| Author | Message | ||
| mcdonger
Junior Username: mcdonger Post Number: 31 Registered: 4-2007 |
I just bought this bass today. I'm wondering if any club members can give me some insight into this bass. I never knew Alembic made a SC five string.   (Message edited by davehouck on March 24, 2008) | ||
| pierreyves
Advanced Member Username: pierreyves Post Number: 262 Registered: 11-2006 |
huh .. look at the tailpiece ... always out of center .... | ||
| byoung
Senior Member Username: byoung Post Number: 997 Registered: 12-2004 |
They have made five-, and even six- string Stanley models. I met a guy in Melbourne, Australia that was busking in a "pedestrian block". It was a little weird for me to run into someone playing an Alembic on the street; it was a very distinctive experience (he played with a looper, and a battery+inverter powered amp). Anyhow, he had a Stanley 5-string. | ||
| jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 1135 Registered: 6-2002 |
I've seen a 5 string stanley around on ebay in the past but it was string with a high C, which I more likely how I would string it personally. My concern would be how the B-string would feel under my fingers. I assume quite loose. Also these basses are not the best at balancing with neck dive a reality so I would imagine with that extra weight in the headstock it would dive a bit more. That said it is a heck of a bass you have there. Supid question but , How does it sound? :-) Jazzyvee | ||
| keurosix
Advanced Member Username: keurosix Post Number: 269 Registered: 10-2005 |
That's a beauty, Congrats! All Alembics are made to order so whoever originally bought the guitar wanted 5 strings, even though it's a specific model. You still can have things your way, weather you specify one thing custom or a bunch, sky's the limit. Pierre, look at the end of the fingerboard: the strings balance really well across the width of the board, giving more room for the lower and thicker strings. The tailpiece goes where it has to as a compromise so that the strings go straight off the bridge. A minor cosmetic issue. Kris | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 6369 Registered: 5-2002 |
Congrats Donald! I love that grain pattern! | ||
| mcdonger
Junior Username: mcdonger Post Number: 32 Registered: 4-2007 |
The tail piece being not exactly in the center is not a big deal for me at all. I'm a little off center myself anyway. | ||
| hieronymous
Advanced Member Username: hieronymous Post Number: 358 Registered: 1-2005 |
Hey, I have a similar Stanley Clarke five-string, except - no signature! How did you get yours signed? | ||
| dannobasso
Senior Member Username: dannobasso Post Number: 812 Registered: 3-2004 |
Its a decal. | ||
| hieronymous
Advanced Member Username: hieronymous Post Number: 359 Registered: 1-2005 |
Good to know - thanks! I was considering taking mine to the SMV show in San Francisco... | ||
| rami
Senior Member Username: rami Post Number: 836 Registered: 6-2002 |
I don't really understand the origin of the SC signature model. He plays a Series I 4 string. If I were to order A SC replica, it wouldn't be the "Signature" model. Although as all Alembics go, that's a real beauty. Enjoy,  | ||
| hieronymous
Advanced Member Username: hieronymous Post Number: 360 Registered: 1-2005 |
I don't get it either rami, but I'm in love with mine! It's pretty much what I was plugging into the quote generator on my own, minus Series I electronics. I'll post pics in a new thread. |
