| Author | Message | ||
| tbrannon
Senior Member Username: tbrannon Post Number: 934 Registered: 11-2004 |
Picture time!     | ||
| tbrannon
Senior Member Username: tbrannon Post Number: 935 Registered: 11-2004 |
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| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 3376 Registered: 7-2004 |
Love the flames. I almost reached for the fire extinguisher! Bill, tgo | ||
| lmiwa
Intermediate Member Username: lmiwa Post Number: 102 Registered: 2-2008 |
WOW!!! Love that neck. And that top is beautiful! | ||
| crgaston
Senior Member Username: crgaston Post Number: 495 Registered: 11-2005 |
WooHoo! Very nice, Toby! I didn't realize there was no accent lam. I LOVE the old-school flavor that lends. Very buttery looking overall; makes me want to touch it! The neck is extremely classy, too... the pinstripes and the ebony go SOOO well together! I want to see the headstock from the top down! Looks like there's a nice diagonal slice of the ebony going on. This thing is a total Q-ship. I can't wait to hear some recordings! | ||
| rraymond
Advanced Member Username: rraymond Post Number: 336 Registered: 6-2002 |
Outstanding! Congrats again, Toby. Reid | ||
| crgaston
Senior Member Username: crgaston Post Number: 496 Registered: 11-2005 |
Loch! The 99Q12212 brotherhood lives! Post some pics of your new one! | ||
| daveski
Member Username: daveski Post Number: 63 Registered: 10-2003 |
Cracking bass Toby, love the old school look.... Superb!!! | ||
| tbrannon
Senior Member Username: tbrannon Post Number: 936 Registered: 11-2004 |
Wow- I do some yardwork for an hour and the whole crew stops by. I guess pictures draw a crowd around here huh? I'll take some pictures of that headstock later Charles and I'll also take some with the macro setting on my camera once the sunlight gets right in my office later this arvo. Thanks for all the compliments fellas- as good as it looks, it pales in comparison to the sound. I'm totally blown away. The signature setup with the PJ pickups is just plain awesome. If anybody reading this is contemplating a custom, go for the ebony neck lam. The bottom end is just plain silly. | ||
| dadabass2001
Senior Member Username: dadabass2001 Post Number: 969 Registered: 6-2002 |
Congrats Toby, I vote +1 on the single ebony neck lam. Suweet! Mike | ||
| tbrannon
Senior Member Username: tbrannon Post Number: 937 Registered: 11-2004 |
Hey Dave, I put the H in the wrong spot on the thread title.... I'm sure you'll drop in at some point, when you do can you change that thread title for me? Thanks! | ||
| tbrannon
Senior Member Username: tbrannon Post Number: 940 Registered: 11-2004 |
I've logged a few hours on the bass now (though all of them at home) and feel comfortable enough to give a quick review on the sound of this beauty. The ebony in the neck just kills. I have some simple recordings of my old mahogany bodied, all maple necked, signature equipped Rogue. I used the exact same settings, played the same little tunes on this bass and the difference in the bottom end audible. Hard to describe tone, but the bottom end with the ebony is definitely bigger and seems to be tighter and more focused. I'm thoroughly enjoying the PJ setup with the signature electronics. I can solo the P and get some incredibly diverse tones with a sweep of the filter. With the filter wide open the P gives a really aggressive, growly P tone and rolling off the filter the tone goes to more traditional P and then the further I dial it down the thumpier and funkier it gets. I've never been much of a Jazz bass guy (tone wise)- and the J pickup on this bass is *really* sparkly and if soloed can get really honky without much effort. My thoughts when planning this bass was that I would probably end up using the bridge pickup to add some cut and sparkle with the pan to keep the neck pickup from getting too thick, and so far at home, that's what I've been doing. I'm normally setting the pan to favor the P at about 60/40, but I could easily see dialing in more of the J to cut through in a live setting. I haven't mentioned it yet, but I really appreciate the knowledge and help that Will Gunn was able to give me through the planning and build process on this bass. He made planning this bass a fun and easy experience. He's a real asset to what Alembic is doing as a company and I strongly suggest giving him a call if you're planning a custom. I hope to build another somewhere down the line, if I do I'll be giving Will a call. | ||
| lmiwa
Intermediate Member Username: lmiwa Post Number: 106 Registered: 2-2008 |
Toby, Since I believe I now own the "signature equipped Rogue" you mentioned, I would be REALLY interested in hearing the comparative samples. Any way to post them somewhere or e-mail them to me? Thanks, Loch | ||
| tbrannon
Senior Member Username: tbrannon Post Number: 943 Registered: 11-2004 |
Loch, Sorry to have been slow in responding. The clips of the 5 that you now have are on my laptop (which is in for repairs...) if it comes back in one piece and the files are still useable I'll email them to you for sure. Toby | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 7232 Registered: 5-2002 |
Toby; nice pics of your really cool Elan! | ||
| crgaston
Senior Member Username: crgaston Post Number: 559 Registered: 11-2005 |
Toby, I really wish I had seen your ad a day sooner than I did. I'd have been happy to babysit for a while!  Your friend is very lucky to have you in his life. Best wishes to you both. | ||
| tbrannon
Senior Member Username: tbrannon Post Number: 1081 Registered: 11-2004 |
Thanks Charles- it was hard to do, but an easy decision. The good thing is that I know David will look after this bass- and I spoke with him today when he received it and he mentioned that he hopes there is a custom in his future.... if that happens I've got first dibs on getting this beauty back. Loving the tunes on your band's YouTube station BTW. | ||
| jazzboy621
Junior Username: jazzboy621 Post Number: 14 Registered: 7-2011 |
great looking wood!!! Very beautiful!!! Reminds me of my 98 G&L 2000!!! |
