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jazzyvee
Senior Member
Username: jazzyvee

Post Number: 1165
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Saturday, April 26, 2008 - 2:53 pm:   Edit Post

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(Message edited by davehouck on April 30, 2008)
terryc
Senior Member
Username: terryc

Post Number: 482
Registered: 11-2004
Posted on Monday, April 28, 2008 - 3:20 am:   Edit Post

Something amiss here(or is it my lack of knowledge), I cannot recall seeing a volute on the headstock of an Alembic but then again I don't know much about the Excel model
Why would you want to replace the pu's???..strange
dnburgess
Senior Member
Username: dnburgess

Post Number: 554
Registered: 1-2003
Posted on Monday, April 28, 2008 - 4:04 am:   Edit Post

The volute is standard on the Excel.
keith_h
Senior Member
Username: keith_h

Post Number: 1007
Registered: 2-2005
Posted on Monday, April 28, 2008 - 4:08 am:   Edit Post

All of the set necks have a volute.

In this case he went from a single pickup to two pickups. You can see the wood patch in some of the photos. Why replace the Alembic electronics only the owner can answer that. To me it's not a big deal if the original electronics can be put back in. In this case however it is not possible to restore it to original condition.

Keith
terryc
Senior Member
Username: terryc

Post Number: 483
Registered: 11-2004
Posted on Monday, April 28, 2008 - 8:28 am:   Edit Post

well you learn something every day on this forum.
blazer
Intermediate Member
Username: blazer

Post Number: 186
Registered: 12-2003
Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 - 10:55 am:   Edit Post

It can also be that the owner got the bass without electronics and decided that it needed some Delano pickups.
crobbins
Intermediate Member
Username: crobbins

Post Number: 130
Registered: 6-2004
Posted on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 5:59 pm:   Edit Post

Spreak engrish prease....:-)
rami
Senior Member
Username: rami

Post Number: 798
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 8:50 pm:   Edit Post

I understand that everyone has their likes and dislikes, but the Fatboy pickup is a key element of the Excel. That modification has (in my opinion) ruined the Bass. It may have a nice sound and (being an Alembic) I'm sure it plays and feels great, but it's no longer an Excel. And not worth anything (to me).

:-(
adriaan
Senior Member
Username: adriaan

Post Number: 1865
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Friday, May 02, 2008 - 3:50 am:   Edit Post

There's a recent interview with Trip Wamsley in the German "Gitarre & Bass" magazine (also to be remembered for featuring a splendid review of an MK without listing it on the Contents page) where he seems to endorse Delano pickups, putting them on a par with Alembic.

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