| Author | Message | ||
| funkyjazzjunky
Advanced Member Username: funkyjazzjunky Post Number: 223 Registered: 5-2007 |
Have you seen this? http://www.bassplayers.co.za/alembic-series2.html | ||
| hieronymous
Senior Member Username: hieronymous Post Number: 449 Registered: 1-2005 |
Here's the part about the Series I 5-string. He says some stuff that strikes me as questionable, like only being able to use it mono if using batteries and not the power supply. He probably only had a regular guitar cable when he tried it... | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 3324 Registered: 7-2004 |
36v system? Bill, tgo | ||
| adriaan
Senior Member Username: adriaan Post Number: 1977 Registered: 6-2002 |
You can find two earlier threads where Jan-Olof Strandberg is mentioned here with a couple of soundclips and here where the Scottish contingent met up with Trip and Jan-Olof. I might add that I say him demo EBS amps and fx a couple of years ago, playing an MTD. He knows how to play ... Somebody was asking only two days or so ago about a 2nd hand Series II 6 string, with that same body style. | ||
| byoung
Senior Member Username: byoung Post Number: 1100 Registered: 12-2004 |
Harry, The original series instruments were definitely Stereo, but I think that some of the later instruments were mono 1/4" jacks (and later yet, seem to have a stereo/mono switch). I read that review, and found something discordant with it, although I haven't really taken the time to put my finger on it. Bradley | ||
| adriaan
Senior Member Username: adriaan Post Number: 1978 Registered: 6-2002 |
... and of course if you look for Jan-Olaf you'll find some more threads. | ||
| funkyjazzjunky
Advanced Member Username: funkyjazzjunky Post Number: 225 Registered: 5-2007 |
I am in love with the shape of the bass. I dream about it daily | ||
| byoung
Senior Member Username: byoung Post Number: 1103 Registered: 12-2004 |
Bill, I think 36V refers to the +-18V. 36V differential. | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 3325 Registered: 7-2004 |
So I guess my transitor radio runs on a standard 18v battery ... every on the planet Earth just calls it a "9 volt" as part of a giant conspiracy to confuse me, right? lol Bill, tgo | ||
| byoung
Senior Member Username: byoung Post Number: 1105 Registered: 12-2004 |
Bill, The part you're missing is listed here: http://alembic.com/club/messages/393/30734.html That there is a pin with +20V and another pin with -20V (and a ground pin). There is a 40 Volt differential between them. Think push-pull. I suppose I could get a multimeter and actually *measure* it, but can't be bothered.  9 volt batteries have 9 volts (give or take) differential. Bradley | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 3326 Registered: 7-2004 |
Bradley: What the heck do you mean you "can't be bothered"???? I want to know if it's exactly 36 volts. How dare you not immediately drop whatever you are doing and go get your multimeter (is that anything like a multivitamin?) and measure, measure, measure. I mean, isn't it your very purpose in life to be waiting with baited breath beside the computer screen, on 24/7 call to answer questions for the rest of us? And if it's a "push-pull" system, does that make it AC? Or maybe it's a Doolittle pushme-pullyou system? Ah, my friend the doctor! I'm think I'm still recuperating from last weekend's annual NORML conference. Can you tell? hehehehe Bill, tgo (Message edited by lbpesq on October 21, 2008) | ||
| dadabass2001
Senior Member Username: dadabass2001 Post Number: 959 Registered: 6-2002 |
Not until you giggled... Mike | ||
| byoung
Senior Member Username: byoung Post Number: 1108 Registered: 12-2004 |
Bill, I know how conferences go: interminable meetings, dreadful socializing, horrible food, lots of dope smoking. Okay, that last bit doesn't happen at most of the conventions I go to, but I can see why you'd be recovering. I hope you accept my profound apologies that I didn't get right on your question. I'll try to prepare better in the future to meet your every whim. Bradley And in this case, can't be bothered means: 1) don't own a multimeter (meaning to buy one, but I'm a relentless researcher (to prevent buyer's remorse), and I can't be, well, bothered, to do the research) 2) My DS-5R is 30 minutes away. | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 3328 Registered: 7-2004 |
Like that's an excuse!!!! (nyuk,nyuk) Bill, tgo | ||
| poor_nigel
Senior Member Username: poor_nigel Post Number: 572 Registered: 7-2003 |
"That there is a pin with +20V and another pin with -20V (and a ground pin)." Bradley, is the ground pin (signal pin) isolated to the pickups, or common to the power lines and pickups? Just curious. | ||
| byoung
Senior Member Username: byoung Post Number: 1109 Registered: 12-2004 |
Thomas, I don't really know-- I'm just going off the scraps that I've managed to pick up here. My guess is that the power pins are isolated from the pickups (which share a ground). Bradley | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 7296 Registered: 5-2002 |
What is this thread about? I missed this one earlier on; and now the first two links don't seem to be working. | ||
| jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 2039 Registered: 10-2002 |
If memory serves, the discussion centred around Jan olof Strandberg's 6 string custom - second down this list Graeme | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 7297 Registered: 5-2002 |
Thanks Graeme! |
