Very short scale Alembic

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Author Message 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.