| Author | Message | ||
| darkstar01
Junior Username: darkstar01 Post Number: 30 Registered: 6-2005 |
Alright, so I know that having a classico in production should probably keep me from thinking about more basses.. but oh well. I've been thinking about how a single-cut on a Small standard body would look. Has Alembic ever made a single cut bass? or guitar for that matter. Just curious. Austin | ||
| bsee
Senior Member Username: bsee Post Number: 1094 Registered: 3-2004 |
Yes - there was one on eBay recently. It was a long scale single cut that clearly appeared to be made by Alembic, though it may have been an employee project rather than a full production bass. You may be able to locate a pic if you poke around the "seen on eBay" board, it was within the past month. I suspect that it would balance well in short scale, but probably not so well for anything longer. It is certainly a proven shape for a guitar body. | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 1112 Registered: 7-2004 |
The eBay link is here: http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Super-Rare-1970s-Bass-Guitar-One-of-a-Kind_W0QQitemZ7391444768QQcategoryZ118984QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting The club discussion is here: http://alembic.com/club/messages/395/25295.html?1140795768  Bill, tgo | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 3465 Registered: 5-2002 |
And then of course there was the Peanut, which had no cuts! | ||
| dela217
Senior Member Username: dela217 Post Number: 629 Registered: 6-2002 |
How about this lovely Alembic from 1973?  | ||
| dadabass2001
Senior Member Username: dadabass2001 Post Number: 548 Registered: 6-2002 |
Thanks, Michael! I was sitting at work reading this thread and thinking "I'm sure there was a discussion of Dave Torbert's Alembic somewhere." All I could do was a quick check of "Artists & Their Alembics", without success. Mike | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 3467 Registered: 5-2002 |
Yes, that looks like a pretty nice design too! | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 3144 Registered: 6-2000 |
Hope you like short scales - I don't think it would balance well in medium or long. | ||
| byoung
Advanced Member Username: byoung Post Number: 228 Registered: 12-2004 |
I'm sure you're right, Mica, about the balance issue for that design, but what if a balance K was "rounded over"? That would likely have good balance, and would satisfy a certain aesthetic. Brad | ||
| bsee
Senior Member Username: bsee Post Number: 1103 Registered: 3-2004 |
The thing that gives those shapes balance is the position of the strap peg versus the fretboard. The balance K puts that strap peg somewhere around the 14th fret, I believe. Anything you turn into a traditional singlecut is going to hurt the balance. Now, if you're talking about one of those modern singlecuts, like a Benevente, that would probably balance okay. They look awfully heavy to me because of all that extra wood, but I've never held one. | ||
| jlpicard
Advanced Member Username: jlpicard Post Number: 399 Registered: 7-2002 |
What's with the p bass pickups on that Bass?! Unless they're Activators  | ||
| the_mule
Senior Member Username: the_mule Post Number: 584 Registered: 1-2004 |
 My Benavente weighs only 4,5 kg and the balance is great. Beautiful and very slim body design. Wilfred | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 1147 Registered: 7-2004 |
Thar she blows!!! Bill, tgo | ||
| bigbadbill
Advanced Member Username: bigbadbill Post Number: 231 Registered: 10-2003 |
I've held a singlecut Sei bass and it weighed less than 9 lbs I'd say. | ||
| bigideas
Member Username: bigideas Post Number: 74 Registered: 1-2004 |
pickups in that top single cut bass are dan armstrong's that appear to have replaced activators. |
