| Author | Message | ||
| garth4664
Intermediate Member Username: garth4664 Post Number: 142 Registered: 10-2008 |
This is my second "dreaming of for now" thread after buying a really beautiful custom series 2 (76AC070) instead of building the last one (Dreamcatcher). A strange thing has happened since then. I have two alembic dream basses, 32" scale 4 string cocobolo S1 and 76AC070 but I always end up playing my custom Warwick 6 instead of either of them. The reasons are: The 6 string has more range, it is lighter (slightly), the neck on the Warwick is impossibly stable and there is no need to do the whole power supply thing. I think that I need a 6 in my band so I'm starting to dream of an Alembic 6 Series 1. Some things I would like are: -33" scale -very stiff neck -Light"ish" weight 4 to 4.5kg -Very hard, thin outer laminate on body(to resist dings) -Series 1 electronics with an extra special low frequency cut switch on the treble pickup so I can run that pickup through a distortion pedal into a guitar amp without damaging it. Basically I play a lot of gigs here in Beijing where the backline is provided by the venue. I have no guitarist anymore in my band (it's great) so I often double up through effects and multiple amps. Type in Beijing Love's Tourettes into youtube for a few clips (try Yu Gong Yi Shan "I love Nelly") Has anyone else tried such a mod to the electronics? Advice on wood/construction would be appreciated for a clear tone and light weight? Also, which body shape is the lightest? | ||
| hieronymous
Senior Member Username: hieronymous Post Number: 927 Registered: 1-2005 |
I always thought it would be need to have a high-pass filter on the bridge pickup instead of low-pass. Sounds like a neat instrument! | ||
| jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 2461 Registered: 6-2002 |
I had a mod done to my Europa bass and it has a high pass filter with gain gain on each pickup and a low pass filter with CVQ on each pickup with pan and master volume. It sounds amazing although I find it hard to think of a scenario when I'd need that much top end on a bass line as I don't tend to do much soloing or chord work on bass. Jazzyvee | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 7365 Registered: 6-2000 |
Would you say you are looking for a tone closer to your Series I or closer to your Series II? That will help in coming up with the right wood recipe, of course considering what trade-offs might need to be balanced with the weight. Stiffer necks tend to be more dense, and that means the weight will be concentrated there. If you can stand a narrower fingerboard width, that can go a long way in reducing the weight. | ||
| garth4664
Intermediate Member Username: garth4664 Post Number: 143 Registered: 10-2008 |
Hi Mica, thanks for the post. Looking for a tone closer to my series 1, it's clearer. this has the classic maple and purple-heart neck recipe. The series 2 neck is purple-heart and walnut I think. http://alembic.com/club/messages/411/73637.jpg To be honest I wouldn't mind either sound - I have yet to find a series 1 or 2 that I didn't like the sound of. |
