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Author Message dannobasso Senior Member Username: dannobasso Post Number: 706 Registered: 3-2004 Posted on Wednesday, February 27, 2008 - 2:53 pm:    Any news dear heart? mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 5170 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Thursday, February 28, 2008 - 11:37 am:    I know you can handle seeing this picture: This is in rub out, after wet sanding. The bass is waiting to chill out after the friction of sanding and will get polished tomorrow or Monday. The Essence bass is already buffed out, so you'll be getting them both at the same time. dannobasso Senior Member Username: dannobasso Post Number: 708 Registered: 3-2004 Posted on Thursday, February 28, 2008 - 1:21 pm:    Almost looks like it was spitting up after a good Similac feeding! "I told you not to giggle the baby so much!" Thanks for the pic! basstard Intermediate Member Username: basstard Post Number: 167 Registered: 3-2003 Posted on Monday, March 03, 2008 - 4:28 am:    What kind of hardware it's getting? I think blackened would be perfect! dannobasso Senior Member Username: dannobasso Post Number: 714 Registered: 3-2004 Posted on Monday, March 03, 2008 - 1:09 pm:    Standard for this model. All my axes have the same hardware set up save the Essense above that has chrome. All the older ones have chrome Schallers w/ brass bridges and the newer Gold Gotohs with brass bridges. rami Senior Member Username: rami Post Number: 763 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Tuesday, March 04, 2008 - 4:37 pm:    Wow Danno! And I thought I was the resident Excel-aholic. That's a real beauty... a Blacker than Black Beauty! dannobasso Senior Member Username: dannobasso Post Number: 715 Registered: 3-2004 Posted on Tuesday, March 04, 2008 - 8:37 pm:    You have me beat by a mile my friend. A Canadian wilderness mile or is that kilometer? This only makes 4 Excel 5's, 5 Spoilers (4,5,6,7), 2 Essence 5's, 1 Distillate 5, 1 Epic 5, 1 exploiter Persuader type 4, 1 Elan 6 and one Skylark. And not a series to be had! Someday..... someday...... if the next album takes off and a nice tour....... then perhaps i can make that call? A Series 2 10 string. Oh yeah, thats the ticket! Thank the Lord I don't have a wife. "Man dies suddenly under suspicion, irate wife puts collection on auction block. Non musical pool boy seen as constant companion to widow." 5stringho Advanced Member Username: 5stringho Post Number: 261 Registered: 11-2006 Posted on Wednesday, March 05, 2008 - 5:22 am:    You have another Black Beauty brewing there, Danno. She'll fit in well with the rest of the "family". As far as the Wife goes, it depends on who you find. I guess I'm lucky. Mine is extremely supportive of my music, put's up with my severe affliction of G.(ear) A.(quisition)S.(yndrome), and actually talked me INTO ordering my current Custom build (which, really, didn't take a whole LOT of prodding =). She was smitten with the Heart Omega, which was a must for her blessing! Maybe someday for you, the right one will come along to help you with the little things, like polishing and stringing all yer basses! Good luck with the CD, Tour, and the New Excel. Have Fun, Mike, tho.... dannobasso Senior Member Username: dannobasso Post Number: 717 Registered: 3-2004 Posted on Saturday, March 08, 2008 - 9:16 am:    You are a most blessed man to have found such a supportive mate! Hell my ex-fiancee complained about carrying a bass into the gig. Maybe someday but I highly doubt that I will join the ranks of the betrothed. But today I concentrate on the gig tonight. Bringing 2 excel 5's, accugroove whappo jr, epi ul212 and my f1x-sf2-plx3402 head. Boom in the room baby! olieoliver Senior Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 1797 Registered: 2-2006 Posted on Monday, March 10, 2008 - 12:09 pm:    DANNO, WOW. If my addition is correct that makes 16. And most definately a "Sweet 16" I would have to say! If my wife ever complains about my new one when it comes, I'll just show some pix of your collection. LOL Olie dannobasso Senior Member Username: dannobasso Post Number: 718 Registered: 3-2004 Posted on Monday, March 10, 2008 - 6:38 pm:    Yeah, I'm out of control, no doubt about it. I also have a Hamer 12, Dean B2 5, Stambaugh 4, Ripper, Ravenwest 8, Ovation 4 prototype, MIJ Fender strat w sustainer, 2 Fender Esquires (1 gt and 1 scorpion), American Deluxe strat w emgs, early 80's Mockingbird guit, LP 3 pup classic w emgs, MM petrucci 7, Schector diamond 7 w duncans, Hamer ft w emgs, esp 1000 w emgs and a 5 str banjo. Now what woman would understand that? btw, the gig went smashingly well, got to jam on Danzig's twist of cain with the drummer from Type O Negative/ Danzig/ 7th Void (Johnny Kelly) and Kenny Hickey of the same fame. Metal mag review to follow I'm told.. Olie by allmeans use me as an example (be sure to include Rami as well ) and after your wife sees the myspace page she may start a prayer circle for me! Tell her that would be great, I need to drop 30 pounds and I'm doing the sound for a Church of the Nazarene Easter service. Those long services are rough! 5stringho Advanced Member Username: 5stringho Post Number: 264 Registered: 11-2006 Posted on Wednesday, March 12, 2008 - 5:57 am:    Geeez, Danno, you NEED a full-time assistant to look after all those axe's! Glad the gig went well. Have fun, Mike tho =] dannobasso Senior Member Username: dannobasso Post Number: 719 Registered: 3-2004 Posted on Wednesday, March 12, 2008 - 5:05 pm:    Perhaps a young, petite, attractive, long haired lady with a penchant for older men with music obsessions could assist me? I mean cleaning and changing strings alone, not to mention minor adjustments are just too time consuming for one guy to keep up with! But not in the way Eliot Spitzer dealt with staffing issues. rami Senior Member Username: rami Post Number: 772 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Thursday, March 20, 2008 - 6:52 pm:    Danno, don't you also have a black T-Bird? I found a Nikki Sixx Blackbird. It's only control is an ON/OFF switch. It's the most hardcore rock 'n' roll Bass in my collection. Loud, rude and aggressive. It's good for playing Bach too. Each one of those 16th note runs sound like multiple shotgun blasts. dannobasso Senior Member Username: dannobasso Post Number: 722 Registered: 3-2004 Posted on Thursday, March 20, 2008 - 7:54 pm:    I sold it to Steve Zing bassist for Danzig. He is also the singer in Doomtree. My black 4003 went to Tony Senatore. The bird looked cool but I need 5 strings on stage. Doomtree is doing more songs in drop D and low C lately. I hear Nikki is giving Hamer some attention again. I'm still coveting all the series 2's coming out of Santa Rosa plus all your customs Rami. And they were before the rise of Canadian currency! rami Senior Member Username: rami Post Number: 773 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Friday, March 21, 2008 - 5:58 am:    When I had my customs built, the Canadian dollar was worth about 60 cents U.S. After the duties and taxes, I ended up paying more than 50% over the U.S. cost. I purchased my Series II 4 string directly from Alembic at that time too. They were all the fulfillment of a lifelong dream, so I don't think about their cost anymore. Besides, Mica and Susan gave me many discounts and many extra features at no extra charge for which I'm extremely grateful. Unfortunately, I can't afford another Alembic anymore (custom or not), but I think I have a nice sized Bass family at this point. I have a question about your experience with your T-bird; did you have a loud, directional hum? It's the one thing that really bugs me about it. I keep having to change positions to cancel it out. Did you have that problem too? Peace, Rami dannobasso Senior Member Username: dannobasso Post Number: 724 Registered: 3-2004 Posted on Friday, March 21, 2008 - 10:13 am:    Yeah, I had to move around while playing to get the silence I wanted. I thought about getting shielding paint but then the bass went on tour and is now out of my hands. Most of my instruments pick up something from lighting, tv etc. But on stage my Alembics with a Shure wireless never seem noisy. I'll ask my friend if he noticed anything on tour. dannobasso Senior Member Username: dannobasso Post Number: 730 Registered: 3-2004 Posted on Thursday, April 03, 2008 - 1:26 pm:    Is it soup yet? mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 5257 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Wednesday, April 09, 2008 - 11:37 am:    BOTH basses had to go back to spray. Right now, they are in the rubout room, getting very dry before rubbing out again. Probably another week before we attempt the rubout again, just to be on the safe side. dannobasso Senior Member Username: dannobasso Post Number: 733 Registered: 3-2004 Posted on Wednesday, April 09, 2008 - 12:53 pm:    Otay! Thanks for the update. Could you please send me the wide black strap in the meantime? Put it on the card, then I can get excited over another package from youse guys and gals.Otherwise I may GAS something stupid! dannobasso Senior Member Username: dannobasso Post Number: 735 Registered: 3-2004 Posted on Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 1:31 pm:    Any rubbing going on? The bbc reported today that men should engage in that three times a day to reduce prostate cancer. I think they deliberately waited until after the Pope left to report that. hmmmmmn heck, prostate issues, heck, prostate issues...... byoung Senior Member Username: byoung Post Number: 1018 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Friday, April 25, 2008 - 7:27 am:    Bass frottage. dannobasso Senior Member Username: dannobasso Post Number: 744 Registered: 3-2004 Posted on Sunday, May 18, 2008 - 6:48 pm:    Any news to report? dannobasso Senior Member Username: dannobasso Post Number: 753 Registered: 3-2004 Posted on Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 6:24 pm:    Any chance they will be finished soon? I have some summer dates coming up. dannobasso Senior Member Username: dannobasso Post Number: 756 Registered: 3-2004 Posted on Monday, June 09, 2008 - 3:50 pm:    Fretless to ship on the 16th. Alas the Essence is still misbehaving. tbrannon Senior Member Username: tbrannon Post Number: 769 Registered: 11-2004 Posted on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 10:57 am:    Batting .500 ain't bad Danno! Enjoy that Excel when it arrives- what's the problem with the Essence? dannobasso Senior Member Username: dannobasso Post Number: 757 Registered: 3-2004 Posted on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 11:38 am:    These two have been unruly in the spray booth. Black is difficult because everything shows up and Alembic's standards are very high. I'm told they have set a new record for time for a black finish. They entered the booth Aug. 2007. "2 bass entah! 1 bass leave!" olieoliver Senior Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 1865 Registered: 2-2006 Posted on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 11:45 am:    I feel your pain Danno, of course I only had 1 "unruly kid". But she'sa behavun' now! OO tbrannon Senior Member Username: tbrannon Post Number: 770 Registered: 11-2004 Posted on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 11:50 am:    LOL- thanks for the laugh Danno. It's been a long day here at work and the '1 bass leave' gave me a much needed laugh. Toby mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 5327 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Friday, June 13, 2008 - 5:23 pm:    In the setup room on the 9th: And all dressed up with somewhere to go today: It's now safely boxed up and will get out the door on the 16th. dannobasso Senior Member Username: dannobasso Post Number: 761 Registered: 3-2004 Posted on Friday, June 13, 2008 - 5:41 pm:    Thanks for the pics! Thanks again for your help and continued fruitful relationship for now 22 years since the first special order. Enjoy your weekend, family and the ever changing weather! Now for that almost short scale to get its mind right! 3rd_ray Junior Username: 3rd_ray Post Number: 35 Registered: 2-2008 Posted on Friday, June 13, 2008 - 7:18 pm:    Very nice Danno! I like how the gold looks on the black. Enjoy! hb3 Advanced Member Username: hb3 Post Number: 337 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Sunday, June 15, 2008 - 12:39 am:    Wow, that's nice. Could it get any more black? It's none more black. dannobasso Senior Member Username: dannobasso Post Number: 762 Registered: 3-2004 Posted on Sunday, June 15, 2008 - 6:37 am:    Thank you, Black hardware like the stealth bass but a wee bit' o gold gives it a bit o class, don't cha know. The Essence 5 I'm waiting on has chrome hardware. davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 6671 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Sunday, June 15, 2008 - 8:24 pm:    Wow! That shot of the finished bass looks great! 5stringho Advanced Member Username: 5stringho Post Number: 273 Registered: 11-2006 Posted on Monday, June 16, 2008 - 7:09 pm:    Danno, The newest addition to your Monster collection is, as usual, Stunning!! Play her in great health, and enjoy!! BCooool, Mike.... dannobasso Senior Member Username: dannobasso Post Number: 766 Registered: 3-2004 Posted on Wednesday, June 18, 2008 - 11:52 am:    Just opened it up at work. Stunning finish and mwah tone unplugged. Beautifully done. Only hiccup is it has a blend knob rather than a selector switch. Ill miss having the "off" position option. I won't be able to crank it up until about 9:00 p.m. More news to come...... dannobasso Senior Member Username: dannobasso Post Number: 768 Registered: 3-2004 Posted on Wednesday, June 18, 2008 - 7:04 pm:    Well, after doing a sound gig for A graduation and getting my gear and my self rained on. (wonder what the damage cost will be on this one!) I'm plugged into my rig at home and the results are wonderful. The folks put in a side jack instead of the usual front one. I really like that. Reduces the rip the front off the bass by the jack syndrome! Great open string sustain. The leds just before the line are going to require a bit of getting used to but they make perfect sense. This baby is going to do wonders for my technique. barre chords, octives, sliding harmonics etc. All need to be refined a bit but hey, I'm up for it. This is a different beast than my 7 fretless which causes me to play in a more classical style (plus its 32 scale). Now for that waskily udder bass to show up when it has learned its lesson! tbrannon Senior Member Username: tbrannon Post Number: 781 Registered: 11-2004 Posted on Wednesday, June 18, 2008 - 7:22 pm:    Sounds like a hit Danno. Scale length on this one is 34"? olieoliver Senior Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 1871 Registered: 2-2006 Posted on Wednesday, June 18, 2008 - 7:40 pm:    Very cool, congrats Danno! OO dannobasso Senior Member Username: dannobasso Post Number: 769 Registered: 3-2004 Posted on Thursday, June 19, 2008 - 3:24 am:    Thanks, yes this one is 34" set neck, bridge block, Europa guts, red leds. Body is ash, ph accent and flame maple. May take it out tonight to a free form type Crimso jam in Piermont NY. My friend Bob Susko studied with Fripp so its always way outside the box. Now..... what should I ask Susan and Mica for next?????? bkbass Intermediate Member Username: bkbass Post Number: 173 Registered: 11-2003 Posted on Thursday, June 19, 2008 - 10:35 am:    Danno, where in Piermont? That's my stompin grounds. Unfortunately, I have rehearsal tonight but I would be interested in hearing a fellow brother play for the next time. Perhaps,I may also get to play there with my band in the future.You can email me at bkravitz@panynj.gov You must know where the Defiant brewery is in Pearl River. If we could get an expression of interest for a East Coast gathering I'm sure they could accomodate us. dannobasso Senior Member Username: dannobasso Post Number: 770 Registered: 3-2004 Posted on Thursday, June 19, 2008 - 11:22 am:    Lighthouse on the Hudson, 701 Piermont Ave., Piermont, New York. Nice outdoor bar area overlooking the Hudson River. dannobasso Senior Member Username: dannobasso Post Number: 785 Registered: 3-2004 Posted on Thursday, July 03, 2008 - 12:42 pm:    Any updates on the Essence 5 refinishing non-cooperation, petulant childlike, egocentric, why won't you let me be blue anymore bass?