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clarkybass
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Username: clarkybass

Post Number: 1
Registered: 4-2010
Posted on Sunday, April 11, 2010 - 8:30 am:   Edit Post

Hi all, I am going to be taking ownership later this week of my first Alembic - an 86 Spoiler with quilt maple top. I will be honest and say I was attracted to this because Cliff Burton and Jason Newsted played this model and I am a huge Metallica fan. However I have been a long time passive Fender Precision user. So the controls on the Spoiler are a mystery to me. Could anyone explain them please (I did do a web search but came out not much wider - I saw mention of a Q-switch but didn't really find a good explanation of what this does). All help much appreciated!
keith_h
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Username: keith_h

Post Number: 1594
Registered: 2-2005
Posted on Sunday, April 11, 2010 - 9:19 am:   Edit Post

Congratulations on your first Alembic. Like many of us here you might find that one is not enough. :-)

Here is a link to the Spoiler Electronics description. You might also want to take a little time and review Joey's setup post. There are many other things in the FAQ and Must Reads if you wish to look.

Keith
artswork99
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Username: artswork99

Post Number: 1076
Registered: 7-2007
Posted on Sunday, April 11, 2010 - 9:59 am:   Edit Post

Hi Mark and welcome to the forum. Congrats on your Spoiler. Enjoy and Play it Healthy! Art
clarkybass
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Registered: 4-2010
Posted on Sunday, April 11, 2010 - 10:16 am:   Edit Post

Thank you guys. The link you provided is just what I needed!
pauldo
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Username: pauldo

Post Number: 461
Registered: 6-2006
Posted on Sunday, April 11, 2010 - 4:51 pm:   Edit Post

Mark -
We like pictures.
When you get your bass take several pictures of it and post in the Showcase section.

Welcome to the club! :-)
clarkybass
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Username: clarkybass

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Registered: 4-2010
Posted on Monday, April 12, 2010 - 3:18 pm:   Edit Post

The pics I have from the seller are just over 300kb - I tried to load them on this site but the limit appears to be 150kb and I'm not savvy enough to know how to reduce the memory size of a picture :-( And my camera is even worse, every photo it takes is >1Mb! Any ideas for a techno-idiot like myself on how to do this, gents?
speicky
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Username: speicky

Post Number: 403
Registered: 3-2005
Posted on Monday, April 12, 2010 - 3:38 pm:   Edit Post

(At least) One of the board's moderators, Art (artswork99), is a brilliant expert (not only) of resizing images :-) ... I wonder why he did not chime in yet :-) He will, within the next minutes, probably...

If not, I may give it a try, just send the pics to my email (click on my underlined nickname on the left), and I shall resize and display them for you :-)

greetings from Germany, Christian
artswork99
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Username: artswork99

Post Number: 1077
Registered: 7-2007
Posted on Monday, April 12, 2010 - 4:20 pm:   Edit Post

Thanks Christian ;) Mark, Feel free to send the pictures to the email address in my profile and I will gladly resize and post them here for you. Best, Art
clarkybass
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Registered: 4-2010
Posted on Tuesday, April 13, 2010 - 11:58 am:   Edit Post

Thanks Art (and Christian). I will mail them to you (Art) now and set up a post for you to put them in. Cheers Clarky
clarkybass
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Post Number: 5
Registered: 4-2010
Posted on Tuesday, April 13, 2010 - 12:01 pm:   Edit Post

Maybe I have done it - let me try

Spoiler 1
clarkybass
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Post Number: 6
Registered: 4-2010
Posted on Tuesday, April 13, 2010 - 12:04 pm:   Edit Post

OK, didn't work so sent you pics Art
artswork99
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Username: artswork99

Post Number: 1078
Registered: 7-2007
Posted on Tuesday, April 13, 2010 - 12:06 pm:   Edit Post

No problem. Send me large resolution pictures and I will resize them. I am getting ready for a meeting now and have rehearsal this evening, therefore I may be out of touch until later tonight. Regards, Art
artswork99
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Post Number: 1079
Registered: 7-2007
Posted on Tuesday, April 13, 2010 - 12:14 pm:   Edit Post

See Showcase Thread for pictures ;)

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