jazzyvee Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 (edited) Oops how rude of me. Here is my alembic weapon of choice, that i picked up directly from Mica Wickersham at the alembic factory in California in 2012. Series II Europa. Edited April 24, 2019 by jazzyvee 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 27 minutes ago, jazzyvee said: Oops how rude of me. Here is my alembic weapon of choice, that i picked up directly from Mica Wickersham at the alembic factory in California in 2012. Series II Europa. Very nice jazzy, that’s class 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
three Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 1 hour ago, jazzyvee said: Oops how rude of me. Here is my alembic weapon of choice, that i picked up directly from Mica Wickersham at the alembic factory in California in 2012. Series II Europa. What an absolutely staggering bass - one that I've had the great pleasure of seeing and hearing in action! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Bassman Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 (edited) Short scale and long scale series 2s; Edited April 24, 2019 by Captain Bassman 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Here’s an Elan 6 I had for a while. Really heavy but really nicely made. Sounded quite ‘dark’ and never really bonded with it, not being much of a six string player. Or much of a player at all, really. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzyvee Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 23 hours ago, three said: What an absolutely staggering bass - one that I've had the great pleasure of seeing and hearing in action! Really?? when and where was that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted April 25, 2019 Author Share Posted April 25, 2019 This is definitely the thread to get the most 'likes' for your bass pics! 😁 But then we all know quality when we see it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Nearly bought this a while back until a Smith I had been waiting for came up for sale. Good job because I couldn’t afford it and wasn’t able to play it beforehand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 14 hours ago, Captain Bassman said: Short scale and long scale series 2s; Absolutely stunning pair of Alembics - curly koa and figured walnut facings, respectively? 41 minutes ago, ped said: Nearly bought this a while back until a Smith I had been waiting for came up for sale. Good job because I couldn’t afford it and wasn’t able to play it beforehand. If that was the Distillate (from Europe?) FS on this forum a couple of years back - likewise I stupidly dithered and missed out..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
three Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 3 hours ago, jazzyvee said: Really?? when and where was that? Unless I’m going nuts, with Musical Youth outside the town hall in Birmingham - maybe around 2015? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzyvee Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Yeah that sounds about right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 22 hours ago, Captain Bassman said: Short scale and long scale series 2s; Love the SC - I can't get my head round the pointy tail versions - how do you stand them up without a stand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzyvee Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 5 minutes ago, TheGreek said: Love the SC - I can't get my head round the pointy tail versions - how do you stand them up without a stand? Me too I love that short scale one. The reason for the pointy tail was because before Alembic made basses themselves they were a repair/modification shop and a lot of their work was repairing broken headstocks on basses because people didn't use stands so the point was to make it difficult to not use a stand. Further reading on the development of the body shapes. http://www.alembic.com/family/history_bodyshapes.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Bassman Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 7 hours ago, Shaggy said: Absolutely stunning pair of Alembics - curly koa and figured walnut facings, respectively? Thank you, they are rather special. I think you’re right on the shorty and it’s got the earlier satin finish which is really nice. The long scale is burl maple. 25 minutes ago, TheGreek said: Love the SC - I can't get my head round the pointy tail versions - how do you stand them up without a stand? You don’t...! 😂😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
three Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 2 hours ago, jazzyvee said: Yeah that sounds about right. And very impressive it was too - from what I remember, there was an SVT and fridge rig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Jones Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Owned two (a Mark II and an Epic), and never liked them. That said, I owned a Wal Custom that I bought for £350 in Music Ground in Leeds for a year and didn't like that much either. "Handmade" is not necessarily a euphemism for "not a dog". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visog Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 22 hours ago, Brother Jones said: Owned two (a Mark II and an Epic), and never liked them. That said, I owned a Wal Custom that I bought for £350 in Music Ground in Leeds for a year and didn't like that much either. "Handmade" is not necessarily a euphemism for "not a dog". So... out of interest, given Alembic/Wals don't float your boat, what does? (No judgement, just intrigued whether you'll go Ritter or Squire?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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