| Author | Message | ||
| bigredbass
Senior Member Username: bigredbass Post Number: 1830 Registered: 9-2002 |
Finally. 1992 ALEMBIC Spoiler Five, Series Omega shape, in Ruby Red. Quilt top and faces, mahogany behind, maple / purpleheart deluxe laminates. Traditional Spoiler circuit with FatBoy 4's to go with the classic taper neck (thanks to Bob Novy and Mica). Gold regular Gotoh keys (I do need to trade them out for ALEMBIC monogrammed keys and get a brass control cover to '86 that black plastic !) It's a whole lotta Spoiler. Did I mention it's red . . . .        OK, so I finally bought a digital camera (see, Hell DID freeze over). FujiFilm X10, I highly recommend this little gem. Thanks for Watching ! J o e y (Message edited by davehouck on March 19, 2012) | ||
| wishbass
Intermediate Member Username: wishbass Post Number: 166 Registered: 5-2011 |
That (those) are lovely Joey.Same red as my Elan! | ||
| bigredbass
Senior Member Username: bigredbass Post Number: 1832 Registered: 9-2002 |
Oh, and I forgot, it's long-scale. It's also very light (noticeably lighter than the Elan) to be that big. I once wondered if this was some abandoned Series-to-be and it had the hollow spaces in the body, but it doesn't. J o e y | ||
| jazzboy621
Member Username: jazzboy621 Post Number: 60 Registered: 7-2011 |
Beautiful!! Simply Beautiful!!! | ||
| jon_jackson
Intermediate Member Username: jon_jackson Post Number: 120 Registered: 12-2008 |
Thanks for posting. I've wanted to see a picture of BRB ever since joining the Club. Very, very nice. -Jon | ||
| tbrannon
Senior Member Username: tbrannon Post Number: 1455 Registered: 11-2004 |
Beautiful bass- striking color combination you have between the BRB and the Elan. Glad to finally see a few pictures of it!! | ||
| artswork99
Moderator Username: artswork99 Post Number: 1692 Registered: 7-2007 |
S W E E T ! | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 10601 Registered: 5-2002 |
Beautiful quilt; great bass! | ||
| eligilam
Advanced Member Username: eligilam Post Number: 358 Registered: 2-2006 |
Finally!!! The BigRedBass was like the Alembic Snuffleupagus...until now. Love it. | ||
| aquaman
Member Username: aquaman Post Number: 82 Registered: 9-2006 |
That red is stunning! Beautiful in all respects. Glad we finally got a gander at BRB. Of course, I'm a bit partial to reds. . . | ||
| dadabass2001
Senior Member Username: dadabass2001 Post Number: 1641 Registered: 6-2002 |
Been a long time comin' (to borrow from Crosby), but your BRB is be-you-tiful! Welcome to the digital image age, Joey. Mike | ||
| mario_farufyno
Senior Member Username: mario_farufyno Post Number: 762 Registered: 9-2008 |
It is Big, it is Red... It is gorgeous, congrats! | ||
| hieronymous
Senior Member Username: hieronymous Post Number: 1063 Registered: 1-2005 |
I wasn't aware of the snuffleupagus status of this bass. I actually kind of like the black control plate - matches the pickups and knobs, keeps balance between front and back (in my eyes). Beautiful! | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 2404 Registered: 5-2009 |
An Awesome Bass Joey ! What kind of strings /gauges do you like on this beauty? Wolf | ||
| bigredbass
Senior Member Username: bigredbass Post Number: 1839 Registered: 9-2002 |
Wolf, I'm not much of a string-fiend. Right now this is set up with the Markley Nickel Rocco Prestias. Over time it's seen everything from Tomastiks to GHS Boomers, usually it winds up with whatever's cheap at Sam Ash the day I bought 'em. I'm afraid I don't hear a whole lot of difference, feel a whole lot of difference from brand to brand, other than nickel roundwounds are tamer than stainless steel. After they go dead in a week or two, they all sound the same to me. Now that I no longer gig, they don't get changed very often at all. I'll probably settle on D'Addarios, even though it galls me that they put those colored balls on the ends so I can tell which string is which: I've somehow never confused a 135 B with a 45 G ! J o e y | ||
| bigredbass
Senior Member Username: bigredbass Post Number: 1840 Registered: 9-2002 |
Forgot, always the usual'medium' size 5-string set, generally the 45-130 neighborhood as it varies slightly from brand to brand. I do seem to feel a difference in 'round' core strings vs. 'hex-core', basically the same somewhat looser feel that most people report. And I never complain about the 'floppy' B-string. This seems to aggravate a lot of guys, but I've never thought twice about it, just play it and go on. The real advantage of this shape (if you can live with the constant conspiracy of gravity against it) is that the entire neck is free of the body, almost Steinberger-esque. Playing at the octave and above is WAY easy. So the back-story: After I got it, my sister and brother-in-law came over. I got it out, and Tom said, 'Wow, that's a big red bass'. And so it is . . . J o e y | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 2405 Registered: 5-2009 |
Joey , thanks for the post replies. lately I have been using the Dean Markley Blue Steel/ stainless steel . I agree with you about the body shape and playing at the octave. Wolf |
