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There is an Alembic persuader on sale on Facebook alembic group at the moment. I don't know what your budget is but it's listed as €1,700 If I'm not mistaken those basses are usually 32" scale length. I bought an Alembic F1-x pre-amp off him last year and everything went smoothly. [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OK5P2ZWttEg&feature=youtu.be"]https://www.youtube....eature=youtu.be[/url] [color=#141823][font=Helvetica, Arial,][email protected][/font][/color]

I still have the compressor limiter. I used it when I had a Tascam 244 Portastudio and it was a great piece of kit. I have used it a few times in my guitar rig but not live on bass. I recall it used to have a nasty hmm if you didn't use a boss pus.

[color=#141823][font=Helvetica, Arial,]2014 marks 15 years since the passing of Grover Washington Jr. To celebrate his musical achievements my band [/font][/color][color=#141823][font=Helvetica, Arial,] The [/font][/color][url="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Delano-Mills-Notstrictlyjazz-Quartet-Winelight/21358399106"]Delano Mills Notstrictlyjazz Quarte[/url]t [color=#141823][font=Helvetica, Arial,]will be performing a commemoration tribute concert in appreciation of his music.[/font][/color] [color=#141823][font=Helvetica, Arial,]Featuring: Me:bass, [/font][/color][url="https://www.facebook.com/AlvinDavisHornBlower"]Alvin Davis[/url][color=#141823][font=Helvetica, Arial,]: saxophones, Martin Trotman: keyboards & vocals.[/font][/color] [color=#141823][font=Helvetica, Arial,]David Parry:guitars, Karen Milne:Drums & percussion and [/font][/color][color=#141823][font=Helvetica, Arial,]Norman Stewart: Steel Pans.[/font][/color] [color=#141823][font=Helvetica, Arial,]Enjoy some of Grover's most memorable tracks authentically recreated for you by experienced musicians for[/font][/color][color=#141823][font=Helvetica, Arial,] whom this music formed part of the soundtrack of their youth. Support band: Jazzlines Ensemble[/font][/color] [b][color=#141823]Date: 12/12/2014[/color][/b] [b]Venue: [url="http://livebrum.co.uk/venues/the-crossing"]The Crossing[/url], [color=#222222][font=inherit]South & City College Birmingham, [/font][/color][color=#222222][font=inherit]High Street Deritend, [/font][/color][color=#222222][font=inherit]Birmingham, [/font][/color][color=#222222][font=inherit]B5 5S[/font][/color][/b] [b][font=inherit]Doors from 19:30 until 23:00[/font][/b] [color=#141823][font=Helvetica, Arial,]Tickets are available at £10.00 in advance If you buy your ticket(s) on line, you can take advantage of the Early Bird offer of £7.50. [url="https://www.theticketsellers.co.uk/tickets/a-tribute-to-grover-washington-jnr/10033801"]https://www.theticke...on-jnr/10033801[/url][/font][/color] [attachment=177317:Grover.jpg][color=#141823][font=Helvetica, Arial,] [/font][/color] [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUoY0V80zHs&list=UUQwyLh07zkCIZuRPMJL0Nmw"]https://www.youtube....zkCIZuRPMJL0Nmw[/url]

[quote name='spongebob' timestamp='1416854435' post='2614342'] Rearing it's ugly head again - my 21st century gripe - lack of bass definition! For a long while, I thought it was just me. Reassuring to know that others feel the same way - I can't fathom as to why bass has been reduced to a dull thump in so many cases. Musical mush! [/quote] I have found this to be true at larger venues or festivals than in small venues. Must be some physics going on but yep, many times I can see the fingers doing stuff but don't hear the notes just some dull thud, mainly bass drum.

I actually tried one out at the Northern Guitar Fare in Liverpool yesterday afternoon and the difference between this optical lead and a standard lead is massive. I thought this was gonna be another snake oil product but the difference between the standard and optical lead is so clear you don't have to listen carefully to hear it I was actually shocked at the difference. I did try it out with passive basses a Shergold bass and a Rickenbacker 4004. I hope to have an opportunity to try it with my alembic to see if the difference is as great with an active bass before I make any decision on whether to buy one. My only concerns about it is that the batteries last about 18 hrs which is another thing to think about when you are using active basses and the housing on the prototype is plastic which is not gonna be as durable for the rigours of the stage as a metal jack. Maybe the production model will be metal.

Do you get any interference from these?

[quote name='gjones' timestamp='1416135567' post='2607141'] The money is in weddings and corporate gigs, not pubs. But that may be a road you don't want to go down. [/quote] I've done my share of those in the mid to late 90's and whilst yes they do pay more than your average pub gigs etc, I never found them to be as rewarding as your average pub/club/venue gigs. I've always had a day job so gigs have never been to earn a living from music even when I was combining touring and working.

[quote name='Japhet' timestamp='1416133108' post='2607098'] My take on it has always been I play for nothing because I love it. I get paid to lug the gear around. Seems to work for me. [/quote] + 1

[quote name='molan' timestamp='1415657334' post='2602519'] And if you do get caught then you've got nasty fines on top of the duties Could be issues with importing without the required certificates from US Dept of Agriculture & Fisheries. The abalone in the Fodera logo requires this registration and every officially imported Fodera goes through this process. Not sure what the penalty for this is but could mean the bas would be impounded [/quote] My bass, bought in the EU has Abalone inlay fretboard markers, would that be a problem if I took it to the USA for a tour then tried to return to the UK with it?

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1415965173' post='2605612'] ............ So I use it more as a fount of knowledge rather a social or community site. And you do have to filter out the crazies a bit more... as usual there are a lot of opinions put forward as fact, so you get quite good at seeking out the truth... [/quote] I don't find it any better or worse than BC to be honest and I use it more to find out about things bass and like here I try to stay out of the heated threads.

[attachment=176323:IMG_4925.JPG] I'm in the process of rebuilding a guitar I first built in about 1982. It's a red strat that I made, (carved the body and bought a neck), from following instructions in a library book. I used it extensively in the 80's and chopped and changed a variety of Dimarzio pickups in it at the time. A couple of years after I made it I removed the frets and used it as a fretless guitar for a while then bought a strat and put it down. Last year I decided it's time to get it playable again and I've started a rebuild. I think the body is Ash but can't be 100% has heavy brass hardware whammy bar. I've just installed some Alembic activator pickups that I won on eBay about 2 years ago and bought from Alembic their active bass and treble cut/boost electronics. I'm just looking for a neck now to complete it though that could be a challenge as my neck pocket is not a standard width which is why the previous neck was not a snug fit and occasionally moved. Interestingly it's not ending up being cheaper than buying an off the shelf strat but It's personal.

Hmmmm I can't even see the video.....????

I can recommend a Mesa Boogie Powerhouse 1x15 cab. Had mine for the best part of 10 years and it's been a great workhorse.

[quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1415293710' post='2598916'] I would be tempted to get a cheap flight and collect it myself. Bass Central is an Aladdin's Cave. Well worth the trip if you can. I lost count of how many Stanley Clarke's I tried. I could spend weeks and a small fortune in there. [/quote] Well that's a great suggestion because if you have it shipped, the cost of shipping ,VAT, and import duty will cost you about the same as the trip to collect it.

[quote name='icastle' timestamp='1415136675' post='2597179'] Having 'Fender' stamped on something is, unfortunately, no guarantee of quality. You really won't get anything better than a length of Klotz or Van Damme cable with Neutriks connectors on either end. [/quote] Previously to buying these Fender leads I'd been making my own from Klotz and neutriks jacks for years and lost a few in the intervening years.

I bought three of them earlier this year and lost one already. I bought the ones with a straight jack at one end and right angled one on the other end. However the rightangled jack fits all my basses except one where it jumps out of the socket. The straight jacks fit everything no problems other than they seem to be a pig to coil up quickly I've had no audio problems with them and hopefully they last.

All my basses get played at gigs though some more than others. It just depends on the gig and what sound I want for the music I'm playing. Not gigging to me is not a good enough reason for selling off a bass. I still get enjoyment playing them at home.

Great to hear all is well. My trim pots are both set to max.

Here is some info from the alembic site on signature electronics it may help you find out what's going on. http://alembic.com/club/messages/16271/16368.html?1320955206

Hi in those basses there are two internal blue trim pots. They adjust the gain from the two pre-amps one for neck and bridge. If you have them both the same then with the pan pot in the middle the bass puts out equall gain for each pickup. However by adjusting them differently you can choose to bias your sound towards either one of the pickups. I have two alembics with that signature electronics package and they do offer a massive amount of tonal variety and it is very obvious. I'd suggest putting in a fresh battery then set both trim pots on max and switch the Q switches on ( usually this is switching towards the floor). Then turn the pan to bridge pickup individually pluck a string and immediately turn the filter for that pickup. You should hear a wah envelope sound as the knob opens and closes. Do the same on the neck pickup. The effect of the switch operates mainly on the attack of the note so you will notice less of an effect If you turn the knobs on a long sustaining note. If you don't get the wah sound then you may have a problem with the electronics or switches.

Yeah he's a great guy he resolved some issues with my bass electronics last week and now it sounds great again.

I've just got back from a trip to East Electronics.I've now got two sets of ACG EQ02 Modules [font=Oxygen][color=#919191](low and high pass for each pickup)[/color][/font] into this bass. I had installed them myself but was having problems with interference and noise. So after taking the bass to a local guitar tech to have it screened and that not resolving the issues, I took it to John and now everything works fine. Its great improvement on the standard Artec electronics and far more versatile as you would expect. Maybe because it's a bolt on bass but it sounds more punchy in this bass than my neck through bass that it was in previously and with that rich deep emphasis i can put on the bottom end from the LP filters I plan to try it out as my primary reggae/dub bass.

Regardless of genre, in all of them there is some music i like and some music that i dislike. That does not make the music good or bad it's just my preference. When there is so much music about and life is too short, why waste it listening to music I am not getting any enjoyment from.