| Author | Message | ||
| anthenium
Junior Username: anthenium Post Number: 12 Registered: 11-2007 |
Okay, I'm a G.A.S-oholic! This last week I've aquired 3 basses. 1st was a USA Fender P-Bass with Sadowsky pickup & pre-amp, including the VTC, Vintage Tone Circut. This is a Very sweet bass! Next is a Yamaha TRB-4II 35" scale, with an upgraded Bartolini pre-amp. A Very Big Monster of a Bass. And lastly I FINALLY have a G&L El Toro!!! One of my 4 Dream Basses. (Simple tastes, I know...) Last night I played roughly an hour on each of these, and I was getting tired, and decided to put my New Toys away when I saw my Epic's case sitting in the corner. Hmmm. I guess another hour wouldn't kill me! Once I plugged this Bubingan-Beauty in I had to wonder why I even bothered with those Lesser basses! None have the tonal variation, the ease of play, or the "Mojo" that this old Epic has. So I played the Epic for about 90 minutes, and called it a night. I was now Truly tired. I think I was just Bored before hand... | ||
| flaxattack
Senior Member Username: flaxattack Post Number: 1802 Registered: 4-2004 |
same happened to me when i sent wolf back for repairs, i picked up 6 basses. nothing sounded close. so i changed like every week, once wolf came back i sold all but 1 addicted alembaholics we are | ||
| jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 1029 Registered: 6-2002 |
As much as I love my alembics, I was having a play on my 1992 Fender Strat Ultra today which I haven't done for quite a while, and it still sounds absolutely fantastic. A different sound to my Orion obviously but it has an incredible sound that I'd find hard to do without. Jazzyvee | ||
| terryc
Advanced Member Username: terryc Post Number: 394 Registered: 11-2004 |
GAS is re appearing with me again,, fancy another amp, nothing huge, no stacks, something with a bit of punch..will see how much money I have left over after all the Xmas gigs. I have absolutely no inclination to buy another bass unless it was another Alembic. I went into a small guitar shop in the summer, they had a few basses, the usual stuff, an assistant asked me if I was interested in anything, I said I have a bass by the best bass builder in the world. when I told him he had never heard of them. I guess even after 30 odd years they are still so exclusive as not to be common knowledge. | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 2596 Registered: 9-2002 |
MMMmmmm ...gas... this is a smelly area! Love it! Paul the bad one |
