| Author | Message | ||
| bass88
New Username: bass88 Post Number: 1 Registered: 4-2011 |
Hello! what can you tell me about this six string Epic ? I recently bought it. | ||
| bass88
New Username: bass88 Post Number: 4 Registered: 4-2011 |
Here is a pic!  | ||
| rustyg61
Member Username: rustyg61 Post Number: 88 Registered: 2-2011 |
That's a gorgeous instrument! The 1st 2 numbers in the serial number are the year it was built, so yours was built in 1994. Maybe Mica can look up the build sheet for you & tell you more about it. Congratulations & welcome to the club! | ||
| bass88
New Username: bass88 Post Number: 7 Registered: 4-2011 |
Thanks for the welcome rusty, I'm still working through some bugs and setup issues. I play both lightly and heavily and everything in between but I think either the last owner was a light touch kind of player or the climate change between California and Vancouver Island Canada has adjusted the neck for me and there is a great deal of fret noise but beautifully low action. The bass still feels good in the hands! First Alembic, first six string...life is good! | ||
| rustyg61
Member Username: rustyg61 Post Number: 90 Registered: 2-2011 |
I just got my Stanley Clarke Signature Deluxe in February. When I took it out of the box, the action was so low it buzzed on almost every note. I read Joey's post on setting up Alembics & got it much better! http://alembic.com/club/messages/16271/16318.html?1107545766 I still have some buzz I'm trying to work out, but have no doubt that it can be done. Alembics are AMAZING instruments & very adjustable to suit your style of playing. I tend to play pretty hard too, but I don't want my strings 1/4" off the neck to keep them from buzzing! I don't hear the buzz with my band, just when I play alone at home, but it still bugs me! I'm hoping that since it's brand new that it still has some settling to do & eventually I can get it set exactly how I want it. Mica has a saying that "It takes the wood a little while to realize that it's not a tree anymore!" | ||
| bass88
New Username: bass88 Post Number: 8 Registered: 4-2011 |
Hi I'm just following up on this has anyone at alembic been able to find the history on my bass yet? | ||
| adriaan
Moderator Username: adriaan Post Number: 2804 Registered: 6-2002 |
Hi Dieter, these lookups are done when time permits, and it's a busy little factory so the wait time can often be a few months, rather than weeks. Meanwhile, make some music! That's what these creatures were made for. Have you had more success with your setup? | ||
| bass88
New Username: bass88 Post Number: 9 Registered: 4-2011 |
Thanks Adrian, I just read this and I have not been on the forum for a while. Coincidentally, I've been doing exactly what you said (making music). I took the bass to a local luthier and he did a brilliant setup after which I promptly decided to have him remove the frets. This bass is now a lined fretless and it sounds really sweet, fat and warm. My problems with the a string sounding muddy on the attack are gone, the electronics problems I solved by tightening the pots as recommended. It would be nice to have as much info as possible but I'm enjoying the instrument anyway.  | ||
| adriaan
Moderator Username: adriaan Post Number: 2822 Registered: 6-2002 |
No problem, Dieter. My Epic got defretted too - like minds ... | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 8758 Registered: 6-2000 |
Hi Dieter, Here's the details I found out about your bass: serial number: 94W8757 model name: Epic model number: WLB6 top: Flame Walnut accent: Maple pinstripe body: Mahogany neck: 5-piece Maple scale: 34" long fingerboard: Ebony inlays: none pickups: MXY56 controls: "Epic" volume, pan, bass, treble, mono output originally made for: Guitar Workshop, Norway birthday: January 17, 1994 I've noted in the file that it's a fretless now. |
