| Author | Message | ||
| ampeglb100
Member Username: ampeglb100 Post Number: 60 Registered: 11-2004 |
...when there is a music store with this kind of inventory? http://www.station-music.de/bass/alembic.html I was searching on Google for Rogue's and Europa's and checked out this site. Damn... (Message edited by ampeglb100 on April 05, 2006) | ||
| richbass939
Senior Member Username: richbass939 Post Number: 597 Registered: 11-2004 |
That's an amazing number of Alembics to keep around. I'd love to spend 2 days in that place. Rich | ||
| eastcoastepic
Intermediate Member Username: eastcoastepic Post Number: 175 Registered: 10-2003 |
Wow, nice selection. That Series II Rogue in Buckeye Burl is amazing. But what's that 16% tax on instruments sold in Europe?? Oliver, Paul, is this correct? | ||
| harald_rost
Intermediate Member Username: harald_rost Post Number: 115 Registered: 6-2002 |
I can sleep good at night but only because I have a 1977 Series 1 already at home ;-) This shop is the best music-shop for basses here in Germany. They have a lot of amazing gear and instruments. The 16% tax is normal VAT here in Germany. Harald | ||
| jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 594 Registered: 10-2002 |
Love the 5a quilt maple 5 string balance k rogue. Just need to find 6000 euros! Graeme | ||
| ampeglb100
Member Username: ampeglb100 Post Number: 61 Registered: 11-2004 |
Hey Harald- What city is this store in, and if it is a smaller city then what major city is it nearby? I was in Germany for 2 weeks a few years ago and I am going back to Germany/Austria/Czech this fall... This place may warrant a slight detour... Danke, Andy | ||
| adriaan
Senior Member Username: adriaan Post Number: 835 Registered: 6-2002 |
Jettingen-Scheppach - the town was in the news a couple of weeks ago: a very unfortunate accident involving a mourning procession. | ||
| adriaan
Senior Member Username: adriaan Post Number: 836 Registered: 6-2002 |
... and if that didn't scare you off, and you don't mind driving the Autobahn between Stuttgart and München at 100 mph or more (which AFAIK you're allowed to do, as long as traffic permits) you'll find Jettingen-Scheppach about halfway. | ||
| byoung
Advanced Member Username: byoung Post Number: 251 Registered: 12-2004 |
100 mph is no big deal. Things get a bit dodgy for me at about 135+. That's about 220 kmh for everybody but the United States. That's one of those things I want to do before I die: drive really fast on the Autobahn. Brad | ||
| harald_rost
Intermediate Member Username: harald_rost Post Number: 116 Registered: 6-2002 |
Hi Andy, the next big city is Ulm. It's in the southern Part of Germany. Welcome Harald | ||
| jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 595 Registered: 10-2002 |
Hey Brad. It's 135mph in the UK aswell. The US isn't the only country resisting the march of progress;-) Graeme | ||
| byoung
Advanced Member Username: byoung Post Number: 258 Registered: 12-2004 |
Graeme, I remember distances being in miles (and kilometers?) last time I was in the UK (London), but I thought for certain that speed was measured in km/h. Just goes to show that being certain doesn't mean as much as it used to. I've been trying desperately to figure out a way to get over to our offices in Shannon, Ireland. Maybe then I can confirm you're not just pulling my leg. My UK mains adapter is all ready to go. That was the other "certainty" that I had recently-- Australia used UK mains-- but they use those wonky angled plugs instead. Brad | ||
| bigredbass
Senior Member Username: bigredbass Post Number: 724 Registered: 9-2002 |
Here in the US, unfortunately, a driver's license is not taken near as seriously as it is in Gemany, nor do we have a TUV equivalent organization to enforce that the cars are ready for that kind of speed, much less the driver. I shudder to think of the soccer mom yakking on her cell phone while doing her makeup alongside at 135mph! All of which would pull HEAVY fines were you to be caught doing such antics on the autobahn. Don't even THINK of driving with a couple of drinks under your belt. Americans get a little giddy thinking of those speeds, but fail to grasp the real point: It's the TIME you save, which can never be replaced. J o e y | ||
| keith_h
Advanced Member Username: keith_h Post Number: 388 Registered: 2-2005 |
Joey, I shudder when I think of the soccer (football for our non-US friends) mom doing all of those things at 35 mph. :-) Now to be fair that guy shaving in his Beamer is just as scary. It is sad that people accept our cars as extentsions of our bathroom. Keith | ||
| dadabass2001
Senior Member Username: dadabass2001 Post Number: 557 Registered: 6-2002 |
I just wish people would stop using my sunroof as a "two-holer"  Mike | ||
| richbass939
Senior Member Username: richbass939 Post Number: 600 Registered: 11-2004 |
LOL, LOL, LOL. Mike, bet that's a shock when you get in without looking carefully. Rich | ||
| palmann
Junior Username: palmann Post Number: 34 Registered: 6-2005 |
Joey, when I came back from America from a students exchange (3 weeks, about 13 years ago), the father of a friend picked us up on the airport of Frankfurt. When we got on the Autobahn I was in real panic, because I was already so much used to the way americans are driving. To be honest, I would prefer a more relaxed way of driving here in Germany, too. Gruesse, Pablo | ||
| angelboy
Member Username: angelboy Post Number: 69 Registered: 1-2004 |
I Contacted them about the Series II Stanley Bass they have and it works out more expensive than buying a new one! The guy wouldn't budge an inch for a stock bass! You'd have thought that such an expensive bass would be best off the balance sheets! I'm glad I didn't go for it as I've found out that it doesn't have matching coco bolo back!!! What a rip-off! | ||
| palmann
Junior Username: palmann Post Number: 35 Registered: 6-2005 |
Well, just don't buy it. I think the Excels are ok for the price. They're new instruments, not used. Station Music is rather expensive, but it's still you, who has to decide. Gruesse, Pablo | ||
| byoung
Advanced Member Username: byoung Post Number: 268 Registered: 12-2004 |
Pablo, Different areas in the US drive totally different. Some specific examples: Seattle: everyone immediately moves to the left, and maintains +-5% of the speed limit. They will not move right to let you pass. Los Angeles: 80MPH+ all the time, except when there are slowdowns. You can drive 70MPH (10MPH over the speed limit) and get passed by police cars and motorcycles. This is not an exaggeration; I have been passed by police on several occasions (while I was going 10+ MPH over the speed limit). Midwest: people move right to let you pass. 'Nuff said. Northeast: Mostly populated by nutcases. You're taking your life in your own hands. For reference, I like driving in LA. Brad | ||
| palmann
Junior Username: palmann Post Number: 36 Registered: 6-2005 |
In Germany there are those regional differences, too. But basically driving is a lot more stressful just because of the speed differences. A truck's speed is about 60-100 km/h when going uphill whereas a BMW can easily go about 180-200 km/h at the same hill. My car would go 120-130 km/h, so I'm to fast for the trucks and always got some nervous BMW drivers sitting in my trunk. That's not what I call relaxing. :-/ What does it have to do with Alembics? I don't know, I guess being the Harley Davidson of basses they're simply more highway than Autobahn for me... Gruesse, Pablo | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 1199 Registered: 7-2004 |
Having grown up and learned to drive in NY, then moved to the L.A. area for 4.5 years, then to the Bay Area for last 28 years, I've also noticed regional differences in driving. The essential difference, IMHO boils down to this: Both California and New York drivers are crazy. The difference is that New Yorkers know how to drive. Yes they go 80+ on the West Coast. They also slow down to 75 with less than one car length separation in the rain! Did someone say snow? California is full of nice suburban people driving SUVs who think that 4 wheel drive makes them impervious to snow and ice. They don't realize that 4 wheel drive doesn't help at all when you slam on the brakes. The roads in California are much wider and straighter than back east. It's easy to drive on an L.A. Freeway. Take most of these Californians, put them on the Bronx River Parkway, and they'll freak out when confronted with the narrow lanes, curvy roads, lack of lane markers (no bot dots) narrow stone bridgees to drive underneath, and paucity of road signs. I've never been to Germany, but it has always sounded like fun fun fun on the autobahn. I'm driving a 1991 Nissan 300ZX, fast approaching 240,000 miles, that would LOVE a taste of 135 mph. Bill, tgo | ||
| keith_h
Advanced Member Username: keith_h Post Number: 392 Registered: 2-2005 |
I guess one of my advantages was living in the cornfields of Illinois and Iowa during my formative driving years. Lots of long and straight country roads with no traffic to to see how fast the old 442 could go. :-) Bill, The last time I went up to Yorktown Heights I surprised (and somewhat uncormfortable) with how narrow, curvy, etc the Taconic State Parkway was. It was obvious it was built for a different era and driving speed. Keith | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 1201 Registered: 7-2004 |
Yea, but it sure is purdy, ain't it? Bill, tgo | ||
| richbass939
Senior Member Username: richbass939 Post Number: 606 Registered: 11-2004 |
Bill, I know what you mean about the people on snow and ice in their 4 wheel drives. Colorado is full of them. In the past 10 years the main influx of people has come from CA, TX, and FL. Not exactly your big grew-up-driving-on-ice states. They think (based on how cars are advertised here) that 4WD and ABS means that "they are all dry roads from here." It scares me to death to be out on the roads with them. Oh, yeah. Don't forget the cell phones stuck on their ears. Rich | ||
| byoung
Advanced Member Username: byoung Post Number: 274 Registered: 12-2004 |
The guys that I love are the people from e.g. Minnesota who come to Seattle during a snow, and think that they are qualified to drive here because they've "been driving on snow all their lives". Then they find out what wet snow and hills make. After about 3 720s, they usually lose some of their bravado. Bill, I'm with you on the "I can't drive in the rain, I'm from California!" sentiment-- seems like about half the people on the road in Seattle are that way. The other half can't drive when the sun is out. Brad | ||
| keith_h
Advanced Member Username: keith_h Post Number: 394 Registered: 2-2005 |
Bill, I was to busy watching the road to do much site seeing. :-) Brad, Ditto the comments on folks from snow country. They cause more problems down here than the locals (who usually go real slow or stay home). Those 4x4's get em going real fast so they can slide through the next stop light. Keith | ||
| kmh364
Senior Member Username: kmh364 Post Number: 1840 Registered: 9-2003 |
Wow! NYC-Metro area drivers BETER than Cali drivers! We're usually derided for the worst drivers out there. Cali must really be bad! I've seen the madness on the LA Freeway system, but jaunts between the SF Bay Area and the Monterey Peninsula have been relatively unremarkable for me, traffic-wise anyway. The Taconic is a beautiful way to travel upstate NY (especially on a bike), but the rough condition of the roadway surface, and the State Police car radar trap every two miles makes fast going a religious experience at best. The scenery and the Pecan Pie at the Old Taughconic Diner makes it worth the ride up there, though. | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 1205 Registered: 7-2004 |
If you're talking upstate NY, anybody ever try the french toast at the Roscoe Diner on old Route 17? Bill, tgo | ||
| kmh364
Senior Member Username: kmh364 Post Number: 1841 Registered: 9-2003 |
Been there...used to camp in the area as a kid. | ||
| glocke
Intermediate Member Username: glocke Post Number: 115 Registered: 9-2002 |
wow...thats alot of Alembics!! Things look alot more expensive over there... I did a currency conversion on the price listed for the sf2....949.00 EU = 1,151.79 USD arent these about 800.00 bucks in the states new? | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 2369 Registered: 9-2002 |
Well ...now you see why we Alembicians at THIS side of the pond are REALLY the weirdo's. Nobody really gets it "...why the ùµ+°***&^!§ are you paying that much for a non EU bass". Oh well ....it's all in the mind I guess ... Paul TBO | ||
| jet_powers
Advanced Member Username: jet_powers Post Number: 267 Registered: 2-2003 |
As a nutcase living in the northeast I must take exception to Brad's remark. OK I don't really, because it's true. You really do take life into your hands. Although, LA driving makes me crazier than in Boston where you're either going 70mph or 15mph. But at least you're moving. In LA it's 70 one minute and parked the next. I noticed in Oregon people there drive like there really is a tomorrow. It didn't make sense to me because I thought in New England as everything is much closer together there wouldn't be a need to drive maniacally. Where in the west with the great distances between places there would be a greater need for speed.... Go figure. JP |
