marcus bell Posted November 7, 2013 Author Posted November 7, 2013 Gorgeous! Must get me a series 1 or mark king sig one day Quote
jazzyvee Posted November 7, 2013 Posted November 7, 2013 Not everyone agree's but I think they are incredible basses. Quote
Clarky Posted December 9, 2013 Posted December 9, 2013 NBD. A Brown Bass which I imported from a guy in Australia [attachment=150163:DSCF0619.JPG][attachment=150164:DSCF0620.jpg] Quote
lozbass Posted December 9, 2013 Posted December 9, 2013 Absolutely stunning Clarky - much darker walnut than mine with lovely figuring! Quote
jazzyvee Posted December 9, 2013 Posted December 9, 2013 Yes Clarky you have a beauty there. How is the weight of it working for you? Jazzyvee Quote
Clarky Posted December 9, 2013 Posted December 9, 2013 [quote name='jazzyvee' timestamp='1386604991' post='2302050'] Yes Clarky you have a beauty there. How is the weight of it working for you? Jazzyvee [/quote] It weighs 9.8 pounds which is at the upper end of what I can cope with but is fine. Funnily enough I have no balance or on-strap issues with it, although a number of people had warned about this. A very wide Minotaur strap probably makes all the difference here Quote
steve-soar Posted December 10, 2013 Posted December 10, 2013 Clarky, can we have many more pics, please? I never realised, though I might be wrong, but is it a carved top? Lovely bass. Quote
Clarky Posted December 10, 2013 Posted December 10, 2013 Hey Steve, here is the ebay ad from Oz which has a bunch more pics [url="http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/ALEMBIC-stanley-clarke-BROWN-BASS-/161154387667?pt=AU_Audio_CDs&hash=item25858cced3&nma=true&si=jWd8vO2G52qqA2h5wWXmPz6Yt6E%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557#ht_82wt_1399"]http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/ALEMBIC-stanley-clarke-BROWN-BASS-/161154387667?pt=AU_Audio_CDs&hash=item25858cced3&nma=true&si=jWd8vO2G52qqA2h5wWXmPz6Yt6E%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557#ht_82wt_1399[/url] Quote
Dazed Posted January 3, 2014 Posted January 3, 2014 That's a beauty Clarky. Very envious ! Would love a brown bass one day but it would be totally wasted in my clumsy hands, or a mk1 or 2. Hmmmm Quote
TheGreek Posted January 6, 2014 Posted January 6, 2014 Lovely looking bass, Clarky. Just checked the exchange rates - £2456.89 seems very reasonable - P&P must have been a killer though... Quote
Clarky Posted January 6, 2014 Posted January 6, 2014 (edited) [quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1389039498' post='2329225'] Lovely looking bass, Clarky. Just checked the exchange rates - £2456.89 seems very reasonable - P&P must have been a killer though... [/quote] All-in it was just over £3k to me, which I was happy with (the cheapest one I had been offered until that point was £4.5k and Station Music in Germany occasionally has them in for £6k+)! Edited January 6, 2014 by Clarky Quote
jazzyvee Posted January 8, 2014 Posted January 8, 2014 [quote name='Clarky' timestamp='1386606158' post='2302071'] It weighs 9.8 pounds which is at the upper end of what I can cope with but is fine. Funnily enough I have no balance or on-strap issues with it, although a number of people had warned about this. A very wide Minotaur strap probably makes all the difference here [/quote] My shorty has some neck dive but after a while adjusting posture and the position of the bass becomes natural so I hardly notice it. I also like the wide Minotaur and leathercraft straps. I was recently listening to some of the tracks from your band. If you ever get gigs up near the midlands area let me know. Quote
JazzBassfreak Posted January 26, 2014 Posted January 26, 2014 (edited) Thought I'd post my lovely epic here to see what you guys thought. Honestly thinking of letting her go, she's quite worn in but still in grade A condition Edited January 26, 2014 by JazzBassfreak Quote
SimonEdward Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 (edited) .. just sharing an old photo (last years' vintage) of my long-scale Signature Series IV.. she doesn't get out much, but might have a noodle later! Simon Edward. Edited February 1, 2014 by SimonEdward Quote
jacko Posted February 2, 2014 Posted February 2, 2014 Surprised I've not posted on this thread up to now. Here's my babies having some fun in the garden...[attachment=153942:basses.jpg] Quote
jazzyvee Posted February 2, 2014 Posted February 2, 2014 [quote name='jacko' timestamp='1391360688' post='2356177'] Surprised I've not posted on this thread up to now. Here's my babies having some fun in the garden...[attachment=153942:basses.jpg] [/quote] I'm surprised too Jacko, is 2014 gonna be the year you call Mica to spec out a custom Series bass? I don't think that year is gonna come for me anytime soon unless a good lottery win comes my way. Jazzyvee Quote
jacko Posted February 3, 2014 Posted February 3, 2014 I think it would take more than a lottery win V. I have 2 weddings to pay for in the next couple of years and I'm going to be needing a new car soon too so another instrument is not on the radar for a long time although I would like to fit in another trip to the States and especially the workshop sometime. Our extended family are some of the nicest people I've had the pleasure to meet. Mica was incredibly nice even though she knew I was only there to have a look round and pick up your blue box. Can't think of too many companies who'd treat their customers so well Quote
eubassix Posted March 31, 2014 Posted March 31, 2014 Thought I'd add some photos of the 83 Spoiler, recently brought back to life by Jon S. it was in a really bad state when I got it (might add some B4/after shots). Sorry - I didn't clean the inside of the case (Alembic) before taking the photos (!):- Quote
Urban Bassman Posted March 31, 2014 Posted March 31, 2014 Lovely. It really isn't helping my Alembic induced GAS..... Quote
jazzyvee Posted May 8, 2014 Posted May 8, 2014 [quote name='jazzyvee' timestamp='1279839700' post='902601'] Here are some Photo's of my new Alembic Europa/Elan The build Record/Spec is as follows. ------------------------- Model Name: Europa Model Number: ULB5 Completed: 23/01/2009 Scale Length: 34 inches Fingerboard: Ebony Inlays: Mother of Pearl Ovals Machine Heads: Gold Alembic-Gotohs Top Laminate: Flame Maple Accent Woods: None Body Wood: Maple Back Laminate: None Neck Woods: Maple & Purpleheart Finsh: Polyester Gloss with Satin Neck Feel Electronics: Signature - Master Volume, Pan, Filters x2, Q-Switch x2, Mono Output. Custom Options: Side LED's in Red with on off toggle switch Custom Black/Clear Finish Toggle switch for on/standby Elan in-line Neck 100% made in the USA [attachment=54853:EuropaFive_2.jpg] [attachment=54854:EuropaFive_3.jpg] [attachment=54855:EuropaFive_4.jpg] [attachment=54856:EuropaFive_5.jpg] [attachment=54857:EuropaFive_6.jpg] [attachment=54858:EuropaFive_7.jpg] [attachment=54859:EuropaFive_8.jpg] [attachment=54860:EuropaFive_9.jpg] With it's wide tonal palette it is going to take a while to find my sound on it. Fun fun fun. Jazzyvee [/quote] Yesterday I upgraded this bass with new Q-switches so like the series and anniversary basses the Q switches have 3 positions of [font="arial, helvetica"][size="2"][color="#000000"]0/6/9db instead of the standard 0/8db which gives me the option of a more subtle resonance peak at the cut of frequency of the low pass filter plus a slightly higher full on effect. Sounds great at home and [/color][/size][/font][color=#000000][font=arial, helvetica][size=1]I have two gigs over the weekend to try them out.[/size][/font][/color] [font="arial, helvetica"][size="2"][color="#000000"]Jazzyvee[/color][/size][/font] Quote
Bassmachine Posted May 19, 2014 Posted May 19, 2014 Here is my Alembic. Not something special but its like new for a bass made in 1988..... Top is walnut and the body is maple.... The quality of alembic is unique Enjoy it.... Quote
lozbass Posted May 23, 2014 Posted May 23, 2014 (edited) Hi Bassmachine, some lovely walnut in that top, and it really does look like new! Very nice and phenomenal quality as you suggest Edited May 23, 2014 by lozbass Quote
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