White Cloud

[quote name='Kiwi' timestamp='1385113304' post='2284537'] Nope... and I've never seen one with LED's either. [/quote] Lol, or a hipshot Dtuner!

[quote name='Kiwi' timestamp='1385071510' post='2284253'] Depends on the timeframe obviously...but I'm thinking 50-100 years...if a graphite neck was properly cared for too. [/quote] Hmmm, well lets put it this way...I have never seen an antique Stradivarius violin with a graphite neck.

That is a bass that sits comfortably at the top of the food chain. Congratulations!

[quote name='Kiwi' timestamp='1384814714' post='2281180'] I suspect they'll last much, much longer than wooden necks if they're well made. [/quote] Really? I am a fan of Graphite - but don't see why wood wouldn't last as long as a composite if cared for.

I'm afraid this seems to be typical with Alembic. Try the Alembic club forum for advice..very friendly and helpful.

Everybody has their own take on this, but in my world the component parts of a musical instrument should fit together properly.

Personally this annoys me...a lot. Fender take the biscuit with this - it is slack build quality consistency and there is no need for it at any price. Brands like Yamaha and Ibanez, even at an extremely low price point, would never tolerate this......

Any music shop that puts instruments on show, for sale, without even the most basic of preparation is cheating the customer out of a vital part of the service they should be providing for the potential customer. Its basics folks.

Personally I agree with the OP. If I pick up a bass in a shop and it plays like crap I am not buying it ............

Really disappointed to hear this as I seriously liked the look of the Electra in sunburst as a cheap gigging warhorse.

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1384606796' post='2278617'] I float all the time - I never rest on the pickup. [/quote] Me too.

It's an Ibanez...that is a guarantee that it will be extremely well designed, well made, feel great, sound right and be value for money. What else matters?

Zappa was a modern day genius; innovative, experimental, fearless and ground breaking. That is what music is actually all about. Been a fan for 35 years and have ALWAYS been hugely impressed by the complexity of the music.

Looks extremely promising!

Look forward to seeing the end product. Great bass!

I have owned two Ricks (at different times) and absolutely loved everything about them...they both sounded fantastic. I wouldn't have dreamt of swapping either for a P or J ...horses for courses.

[quote name='RoRi' timestamp='1384017653' post='2271991'] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mbQdXBSxpw[/media] [/quote] Love this...I remember watching it when it was originally aired.

Jimmy Moon in Glasgow will make you one no problem. Superb luthier...and fast.

[quote name='visog' timestamp='1383949727' post='2271294'] +1... agree with the sentiment but I think Jaco's breakthrough year was '76 and this is '78. Masques is a favourite of mine too... [/quote] My mistake, but consider this...it makes Percy's playing all the more impressive. A fretless player that can sound so unlike Jaco in the slip stream of his blaze of glory.is quite a feat.

[quote name='Lowender' timestamp='1383969921' post='2271444'] She's fine. But what is she doing that everyone else in a decent cover band isn't doing? Answer: Looking good doing it. [/quote] Pardon me, but I like to think that I look good doing it too! I enjoyed it - it was well worth sharing...ignore the naysayers.

[quote name='philw' timestamp='1383942176' post='2271181'] Percy is the main reason I play bass. I got to Brand X via Genesis (Brand X was Phil Collins' entertainment during Genesis down-time) and I was so blown away by Percy's playing I decided there and then I was going to learn to play bass. That was maybe 1980. I had a Wal by 1983. White Cloud is spot on: the Masques album is brilliant, and it's peppered with the most innovative, unique, and sublime fretless playing. It's required listening I'd say for anybody who wants to play fretless. P [/quote] Sir...I like the cut of your jib!

Sorry to hear about this. This can potentially happen to any bass with a wooden neck. Same happened to my very expensive Jaydee back in the day. Unfortunately you have been extremely unlucky. For what it's worth I also owned a Lakland skyline that developed a very nasty neck crack.