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jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee
Post Number: 4042 Registered: 6-2002
| Posted on Tuesday, May 27, 2014 - 3:18 pm: | |
http://www.ebay.com/itm/short-scale-bass-rare-ALEMBIC-/111365493250?pt=Guitar&hash=item19ede69202 Jazzyvee |
sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus
Post Number: 3404 Registered: 5-2009
| Posted on Tuesday, May 27, 2014 - 3:48 pm: | |
Very interesting ! I like that demure point style body shape. |
pauldo
Senior Member Username: pauldo
Post Number: 1166 Registered: 6-2006
| Posted on Tuesday, May 27, 2014 - 4:57 pm: | |
Active and non-active capabilities? Really? I didn't know Ron offered that as an option. Wonder what my Distillate would sound like in a passive mode. . . |
sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus
Post Number: 3405 Registered: 5-2009
| Posted on Tuesday, May 27, 2014 - 5:26 pm: | |
Paul, I scratched my head on that notion as well ! " Active and non-active capabilities? " |
mtjam
Intermediate Member Username: mtjam
Post Number: 167 Registered: 11-2011
| Posted on Tuesday, May 27, 2014 - 5:47 pm: | |
I really like that bass, too! I would want it in a 30 inch scale, and with frets. |
sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus
Post Number: 3406 Registered: 5-2009
| Posted on Tuesday, May 27, 2014 - 5:58 pm: | |
I am thinking I would like it best in 32" scale with frets. For fretless my muscle memory works better in "34 scale. |
pace
Senior Member Username: pace
Post Number: 1021 Registered: 4-2004
| Posted on Tuesday, May 27, 2014 - 6:47 pm: | |
Looks like standard anniversary electronics, and originally fretted?!?... I'd like to see the build card, I vaguely remember when this bass was built. |
adriaan
Moderator Username: adriaan
Post Number: 3113 Registered: 6-2002
| Posted on Tuesday, May 27, 2014 - 11:55 pm: | |
That would have been Tom's Custom "Shorter" Scale Bass. About the same size as a Further guitar . . . (Message edited by adriaan on May 27, 2014) |
gearhed289
New Username: gearhed289
Post Number: 9 Registered: 5-2004
| Posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 - 8:13 am: | |
I have to wonder if they're thinking having the Q switches off equals "non-active"? Cool bass, but I'm with sonicus on the scale length for fretless. |
davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck
Post Number: 11339 Registered: 5-2002
| Posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 - 11:51 am: | |
When you unplug it, it's in passive mode. |
gtrguy
Senior Member Username: gtrguy
Post Number: 749 Registered: 9-2004
| Posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 - 1:38 pm: | |
Ah, how cute! |
elwoodblue
Senior Member Username: elwoodblue
Post Number: 1528 Registered: 6-2002
| Posted on Friday, May 30, 2014 - 1:52 am: | |
"When you unplug it, it's in passive mode" hehe...POINTS! |
sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus
Post Number: 3410 Registered: 5-2009
| Posted on Friday, May 30, 2014 - 2:19 am: | |
Yes ____, just " Points " ___ In active mode therefore " go get it ", bring it ! " .... .... ....( In Dog Commands ) followed by the words " Good Dog ! " ________ |
sonofa_lembic
New Username: sonofa_lembic
Post Number: 2 Registered: 5-2014
| Posted on Saturday, June 07, 2014 - 7:33 am: | |
The original build had it fretted. I asked the seller about it, and he had Norrick Renson here in Los Angeles remove the frets, and install the white lines. A bass with an ultra short scale like that would be extremely difficult to intonate as a fretless. Totally unforgiving. The width of your finger would be wider than the fret span in the upper register. |
hifiguy
Senior Member Username: hifiguy
Post Number: 412 Registered: 10-2006
| Posted on Monday, June 09, 2014 - 10:16 am: | |
A bass for violin and viola players, it appears. |