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tmoney61092
Intermediate Member
Username: tmoney61092

Post Number: 163
Registered: 9-2008
Posted on Sunday, August 02, 2009 - 5:21 pm:   Edit Post

i was just dreaming today and was wondering, has Alembic ever thought about making a piezo bass bridge? would it be possible?

~Taylor Watterson
cje
Junior
Username: cje

Post Number: 19
Registered: 5-2009
Posted on Sunday, August 02, 2009 - 8:07 pm:   Edit Post

I think, in a conversation I had with Susan, she flat out said, "we don't like 'em".
tmoney61092
Intermediate Member
Username: tmoney61092

Post Number: 165
Registered: 9-2008
Posted on Sunday, August 02, 2009 - 9:16 pm:   Edit Post

haha, do you happen to know why?

even if they couldn't make a bridge, would they be able to make a blend control to blend their pickups and electronics with a different brands piezo?

~Taylor Watterson
elwoodblue
Senior Member
Username: elwoodblue

Post Number: 778
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Sunday, August 02, 2009 - 9:23 pm:   Edit Post

here's Bill's upgraded Fernandes with Alembic guts and a piezo.
There's a blend control in it.
cje
Junior
Username: cje

Post Number: 20
Registered: 5-2009
Posted on Monday, August 03, 2009 - 3:44 am:   Edit Post

From what I remember of the conversation, I believe they felt that they just didn't sound good enough - or at least they weren't thrilled with the piezo sound. I guess they'd do it for you, if that's what you wanted.
funkyjazzjunky
Senior Member
Username: funkyjazzjunky

Post Number: 463
Registered: 5-2007
Posted on Monday, August 03, 2009 - 9:51 am:   Edit Post

I have never found a piezo that I liked on an electric bass. What model would you try?
tmoney61092
Intermediate Member
Username: tmoney61092

Post Number: 166
Registered: 9-2008
Posted on Monday, August 03, 2009 - 10:08 am:   Edit Post

hmm looks very nice. honestly, i've never dealt with a piezo(never bought a bass that had one) but i've been thinking about getting one to see the sound and was thinking about if Alembic could make one. i have no idea what model i would try, can you tell me what you have tried so i can avoid it, thanks.

~Taylor Watterson
otis
Junior
Username: otis

Post Number: 36
Registered: 10-2008
Posted on Monday, August 03, 2009 - 5:22 pm:   Edit Post

Taylor, I've owned several Yamaha TRB 6 Strings, which have piezo bridges. They're cool, and seem to give you a bit more tone than a typical active electronics package. Of course, the TRBs that I had were neck thru, with a 5 piece maple/mahogany neck and a flame maple top. I don't recall if the body core was maple or some other wood because it's been probably 10 years since I've owned them, but they're the older, neck thru models that you can find on ebay for a pretty reasonable price. They are a great bass, but nothing really compares to Alembics- especially the Series basses.

Peace;)

Frank
tmoney61092
Intermediate Member
Username: tmoney61092

Post Number: 167
Registered: 9-2008
Posted on Monday, August 03, 2009 - 5:37 pm:   Edit Post

Thanks for the info Frank, i'm just extremely curious to blend a piezo with my Alembic "project"(at mothership making sure electronics work), but the only thing i can think about is how would i wire the extra pickup and blend control, something to look into later on

~Taylor Watterson
toma_hawk01
Junior
Username: toma_hawk01

Post Number: 33
Registered: 7-2009
Posted on Saturday, August 08, 2009 - 9:36 am:   Edit Post

Maybe its just me, but Piezo bridges boost my string replacements costs... (because I am always breaking strings with them).

To this day, I had never broken a string(s) on my 76 S1 shorty, and therefore, I would never put a Piezo on (if I can help it...).
osoloco69
Member
Username: osoloco69

Post Number: 55
Registered: 9-2005
Posted on Saturday, September 11, 2010 - 5:11 pm:   Edit Post

The hexpander with the bass and piezo bridge would yield something like Squarepusher's bass IMO.
osoloco69
Member
Username: osoloco69

Post Number: 56
Registered: 9-2005
Posted on Saturday, September 11, 2010 - 5:14 pm:   Edit Post

Trick is that you need an effects loop w/ blend like Ezra had done...then you can send the synth signal into the bass and mix it with the P'up signal that's not effected.

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