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Author Message jacko Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 573 Registered: 10-2002 Posted on Wednesday, March 22, 2006 - 8:25 am:    Can't wait to see the pictures then. Graeme olieoliver Intermediate Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 130 Registered: 2-2006 Posted on Wednesday, March 22, 2006 - 8:42 am:    I will try to post some tonight. I can't wait to get home a play it. HMM HMMM I think I feel my throat getting sore...might be the flu.... I'd better go home from work early...wouldn't want to give anybody else the "FLU". ;-) olieoliver Intermediate Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 131 Registered: 2-2006 Posted on Wednesday, March 22, 2006 - 9:05 am:    This bass has what looks like a toungue oil finsih on the neck. My other MK has a finished neck on it. WHat should I clean this neck with? groovelines Advanced Member Username: groovelines Post Number: 273 Registered: 4-2003 Posted on Wednesday, March 22, 2006 - 10:19 am:    Olie, It's probably not a "different finish", but instead where Alembic rubbed out the gloss/poly finish for their "satin" finish neck. Someone gave me a bottle of Flitz polish and I used it on my bass' glossy finished body and satin neck with equally fine results. lbpesq Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 1135 Registered: 7-2004 Posted on Wednesday, March 22, 2006 - 10:28 am:    Michael: Are you sure you used Flitz polish on the body and neck? Flitz is a metal polish for the brass parts. I would suspect that it would be much too abrasive for the instrument body. Bill, tgo olieoliver Intermediate Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 132 Registered: 2-2006 Posted on Wednesday, March 22, 2006 - 10:32 am:    Hey Michael, I believe you're right. I do like the Balance K body style better than my other MK. It is MUCH lighter. I can't wait to get home and play it. MAn is it 5 oclock yet! crgaston Intermediate Member Username: crgaston Post Number: 137 Registered: 11-2005 Posted on Wednesday, March 22, 2006 - 12:02 pm:    tick... tock.... tick... tock... groovelines Advanced Member Username: groovelines Post Number: 274 Registered: 4-2003 Posted on Wednesday, March 22, 2006 - 1:54 pm:    Crgaston....you're right. that's what I get for thinking after the week I've been having I meant the supreme polish Alembic offers......shoot me please.... lbpesq Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 1136 Registered: 7-2004 Posted on Wednesday, March 22, 2006 - 3:54 pm:    Hey, I ain't Crgaston and I don't believe in shooting. Now go polish that bass and use some Flitz on the brass while your at it! LOL Bill, tgo crgaston Intermediate Member Username: crgaston Post Number: 138 Registered: 11-2005 Posted on Wednesday, March 22, 2006 - 5:54 pm:    Well, I've never been mistaken for a prominent California attorney before. Hey Olie, don't forget to eat dinner! You can't be passing out and dinging up you new bass! Charles olieoliver Intermediate Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 134 Registered: 2-2006 Posted on Wednesday, March 22, 2006 - 6:38 pm:    Well I held out, even went by the gym on the way home and worked out for an hour. Ate dinner, then went into my music, tuned it up, plugged it in and I am now convinced that I have some more work to do on the 98 Mk with the Eurpoa elects I bought a month ago. This bass THUMPS!!!! groovelines Advanced Member Username: groovelines Post Number: 275 Registered: 4-2003 Posted on Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 7:19 am:    Bill, tgo...see what I mean...it's been that bad. Charles, I hope you're not offended. I'd hate to mistakenly infer anything about another guy's shorter scale length and all... Hey, Olie! When are you inviting me over? lol, I promise not bring any Flitz or anything else abrasive, how about a six pack of Barg's or A&W instead? ok, I'm going to go get some sleep now before I mistake myself for someone else, too. olieoliver Intermediate Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 137 Registered: 2-2006 Posted on Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 7:16 pm:    Thats what I'm talkin'bout Michael! A SIX PACK (of rootbeer) a new Alembic and Hours on end in my Music Room! WWJD?........ ....tell me to " play it son"... groovelines Advanced Member Username: groovelines Post Number: 276 Registered: 4-2003 Posted on Friday, March 24, 2006 - 9:47 am:    "Root" beer, the bassist choice. ah, I need some sleep.... olieoliver Intermediate Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 151 Registered: 2-2006 Posted on Monday, March 27, 2006 - 9:24 pm:    Hey Michael, I had to go on the wagon. No root beer for the next 4-5 weeks. Gotta loose a few pounds before I go on vacation! LOL olieoliver Intermediate Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 152 Registered: 2-2006 Posted on Monday, March 27, 2006 - 9:35 pm:    Played this bass at church Sunday and WOW, it sounds incredible. But man I really got to clean up my playing you hear everthing! I have a F-1X coming in on Weds. and I am anxious to hear how it sounds through it. Not sure what kind of power amp to use yet. Any suggestions. I am leaning towards an SWR 750. 2400wattman Member Username: 2400wattman Post Number: 85 Registered: 11-2005 Posted on Monday, March 27, 2006 - 9:55 pm:    What cabs are you going to play through? How many speakers,ohm rating etc. Oh and I'm a Barq's man myself. jacko Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 581 Registered: 10-2002 Posted on Monday, March 27, 2006 - 11:45 pm:    The QSC PLX series are very good power amps that don't add or subtract anything from the tone. I'm using the PLX2402 that has the capability to put out 2400 watts bridged into a 2 ohm load. I'm running 2 channels into separate 4 ohm cabinets and still get 700 watts which is plenty loud enough for any of my gigs. Graeme olieoliver Intermediate Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 154 Registered: 2-2006 Posted on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 - 6:36 am:    Adam, I am playing through a 2x10 8 ohm & a 1x15 8 ohm , both SWR cabs. They are about 5 years old but still sound great. I currentlty have a SWR 750 amp that is also 5 years old. I will probably keep using the cabs but not the head. I want to use a straight power amp that doesn't altar the tone of the F-1X. I've used QSC before in my PA's and also on my bass rig. I have also used Crown. I think the Crown amps had a better sound but aren't as rugged and are much more exspensive to repair. I am leaning toward the SWR 750 power amp (no tone adjustment or pre-amp built in) because I have had excellent service out of the 750 head I have now. bkbass Member Username: bkbass Post Number: 96 Registered: 11-2003 Posted on Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 12:27 pm:    Crown power amps are probly one of the most reliable amps in the world. Most every concert venue uses either crown or that company that sold out to Peavey. I can't remember their name. QSC is very good sonically with Alembic preamps/superfilters. Your cabs are fine but I would recommend adding a superfilter. This will give you the most flexibility tonewise and allow you either tube or solid state capability. I would stay away from SWR oops! I mean fender. There is nothing wrong with their product line but you are playing Alembic products now and it's time to wean yourself off of the off the shelf products. olieoliver Intermediate Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 162 Registered: 2-2006 Posted on Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 9:36 pm:    OK , I know most of ya'll have seen both of these either here or on Bass Central. But I have both boys home now and just have to post pictures of my own. It's really wild to see the similarities and differances in these two. They may both be MK models but they play and sound totally differant. (Message edited by olieoliver on March 29, 2006) (Message edited by davehouck on April 01, 2006) tbrannon Member Username: tbrannon Post Number: 53 Registered: 11-2004 Posted on Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 10:46 pm:    Multiple Alembics and Harley Davidson in the same picture... You could have probably incited a larger riot if you had placed a pint of beer in front of them, but I'm pickin' this thread is gonna get busy. =) Looks like the one on the right went on a diet. Very nice basses. I'm hoping to get my hands on my first in the next month or so. Congrats. (Message edited by tbrannon on March 29, 2006) olieoliver Intermediate Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 163 Registered: 2-2006 Posted on Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 10:58 pm:    Speakin' of Harley...let me show off my other toys... bob Senior Member Username: bob Post Number: 607 Registered: 11-2002 Posted on Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 11:04 pm:    How can you tell they're boys? (okay, I really don't want to start that, so let's just contemplate this quietly to ourselves, or not) They are both beauties, and I can't decide which I prefer. While the flame on the K is exquisite, all that curly detail on the other is quite unique and spectacular. You mention that they play, and sound, very different. Given the similar wood recipes, it would be great if you could comment on this further. It might also be nice to summarize the construction and electronics here, where we can see them side by side. For instance, it seems clear that on the left, we have a dummy hum canceller (not Series), but since I already screwed up once this week on electronics, I don't want to say anything more than that :-) Congratulations, and enjoy, with or without the (root) beer. -Bob palembic Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 2364 Registered: 9-2002 Posted on Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 12:30 am:    O-O Harleys, Almebics and beer ... some people here gonna like that VERY much! Paul TBO Brother Paul the fake one (the artist formerly known as Dino) stop drooling ! olieoliver Intermediate Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 164 Registered: 2-2006 Posted on Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 6:54 am:    The one on the left has the Rougue/Europa electronics and the one on the right has the Signature elects. Someone had mentioned to me that the Europa elects. were an upgrade and I assume better but I like the sound of the Sig. better. I'm sure the wood mass being smaller on the one on the right has something to do with the sound too. It being a lot lighter is also a plus. I'll get some clips recorded with both and upload them to my web site then I'll post the link here so ya'll can here them forst hand. As for the playing differances, the one on the left has a custom neck. It is a little narrower at the nut and I believe a little wider at the body. It feels as though the neck is thinner (front to back) too. This gives it more of a Jazz bass feel which I prefer.(I was raised on a Jazz bass)But the body on it is pretty large so it is VERY HEAVY. Good thing I am not playing those 5 hour night any more, I'd look like Quasimodo LOL! olieoliver Intermediate Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 165 Registered: 2-2006 Posted on Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 7:19 am:    Bob, about the knowing if they're both boys. Well they do both sport a "G" string so I guess they could've been girls but they are both named "Mark". And I won't even mention the fact that both have something at the end of the neck that is also synonymous with a part of the male anatomy. But the main reason I call the both boys is, my wife would KILL me if I were to lay a hand on another woman! LOL crgaston Intermediate Member Username: crgaston Post Number: 151 Registered: 11-2005 Posted on Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 8:52 am:    Olie, Better not let her see your profile pic! Charles olieoliver Intermediate Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 169 Registered: 2-2006 Posted on Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 9:03 am:    She took that one. But what happens in Mexico......stays in Mexico! crgaston Intermediate Member Username: crgaston Post Number: 153 Registered: 11-2005 Posted on Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 10:11 am:    Que divertido! olieoliver Intermediate Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 170 Registered: 2-2006 Posted on Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 10:22 am:    Ah sí. La playa es donde está en. olieoliver Intermediate Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 171 Registered: 2-2006 Posted on Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 10:28 am:    Adoro días soleados en la playa y días lluviosos que juegan mi Alambique nuevo. olieoliver Intermediate Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 173 Registered: 2-2006 Posted on Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 10:45 am:    Any body here use "BagEnd" cabs before. I am really thinking about replacing my SWR cabs and am trying to get some ideas. I also like the GK monitor style cabs. They would be great for stage. keith_h Advanced Member Username: keith_h Post Number: 377 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 10:59 am:    Ollie, I have a 2 Bag End 18" subs and ELF controller. I use them with a 2 X 10" (not BE) and have been happy. Our moderator Dave has the ELF and also has a BE 2 X 10" cabinet. I thought the setup sounded great. At 70 lbs or so the cabinets are a bit on the heavy side (10's and 18's). Keith olieoliver Intermediate Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 174 Registered: 2-2006 Posted on Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 11:05 am:    Weight won't be a factor since they will probably stay at my church and maybe I'll get some for my music room at the house too. I'm going to look around town and see if anybody has some I can try. Thanks, Keith olieoliver Intermediate Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 181 Registered: 2-2006 Posted on Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 8:47 pm:    I've uploaded a couple of mp3 clips of these 2 basses. I ran them both straight into my line in on my sound card (thats why there is only the left side of the stereo). I had bothe basses at full volume and both treble and bass at max. They sound very close the 98 MK is a little hotter. My playing is a little rusty so ya'll cut me some slack there OK. Click this link to hear them http://home.comcast.net/~olieoliver/ (Message edited by olieoliver on March 31, 2006) davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 3560 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Saturday, April 01, 2006 - 4:27 pm:    Olie; even after downloading the PowerPoint Runtime module, clicking on the little speakers did not do anything. What are the names of the two MP3 files; and are they in your main index directory? hb3 Member Username: hb3 Post Number: 86 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Saturday, April 01, 2006 - 5:28 pm:    I use two Bag End 4X10s...it's great. olieoliver Intermediate Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 192 Registered: 2-2006 Posted on Saturday, April 01, 2006 - 5:59 pm:    I have to fix my web site Dave. Some can hear them some can't. I've emailed you the clips though. (Message edited by olieoliver on April 01, 2006) olieoliver Intermediate Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 194 Registered: 2-2006 Posted on Saturday, April 01, 2006 - 6:56 pm:    OK. I think I have my site fixed now. Try this link and you should be able to hear each Bass. http://home.comcast.net/~olieoliver/ olieoliver Intermediate Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 197 Registered: 2-2006 Posted on Saturday, April 01, 2006 - 9:31 pm:    Hugh, I checked out your home page link on your profile. Whats up with the upside down US flag. Isn't that suppose to be used for a distress signal. hb3 Member Username: hb3 Post Number: 89 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Saturday, April 01, 2006 - 9:46 pm:    you're the second guy on this site to get pissed about that! that was photoshopped -- not at my request -- by my deranged webmaster. it was originally flying right-side up. the correct version used to be posted somewhere on the radioenigma.com website, but I can't find it now. man, maybe I should change it... hb3 Member Username: hb3 Post Number: 90 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Saturday, April 01, 2006 - 9:49 pm:    oh yeah, here it is.... http://www.radioenigma.com/pv.html olieoliver Intermediate Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 198 Registered: 2-2006 Posted on Sunday, April 02, 2006 - 12:47 pm:    Hugh, I wasn't pissed at all. I just didn't understand what it represented. I do know that in the military that represents a distress sinal. I did see the photo on the link and it was right. So I'm cool. hb3 Member Username: hb3 Post Number: 92 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Sunday, April 02, 2006 - 1:22 pm:    maybe we need a political discussion thread here (kidding!!!!) lbpesq Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 1176 Registered: 7-2004 Posted on Sunday, April 02, 2006 - 1:47 pm:    How do you know the flag wasn't right side up and everything else was upside down? Or maybe the picture was taken in Australia? LOL Bill, tgo davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 3566 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Sunday, April 02, 2006 - 5:54 pm:    I like the sound on both clips! olieoliver Advanced Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 202 Registered: 2-2006 Posted on Sunday, April 02, 2006 - 6:46 pm:    Dave, Both basses sound very similar. The 98 is a little hotter than the 05 but the 05 has more punch when cranked up. I ran them straight into my sound card so the tone is right from the basses. I'm looking at an EMU 1820 PCI card and software for recording with my PC. Anyone here have any experience with EMU products. (Message edited by olieoliver on April 02, 2006) thumbsup Advanced Member Username: thumbsup Post Number: 221 Registered: 7-2008 Posted on Sunday, February 06, 2011 - 11:04 am:    I just resontly aquired the MK Balance Quilted from Olin and loving it! Thanks Olin Steve charles_holmes Intermediate Member Username: charles_holmes Post Number: 136 Registered: 3-2009 Posted on Sunday, May 08, 2011 - 9:34 am:    Kudos! That's a beautiful axe you got there! Stay low and keep outta treble!!! rustyg61 Intermediate Member Username: rustyg61 Post Number: 197 Registered: 2-2011 Posted on Sunday, May 08, 2011 - 6:32 pm:    "Stay low & keep outta treble!!!" I love it! Great quote Charles! olieoliver Senior Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 2712 Registered: 2-2006 Posted on Sunday, May 08, 2011 - 6:53 pm:    Have to admit, I miss it but she's in good hands! OO rustyg61 Advanced Member Username: rustyg61 Post Number: 202 Registered: 2-2011 Posted on Sunday, May 08, 2011 - 7:16 pm:    At least she's still on Texas soil, you can go visit her!