| Author | Message | ||
| funkyjazzjunky
Senior Member Username: funkyjazzjunky Post Number: 976 Registered: 5-2007 |
What would features would a Series III bass have? VMG | ||
| hieronymous
Senior Member Username: hieronymous Post Number: 1505 Registered: 1-2005 |
Maybe MIDI control of filters & CV - still analog controls but controllable by MIDI so that you could store presets or manipulate them via some kind of MIDI controller like a footpedal. I've mentioned this before - I think Alembic & Moog should enter into a partnership - the Moog Little Phatty uses what they call "Real Analog Control" (RAC) - to do this. | ||
| lidon2001
Senior Member Username: lidon2001 Post Number: 549 Registered: 4-2005 |
How about a Series .5? Single coils with a hum cancellor, PF6 card, mono output, small pots, powered by a TRS cable. | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 4215 Registered: 5-2009 |
Tom that is very interesting , regarding Series .5. I have been mentioning TRS powered " mono Alembic Activator pickups " as well in the past. Your mono " Series " spin on that is very interesting. | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 4216 Registered: 5-2009 |
I have concept in mind with Series I/II electronics ; The use of two wide field Series pickups with four outputs each . Each pickup would have it's own "field location" four position rotary selector switch. The purpose would be to replicate the result of two sliding pickups with fewer moving parts  !!!! Mica, Ron & Susan what do you think ? Perhaps you already tried this , could it work ? This would just add two knobs on a Series II. The Multi-Tap Wide Field Pickup Concept. | ||
| terryc
Senior Member Username: terryc Post Number: 2373 Registered: 11-2004 |
Too complicated, I don't see the point really, how many controls do you want to manipulate? 7 on the bass, god knows how many on the rack units some of you have and then maybe even more on the amp! | ||
| jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 4510 Registered: 6-2002 |
Terry I see you are wisely echoing the view of Albert Einstein. "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler." | ||
| jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 4511 Registered: 6-2002 |
Terry I see you are wisely extoling the view of Albert Einstein. "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler." | ||
| terryc
Senior Member Username: terryc Post Number: 2374 Registered: 11-2004 |
Too right jazzy ! | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 4223 Registered: 5-2009 |
Terry, The alternate approach would be to have sliding pickups . The use of a knob would be faster to manipulate. 72-01 had sliding pickups. I certainly respect simplicity however as I think that I even get a great sound from a single pickup Alembic Distillate ! | ||
| terryc
Senior Member Username: terryc Post Number: 2375 Registered: 11-2004 |
To be honest I did have 'tonecontrolmania' at one time but as I have got older(and maybe wiser) I now have the opinion of 'less is more'. I have four controls and two Q switches on my MK Signature which is more than adequate for what I need, I have the bridge PU on open to mid for a punchier sound and the neck fully closed(bassy sound) and use the pan to go between them depending on the song. More than enough for me personally. My ideal would be a single humcanceller, like a Distillate with a volume, filter BUT a CVQ just to give a bit of boost. Maybe Alembic might do it one day | ||
| bigredbass
Senior Member Username: bigredbass Post Number: 2379 Registered: 9-2002 |
I think something that should be offered regardless of whether it's a Series or not: Why do even el-cheapo box guitars come with onboard tuners, yet it's to my knowledge utterly not on offer for any solid body (guitar or bass) I can think of? Of course, since this is Alembic . . . . what if you integrated it into the side LED's, so you wouldn't have to have that display in the shoulder or some other place that might ruin the look. Pick out some configuration that would light this one for B, that one for E, whatever. Add a switch (what's one more on these things?) that would kick it into tuner mode and mute the output, and have at it. I'm sure this is one of those things that sounds simple . . . . until you go to do it. But nonetheless, I'm baffled why no electrics have onboard tuners. Joey (Message edited by bigredbass on May 30, 2015) | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 6077 Registered: 7-2004 |
Joey: Both my Les Paul Robot and my Variax 700 have onboard tuners. hehehehe Bill, tgo | ||
| bigredbass
Senior Member Username: bigredbass Post Number: 2380 Registered: 9-2002 |
Bill, in my old age, I'm trying not to use the 'G-----' word, it just creeps me out any more. I knew about the Robot; I look forward to Henry the J expanding the Les Paul line with the 'Android', 'Cyborg', 'Golem Autograph', and the 'Hal' versions. Joey | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 6079 Registered: 7-2004 |
They already had the Hal version. It was an abysmal failure as it could only play one song, "Daisy, Daisy" and couldn't keep time ... kept slowing down. Bill, tgo | ||
| cozmik_cowboy
Senior Member Username: cozmik_cowboy Post Number: 1875 Registered: 10-2006 |
All my stringed instruments - bass, electric guitars, acoustic guitars, resophonic, auto-harp, zither jr. - have on-board tuners. My problem is knowing how much to turn them...... Peter |
