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lbpesq
Senior Member
Username: lbpesq

Post Number: 5876
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Friday, November 07, 2014 - 8:19 am:   Edit Post

Check out the logo on this one.

'81 Spoiler

Bill, tgo
sonicus
Senior Member
Username: sonicus

Post Number: 3728
Registered: 5-2009
Posted on Friday, November 07, 2014 - 8:29 am:   Edit Post

One of those with a decal. I have seen a few of those .
hieronymous
Senior Member
Username: hieronymous

Post Number: 1422
Registered: 1-2005
Posted on Friday, November 07, 2014 - 1:14 pm:   Edit Post

I am a bit doubtful of the provenance given in the description - otherwise Phil's current 6-string wouldn't count as his "first 100% Alembic instrument"
hifiguy
Senior Member
Username: hifiguy

Post Number: 425
Registered: 10-2006
Posted on Friday, November 07, 2014 - 1:20 pm:   Edit Post

The Phil connection seems rather dubious to say the least. Nice l'il bass though
stephenr
Junior
Username: stephenr

Post Number: 12
Registered: 9-2014
Posted on Friday, November 07, 2014 - 3:27 pm:   Edit Post

Not sure how Phil's mid-70s Mission Control Osage Orange bass doesn't count as 100% Alembic.

I also doubt the Spoiler ever belonged to Phil and it seems a bit overpriced, too. I would think that if Alembic made a bass for Phil it would have a proper logo not a sticker.
sonicus
Senior Member
Username: sonicus

Post Number: 3729
Registered: 5-2009
Posted on Friday, November 07, 2014 - 5:04 pm:   Edit Post

Phil's Osage Orange was wired with George Mundy's filter circuit . George lived down the street from me and he also rewired wired my old Guild bass that had trapezoidal Alembic pickups and buffer preamps and Alembic bridge & tailpiece. He wired in his Pluto Filters. I saw in front of me and still have pictures of the OSAGE ORANGE Bass on Georges work bench during the wiring process . My old bass can be seen here ;

http://alembic.com/club/messages/411/2792.html?1262960781
bigredbass
Senior Member
Username: bigredbass

Post Number: 2262
Registered: 9-2002
Posted on Friday, November 07, 2014 - 9:57 pm:   Edit Post

Pluto Filters . . . . I have no idea what the hell these do, but that name just sounds SO trippy, I can smell patchouli while I'm reaching for my Whole Earth Catalog. Wolf, what exactly did they do?

I saw a 'Decal Spoiler' at GC once, and Susan was right, Alembics don't need decals.

J o e y
lbpesq
Senior Member
Username: lbpesq

Post Number: 5877
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Friday, November 07, 2014 - 10:28 pm:   Edit Post

Isn't it obvious? They keep ex-planets from interfering with your signal!

(Sorry, couldn't resist)

Wow, hadn't thought of the Whole Earth Catalog in many years. Tie- Dye and Thai Stick.

Bill, tgo
sonicus
Senior Member
Username: sonicus

Post Number: 3730
Registered: 5-2009
Posted on Friday, November 07, 2014 - 11:03 pm:   Edit Post

Joey ____, Pluto Filters were just basically a circuit that were based on " State Variable Filters, There was " LOW PASS" "BAND PASS" & "HIGH PASS" . George also made an external version that was controlled by a double action foot controller.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_variable_filter
sonicus
Senior Member
Username: sonicus

Post Number: 3732
Registered: 5-2009
Posted on Sunday, November 09, 2014 - 1:53 pm:   Edit Post

To my ears and from actual application and musicality , the Alembic SF-2 takes first place in any active filter product that I have tried for musical performance implementation.

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