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Author Message dannyj New Username: dannyj Post Number: 3 Registered: 2-2003 Posted on Saturday, November 08, 2008 - 10:20 pm:    Hi, this was my first Alembic Bass ! I bought it right off the wall at Guitar Center San Francisco in 1984. This baby is a 32” scale with a bubinga top, electronics’ were upgraded in 2001. dannyj New Username: dannyj Post Number: 4 Registered: 2-2003 Posted on Saturday, November 08, 2008 - 10:22 pm:    Close up of the body ! dannyj New Username: dannyj Post Number: 5 Registered: 2-2003 Posted on Saturday, November 08, 2008 - 10:29 pm:    Peghead ! georgie_boy Senior Member Username: georgie_boy Post Number: 566 Registered: 8-2005 Posted on Sunday, November 09, 2008 - 2:38 am:    Beautiful! G keavin Senior Member Username: keavin Post Number: 1499 Registered: 12-2002 Posted on Sunday, November 09, 2008 - 4:19 am:    that thing is super clean!,i bought my lembic right off the same wall from GC in san francisco in 1980! dannyj New Username: dannyj Post Number: 6 Registered: 2-2003 Posted on Sunday, November 09, 2008 - 9:07 pm:    Keavin, you bought number # 12 from Guitar Center? davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 7279 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 - 2:03 pm:    The Bubinga top and Distillate controls make this a really nice Spoiler! dannyj New Username: dannyj Post Number: 8 Registered: 2-2003 Posted on Sunday, January 04, 2009 - 4:02 pm:    And it's going back in to have the pickup select changed to a pan control when I pick up the new AJ ! Can't Wait ! (Message edited by dannyj on January 04, 2009) tmoney61092 Junior Username: tmoney61092 Post Number: 32 Registered: 9-2008 Posted on Sunday, January 04, 2009 - 6:16 pm:    why would you want a pan control instead of a pickup selector? ~Taylor adriaan Senior Member Username: adriaan Post Number: 2044 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Monday, January 05, 2009 - 1:43 am:    Danny, that's a great looking Spoiler! Might I suggest also changing the Q switch to 3 position while you're at it? Small cost, great improvement. If you like the standard 8 dB boost, 0/6/8 might be nice. If like me you find the standard boost a little harsh, you might enjoy 0/3/6. Taylor, with a pan control you still have the three basic selections (B, B+T, T) as with the p/u selector (you do lose the mute option) but as a bonus you get two whole ranges of distinctive sounds in between those three. georgie_boy Senior Member Username: georgie_boy Post Number: 626 Registered: 8-2005 Posted on Monday, January 05, 2009 - 6:56 am:    Have to agree with Adriaan here!!! G tmoney61092 Junior Username: tmoney61092 Post Number: 33 Registered: 9-2008 Posted on Monday, January 05, 2009 - 4:42 pm:    ok, so just to be able to mix the pickups to your exact liking instead of the standard 3 positions, that makes since, but personally i never blend my pickups unless im using all of one of them or both, and i think pickup selctors look cooler :-) ~Taylor dannyj New Username: dannyj Post Number: 10 Registered: 2-2003 Posted on Monday, January 19, 2009 - 6:18 pm:    Adriaan, took your advice and I am having the 3 position Q switch added along with the pan control ! Dropped the bass off today at the mothership and checked out my new AJ ! All I can say is it is just Awesome ! Thanks for the suggestion ! DannyJ adriaan Senior Member Username: adriaan Post Number: 2069 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Tuesday, January 20, 2009 - 1:11 am:    Danny - enjoy!