| Author | Message | ||
| keavin
New Username: keavin Post Number: 5 Registered: 12-2002 |
1972serial #12. i`ve had this bass for 25 yrs  | ||
| effclef
Junior Username: effclef Post Number: 46 Registered: 1-2004 |
WOW!!!! What's the history on the controls/electronics? Logo on the body point is a nice touch. EffClef | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 1128 Registered: 9-2002 |
Brother Keavin, now THAT is something to have a closer look at!!! Wew!!!! Paul the bad one (now fully awake) | ||
| malthumb
Intermediate Member Username: malthumb Post Number: 175 Registered: 5-2002 |
Okay, I just did the math. You got that bass when you were 16?!!! I'm impressed. And jealous. When I was 16 I was learning how to play "Brickhouse" on a Crestline P-Bass copy. I shoulda held out for something like what you have and started out on "School Days" or "Lopsy Lu" Good taste on buying and keeping that bass! Peace, James | ||
| bassman10096
Intermediate Member Username: bassman10096 Post Number: 196 Registered: 7-2003 |
Wow! It looks great. I love the original ones that have been played and you know they haven't been stored in a damp basement for 11 years of their life. Congratulations. I like the placement of the logo on the point, too. Bill | ||
| senmen
Advanced Member Username: senmen Post Number: 231 Registered: 7-2003 |
Keavin, wow, you have a real piece of Alembic history there. Plse show us more detailed pics of em... Canīt await to see it.... Oliver (Spyderman) | ||
| keavin
Junior Username: keavin Post Number: 11 Registered: 12-2002 |
number 12, can be seen on swap&shop archive thru feb,28-03. I posted 3 fairly good pics of it, (look under 'hey everybody')wich would be 9 pages down, at that time it was for sale ,but i was just testing the waters. ......but check it out. | ||
| bracheen
Advanced Member Username: bracheen Post Number: 274 Registered: 11-2003 |
Beautiful bass, Keavin. Good for you for hanging onto it for so long. You don't want to part with it now, it's an heirloom. Sam | ||
| keavin
Advanced Member Username: keavin Post Number: 363 Registered: 12-2002 |
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| keavin
Advanced Member Username: keavin Post Number: 364 Registered: 12-2002 |
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| hollis
Advanced Member Username: hollis Post Number: 205 Registered: 11-2003 |
I always love seeing your bass Keavin. | ||
| keavin
Advanced Member Username: keavin Post Number: 365 Registered: 12-2002 |
thanks, man!, i love the way the sun "burns" that brass plate!,i also wonder why they dont use that style of brass any more its' a very unique charactaristic. | ||
| keavin
Senior Member Username: keavin Post Number: 425 Registered: 12-2002 |
Is there a guitar show that one can enter their axe for display,or just for show-off?,or for historical knowledge, i'd like to put (old #12) in a show or somthing of the sort,anybody got any dimes they wanna drop? | ||
| malthumb
Advanced Member Username: malthumb Post Number: 240 Registered: 5-2002 |
Detroit just recently opened up a Hard Rock Cafe. At one point in time I considered letting them display 87-4431, since it used to belong to Stanley. They wanted it for a lot longer than I was willing to part with it, so no deal. Actually they would've preferred to buy it, but that wasn't even up for discussion. If there's one near you, they may consider it. My understanding is that these are local management calls. Peace, James | ||
| keavin
Senior Member Username: keavin Post Number: 426 Registered: 12-2002 |
Cool man,im gonna look into some sites and check out some stuff on the net,and just check alot of different stuff out. | ||
| exploiterplayer
Member Username: exploiterplayer Post Number: 53 Registered: 12-2002 |
Keavin, Thanks for sharing such an important piece of Bass History. Those early Alembic basses put a smile on my face everytime. | ||
| alanbass1
Member Username: alanbass1 Post Number: 58 Registered: 4-2005 |
Incredible looking bass. What are the controls, it would be interesting to know just how advanced Alembic were in '72. | ||
| serialnumber12
Advanced Member Username: serialnumber12 Post Number: 210 Registered: 12-2004 |
seriesI med scale w/seriesII controls,one vol for each pup,one master vol, two filters, two CVQ's, the two little holes are the preamp trim pots & the toggle is stand by. alembic is still the same today as they were in 72,the series electronics are just quieter,this has been my main axe since 1980,i traded an Ibanez artist a fender jazz & $2,000 cash to guitar center in san francisco,,,its strange because this bass sat on the wall forever in that store (Guitar Center)nobody would buy it so one day i gave up two basses,and did the rest in payments . (Message edited by Serialnumber12 on May 08, 2005) | ||
| serialnumber12
Advanced Member Username: serialnumber12 Post Number: 212 Registered: 12-2004 |
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| keavin
Senior Member Username: keavin Post Number: 550 Registered: 12-2002 |
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| keavin
Senior Member Username: keavin Post Number: 551 Registered: 12-2002 |
 (Message edited by keavin on November 08, 2005) | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 754 Registered: 7-2004 |
The ultimate Grateful Dead inlay? Bill, tgo | ||
| serialnumber12
Advanced Member Username: serialnumber12 Post Number: 225 Registered: 12-2004 |
"the Greatful Alien"? | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 2542 Registered: 5-2002 |
Hi Keavin; haven't see you in a while! That first picture is the nicest picture of that bass you've posted. | ||
| bob
Senior Member Username: bob Post Number: 535 Registered: 11-2002 |
I agree, that one (post #550, 2nd one up) is really nice. Amazing what nice shape it's in, and it's the first time I've really appreciated the placement of the logo and name. Very interesting, and a little puzzling, how the neck woods blend into the body - looks like there are just three laminates going all the way through, clearly not as wide as the neck. Is this some sort of "halfway bookmatch to center" or something? | ||
| kungfusheriff
Senior Member Username: kungfusheriff Post Number: 409 Registered: 8-2003 |
Keavin! Agreed, that first picture is hot, your best yet. Bob, Vigier used to do the same thing--build a neck-through-body with a dovetail near the bridge. I never asked why, but it's interesting to see similar ideas crop up over great distances, isn't it? | ||
| serialnumber12
Advanced Member Username: serialnumber12 Post Number: 226 Registered: 12-2004 |
thanks guys! ive been,...well lets just put it this way,,,,my little wooden box????,, I forgot to empty it, and forgot to leave it @ home ,and therefore was busted with it,s contents. (Message edited by serialnumber12 on November 09, 2005) | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 2546 Registered: 5-2002 |
Well then, welcome back! | ||
| hydrargyrum
Intermediate Member Username: hydrargyrum Post Number: 161 Registered: 3-2004 |
I was once caught in a dorm with a little wooden box. And some little papers. And some small pipes. Ah, college, how I barely remember. | ||
| dadabass2001
Senior Member Username: dadabass2001 Post Number: 485 Registered: 6-2002 |
Indeed, welcome back Keavin. You've been missed, and #12 has been the hot topic a couple of times. Darn those pesky boxes that just refill themselves when you aren't watching... Mike | ||
| foth
Junior Username: foth Post Number: 46 Registered: 12-2004 |
Keavin's back and posting.......all is right with the world. That's a beautiful full bass pic. I cringe seeing it lying on concrete though! | ||
| byoung
Intermediate Member Username: byoung Post Number: 147 Registered: 12-2004 |
Maybe you should have called Bill about your box problem.  Brad | ||
| adriaan
Senior Member Username: adriaan Post Number: 657 Registered: 6-2002 |
Welcome back Keavin! Greetings from the land where the police can't be bothered with box problems - not that I have any such problems myself, but I still appreciate the liberties ... Adriaan | ||
| serialnumber12
Advanced Member Username: serialnumber12 Post Number: 233 Registered: 12-2004 |
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| jseitang
Intermediate Member Username: jseitang Post Number: 121 Registered: 6-2002 |
nextel? is your bass a cell phone too? | ||
| serialnumber12
Advanced Member Username: serialnumber12 Post Number: 234 Registered: 12-2004 |
It might as well be, ive been picking up all kinds of signals from police scanners to extraterrestrial signals! | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 760 Registered: 7-2004 |
Adriaan: I have long envied your nation's policies vis a vis cannabis. Unfortunately, from what I've been reading, that is about to change come January 1st. Keavin: Any member of this club can consult with me on "box" questions anytime, no charge. Bill, tgo | ||
| adriaan
Senior Member Username: adriaan Post Number: 658 Registered: 6-2002 |
Bill, What have you been reading? | ||
| byoung
Intermediate Member Username: byoung Post Number: 151 Registered: 12-2004 |
Keavin, Maybe you should lay off the box, if you're getting signals from aliens. Brad | ||
| kungfusheriff
Senior Member Username: kungfusheriff Post Number: 414 Registered: 8-2003 |
Ha! | ||
| foth
Junior Username: foth Post Number: 47 Registered: 12-2004 |
Bill You're a very good and generous advocate. Ja approve! | ||
| serialnumber12
Senior Member Username: serialnumber12 Post Number: 849 Registered: 12-2004 |
1982.  | ||
| serialnumber12
Senior Member Username: serialnumber12 Post Number: 850 Registered: 12-2004 |
Although this Bass is serial#12 it's actually the 3rd Bass guitar ever built by alembic.....there were only two basses built before this one,all the other instruments were guitars. | ||
| skyboltone
Junior Username: skyboltone Post Number: 21 Registered: 11-2010 |
What a wonderful piece of history. And they can stay away from my box and don't touch my junk while they're at it. Sheesh. | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 9934 Registered: 5-2002 |
Nice pic Keavin! | ||
| bluplirst
Intermediate Member Username: bluplirst Post Number: 114 Registered: 12-2004 |
I can't believe you were already funkin up on #12 the year I was born! Great pic! | ||
| serialnumber12
Senior Member Username: serialnumber12 Post Number: 851 Registered: 12-2004 |
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| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 4678 Registered: 7-2004 |
Wow, didn't know Sylvester Stallone played bass! hehehehe Bill, tgo | ||
| jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 2820 Registered: 10-2002 |
Stallone? nah! that's carlos santana - just check out the hairband ;-) graeme | ||
| funkyjazzjunky
Senior Member Username: funkyjazzjunky Post Number: 653 Registered: 5-2007 |
#12 is quite a treasure. A unique bass among a plethora of hand-made customs. VMG | ||
| bassfingers
Advanced Member Username: bassfingers Post Number: 295 Registered: 11-2005 |
Still one of my favourite Alembics. | ||
| keavin
Senior Member Username: keavin Post Number: 1672 Registered: 12-2002 |
Yeah Baby....http://mghost.musicgroups.com/sitephp/musicians/public/music.php?Music=kbarnes  | ||
| zomnius
New Username: zomnius Post Number: 10 Registered: 9-2013 |
wHAT a beautiful looking bass! are there more of these on earth? are there any soundscapes on youtube etc? cheers Zom | ||
| serialnumber12
Senior Member Username: serialnumber12 Post Number: 1059 Registered: 12-2004 |
Alembic has it for now it's being rewired . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0B4XkTVgbHs |
