliver (Spyderman) | ||
| olieoliver
Senior Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 2415 Registered: 2-2006 |
Awesome. Beaver is good guy to work with. Congrats on the new Bass and Band! OO | ||
| senmen
Senior Member Username: senmen Post Number: 865 Registered: 7-2003 |
Olie, thank you! Oliver (Spyderman) | ||
| susan
Moderator Username: susan Post Number: 96 Registered: 5-2002 |
Congratulations Oliver! This bass will have a good musical home with you. As nice as it looks in the picture, as usual it is far better in person. Susan | ||
| senmen
Senior Member Username: senmen Post Number: 866 Registered: 7-2003 |
Susan, thank you so much for your kind words! I will be happy to play this bass with my new band as I play Tears for John with my WHO band. I have sent Mica a mail today rgdg the electronic layout on the Tribute as I am a bit confused on what is the right layout (it is left uncleared in the original thread). Thank you! Oliver (Spyderman) | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 3841 Registered: 7-2004 |
Oliver: I can second Susan's description as I regularly visited Alembic and reported on its progress to Flax while it was being built. The wood on this bass is nothing short of breathtaking. You're going to have quite the dilemma picking between this one and Tears for John. Maybe you should start trying to learn how to play both at the same time (is that what they mean by "double bass"?).Here's a link to the original FTC thread on this instrument. Congrats! Bill, tgo | ||
| hydrargyrum
Senior Member Username: hydrargyrum Post Number: 568 Registered: 3-2004 |
Cool, I wondered what would ever become of this. | ||
| terryc
Senior Member Username: terryc Post Number: 842 Registered: 11-2004 |
nice bass..like the wood covered pu's..sort of in touch with the earth if you see what I mean. Strange to see Tribute shape on a bass when we are so used to the classic alembic large and small body shapes but very tasty non the less. Congrats on your purchase. Play her as she is meant to be played, with commitment, devotion and soul. | ||
| sonicus
Junior Username: sonicus Post Number: 25 Registered: 5-2009 |
Beyond beauty ! Congrats! | ||
| 57basstra
Senior Member Username: 57basstra Post Number: 932 Registered: 4-2005 |
sweet | ||
| dadabass2001
Senior Member Username: dadabass2001 Post Number: 1125 Registered: 6-2002 |
Congrats Oliver, I had my eye on this, but never had the green to pull the trigger. Enjoy her. Mike | ||
| artswork99
Senior Member Username: artswork99 Post Number: 671 Registered: 7-2007 |
Oliver, That's GREAT! Enjoy this beautiful bass. Play it Healthy! Art | ||
| bassman10096
Senior Member Username: bassman10096 Post Number: 1212 Registered: 7-2003 |
Congratulations Oliver! It's a beauty. I'll bet the wood is far more interesting in person. Play it in good health. Bill | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 8091 Registered: 5-2002 |
Wonderful bass!!! Congrats!! | ||
| crobbins
Advanced Member Username: crobbins Post Number: 364 Registered: 6-2004 |
Very cool. | ||
| jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 1481 Registered: 6-2002 |
Did the guy who commissioned this bass have a replacement made of the same design with a corrected neck profile or is this still the only tribute bass? jazzyvee | ||
| flaxattack
Senior Member Username: flaxattack Post Number: 2276 Registered: 4-2004 |
my scooter has a new home!!!!! and you get free thg knobs with it too! cooooooooool ollie you will shit when you see it!!!!!!! enjoy | ||
| speicky
Advanced Member Username: speicky Post Number: 369 Registered: 3-2005 |
hehe, congrats from me too, Oliver... I really should travel more to give you more chances to satisfy your GAS, should't I ?  Christian | ||
| 2400wattman
Senior Member Username: 2400wattman Post Number: 718 Registered: 11-2005 |
I'm quite surprised to see you get this one Oliver. I would see this often and think "who the hell would buy this". It's just "too custom" but, I'm sure you will put it to good use and enjoy it very much. It is an absolutely gorgeous bass, so get down and make some great music with her!! | ||
| jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 2237 Registered: 10-2002 |
Jazzy.. Jeff had scarlet built after he found scooter didn't fit. Graeme p.s. Phil Lesh had an Irwin built tribute bass (although obviously not called a tribute) long before either of these alembics were conceived. | ||
| senmen
Senior Member Username: senmen Post Number: 867 Registered: 7-2003 |
Guys, Speicky, Adam, thanks so much for your nice comments. I was thinking about this bass since March. It is also something completely new for me with my new second band Martigan. Not JE style as with my WHO band, but more conventional bass playing, but very complex and on a very high level. I did most of the rehearsals with Martigan yet with my 4strings, TFJ and the Status but I noticed that for that kind of music I need a 5string as well as the normal 34 scale is a bit too much for me. Strange to explain, I have no probs with TFJ with my WHO band, no I feel very comfortable with him. But with Martigan it is a completely different one. Imagine doing unisono speed riffs with the guitarist on the lower registers over 5 frets. So I hope that the Tribute will make my life easier... And yes, of course it is very heavy customised but as already said I looked and looked with all the other basses around but nothing didnīt appeal me that much. I need to have something spectacular opticalwise too..... :-) If you want to hear what we are doing with Martigan plse take a look at our website www.martigan.com, then choose on the start site the VISION link and you will be directed directly to our new CD VISION with some mp3 excerpts. Oh BTW, anyone interested in a Status B2? Oliver (Spyderman) | ||
| olieoliver
Senior Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 2422 Registered: 2-2006 |
Now where did I hear that before Adam? This is most definately spectactular Oliver! I bet it sounds even better! OO | ||
| georgie_boy
Senior Member Username: georgie_boy Post Number: 753 Registered: 8-2005 |
Brilliant stuff Oliver!!! This band should go far! | ||
| fc_spoiler
Senior Member Username: fc_spoiler Post Number: 903 Registered: 5-2006 |
Very nice, congrats! I guess you understand we must have a European Alembic gathering at the end of the year/beginning of next year :-) | ||
| mario_farufyno
Intermediate Member Username: mario_farufyno Post Number: 111 Registered: 9-2008 |
Oh, what a Top! | ||
| fish
Member Username: fish Post Number: 78 Registered: 6-2006 |
Nice one Oliver. I've been watching that one for a while for sale at BC. It's a good thing I'm broke and cannot play a five string. ENJOY IT | ||
| sonicus
Junior Username: sonicus Post Number: 40 Registered: 5-2009 |
HI Fish ! Here's a thought ; Tune a 5 string E/A/D/G/C ! |
