| Author | Message | ||
| Sean Kennedy (waggaboy)
New Username: waggaboy Post Number: 1 Registered: 2-2003 |
Pristine Stanley Clarke currently for sale on eBay. I'm based in Australia, but returning to the US for a month soon and looking to trade this beautiful baby in. http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2505853489    | ||
| Matt Bulmer (prime)
Member Username: prime Post Number: 74 Registered: 11-2002 |
Hi Sean Welcome to the club. That's a pretty nice bass. How does it balance for you? Any particular reason that you're selling? Please don't take any of this the wrong way, I'm not trying to nitpick, but about your ebay description I thought you should know a couple things. It'll help you sell the instrument as well as help you avoid upsetting the buyer (Some ebayers can be VERY picky). 1. The SC-1 Pickups are only found on the Series basses. (SC in their case meaning Single Coil and not Stanley Clarke) The pickups of the Signatures are AXYs. 2. It's not stained! The top and back are made from walnut. A potential Alembic owner might not know that and pass over yours for the Stanley that has "real walnut" on the top and back. Let 'em know that this is the real deal! 3. That is a 5 piece Maple / Purpleheart neck that the Signature Deluxe models come standard with. 4. You may be right about the scale length. Custom order perhaps? In any case you might want to make sure that the scale length is 34". The Stanley has a scale of 30.75" by default. (This could cause a BIG issue with the buyer and/or keep fans of the short scale Stanleys from bidding.) Good luck in selling your bass. Matt. | ||
| Sean Kennedy (waggaboy)
New Username: waggaboy Post Number: 2 Registered: 2-2003 |
Matt, Thanks sincerely for the feedback. I've tried hard to get the details right but Helpdesk hasn't provided... I'll update the description as you mentioned. One question - how do I measure the scale accurately. An embarrassing question I know, but I want to get it right!!! Balance wise the Bass is quite head-heavy... but that has been easy to combat with a cross-over harness (currently using a slider). I'm selling purely because I need a B string... It seems that a lot of the keys that contemporary worship leaders want to play in are C or D and I can't get down where they want... I'd love another Alembic, but the $... and the fact that I'm about the only Alembic owner in Australia -- no-one has heard of them over here... | ||
| Wayne McLemore (wayne)
Junior Username: wayne Post Number: 40 Registered: 5-2002 |
Sean- If you want to keep the Alembic tone, have you tried using a good octave pedal? I heard from a guy that used to play a 32" scale Distillate that some of the pedals are really good - even down to a low A. That might be an option to keep you with an Alembic until you can afford a new long scale Alembic 5-string. Scale length (from what I know) is from the nut to the bridge saddle on the highest string (the G with standard tuning). C-Ya............wayne | ||
| Matt Bulmer (prime)
Member Username: prime Post Number: 75 Registered: 11-2002 |
That's a good idea Wayne, I wouldn't have thought of that had you not mentioned it. Sean I can tell you that I tried the Subwave octaver on an SWR black beauty combo amp (It's actually a built in feature!) and that is pretty intense. As far as stand alone pedals go I know that the EBS octaver gets really amazing reviews, though they are quite pricy. http://www.ebs.bass.se Another option might be to try and pick up a used Alembic on ebay from someone that's willing to ship to Australia. Matt | ||
| Peter Jonas (peter_jonas)
New Username: peter_jonas Post Number: 3 Registered: 11-2002 |
>I'm about the only Alembic owner in Australia -- >no-one has heard of them over here... Well ... That is not quite the case. Reagrds, Peter Jonas | ||
| Sean Kennedy (waggaboy)
New Username: waggaboy Post Number: 3 Registered: 2-2003 |
Thanks again Wayne/Matt, I've just played one of the new SWR 750x heads that has the subwave built in... it tracks really well. Have you heard these heads!!! http://www.swrsound.com/pages/products/proseries.html Maybe an Auction is not on the cards!!!! Mmmm... | ||
| David Burgess (dnburgess)
New Username: dnburgess Post Number: 6 Registered: 1-2003 |
There are probably more Alembics in Australia than you imagine. Pro Audio in Canberra used to import them and one of the founders of Pro Audio was a bass player and Alembic evangelist. | ||
| Manfred de Rooy (mdrdvp)
Junior Username: mdrdvp Post Number: 22 Registered: 7-2002 |
If you want to use an octave pedal the EBS is great, but try to get your hands on a Mutron Octave Divider. I'm using an old one which tracks perfect. It's only one octave down, but there's a tone control and mix function. Other great wall shaking pedals are the Dod Meatbox which isn't an octave pedal but it adds some low harmonics to your sound. (Peter Jonas is the only Alembic user in Australia who knows Droste Hot Chocolate.  How are you doing my friend)? Manfred | ||
| Peter Jonas (peter_jonas)
New Username: peter_jonas Post Number: 4 Registered: 11-2002 |
>Peter Jonas is the only Alembic user in Australia >who knows Droste Hot Chocolate. Well ... That may be the case. >How are you doing my friend? I am just battling along here Down Under. It is good to hear from you Manfred. I read on another thread you're into SF-2s again. Maybe you should not have sold the first one... (But I am sure glad you did.) Best, Peter Jonas | ||
| Manfred de Rooy (mdrdvp)
Junior Username: mdrdvp Post Number: 23 Registered: 7-2002 |
Yeah yeah yeah.... I sold the wrong thing. Well, for me that is. I knew I was gonna regret it. In the manual it says that once you are getting used to the sf-2 you will use it more subtle. True, but less effect than selling wasn't possible. But than I heard what it did to my sound. For all you SF-2 owners out there. Never part with it. Sell your furniture first. You'll hear from me Peter. Manfred | ||
| Allen Harrington (pabbi)
New Username: pabbi Post Number: 3 Registered: 2-2003 |
Sean, did this bass sell? | ||
| Earl Schreyer (eschreyer2)
Junior Username: eschreyer2 Post Number: 20 Registered: 3-2003 |
That's a cute bass. I used to have one myself. I really use to dig the tone, and the playablity was incredible. Being a long time Stanley fan, I think my exact quote after buying it was "Oh my god, I own this bass, I can die now". It was top heavy though, and I always felt I was holding up the neck for myself. I too sold mine also ('91)to move on to a multi-string bass. I have two 6-string Europa's now, and I just can't go back. Good luck on your jouney, Earl | ||
| Sean Kennedy (waggaboy)
New Username: waggaboy Post Number: 4 Registered: 2-2003 |
Hi Allen, No, I changed my mind and pulled it off... Ended up purchasing one of the new SWR 750x Amps -- which solved my bottom end problem -- just needed more power!!! |
