93 Essance fitted with Sims LED'S

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Author Message swrmalkin New Username: swrmalkin Post Number: 1 Registered: 10-2013 Posted on Friday, October 04, 2013 - 5:52 am:    Baught this around 1995. I Play loads of other Basses but allways end up coming back to the Alembic growlypants Member Username: growlypants Post Number: 59 Registered: 3-2011 Posted on Friday, October 04, 2013 - 7:20 am:    Wow! Staring at that unusual LED arrangement, I realize how much sense it makes!! swrmalkin New Username: swrmalkin Post Number: 2 Registered: 10-2013 Posted on Saturday, October 05, 2013 - 1:05 am:    I read somewhere that Sims LED’s when he started in 1994 bought a couple of Alembics to fit and show his LED’s, So don’t know this might be one of those Alembics. It’s also got different actives to a normal Essence, Bass, Treble, Pan & Volume. cje Intermediate Member Username: cje Post Number: 143 Registered: 5-2009 Posted on Saturday, October 05, 2013 - 8:13 am:    Wow, that's like the LED version of Diamond-Eyed Jack's fingerboard. Love it! And is it any surprise that you keep coming back to this bass?? swrmalkin New Username: swrmalkin Post Number: 3 Registered: 10-2013 Posted on Tuesday, October 08, 2013 - 6:17 am:    found the receipt today I actually got the bass in 1998. jacko Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 3440 Registered: 10-2002 Posted on Tuesday, October 15, 2013 - 1:14 am:    Love the sims Andrew. Welcome to the club. if you're ever playing north of the border let me know. Graeme jazzyvee Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 3668 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Tuesday, October 15, 2013 - 5:27 am:    I'm in the midlands so please post any of your gigs in the gig section and I'll try to get along. Jazzyvee swrmalkin New Username: swrmalkin Post Number: 5 Registered: 10-2013 Posted on Wednesday, October 16, 2013 - 11:58 pm:    just fitted Flatwound strings, loving the bottom end and Punch. Not fighting with the Guitars in the mix anymore. swrmalkin New Username: swrmalkin Post Number: 6 Registered: 10-2013 Posted on Thursday, October 17, 2013 - 2:07 am:    Gigs now posted. jazzyvee Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 3672 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Thursday, October 17, 2013 - 9:10 am:    Watch out for the drooling alembic fan. It will be good to hear an alembic from the crowd for a change. Jazzyvee swrmalkin New Username: swrmalkin Post Number: 8 Registered: 10-2013 Posted on Thursday, October 17, 2013 - 11:33 am:    I'll keep a look out. Just hope the flatwounds sound as good live as they did at rehearsal. mike13 Intermediate Member Username: mike13 Post Number: 130 Registered: 11-2007 Posted on Monday, October 21, 2013 - 5:09 am:    They will had on them a S2 & Essence for 20 years lembic76450 Advanced Member Username: lembic76450 Post Number: 340 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Monday, October 21, 2013 - 2:07 pm:    Well, you have all inspired me. I have been wanting to try the Thomastik Jazz Flats for a long time and ordered a 5 string set for my Essence this morning. Should be in for my gig this weekend. It is a leap of faith with a hefty price tag. The rest of the world can't be wrong, right? mtjam Member Username: mtjam Post Number: 94 Registered: 11-2011 Posted on Monday, October 21, 2013 - 4:18 pm:    I think you'll like the TI flats. They were on the first Alembic I bought, and I have since put them on every other Alembic I have. jacko Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 3444 Registered: 10-2002 Posted on Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - 1:01 am:    Kenn. Just wondering if you already use flats of somoe sort? If not, I'd wait till after your gig to change. I changed from roundwound to flats on my rogue fretless the day before a gig and almost ruined the night. The feel was so different I had no idea where my fingers were and they didn't move the same as with roundwounds. Took me a week or so of constant practice to get used to them. Graeme lembic76450 Advanced Member Username: lembic76450 Post Number: 341 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - 9:14 am:    Graeme, Thanks for the heads-up. I have tried Chromes a few times, but, I don't care for the feel/tension. I will let you know, sorry for the hi-jack, Andrew. swrmalkin New Username: swrmalkin Post Number: 10 Registered: 10-2013 Posted on Friday, October 25, 2013 - 2:26 am:    No Prob's. Played with them on Saturday at a pub we regularly play, and they sounded great! All the people said that it was the clearest they have ever heard us, we allways got comments before 0n how good the sound was, so apparently it just got even better, and we only use a vocal pa. And the wife said some of the really low notes you could feel them in your chest "nice". The flats take me out of the guitars eq, so we are not all fighting for the same frequencies so we all have more space in the mix. I'm using Picato 40-125s at the moment they have no ring just nice and smooth, don't do the slap bass like I used to. I tried a set of Fender flats they sounded nice but the taper wound B was really bad it just kept buzzing on the bridge, so I fitted it to my Overwater and Peavey Cirrus same result, contacted Fender they say the core is most probably thinner than most taper wound strings so I'll need to have all my saddles reset, makes them a really expensive set of strings! Never had that trouble with any other taper wound string, so I fitted the other 4 strings to my Tobias and it sounds nice. So if using a 5 string avoid Fender Taper wounds,the B might not work with your bridge. Andy.