| Author | Message | ||
| briant
New Username: briant Post Number: 1 Registered: 12-2004 |
Hi all. This is my first Alembic. Just picked it up a few days ago from the fine kids at Bass Northwest. It plays and sounds as good as it looks. | ||
| davehouck
Senior Member Username: davehouck Post Number: 1113 Registered: 5-2002 |
Congrats Briant and welcome! It's a beautiful bass! | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 1832 Registered: 9-2002 |
Hey Briant, welcome-welcome. I really like that knobby headstock with the triple O-cutouts. It's your first? Were you tempted before by this glorious brand?? Some kind of dream coming true or just hopped in the store and said "Hoh ...uhuh ...i like that one ...oh ...Alembic hey?!?!" Paul the bad one | ||
| richbass939
Junior Username: richbass939 Post Number: 50 Registered: 11-2004 |
Welcome, Briant Bee-uuuu-tiful. I especially love the curved effect of the grain. I'm sure it takes the wood buyers some extra time to find pieces like that but it's worth the effort. Rich | ||
| stoney
Advanced Member Username: stoney Post Number: 344 Registered: 7-2002 |
I've been watching that bass and wandered just which lucky camper would end up with it. NICE ! | ||
| lbpesq
Advanced Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 201 Registered: 7-2004 |
Briant: Welcome to the club and congratulations on your new bass! I know how you feel, having lusted for an Alembic for almost 30 years before picking up my first last summer (#2 is on the way). I'm guessing the top is Zebra wood? Very cool and unusual grain - I love the symmetrical curve! Play it in good health. Bill, the guitar one | ||
| bracheen
Senior Member Username: bracheen Post Number: 647 Registered: 11-2003 |
Briant Beautiful bass, I do like a nice piece of Zebrawood. Those must be store photos or else you have one heck of a rig. Enjoy it in good health. Sam | ||
| briant
New Username: briant Post Number: 2 Registered: 12-2004 |
Thanks for the welcome, all! To try and answer all the questions: Q: It's your first? A: Yep. This is my first Alembic. It's bass #7 that I currently have in the stable. I have 3 Mike Lull basses (M5, M4V, P4), a MM Sterling, a Hamer Chapparal 12-string, and a Modulus Q4. Q: Were you tempted before by this glorious brand?? A: Not really, no. I'm sure this is going to bring fire and brimstone upon me, but I historically have not been a huge fan of the necks on Alembic basses. I have always thought they sounded amazing. This particular bass (I was told) was made to the same specifications that JPJ gave Alembic when he ordered his. Hence, the neck is a bit different than the standard neck. The neck on this thing is sleek, fast, and feels very good in my hands. After playing it, I just had to own it. Q: I'm guessing the top is Zebra wood? A: Yep! I love the grain too! The curve in it really adds to the overall body shape and contour. Very nice, indeed. :-) Other body woods are purpleheart, maple, and a mahogany core. Q: Those must be store photos or else you have one heck of a rig. A: Those are store photos that Bass Northwest took. I'll eventually get some more pictures taken of it and post them here and/or on my website. I'm already thinking that it would be really, really cool to have an 8-string made to these same specifications. The GAS never ends. | ||
| eastcoastepic
Intermediate Member Username: eastcoastepic Post Number: 104 Registered: 10-2003 |
Brian, hello and welcome from another JPJ owner. Congratulations on your recent addition! Really nice Zebrawood...another great example of the fine work from Alembic. Best of luck with her! Happy Holidays... Chris | ||
| the_mule
Advanced Member Username: the_mule Post Number: 373 Registered: 1-2004 |
That's a very impressive and beautiful bass Brian, what a way to enter the club! Welcome & enjoy! Wilfred | ||
| 1stbass
Junior Username: 1stbass Post Number: 50 Registered: 11-2002 |
Hi Brain, That is one sweet bass. Play it in good health. Happy holidays. ho, ho , ho. Doug | ||
| bonesrad
Junior Username: bonesrad Post Number: 33 Registered: 5-2002 |
Briant, Beautiful bass that you picked up. I'm sure you will enjoy many years with your new purchase. I can only imagine that you had a seamless deal with Bass Northwest. I've purchased many an instrument through them and they are definitely top notch. Best Wishes, Bones | ||
| dtrice
Junior Username: dtrice Post Number: 29 Registered: 10-2006 |
Hey the pics won't load for me on any computer. I would love to see your bass. Myself being a huge JPJ fan am planning my next Alembic to be a Triple Omega series I or II. | ||
| pierreyves
Member Username: pierreyves Post Number: 79 Registered: 11-2006 |
nice pictures...;o)))))))))))))))) I don't see anything... | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 4171 Registered: 6-2000 |
This was one of the photo eating threads from a couple of years ago. Hopefully, braint will notice and repost them. | ||
| briant
Junior Username: briant Post Number: 11 Registered: 12-2004 |
Adding pictures back to this thread!   | ||
| briant
Junior Username: briant Post Number: 12 Registered: 12-2004 |
..and some more   | ||
| briant
Junior Username: briant Post Number: 13 Registered: 12-2004 |
And now some thoughts after owning this bad boy for nearly 3 years: WOW. OK, now that I've said that I need to say it again, "WOW!!!". I have owned many basses over the years and I currently own 8. Nothing else sounds like this bass. Period. I've tried to get a few of my other basses to sound even remotely close and I just can't do it. This thing has a huge tone that is solid, clear, and when you want it to be it growls like a beast. Just nuts. I have been playing it exclusively at my gigs for the last 3 months or so and that was finally what made me order a custom 5 string. I just couldn't stand not have that tone on a 5 string anymore - especially since I'm primarily a 5 string player! So there you go! I've ordered and paid for the Rogue 5 string already and now I'm selling off most of my harem. I already don't play most of them live anymore and when the Rogue shows up I doubt I'll ever play any of them again - even my JPJ may start to feel neglected! | ||
| kimberly
Intermediate Member Username: kimberly Post Number: 149 Registered: 1-2007 |
Wow...that is an absolutely gorgeous instrument! Very, very nice.  Regards, Kimberly | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 5694 Registered: 5-2002 |
Thanks for getting some pics back up! |
