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ronl513
New Username: ronl513
Post Number: 4 Registered: 4-2005
| Posted on Saturday, April 16, 2005 - 5:21 am: | |
Hey everyone, My name is Ron. I've been playing bass in the Cincinnati area for a little over 40 years. I just obtained an F1X preamp so I'm now an Alembic owner. I have 3 basses at present: a 1980 Kramer XL8, a 1994 Jerry Jones Longhorn, and a 2002 Dean Performer. I'm using the F1X with an Ampeg B2R amp and two SWR Workingman's 15" cabinets. I play mostly classic rock and some classic country music. With the addition of the F1X, this is the sweetest sounding rig I've ever had. I'm having a small problem with a hum, but the folks at Alembic are helping me to work that out. Anyway, happy to be in the club and I hope to hear from some of you soon. |
richbass939
Advanced Member Username: richbass939
Post Number: 227 Registered: 11-2004
| Posted on Saturday, April 16, 2005 - 6:25 am: | |
Ron, welcome to the club. Enjoy the F1X. Rich |
ronl513
New Username: ronl513
Post Number: 5 Registered: 4-2005
| Posted on Saturday, April 16, 2005 - 7:35 am: | |
Thanks Rich, I've been after an Alembic preamp for some time now, and for one reason or another, I never had the opportunity to get one, you know stuff like divorce etc., but now that I'm out of the "family" stage of my life, I ran across this at a Sam Ash store and scarfed it up. Just a small hum issue to deal with, but I'm lovin' the sound improvement the F1X provides. |
elzie
Advanced Member Username: elzie
Post Number: 350 Registered: 8-2002
| Posted on Sunday, April 17, 2005 - 4:09 pm: | |
Welcome aboard Ron! Does that Kramer have the aluminum headstock? Paul TGO |
ronl513
New Username: ronl513
Post Number: 6 Registered: 4-2005
| Posted on Tuesday, April 19, 2005 - 4:20 am: | |
My Kramer XL8 is indeed an aluminum necked vintage. It's an 8 string bass with 4 tuners at the head and 4 below the tailpiece. It holds its tune forever. I use it mostly as a 4 string, but I have strung it as an 8 string a couple of times for studio work and it has a giant sound. It's black and shaped like the XL24 of that era. |
exploiterplayer
Junior Username: exploiterplayer
Post Number: 34 Registered: 12-2002
| Posted on Wednesday, May 04, 2005 - 12:03 pm: | |
Hi Ron, If you hang around here long enough...an Alembic Bass will mysteriously appear in your collection. ;~] |
ronl513
Junior Username: ronl513
Post Number: 13 Registered: 4-2005
| Posted on Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 9:29 am: | |
I'm beginning to feel a Stanley Clarke Model taking shape in my mind........ Ron |
exploiterplayer
Junior Username: exploiterplayer
Post Number: 42 Registered: 12-2002
| Posted on Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 1:31 pm: | |
Ahhh, There you go! Have you seen Stanley Clark's latest purchase? Its the Dragons Breath or something like that. Look in the artist or custom sections and druell away...... I know I did. |
ronl513
Junior Username: ronl513
Post Number: 14 Registered: 4-2005
| Posted on Friday, May 06, 2005 - 4:35 am: | |
I have seen the dragon pearl inlaid model, but I didn't realize that it was SC that had it made. It is beautiful! Even if I had the resources to buy a bass like that, I'm more of a bare-bones blue collar guy. The magnificent woodworking and detail on the Alembics is impressive, but for me, a little pearl inlay on the headstock and pearl fret dots and I'm good to go. I buy basses to play them, and excellent durability and quality of sound are the primary reasons that I would make a major purchase like an Alembic bass. I own three beautiful basses already, but if they weren't functional, I wouldn't own them. My Rickenbacker 4001 started blinking out on me on a job, and I got rid of it immediately. Who would ever believe that someone would mount a bass pickup on springs? I play hard, and it just didn't hold up to my style of play. Anyway, I'm partial to short scale basses, (like the beautiful Jerry Jones that I own) and the Stanley Clarke Model really appeals to me for that and the above stated reasons. |
keith_h
Junior Username: keith_h
Post Number: 45 Registered: 2-2005
| Posted on Friday, May 06, 2005 - 5:53 am: | |
The Dragon's Breath was a gift from Alembic to Stanley to honor their 30 years of working together if I remember correctly. Keith |