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synapticgroove
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Username: synapticgroove

Post Number: 5
Registered: 3-2015
Posted on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 - 6:17 am:   Edit Post

Ok guys, I registered on here shortly after I picked up my very first Alembic back in October 2013, but a bug in the board screwed up my account, so I've re-registered and thought I'd share this interesting story with you. :-)

I've played bass for the last twenty years and for half of that, I was a dedicated Warwick guy (Corvette, Dolphin Pro I). The 'growl' was great but the weight of the bubinga babies, I never much cared for! Having grown up on Zeppelin, I knew that Alembic was the Cadillac of basses, but, living in the mid-west, I never had a chance to see one, much less try one out. All of that changed when the better half and I were in an antique shop in Norman, Oklahoma, perusing the aisles when I came across.....a 1994 Epic hanging on the wall behind a secretary. I couldn't believe it! An Alembic, right there in the flesh!!! Needless to say, my wife probably thought I was Rainman with a lottery ticket or something, because I scrambled, spiderman style, behind that furniture and snatched that bass like there was no tomorrow! She was in good shape, but a little dusty (the bass) and it was though I had just stumbled upon the obelisk in '2001: a space odyssey'. Once I picked my jaw up off the floor, I collected myself and strummed across the neglected strings...even with dust and the remnants of players past, I could tell this bass was special. Long story short, I bought her on the spot, took her home, cleaned and set her up and she's been my main bass since then! :-) I consider myself beyond lucky and will definitely add more Alembics to the stable as time goes on. Here's what she sounds like, straight in:

https://soundcloud.com/elasticjuly

And here's a picture of her with a friend, last month:

strung with D'addario tapewounds


Thank you for letting me be a part of this amazingly stellar group of musicians!
tbrannon
Senior Member
Username: tbrannon

Post Number: 1675
Registered: 11-2004
Posted on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 - 9:14 am:   Edit Post

Beautiful looking Epic- love that top!
edwardofhuncote
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Username: edwardofhuncote

Post Number: 284
Registered: 6-2014
Posted on Thursday, March 26, 2015 - 6:14 am:   Edit Post

(belated) Congratulations & Compliments. Cool story too...
5a_quilt_top
Senior Member
Username: 5a_quilt_top

Post Number: 471
Registered: 6-2012
Posted on Thursday, March 26, 2015 - 11:59 am:   Edit Post

..."will definitely add more Alembics to the stable as time goes on..."

Spoken like a veteran member - well done.

As such, you're off to a great start. Welcome, and keep us posted on your progress - !

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