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57basstra
Intermediate Member Username: 57basstra
Post Number: 196 Registered: 4-2005
| Posted on Wednesday, August 02, 2006 - 12:15 pm: | |
Has there ever been a double neck Alembic Series ....bass and guitar? If both were stereo you could go four ways from the instrument. |
keith_h
Senior Member Username: keith_h
Post Number: 524 Registered: 2-2005
| Posted on Wednesday, August 02, 2006 - 1:47 pm: | |
Here's a link to a Bari/Fretless from a couple of months back on e-bay. And this one from the Alembic history pages. Keith |
57basstra
Intermediate Member Username: 57basstra
Post Number: 198 Registered: 4-2005
| Posted on Wednesday, August 02, 2006 - 6:47 pm: | |
Keith: 'The Americard' from the history pages would just about the ultimate in my opinion. Wow! Thanks for the link. (I remember the bari/fretless from ebay.) The bass/guitar combo was what I was wondering about. |
dadabass2001
Senior Member Username: dadabass2001
Post Number: 637 Registered: 6-2002
| Posted on Thursday, August 03, 2006 - 5:19 am: | |
Hey David, The double necks only have one set of electronics/outputs, only one neck is "active" at a time. There would be only two outputs total. Otherwise you would have an instrument with more knobs and switches than Mission Control, that weighed 20 lbs, and that needed at least 3 arms to keep it from feeding back. Mike |
adriaan
Senior Member Username: adriaan
Post Number: 987 Registered: 6-2002
| Posted on Thursday, August 03, 2006 - 6:48 am: | |
Mike, the oldest entry on the Featured Custom is for a two-neck fretted/fretless bass with two sets of Series II controls - lots of concentric pots. It is owned by one of the members here. |
dadabass2001
Senior Member Username: dadabass2001
Post Number: 638 Registered: 6-2002
| Posted on Thursday, August 03, 2006 - 11:12 am: | |
Adriaan, I stand corrected. You're right and so am I (partly anyway). Hartmut discusses in the Showcase section how there aren't separate outputs thru the 5 pin plug for each neck, only for neck pickup pairs and bridge pairs. Also the weight is over 20 lbs. according to the featured custom entry. Mike |