| Author | Message | ||
| drjenney
Junior Username: drjenney Post Number: 48 Registered: 11-2004 |
There's a Wenge Rogue 5 listed for sale on bassgear.com. The seller states it has been upgraded to Signature electronics. Has some dings in the front finish [clip those nails, you slappers!]. | ||
| crgaston
Member Username: crgaston Post Number: 93 Registered: 11-2005 |
Snagged it. Pics and report next week. | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 3300 Registered: 5-2002 |
Congrats! | ||
| drjenney
Junior Username: drjenney Post Number: 50 Registered: 11-2004 |
Amen! Congratulations! :-) | ||
| bsee
Senior Member Username: bsee Post Number: 1024 Registered: 3-2004 |
Kind of an odd description, did you get pictures? The description makes it sound like it is a combo of Signature electronics plus the quick tone switches, but it's hard to read. -Bob | ||
| crgaston
Member Username: crgaston Post Number: 94 Registered: 11-2005 |
I saw some pics. Ít isn't the prettiest Alembic, but it'll do till the Dragonfly gets here. It has Signature electronics with the quick tone switches, which is basically what I was going to order before I decided to go with the SII package. It should be here Friday or Saturday, since he's shipping it COD (sweet) and I have the 1st rehearsal with a new project on Sunday, so It will be here right on time. I am a little concerned about the size of the neck, but at this price figured I couldn't go wrong. Timothy, major thanks for the heads up! Charles | ||
| bsee
Senior Member Username: bsee Post Number: 1025 Registered: 3-2004 |
Seems like a really nice price for a bass with that electronics package. I am looking forward to the photos. | ||
| crgaston
Member Username: crgaston Post Number: 96 Registered: 11-2005 |
Well, it turns out the USPS won't do COD on over a grand, so pics will have to wait a few more days. :-( We could have used FedEx or UPS, but the Post office is half a mile from my house, and they'll just hold it for me until after work rather than keeping it on a truck and me having to drive 45 minutes to a warehouse. On the bright side, though, that means the strings I ordered will beat it here. It's strung EADGC now, with steels, and I don't roll like that. :-) | ||
| crgaston
Intermediate Member Username: crgaston Post Number: 109 Registered: 11-2005 |
It's here. The Post Office called me at 6:18 AM to tell me it was here, and that if I wanted to come by before they opened to just knock on the door. Gotta love small towns. http://alembic.com/club/messages/411/25827.html?1141493524 | ||
| ampeglb100
Junior Username: ampeglb100 Post Number: 48 Registered: 11-2004 |
How do you like the Signiture electronics + the quick change switches? Just curious... Andy | ||
| crgaston
Intermediate Member Username: crgaston Post Number: 110 Registered: 11-2005 |
Definitely glad it's set up like that. So far, I'm using it all. The tone switches are so cheap to add that I'd definitely include them on a Signature instrument. The bass switch pretty much stays boosted, and the treble varies depending on which pickup I'm using and whether I'm using fingers or a pick. OTOH, I can see how it'd be OK with just 1 filter, as I'm finding myself using them pretty close to each other. It's nice not having to fidddle with it or compromise between the two, though. One complaint I have is that with the bass boost and q switches activated, It's clipping the onboard preamp with the trimpots over 50% when I dig in on the E string using the bridge pickup, so I'm loosing some potential gain from the neck pickup to balance the outputs. 18 volts would be nice. |
