Alembic Series I Bass w/Series II Electronics: Is This the ULTIMATE Bass Guitar?
The OG of boutique basses! Now you can recreate so many of your favorite iconic bass tones of the 70’s and 80s and beyond!
Top: Bubinga
Accent: Maple
Body: Mahogany
Back: Bubinga
Neck: 5-piece Maple and Purpleheart
Scale: 34″ long
Fingerboard: Ebony
Aide markers: silver dots
Body shape: Standard Point
Finish: Polyurethane satin natural (oil-look)
Hardware: Gold plated
Pickups: Alembic SC-1 and HX
Controls: Series II
Originally made for: German Village Music, OH
Birthday: June 4, 1999
Hardshell case included
Weight: 12lbs 9oz
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Originally posted by UCJBZ88VOv-NuoRCLO0id0Vg at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nzv3RzaPWLM
I ve been a Alembic owner for 25 years so i really know the topic.
I ve had a 79 series 1 long scale bass but finally sold it 7 years ago when i ve switched to Smith 's bases .
In my opinion Alembics top of the line basses are ultra high end basses but not for anybody????
its simple if you check out how many bass players outside there are playing this brand you ll probably find 1 or maybe 2 that's maybe because there aren't basses to plug and play as Smiths or others brands and comparing Alembics to Smiths i ve found Smiths super easy to play than alembics .
Another issue is the super crazy prices and don't think that a bass can be worth it to 30k !!!its ridiculous ????
Come on Do 0:44 novan,there's TONS more tones on that beast ,how about a video with playing samples and less talking
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Bought my first Alembic 36 years ago and since then the amount has steadily grown over the years, all of being different in their own way to play and the way they sound. A testament to their craftsmanship in wood and the creative electronic engineers which all are unique in their field.
How come most people that demo Alembics never play a groove? They just mindlessly noodle
30 years ago I sold my cocobolo 5 String to print the first color cover of Bass Frontiers magazine. Just two weeks ago I came full circle to own a Stanley Clarke model, and to be fortunate enough to play in on a 12 hour day in the studio with A team players the next day. I am told I'm the only one it town using an Alembic in the studio here in Nashville.
When Jack Casady of Jefferson Airplane got the first Alembic referred to as "Alembic 1", the band referred to it as "mission control." Setting up the intonation on an Alembic is a bit of a pain because the saddles have be be moved back and forth with the tools that come with the bass and you give your best guess and then tighten the string and check the intonation. It usually takes a few tries a few tries to get the sting intonated. The neck has two metal truss rods that are accessible after the brass cover plate is removed. There are wrenches that come with the bass for that. Making changes on the fly is more than difficult. That bass is in great condition probably because taking a $30,000 bass guitar into a smokey club to play is something that I wouldn't do. It is better to grab a Fender or Music Man or whatever to do that. When was the last time you saw someone using an Alembic in a performance?
Where's the low end?
Is that optional?
This bass can sound super hifi (reference: Mark King), but I guess it depends on your whole setup.
OMG!????????????????
You can't talk about Alembics and not mention Jimmy Johnson! If you've heard James Taylor in the last 35 years, you've heard Jimmy Johnson's Alembic Series II. He was among the very first 5-string players with his first Alembic 5 string in 1975 or 1976. Before Ken Smith was building 5 strings, and around the same time that Anthony Jackson was working with Carl Thompson on his first 6-string.
Another cool note – Rick Turner was at Alembic in the early years, before he went to Gibson and then eventually formed Turner/Renaissance.
Oh My Gosh, this is THE Alembic bass. I live in Sonoma County, have been to the Mothership countless times, and Rich Lasner who designed the Peavey Cirrus, Flea bass, Steve Vai, and more who also owns VOX guitars in Novato, CA and is a friend I can tell you that Peavey Cirrus USA walnut / bubinga, and Alembic basses are two of my favorites because they are local, and the best. I know a lot of local Alembic players and 95% of them also own a Peavey Cirrus. The Alembic series 2 with a bubinga top is THE best of the best of all wood choices. You have the classic Mohangony body that holds the lows nice and tight, and add the bubinga top for a blossoming tone of each and every note. It's PERFECTION. Whomever bought this bass for $10k got the best bass ever made.
I was just waiting for the moment his smacks the headstock on that counter or knocks a bottle off ????
How did all those P-bass players ever get by?????????????
Baixo absurdamente lindo, alembic é um outro nível na questão de criação de baixos, uma pena serem tão pouco acessíveis, se no exterior já são bem caros imagina então aqui no Brasil. Mas felizmente temco youtube pra eu poder apreciar essa beleza de instrumento.
You must have moved the bass pretty quick…no longer seeing it on your website or Reverb
I had Doug Irwin build me a bass in 74. It served me really well! Same sort of bass but had Beast pickups (some of the first) from Bartolini!
Sold it last year to a collector! Miss it as well as the 82 G&L I had as well
Sounds kinda noisy the way you have it set up.
Didn't John Entwistle of the Who have a similar bass guitar in the 70s?
I have tried a few Alembics but MTD and Foderas play and sound better.
It was good enough for Stanley Clarke, so….