| Author | Message | ||
| long
New Username: long Post Number: 1 Registered: 7-2008 |
Hello,I purchased this bass 3 weeks ago in France for 1700€. It is my first Alembic. I am happy with it but I find out somthing strange on the electronics : 3 ways tone controls (bass/mid/treble) + vol and Pan. Have you got some information about that ? Thanks.  | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 6870 Registered: 5-2002 |
Hi Phil; looking at the picture, and given your description, my guess is that the electronics have been replaced with non-Alembic controls. | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 5710 Registered: 6-2000 |
Hi Phil, Here's what I found in the file: BUILD RECORD top: Flame Maple accent: Walnut pinstripe body: Maple through body neck: 3-piece Maple, 34" long scale fingerboard: Ebony pickups: 2 Alembic MXY controls: Essence (volume, pan, filter, mono output) originally made for: Bass Centre, Los Angeles birthday: December 20, 1991 It was returned to us in 1993 by an owner that lived in California. His note to us states: "midrange/slap ability. Needs new pickups?" We show return shipping, a week later, but I'm sorry that there's no detail of modifications. If you post a picture of the inside of the electronics cavity, I can let you know if the electronics were made by us, or if any of the original circuit is intact. As an all-Maple neck-through bass, the tone should be clean, clear, and quite bright. Even without amplification, the bass will not naturally produce much midrange due to construction (neck-through) and material (all Maple). | ||
| long
New Username: long Post Number: 2 Registered: 7-2008 |
Hi Mica. Thank you so much. I had a look inside:not very clean: there is a black little round box named " fooltone 3 bands preamp". The balance pot is still alembic but not the others (MEC). The output level is a low but there is no noise nor hum and the trebles are very clear, the bass deeps and very powerful. I like the sounds of it maybe some day I'll try to give it back Alembic circuitry. You are right about the midrange, no need to cut them and the slap is wonderful on it. |
