Alembic F-2B? - TalkBass. com Alembic pre, Furmin Parametric EQ, BGW power amp, and the JBL Cabaret 15's pretty nice for the time things IMO are much better now (smaller, lighter, punchier, louder), but that Alembic pre really is a classic and has held up VERY well through the years for guys looking for that 'real Fender' tube tone
Alembic pickups thread - TalkBass. com Alembic no longer makes the Spoiler model, so I emailed them for advice on what might work But if I go with other-than-Alembic pickups, I really have no idea what comes close As far as tone, I have always considered the aggressive, somewhat dirty 1970s tones of Phil Lesh to be my all-time favorite, and I generally do not play this bass with a
Alembic Club at Talk Bass | Page 219 | TalkBass. com Alembic is releasing the Sf-2 Superfilter in a pedal! It’s called the FL-105 According to Mica’s post at the Alembic Club site: The FL-105's roots are in the original Superfilter boxes Ron Wickersham made for our recording studio He made one each of the FL-101, FL-102, and FL-103 models
Alembic exploiter explorer bass - TalkBass. com Alembic model designations can be confusing The Exploiter model was basically a shape change to the Spoiler or Persuader model of bass But with Alembic, most any model can get an electronics upgrade and then, technically, be a different model
Alembic Epic 4 a great bass? - TalkBass. com The Alembic basses have one of the worst resale values in the bass community (IMO) They list for $5,000+, but you should be able to get a nice one between $1,200 00 -$1,400 00 Also, you will to get an oil to occassionally apply on the fretboard
Alembic F-1X preamp - TalkBass. com This question is for alembic f-1x owners and others familiar with this pre What do you set the preamp's volume at? I wanted to know if I should adjust the volume knob on the Alembic or level on the power amp Since there's no gain knob or light on the alembic, I don't know at what point the preamp is getiing an optimium gain level from my bass
Alembic Epic? yay or Nay? - TalkBass. com IME, Alembic electronics are what set them apart from other boutique basses You either dig the Alembic sound, or you don't I have a 4 string Epic that I love The output has a very wide frequency response, and can present as very Hi-Fi I like that the pups on Alembics are low impedance, and are built with weaker magnets than traditional pups
Fender vs Alembic - TalkBass. com Good conditioned late '70s Alembic Series I or Series II go for around $4,500 - 5,500 It is a 32" scale, which is rare and a blast to play 32" scale typically slides the price upward a bit, but more so with the small bodied Alembics like the '79 Series II that I had and sold
Stanley Clarke and his first Alembic Bass - TalkBass. com My main bass was an Ibby MC924PW, but I rocked up at the audition with the Alembic going into my Trace rig The drummer - who I kinda knew from being a dep in another band I had played in - threw a real strop at a break in the session, criticising my playing and the 'Hi-Fi' sound of the Alembic ' It's too Stanley Clark!!' he wailed
Alembic Vs Wal - TalkBass. com I played a few instruments while I was there including 2 different series II basses, a 4 and a 5 string The sound of the Alembic Series bass was everything I wanted Significantly different than the Wal sound, but did not disappoint The Wal has the most mid range punch than any bass built The Alembic is punchy, but more bottom end and bassy