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    For sale only: Alembic Essence 1991, £1800 including insured UK courier Lots more hi-res pics here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/133089969@N07/albums/72157669007537898 ...and you can also see the orginal Reverb listing: https://reverb.com/item/9229599-alembic-essence-4-walnut Purchased recently from Edwin at Bass Connection - it's a gorgeous gloss walnut, with a 3-piece maple neck and recently lemon-oiled ebony fretboard. One ding: a 1-cm wide shallow dent + scuff on the side near the output jack, which I can't seem to photograph due to the gloss reflection. Controls: Volume, blend, low pass filter, 3-position Q switch (from the Club Alembic FAQ: "The Q switch is a 3 position switch and works in concert with the filter. It provides 0, 6db, and 9db of boost at the cut off frequency you've set with the filter. When the switch is off you get a flat response up to the filter setting.") . Note the Q switch is not standard for the Essence, but really adds a crisp bite when applied. Width at (brass) Nut: 41mm Weight 3.7 Kg Has a Hipshot D-tuner fitted for drop-D. Includes a non-original/old but functional hardcase. Collection: Tonbridge, Kent approx 20 mins from J5 M25. Thanks for looking, my feedback is in my signature. Cheers! Kev
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    Unique, and superb! I bet it cuts through any mix... GLWTS
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    Even the neckplate is amazing! Get your Jah Wobble/Kim Gordon vibe on GLWTS
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    Probably the ideal pub band name is 'Free beer and barbecue sponsored by local cab firm', just need to agree on a font.
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    One important consideration is accents. Although possibly apocryphal, I love the story that Mötley Crüe were greeted on stage in Germany to chants of 'Mertley Cru-ee'... ...in fact this is why my band, the Expändables, has an umlaut : we're all getting wider (expandable) and if one of us can't make the gig we play anyway (expendable)
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    Many thanks, much appreciated
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    Disappointed that the sleeves aren't carpet-lined and there's no UV lamp under the collar...
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    Just gigged my Greenboy Fearless Dually 2x15 (built by Tricky Audio) - as always, very easy to load in and out of the car and roll through a crowded beer marquee (or pick up and waddle with for a while where needed!). A lovely tone from the Faital 400s, suits a P in a blues/rock/soul combo beautifully. But most importantly, the colour matches the bass
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    A secondhand Alembic Series 1 or 2 32" scale. Secondhand as otherwise I guarantee I wouldn't reach my 51st...
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    No, 'twas a lovely '91 Essence from Bass Connection. Very pleased with it
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    Now available again
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    Now available again due to recent Alembic acqusition!
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    Richard kindly drove over a Vintage Tony Butler Sig P in excellent condition - very pleased with it, and a pleasure to meet and chat! Top recommendation, many thanks Richard
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    I bet you could still rest one of these on them...
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    I'd assume in that setup there is (1) frequency overlap between the front and back speakers and hence (2) interference as the soundwaves from the rear pair meet the front pair, which is difficult to control. So likely to be a sub-optimal mix for the audience. It also seems like pub overkill: we've managed 30+ pub gigs using a budget gear4music speaker pair (12s + horn) on stands and a humble Behringer mixer . Vocals, rhythym guitar, keyboard through PA, drums unmicced (although sometimes we run the kick through an old 1x15 bass combo ), sax unmicced with a reflection monitor on a micstand, harmonica through a combo, bass through 2x15 (but very rarely cranked). Floor monitors for vocals, keyboard, guitar only. And it's an easy tear-down for the rainy car park afterwards.
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    That line deserves a bump!
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    Fantastic basses, I had a 4HH too - but I'm guessing yours is not 5kg heavier GLWTS!
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    Please can you confirm the fingerboard radius? I can't remember if these are 7.25" or 9.5" . Cheers!
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    Dakota is a lovely shade, darker red than fiesta which has a hint of pink. What's the fingerboard radius bruce?
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    Withdrawn, probably because @Marc S is right on all counts ^^
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    Precision bass

    Kevsy71 replied to JPJ's topic in Bass Guitars

    DIsclaimer: not tried one, but the Bass Centre Ps get good reviews, especially the Bruce Thomas signature model.
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    For sale only: Fender Roadworn 50s Precision bass. £750 including UK courier No trades thank you (some more hi-res pics here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/133089969@N07/albums/72157666524093767/with/27118298298/ I bought this recently from fellow Basschatter thebrig, original sales thread here: https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/320859-sold-fender-road-worn-50s-precision-bass-sunburst-20156/ It has not been gigged or even at band practice since I received it. Includes the original Fender gigbag and case candy (bag candy?) Comes with LaBella FS (standard gauge) flats, not the FL as shown in the pic. Price includes UK courier. Thanks for looking!
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    For a home cinema, music listening room or studio; with a static, seated audience and careful acoustic treatment; I would absolutely go to town applying the scientifically-correct sound reinforcement solution. Because in that environment, the variables are minimised, and the results can be more fully appreciated. But at the Dog and Duck, with a packed car park in the rain, an L-shaped-low-ceiling- room-with-a-bar-and-ante-rooms-and-windows-and-glass-conservatory, packed* with standing, moving, 'refreshed' and loud-talking punters? Then the goalposts move. If I can hear clear vocals and distinguish the instruments from the busy parts of the room then I'm happy: and if that can be achieved with a more portable set up with less trip hazards, less power strips and less footprint then that setup wins. Sadly we're not generating anything near-enough the gig income to switch, so it's teetering PA tops for the foreseeable. Mind those stand legs! * anything more than three, including dogs
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    Still here BUMP
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    Available again
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