| Author | Message | ||
| musashi
Intermediate Member Username: musashi Post Number: 154 Registered: 5-2004 |
:>) | ||
| pierreyves
Senior Member Username: pierreyves Post Number: 795 Registered: 11-2006 |
 Thank's Mica. Please don't forget I will play this bass with ADGC tuning: please put these strings with the case, thank's | ||
| pierreyves
Senior Member Username: pierreyves Post Number: 797 Registered: 11-2006 |
ADGC = 085, 065, 045, 032 or 030 | ||
| pierreyves
Senior Member Username: pierreyves Post Number: 803 Registered: 11-2006 |
what's new doctor ? | ||
| hydrargyrum
Senior Member Username: hydrargyrum Post Number: 970 Registered: 3-2004 |
Very nice, and very classy. Enjoy it in good health. | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 7315 Registered: 6-2000 |
Done!  Though I still have to ask James to restring for you before we ship it on Monday or Tuesday. I wish I could have Stanley play this bass. It's the most responsive bass I ever remember hearing. You are going to be able to hear every thing you do on this bass. I love it completely - I just wish I could hear someone better than me play it. | ||
| musashi
Intermediate Member Username: musashi Post Number: 155 Registered: 5-2004 |
Okay, Mica. Don't mention gum unless you brought enough to share with everyone... ;>) | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 1780 Registered: 5-2009 |
Very cool, I like the whole recipe! | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 1781 Registered: 5-2009 |
Congratulations all around ! (Message edited by sonicus on April 22, 2011) | ||
| pierreyves
Senior Member Username: pierreyves Post Number: 804 Registered: 11-2006 |
Hi Mica, thanks for posting and hope you keep the date of shipping. The wood is fantastic, I agree completly my idea and choice. It's the first time I see it with correct light. However, there are two things that annoy me: a less serious is that the hardware is chrome, and other more serious (I mentioned) is the position of buttons that do not match the choices offered and agreed. The buttons are too far apart and too far forward. I said I don't need place for q-switch because I don't really us it. Apart from these two aspects, it is a wonderful bass.  this was your design I not see today. C'est une magnifique basse autrement !!! | ||
| jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 2900 Registered: 10-2002 |
Might be a perspective thing Pierre. I can't see a difference between your bass and the one in your last post. Graeme. p.s. The chrome looks fantastic against the darker woods. | ||
| pierreyves
Senior Member Username: pierreyves Post Number: 805 Registered: 11-2006 |
Graeme, it's not. if you look at the position of the master volume, is it at the right edge of the bridge pickup on the pattern of Mica (on the red tiger bass used for example; in reality, it is up to the pickup phantom. If you look at the pickup selector, it is between the bridge and the bridge pickup, while on my bass is in the middle of the bridge pickup. Everything was removed from 2 cm to allow more room for manipulation of the q-switches. Anyway, my overall expectations are met as evidenced by the basic design that I like the idea and actual realization. dream.....................................................................................................................reality !! (best ...!!)   | ||
| skyboltone
Intermediate Member Username: skyboltone Post Number: 108 Registered: 11-2010 |
When I see it from the angle of Mica's previous post, (post 7292) I see an entirely different situation. From the angle shown on (7315) the final photo it would appear that the distance from the bottom of the bass to the string tree has increased by a factor of 100%. Though it does appear that the q switches are spread, I wonder if perhaps it is less severe than the last photo would suggest? Then look at post her post 7001 and most importantly 7078 from November of last year. Very revealing. Camera angle is everything. Anyway, I want one just like it only series one layout. Congratulations on a beautiful bass. (Message edited by skyboltone on April 24, 2011) | ||
| pierreyves
Senior Member Username: pierreyves Post Number: 806 Registered: 11-2006 |
  thank for your positive comment | ||
| tbrannon
Senior Member Username: tbrannon Post Number: 1343 Registered: 11-2004 |
Control layout withstanding, that is a gorgeous bass and Mica's comments about it's responsiveness have got to make it all that much more difficult to wait for the bass to arrive. Enjoy it- I know it's hard waiting on a custom, but the wait will be worth it! | ||
| jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 2408 Registered: 6-2002 |
Hi Pierre, I can understand your frustration. A dream realised is fantastic but part realised is irritating. I had a look through the archive to see if there was a better picture of your wishes. Here are some pics that may clarify the discrepancy.    Pierre if you find the bass is not to your liking when you have had a chance to play it. please email me. I may be able to resolve the issue. Jazzyvee | ||
| pierreyves
Senior Member Username: pierreyves Post Number: 807 Registered: 11-2006 |
These pictures confirm my observations. You have a solution? Yes I know ... as for my Serie II LOL! But if you look at the design on the paper, it's not the same reality on the wood. | ||
| slacker42uk
Junior Username: slacker42uk Post Number: 11 Registered: 7-2002 |
Hold on here- the bass is mega expensive, right? This is a total custom bass and you have been very clear in you custom requirements, and the layout on the bass is not as attractive as the orange bass. Then if I can see the difference in the control layouts, then you have every right to be upset. | ||
| pierreyves
Senior Member Username: pierreyves Post Number: 808 Registered: 11-2006 |
mega expensive is a little word.... | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 10147 Registered: 5-2002 |
After reading Paul's comment about "every right to be upset" and Mica's comment about "I wish I could have Stanley play this bass .. It's the most responsive bass I ever remember hearing", and seeing the pics that Jazzyvee posted, I went back and glanced at a few of the prior posts to this thread. The middle picture that Jazzyvee included in his post was originally published to this thread on November 5; it is the first post-drill picture. On November 6, in Pierre-Yves' first post after seeing the first post-drill picture, he stated that it was "marvelous". On November 10, Pierre-Yves did ask Mica why the resulting drill pattern looked different from the red tiger drawing. She immediately posted an explanation; and then he thanked her for the explanation. There have been a number of pictures of the bass since then, and Pierre-Yves has posted a number of comments; but at no time since Mica explained why the drill pattern was different has he expressed being "upset" with the bass. Indeed, in rereading his posts from today and yesterday, I don't believe Pierre-Yves is "upset" at all, and is indeed quite happy with the bass. From all accounts, this is an amazing bass; it is not everyday that Mica has such high praise for the sound of an instrument. So Paul; I think all that we have here is a small bit of cultural and language translation issues. The drill pattern issue was discussed and dispensed with some five months ago. Pierre-Yves, in his own inimitable fashion, has chosen to now revisit this issue again; however, I'm pretty sure that Pierre-Yves is rather happy with this finished instrument. This is an exceedingly amazing bass; and it is a testament to the work that Pierre-Yves and Alembic did together in making it a reality. | ||
| pierreyves
Senior Member Username: pierreyves Post Number: 809 Registered: 11-2006 |
Dave, I may have a unique style, I do not go back on what has been said or done, I see the result and this, apart from esthethic and musical considerations of this bass. The results of positioning the buttons should have been done better. I spoke with Mica, I do not quite understand the answer. I'm just disappointed to have buttons positioned like that. Anyway, what's done is done, the shema designed by Mica on Redtiger is not the reality on my bass. Next time, if there is one, I will not ask the master volume. Dave, is my unique style that I do not react too compared to my request to have the gold plated hardware and I have chrome now. (google translation) | ||
| jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 2410 Registered: 6-2002 |
Je ne sais pas l'accord entre Pierre et l'alambic mais, si c'est juste un malentendu, je ne peux pas le voir être difficile pour que l'alambic enlève le matériel de chrome et de le remplace par l'or. Cela apporterait au moins la basse plus près du rêve de Pierre. (traduction d'imper de pomme) I do not know the agreement between pierre and Alembic but, if it is just a misunderstanding, I cannot see it being difficult for Alembic to remove the chrome hardware and replace it with gold. That would at least bring the bass closer to Pierre's dream. ( apple mac translation) jazzyvee | ||
| pierreyves
Senior Member Username: pierreyves Post Number: 810 Registered: 11-2006 |
We cannot replace chrome by gold because the inlaid logo is in silver (I think, but no answer about it) | ||
| jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 2411 Registered: 6-2002 |
Well I hope when you get it home, your dream will be a happy one. Jazzyvee | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 7317 Registered: 6-2000 |
I know people are passionate here in our own little Alembicworld. Starting with the folks here at the shop and all the way to each computer that each reader of this forum is sitting at. I suppose our passion is a good portion of the reason each of us spends time here. It's our passion that every instrument we complete and send out into the world is an excellent instrument in its own right. I haven't gotten to the bottom of the change in the distances between the pots from the drawing to the bass, but since the holes are drilled, there's not much to be done about that at this time. Still, we want to find out what the problem was so it's not repeated in the future. As for the gold hardware, if you would like us to change it out for gold plating, it will just take some more time, that's all. You know I can't say an exact date, but I would expect about 3 weeks to get it to the plater and returned to us. The logo is sterling silver, as it usually is on Series I and II basses. We do not offer gold inlaid logos. The ones that are a more golden color are bronze. Otherwise, we're planning on shipping this to your dealer tomorrow. Everyone gets to peek at the Factory to Customer section and the goings on here, when things go good and when they go bad. Of course I wish that we didn't ever make a mistake, but that's not an achievable reality. It's my hope that the variances on the changes to this bass will be a minor chapter in its history, because it's a truly amazing creature. | ||
| pierreyves
Senior Member Username: pierreyves Post Number: 811 Registered: 11-2006 |
Thanks for your answer Mica, we do not place the same importance in the same way. Please take usual pictures and send me the bass quickly, not necessary to change hardware for gold. I will have huge pleasure with this instrument. | ||
| pierreyves
Senior Member Username: pierreyves Post Number: 812 Registered: 11-2006 |
...although for the price paid I feel there is no place for error... | ||
| briant
Senior Member Username: briant Post Number: 561 Registered: 12-2004 |
Passive aggressive much? That's a nice looking bass. | ||
| pierreyves
Senior Member Username: pierreyves Post Number: 813 Registered: 11-2006 |
Brian, my role here is not to give food to polemics. I would not venture to give some psychological disgnostics (google translate) here because it's my true job in my life. I'm only a requiring customer. I repeat: this bass seems to me to be wonderful, I will be able to say more when I will keep it in my hands. | ||
| pierreyves
Senior Member Username: pierreyves Post Number: 814 Registered: 11-2006 |
Other problem that may arise is that by playing, I could touch unfortunatly the master volume, as it does sometimes on my koa bass. |
