| Author | Message | ||
| collyman
New Username: collyman Post Number: 1 Registered: 10-2011 |
Just hoping to find something nice for a decent price. I've been playing Bass for about 25 years and have always wanted an Alembic. This seems like a really great group of people, and Thanks for letting me join. | ||
| artswork99
Moderator Username: artswork99 Post Number: 1602 Registered: 7-2007 |
Michael, Welcome to the forum. There's almost always something being offered up in the For Sale & Trade section. Or you can always start your own custom build ;) Good luck with your acquisition and enjoy the club! Art | ||
| afrobeat_fool
Advanced Member Username: afrobeat_fool Post Number: 378 Registered: 7-2009 |
Michael, My name is Nick and I live in portland. I currently have a few Alembic's. If you are interested, give me a shout and you can see what I have. I am not a dealer, just an addict with too many basses. Plus, I found the bass of my dreams recently and everything else seems, well, kinda sucky. Please come buy one of my basses. Thanks. You can get my e-mail thru my profile. | ||
| edwin
Senior Member Username: edwin Post Number: 1058 Registered: 5-2002 |
Really? Sucky? All of them? | ||
| pasewark
Intermediate Member Username: pasewark Post Number: 127 Registered: 4-2003 |
There is a really nice '76 Series I medium scale for sale. It's at Alembic now getting tweaked. I was up there and checked it out. It's a beautiful birds eye maple 32" scale. If I had the extra cash, I'd buy it. | ||
| afrobeat_fool
Advanced Member Username: afrobeat_fool Post Number: 381 Registered: 7-2009 |
LOL!!!! Edwin, you kill me. Not really, but I have to admit, 405 is a real dream. Short scale, light weight, and those adjustable filters on the fly is a real boon. Plus MASTER VOLUME! I still play 1180, but sitting down. The tone of 1180 is crazy good. The wife thinks I am crazy anyway, but I take 405 to all my shows, and I swore I wouldn't do that. but, I said that about 1180 too, so... whatever. Basses are ment to be played, not just looked at. How do you feel about your cocobolo shorty? Compared to 1180? I think we need to get together with all our basses and figure this out. Plus, then I would get to play your pimped hollowbody Guild. Nick | ||
| edwin
Senior Member Username: edwin Post Number: 1059 Registered: 5-2002 |
Indeed we do need to get together! The tone of 1180 is something special. I don't think I've heard another Alembic quite like it. However, my cocobolo shorty might be my favorite bass of all time. I've decided that I really like short scales. There are some things I miss about the midrange barkiness that a long scale can get with a back pickup, but the shorties have such a deep versatile tone that at the end of the day, what else could I need? | ||
| collyman
New Username: collyman Post Number: 3 Registered: 10-2011 |
I've been kickin around this site for a few days now, and since this will be my first Alembic, how does the Series I compare to the Series II? neck, tone, sustain, weight? I like the looks of the series II as well so I'm just wondering. If I lean towards a fretless are there any better models to consider? I don't like to buy things mail order, because I can hear the subtle differences if I can sit down and play them. Thanks for any helpful tips you guys can provide. | ||
| lee90029
Junior Username: lee90029 Post Number: 24 Registered: 7-2011 |
I am the owner of the Birds Eye Maple at Alembic. It is very reasonable and in california Check out the for sale topics in the club. |
