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matthew90046
Member
Username: matthew90046
Post Number: 63
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 - 4:49 pm: |  |
Tommy, For all it's worth I have been following your thread and I look forward to seeing the final product. Don't let others get you down on the overall experience. A custom bass from Alembic should only give you positive feelings from start to gig.
(Message edited by matthew90046 on April 15, 2009) |
tommy
Junior
Username: tommy
Post Number: 46
Registered: 9-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 - 5:59 pm: | |
Thanks matthew 90046, you guys are great. |
eligilam
Intermediate Member
Username: eligilam
Post Number: 168
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 - 6:10 pm: | |
I'm predicting briant will be thrilled with the Toma_Hawk thread once it starts... Cool bass, tommy. |
mica
Moderator
Username: mica
Post Number: 6042
Registered: 6-2000
| | Posted on Thursday, April 16, 2009 - 7:27 pm: | |
A little closer to finished:
Strings are supposed to arrive by the end of next week. SOTAT (Stay On Target Almost There). |
mica
Moderator
Username: mica
Post Number: 6043
Registered: 6-2000
| | Posted on Thursday, April 16, 2009 - 7:32 pm: | |
A little closer to finished:
Strings are supposed to arrive by the end of next week. SOTAT (Stay On Target Almost There). |
gregduboc
Member
Username: gregduboc
Post Number: 77
Registered: 11-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, April 16, 2009 - 7:43 pm: | |
Someone is going to be very happy...
Congratulations Tommy... It's so close now...!!!
Greg |
briant
Advanced Member
Username: briant
Post Number: 315
Registered: 12-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, April 18, 2009 - 10:02 am: | |
This is a fine looking hunk-o-wood.
"I'm predicting briant will be thrilled with the Toma_Hawk thread once it starts... Cool bass, tommy."
I won't even bother with it. I watched the design/idea thread a little and I can't get past the body shape. Yuck. To each their own. |
tommy
Junior
Username: tommy
Post Number: 47
Registered: 9-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 - 6:27 pm: | |
For those of you who have had a bass built, or especially If your new to this thread and have never yet had an Alembic bass built or are having one built, all I can say is at this point in the so close to nearly finished part of the build, the anticipation is deadly! Wow! I cannot wait to get my hands on this thing. This is very exciting, |
deburgh
Member
Username: deburgh
Post Number: 54
Registered: 3-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, April 23, 2009 - 10:47 am: | |
Speaking from experience, the last few weeks seem to take FOREVER.. But when you finally open that case, I can guarantee it will have been more than worth it  |
tbrannon
Senior Member
Username: tbrannon
Post Number: 1026
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, April 23, 2009 - 11:15 am: | |
Todd hit the nail on the head. The last couple weeks are real long and I think I nearly overloaded the UPS site shipping tracker system by checking the shipping on my bass about 1000 times a day once it left Santa Rosa. Trust me- you're in for a sensory overload when you open that case the first time. It WILL look better than you ever thought was possible and the smell that comes out of the case is better than fresh baked cookies.... |
altgrendel
Member
Username: altgrendel
Post Number: 69
Registered: 5-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, April 23, 2009 - 11:34 am: | |
I'd still like to see a side-by-side with a Tribute. |
kenbass4
Advanced Member
Username: kenbass4
Post Number: 338
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, April 23, 2009 - 12:10 pm: | |
Tommy,
Look on the bright side, at least it's not a Series! They are functionally complete before they get calibrated by Ron, and depending on how many instruments there are, it can sit for weeks awaiting the master to work his magic. It's playable, but you still can't touch it!!
Ken |
tommy
Junior
Username: tommy
Post Number: 48
Registered: 9-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, April 23, 2009 - 2:45 pm: | |
Yes, I would like to see it next to a tribute too. It will be interesting to see how it sizes up. Maybe Mica can do that for everyone to see. My old Fender Mustang was 30' scale and it was small. This little baby is a 28' scale. Pound for pound, this little puppies gonna move some bottom. But, comparing this Alembic to a Mustang would be like comparing a 'Mustang' to a Ferrari GT 250. |
mica
Moderator
Username: mica
Post Number: 6096
Registered: 6-2000
| | Posted on Thursday, April 30, 2009 - 3:31 pm: | |
Well, here it is next to a Further guitar:
And reclining:
This bass is awesome. AWESOME. |
tommy
Junior
Username: tommy
Post Number: 49
Registered: 9-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, April 30, 2009 - 5:38 pm: | |
HHH-Holy Shit! Oh My God! And Mica said this little baby does NOT sound small! |
tbrannon
Senior Member
Username: tbrannon
Post Number: 1029
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, April 30, 2009 - 5:43 pm: | |
Too cool....
Thanks for the size comparison shot Mica. |
davehouck
Moderator
Username: davehouck
Post Number: 7982
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, April 30, 2009 - 5:54 pm: | |
Gorgeous!!! Congrats Tommy!!
Oh, and Tommy; I got a chance to talk To Mica earlier today and she said it sounds amazing. In fact, she really wanted to keep it for herself! |
tommy
Junior
Username: tommy
Post Number: 50
Registered: 9-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, April 30, 2009 - 9:12 pm: | |
LOL! Yeah, I hear it's got some serious bottom. Well..hopefully this will become the prototype bass for small adults and little rich boys and girls. ;} |
jacko
Senior Member
Username: jacko
Post Number: 2213
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Friday, May 01, 2009 - 1:53 am: | |
They say good things come in small packages and this sure is a small package. Very nice.
Graeme |
eligilam
Intermediate Member
Username: eligilam
Post Number: 170
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Friday, May 01, 2009 - 10:11 am: | |
That's pretty sweet. I bet that build would make for a great tenor or piccolo bass. |
pierreyves
Senior Member
Username: pierreyves
Post Number: 401
Registered: 11-2006
| | Posted on Friday, May 01, 2009 - 10:24 am: | |
a tenor or a piccolo bass have standard size, just different tuning no ? |
mica
Moderator
Username: mica
Post Number: 6098
Registered: 6-2000
| | Posted on Friday, May 01, 2009 - 1:26 pm: | |
That's the typical way to do it. Retuning this bass tenor or pic wouldn't be a bad thing. Although, if it were my bass, I think it sounds so great the way it is, I wouldn't even want to try roundwounds. I would be content the way it is.
We are going to make one of these shorter scale basses for our showroom, so you'll see at least one more of them, but I hope we get to make even more. |
altgrendel
Member
Username: altgrendel
Post Number: 74
Registered: 5-2008
| | Posted on Monday, May 04, 2009 - 10:12 am: | |
Thanks Mica.
Seeing the side-by-side shot made me smile. My wife will testify that that's not an easy thing.
Tommy:
I bet some action shots in the Showcase section will complete this for all of us (when you get the chance). |
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