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dparsons
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Username: dparsons

Post Number: 1
Registered: 3-2007
Posted on Saturday, November 24, 2007 - 11:30 am:   Edit Post

This is my 1977 Series 1 Medium Scale Point. It is myrtle wood top, standard series I electronics, and mohogany body. It has a graphite reinforced fingerboard, side LEDs, chromed brass parts, a Hipshot E-string tuner with Pyramid Gold strings.

1977 Series 1 Medium Scale Point
dparsons
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Post Number: 2
Registered: 3-2007
Posted on Saturday, November 24, 2007 - 11:35 am:   Edit Post

more pictures

more pictures
dparsons
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Username: dparsons

Post Number: 3
Registered: 3-2007
Posted on Saturday, November 24, 2007 - 11:38 am:   Edit Post

more pictures

more pictures
davehouck
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Username: davehouck

Post Number: 5717
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Saturday, November 24, 2007 - 4:43 pm:   Edit Post

Hi Darrick, welcome to the board! Nice bass!
artswork99
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Username: artswork99

Post Number: 232
Registered: 7-2007
Posted on Saturday, November 24, 2007 - 6:40 pm:   Edit Post

That's really nice Darrick! Looks like its been wonderfully maintained. Enjoy it and play it healthy!
Art
edmouk
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Username: edmouk

Post Number: 41
Registered: 7-2007
Posted on Monday, November 26, 2007 - 2:21 pm:   Edit Post

Very nice bass indeed. Curious, it doesn't look like a 1977 model (because of the plate between the neck and the bass PU).
Congratulations.
dparsons
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Post Number: 4
Registered: 3-2007
Posted on Sunday, December 02, 2007 - 4:30 pm:   Edit Post

the plate is the battery compartment
malthumb
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Username: malthumb

Post Number: 413
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Sunday, December 02, 2007 - 5:32 pm:   Edit Post

Actually I think edmouk is ralking about the serial number plate at the end of the fretboard, above the pickup, not the plate on the back of the bass. Those may have first been added sometime after 1977.

And welcome to the wonderful world of Alembic ownership!

Peace,

James
edwin
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Username: edwin

Post Number: 245
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Sunday, December 02, 2007 - 5:48 pm:   Edit Post

Did they do graphite reinforcement in 1977? That's pretty forward thinking for those days!

Edwin
dparsons
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Username: dparsons

Post Number: 5
Registered: 3-2007
Posted on Friday, December 07, 2007 - 4:58 am:   Edit Post

The plate was added in 1980 when the fingerboard was replaced and graphite was used to reinforce the board. Graphite Rods were used to stablize the neck because it moved when i used heavy strings.
edmouk
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Username: edmouk

Post Number: 45
Registered: 7-2007
Posted on Thursday, December 13, 2007 - 11:50 am:   Edit Post

Was it neck tension problems ?
I have this kind of trouble with my "new" 1978 Series I as you may have noticed somewhere on this forum. Graphite might be a good solution actually !
dparsons
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Username: dparsons

Post Number: 8
Registered: 3-2007
Posted on Monday, December 17, 2007 - 8:38 am:   Edit Post

Actually at that time that bass was the year of having dual-truss rods. I thought that would let me make use of a heaver string.I started to use Pymarid`s and then changed to a heaver Half Round String.In those days that was the Craze.The fingerboard warped causing adjustments that made everything move more.Thanks to Alembic`s commitment that problem was solved.To this day everthing I see out there in the world of Basses,Alembic always shows the compitition who`s king.
keavin
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Username: keavin

Post Number: 1311
Registered: 12-2002
Posted on Monday, December 17, 2007 - 9:43 am:   Edit Post

i use medium/light gauge on mine cause it's as thin as a broom stick.............But also i've only adjusted my truss rod twice in 30 years of owning this puppy!
dparsons
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Username: dparsons

Post Number: 9
Registered: 3-2007
Posted on Monday, December 17, 2007 - 12:32 pm:   Edit Post

What a wild `78.What are the electronics.They look standard Series 1 until the top threeknobs show going towards the neck.Would like to have that circuitry explained.
davehouck
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Username: davehouck

Post Number: 5816
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Monday, December 17, 2007 - 7:03 pm:   Edit Post

There's a thread on that bass, and its controls, here.
keavin
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Username: keavin

Post Number: 1312
Registered: 12-2002
Posted on Tuesday, December 18, 2007 - 5:01 am:   Edit Post

Right on Mr dave!................alembic needs to start sending you some cash dude!....oh & by the way this is alembic's 12th guitar ever built!

(Message edited by keavin on December 18, 2007)

(Message edited by keavin on December 18, 2007)

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