| Author | Message | ||
| goocart
New Username: goocart Post Number: 1 Registered: 8-2013 |
Hi, I'm new here, I'm a semi pro musician from the north of Sweden, I play both the bass and the guitar. I owned this Alembic bass back in the mid 80's but sold it after a couple of years. The last two or three years I've tried to track it down and this weekend I found it and bought it back. The thing is that I don't have a clue what model it is, I haven't got the bass yet but I have some photos from the seller. If i magnify one of the photos I think I see a serial number that say:80 16 24 USA. I can post better photos when it have arrived but I'm really curious to find out what kind of model it is. [URL=http://s732.photobucket.com/user/GooCart/media/P1120527_zpsa7b0541b.jpg.html][IMG]http://i732.photobucket.com/albums/ww321/GooCart/P1120527_zpsa7b0541b.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s732.photobucket.com/user/GooCart/media/P1120516_zps3d577212.jpg.html][IMG]http://i732.photobucket.com/albums/ww321/GooCart/P1120516_zps3d577212.jpg[/IMG][/URL] //Magnus Melkersson | ||
| pierreyves
Senior Member Username: pierreyves Post Number: 1166 Registered: 11-2006 |
short scale serie I from 1980 No 1624 | ||
| goocart
New Username: goocart Post Number: 2 Registered: 8-2013 |
OK, thanks! I'll try to find some information about the model, I haven't been around here enough to know how to navigate around, do you have a link where I can read about the model, how many that was made that year and such. | ||
| cozmik_cowboy
Senior Member Username: cozmik_cowboy Post Number: 1552 Registered: 10-2006 |
With the Small Standard body. You can read more here, here, and here. Peter | ||
| goocart
New Username: goocart Post Number: 3 Registered: 8-2013 |
Thanks for the links, I'll check them out. I'll get the bass tomorrow, I just can't wait to play it again, some 25 years later:-) | ||
| goocart
New Username: goocart Post Number: 4 Registered: 8-2013 |
The bass arrived yesterday and it was a joy seeing and playing it after all these years. It was in a desperate need of a basic setup and new strings but after a couple of hours it played and sounded really sweet. I think someone have altered the electronics since I owned it, the bridge pickup doesn't hear through the 1/4" jack but it works through the preamp, or whatever the floor unit is called... Anyway, here are some photos from yesterday, I played it through my guitar rig, a Hiwatt/Marshall combination through a stereo hiwatt 4x12", it sounded really cool to run the treble out in to the Marshall and the bass to the Hiwatt. My normal bass rig is a Ampeg SVT and a 8x12" but I think the dual output preamp really add a cool dimension to the sound. It would be great if somebody could point me to a page with some series 1 schematics so I can have the bass checked. Hm, I don't seem to be able to post the photos but if you have facebook you can check it out here: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=503714729714005&set=a.503714436380701.1073741831.100002264481824&type=3&theater | ||
| jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 3409 Registered: 10-2002 |
Hi Magnus. First of all, welcome to the club. you'll find we're apretty friendly bunch. regarding posting photos, there's a 130kb maximum size on each photo so it may just be tyhat youre need to be compressed. regarding your pickup output, earlier series basses had a stereo jack socket so you'd have to make up a stereo lead to get both pickups from the jack. Later series basses had a mono jack. You can find out how to make up the lead here Graeme | ||
| jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 3410 Registered: 10-2002 |
actually, this link is better for the cable construction advice. graeme | ||
| goocart
New Username: goocart Post Number: 5 Registered: 8-2013 |
Jacko, thanks for the links:-) I'll check it out ASAP. | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 8765 Registered: 6-2000 |
Hi Magnus, Here's the details I found out about your bass: serial number: 80-1624 model name: Series I model number: SBI4 top: Narra accent: none body: Mahogany neck: 5-piece Maple and Purpleheart scale: 30.75" short fingerboard: Ebony inlays: Mother of pearl peghead veneers: Bubinga pickups: SC-1 controls: Series I originally made for: King James Music, NY birthday: June 12, 1980 The original owner was in Sweden. |
