Alembic-equipped Bullshark

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Author Message edwardofhuncote Intermediate Member Username: edwardofhuncote Post Number: 171 Registered: 6-2014 Posted on Tuesday, January 13, 2015 - 5:29 am:    Here's an odd one: http://www.talkbass.com/threads/andreas-alembic-bull-shark-4-bass-aluminum-fretboard.1098958/ Not sure how these are wired... maybe like Epic/Orion? gearhed289 Junior Username: gearhed289 Post Number: 29 Registered: 5-2004 Posted on Tuesday, January 13, 2015 - 10:22 am:    That's been up for quite a while. Looks like he lowered the price by $300 recently. edwardofhuncote Intermediate Member Username: edwardofhuncote Post Number: 173 Registered: 6-2014 Posted on Tuesday, January 13, 2015 - 11:50 am:    I sent the seller a message this morning, asking about what controls these have. I had read about the Bullshark Alembics, so I knew it was legit, but I don't recall ever reading what electronics were in them. Inasmuch as my sense of style is a bit of a highwire act... even this is a radical departure from what usually appeals to my often weird tastes. That said, if it was a five-string, I'd buy it right now! (the notion of BEAD tuning is already floating to the top) =) wookie Advanced Member Username: wookie Post Number: 208 Registered: 8-2010 Posted on Tuesday, January 13, 2015 - 2:18 pm:    I always wondered why aluminum wasn't used for fretless boards : / I heard that homemade aluminum bass on YouTube and I thought it'd rock if it only tapered like a real bass neck..... Just sayin'. edwardofhuncote Intermediate Member Username: edwardofhuncote Post Number: 174 Registered: 6-2014 Posted on Wednesday, January 14, 2015 - 10:15 am:    been wondering, how in the world did they put frets into an aluminum fingerboard? Better yet, how does one go about re-fretting a bass with an aluminum fingerboard? edwardofhuncote Intermediate Member Username: edwardofhuncote Post Number: 189 Registered: 6-2014 Posted on Monday, January 26, 2015 - 8:40 am:    Seller posted pictures of the electronics. Looks like Volume/Pan/Filter x 2, like Signature without Q switches. fc_spoiler Senior Member Username: fc_spoiler Post Number: 1615 Registered: 5-2006 Posted on Monday, January 26, 2015 - 8:50 am:    That's the Orion/Epic/Excel setup, Volume, Pan, bass and treble ;-) edwardofhuncote Intermediate Member Username: edwardofhuncote Post Number: 190 Registered: 6-2014 Posted on Monday, January 26, 2015 - 10:44 am:    Figured you'd know Flip! Thanks! pasewark Advanced Member Username: pasewark Post Number: 261 Registered: 4-2003 Posted on Monday, May 04, 2015 - 10:50 pm:    Aluminum fretless necks are pretty freakin' cool. John McVies Alembic is a aluminum fretless, otherwise known as "continuously fretted" edwardofhuncote Senior Member Username: edwardofhuncote Post Number: 334 Registered: 6-2014 Posted on Tuesday, May 05, 2015 - 10:00 am:    I have heard Rumours (sorry... I *had* to!) that the "continuously fretted" Alembic has a stainless steel fingerboard that had been specially treated. Never knew exactly what that meant... That's a great picture of that bass pasewark! I have a particular interest in borrowing a few lines from the build sheet on that one. I wonder if there's any record of how many Alembic-equipped Bullsharks there are? mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 8509 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Wednesday, May 06, 2015 - 3:45 pm:    We sold them 50 sets of electronics. So I'm guess less than or equal to 50.