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tbrannon
Senior Member
Username: tbrannon

Post Number: 934
Registered: 11-2004
Posted on Saturday, November 15, 2008 - 10:21 am:   Edit Post

Picture time!



tbrannon
Senior Member
Username: tbrannon

Post Number: 935
Registered: 11-2004
Posted on Saturday, November 15, 2008 - 10:23 am:   Edit Post





lbpesq
Senior Member
Username: lbpesq

Post Number: 3376
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Saturday, November 15, 2008 - 10:36 am:   Edit Post

Love the flames. I almost reached for the fire extinguisher!

Bill, tgo
lmiwa
Intermediate Member
Username: lmiwa

Post Number: 102
Registered: 2-2008
Posted on Saturday, November 15, 2008 - 10:44 am:   Edit Post

WOW!!!

Love that neck. And that top is beautiful!
crgaston
Senior Member
Username: crgaston

Post Number: 495
Registered: 11-2005
Posted on Saturday, November 15, 2008 - 10:48 am:   Edit Post

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
Posted on Saturday, November 15, 2008 - 10:50 am:   Edit Post

Outstanding! Congrats again, Toby.

Reid
crgaston
Senior Member
Username: crgaston

Post Number: 496
Registered: 11-2005
Posted on Saturday, November 15, 2008 - 10:52 am:   Edit Post

Loch! The 99Q12212 brotherhood lives!
Post some pics of your new one!
daveski
Member
Username: daveski

Post Number: 63
Registered: 10-2003
Posted on Saturday, November 15, 2008 - 11:30 am:   Edit Post

Cracking bass Toby, love the old school look....

Superb!!!
tbrannon
Senior Member
Username: tbrannon

Post Number: 936
Registered: 11-2004
Posted on Saturday, November 15, 2008 - 11:53 am:   Edit Post

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
Posted on Saturday, November 15, 2008 - 5:02 pm:   Edit Post

Congrats Toby, I vote +1 on the single ebony neck lam.
Suweet!
Mike
tbrannon
Senior Member
Username: tbrannon

Post Number: 937
Registered: 11-2004
Posted on Saturday, November 15, 2008 - 6:09 pm:   Edit Post

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
Posted on Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 10:36 am:   Edit Post

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
Posted on Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 3:20 pm:   Edit Post

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
Posted on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - 8:33 pm:   Edit Post

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
Posted on Friday, December 05, 2008 - 4:11 pm:   Edit Post

Toby; nice pics of your really cool Elan!
crgaston
Senior Member
Username: crgaston

Post Number: 559
Registered: 11-2005
Posted on Thursday, August 06, 2009 - 8:01 pm:   Edit Post

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
Posted on Thursday, August 06, 2009 - 8:51 pm:   Edit Post

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
Posted on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 1:07 pm:   Edit Post

great looking wood!!! Very beautiful!!! Reminds me of my 98 G&L 2000!!!

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