| Author | Message | ||
| thebass
Member Username: thebass Post Number: 95 Registered: 3-2003 |
Ups, I did it again. I couldn't resist this one. She finally founds her new home in Germany after I first spotted her in October last year on an ebay auction. At this time I was moving to a new flat and didn't had any Internet access when the auction ended, and I missed her. The story had an happy end - at least for me - when I saw brother Adam posting her in December in the swap area of this board. I didn't hesitated one second and the deal was made. It took some time to manage the cash transfer, shipping, customs, etc. until my new baby arrived at home about a week ago. She immedeately became a close friend to Mr.MK and uncle Sterling, so my family is growing again. Please say hello to her. Werner      | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 924 Registered: 9-2002 |
Brother Werner, Hello! if I were you I bought some new sunglasses on E-bay too! Very shining beauty!!!! Paul the bad one Or no ...take care with those sunglasses ...now you're on fretless you definitely have to see where you play LOL | ||
| bracheen
Intermediate Member Username: bracheen Post Number: 142 Registered: 11-2003 |
Alright one more brother in the Epic camp! Congratulations Werner, I know Mr MK and Uncle Sterling must be proud. Sam | ||
| jagerphan84
Junior Username: jagerphan84 Post Number: 15 Registered: 10-2003 |
Werner, I'm glad that this beautiful instrument has found a good home. I was once playing that bass in the background of a friend's phone call, and the guy on the other end asked what Jaco album we were listening to... Ha ha ha... Good luck with her! Adam | ||
| alembic76407
Advanced Member Username: alembic76407 Post Number: 233 Registered: 5-2002 |
Werner, my Epic looks just like yours, what is your top wood, my wood card is wrong, it shows Bocate but nobody is sure. David T | ||
| thebass
Member Username: thebass Post Number: 99 Registered: 3-2003 |
Hi David, it's a Vermillion veneer with Maple accent and a Mahogany body. The neck is Maple with an Ebony fingerboard. I am just trying to find the German name for Vermillion. Werner | ||
| bracheen
Intermediate Member Username: bracheen Post Number: 146 Registered: 11-2003 |
Werner, how about zinnrot? Sam | ||
| eastcoastepic
Junior Username: eastcoastepic Post Number: 28 Registered: 10-2003 |
Wow, VERY nice....nothing finer than "unobstructed" ebony! I think that will be my next acquisition, later this year. I've been fretless-less long enough! Sehr gut, Herr Werner, und gut gluck! Chris | ||
| thebass
Member Username: thebass Post Number: 100 Registered: 3-2003 |
Hi Sam, zinnoberrot is what I found in the dictionary too but this is the name of a colour (a warm red colour). It describes the colour of the wood very good but it's definetly not a wood name. Very strange. May be it does not grow in Europe and there is no german word for it ... ? @Chris: after I let it soak with a bit of oil I wiped the fingerboard down. Now I can smell the ebony while I am playing it, I love it. I was brainless enough to sell my last fretless (a LeFay Pangton) only because I had no use for it at that time, but I will for sure not make the same mistake twice. BTW: practicing on a fretless improves playing on a fretted too. | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 939 Registered: 9-2002 |
Yeah sure ...and than comes the day that you pick up your MK and says ..."what are those metal stripes doing on this neck ...they're obstructing my smooth playing!" LOL Paul the bad one | ||
| oujeebass
Junior Username: oujeebass Post Number: 47 Registered: 10-2002 |
That has to sound good...and play even better. I have a idea that an Epic could be the best sounding Alembic fretless due to The punchy set neck. | ||
| thebass
Intermediate Member Username: thebass Post Number: 154 Registered: 3-2003 |
That's true. The EPIC fretless shines most when you are looking for an almost acoustic sounding fretless sound. You may laugh but I dampened the strings near the bridge with a rubber to cut down the (very long) sustain and sound more like an upright. Of course, an upright has another sound but it supports perfectly the smooth piano/guitar/drums/voice bar jazz tunes. Best strung with 100-80-60-40 flats for my playing style. | ||
| dadabass2001
Advanced Member Username: dadabass2001 Post Number: 244 Registered: 6-2002 |
I agree, Werner. I have a 99 lined Epic fretless with red LED sidemarkers that can get a sound very near to "upright". I had to put roundwound strings on it to get a bit more growl (I play mostly rock). Mike | ||
| thebass
Intermediate Member Username: thebass Post Number: 155 Registered: 3-2003 |
Hi Mike, that's the feature I miss most on my fretless: LED side markers. But not enough to send my EPIC back and forth the Atlantic (I live in Germany) and face a painful bill. May be fluorescent paint will help but I didn't tried it yet. BTW: I wasn't able to get a typical f..... rock sound out of my EPIC even when I tried Rotosound Swing Bass on it. That's much easier with my MK STD. May be the frets are an important factor for this as well. | ||
| dadabass2001
Advanced Member Username: dadabass2001 Post Number: 245 Registered: 6-2002 |
I just did a gig on Saturday where I played my fretted Walnut Epic for the first two sets, and my fretless maple Epic for the third set. The fretless sounded much "rounder" than the fretted Epic. I love both tones, so I'm happy! LEDs rule when you've got footlights shining back up into your eyes.  Mike | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 1601 Registered: 9-2002 |
Being a lot stage last year I must agree on the LED side-dots remark. When I hit the lottery Bonnie will get the retro-fit amber side-leds. Ok ...let''s start to save money to buy a lottery-ticket. Paul the bad one |
