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May 17, 2009 #12. Alembic wouldn't be Alembic without the beautiful woods. Unfortunately, the basses were very sensitive to the climate changes on our tour schedules, and Id spend as long as a half-hour before every gig making adjustments. I tried it out and I really liked it, so I bought it just for the collection and never really bothered with it. Fine handcrafted basses and guitars : Browse some of the custom options we offer. Wavy headstock, with four-a-side machineheads. 0. Graphite-reinforced neck of laminated walnut and maple. Oops, looks like you forgot something. The Series I is as much of a powerhouse today as it was back in 1972 and nothing short of a Series II even comes close. Also, I grew tired of the bloody 5-pin Cannon jack and transformer box I had to use with them. 1975, Sunn rig, with amplifiers moved to side-stage rack: two Sunn 412 speaker cabs (outside top), two Sunn 312 312 speaker cabs (inside top), two Sunn 118 speaker cabs (outside bottom), two Sunn W 118 reflex bins (inside bottom). Alembic Bass Guitar & Eden Amp / Bajo . Click to view larger version. The company has also nurtured some of the greatest luthiers of all time, including Rick Turner and Doug Irwin. The other 4-string is in a Hard Rock somewhere. We can help you choose the right woods for your custom bass. They keep all the patterns for every bass they make and can recreate any model from these patterns. Johns first Alembic bass guitars, made in Santa Rosa, California, which he used as his primary instruments from October 1975 to October 1976, when they were replaced with the Explorer-style Alembics. Peter Cook Lightning Bolt bass (courtesy Rock Stars Guitars) headstock/neck visible on stand at left (as seen on cover of The Who By Numbers). Watch this gear and we'll notify you if it becomes available again. Alembic instruments can be ordered with a wide variety of custom features, including complex inlays and LED position markers in the neck. By clicking Subscribe, I agree to receive exclusive offers & promotions, news & reviews, and personalized tips for buying and selling on Reverb. I sold the main bass to the Hard Rock Cafe that was its punishment.. [citation needed] The company sold the recording studio in 1973, the same year a story in Rolling Stone helped generate enough cashflow for a standardized bass guitar line based on the Guild Starfire. The Series I is as much of a powerhouse today as it was back in 1972 and nothing short of a Series II even comes close. Courtesy Martin Forsbom. Sunn Bass bin, courtesy rockstarsguitars.com. I sold it as its punishment for going wrong at the beginning of Live Aid.. Ca. Flame-shaped headstock with red plastic truss rod cover. We have chosen to keep our model names tied to the electronics rather than the shape or scale length, so you will see short scale Series I basses with the default Small Standard shape and some with the Standard Omega shape. // ]]> -->. 19779 Posts 1336 Topics Last post by pauldo in Re: 73-28 Bass on April 03, 2023, 06:30:32 AM Bass is 1974 Alembic in zebra wood. document.write('Photo: C. Pulin'); 1981 video for Another Tricky Day with the Alembic with V-shaped headstock. The electronics are otherwise stock Alembic circuitry: two pickups that are medium impedance and gain-adjustable, internal preamp, and a dummy pickup for hum cancellation; the tone controls are active low-pass filters. While they are pleasing to the eye, keep in mind that different combinations will shape the way the string behaves, thus influencing the tone. Alembic is an American manufacturer of high-end electric basses, guitars and preamps. Ex-lot 63 Rock n Roll Memorabilia 19561984 The Property of John Entwistle, Sothebys, London, 7th April, 1988, From the collection of Brad and Diana Rodgers of www.whocollection.com, This guitar was exhibited at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland, Ohio from 19982007. Amp Two Stramp stero pre-amps, Sunn Coliseum power amps, driving three Sunn 18 cabinets and three 4 X 12 cabinets. The bass that Yolanda Charles is playing has 9 knobs. It was the highest-priced bass of all the ones that John sold, fetching approximately $33,000. Click to view larger version. By continuing to use Reverb, you agree to these updates, and to our cookie policy. Includes new hard shell case, original power supply and 5 pin cable. 1 day. 26 Nov. 1975, with Alembic Series 1 bass in zebra wood. 24 frets, active electronics and an external power supply and exotic woods were just a fe. Plays and sounds great. John Entwistles amps are the responsibility of Bill Harrison, who stands to the rear of the bass cabinets when the Who are onstage. While Alembic has largely eschewed celebrity endorsements, the company has made two exceptions to this rule. We offer the finest selection of boutique bass guitars and amplifiers to our customers. Still other variations exist and are yet to be created, but they are all still Series I basses. Peavey pulled out all the stops on this signature model and proved that they could build a high quality bass back when they were mostly known for building consumer grade gear. document.write(' Photo: Ebet Roberts '); 1975, with Alembic Series I Omega bass with flame-figured top. Add to Cart. Well, its got a whole frequency sweep on it. ", "Pacific High Recording, Alembic, His Master's Wheels, 60 Brady Street, San Francisco, CA", "Alembic: Sound Wizards to the Grateful Dead", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alembic_Inc&oldid=1111541660, This page was last edited on 21 September 2022, at 14:30. Learn More, We understand the importance of online privacy and are committed to complying with the EU General Data Protection Regulation. See. Alembic Stanley Clarke Sign Del, Cocobolo *LAST ONE AT CURRENT PRICE. For the 10 and 11 Sept. 1982 warmup gigs at N.E.C. John used at least four additional Alembic Series I basses on stage with The Who, including a dark finish, two heavilty quilted natural finish, and a Series I Omega, some of which are pictured below. 1981 Top of the Pops television performance with the Alembic V bass. First sold in 1988 by John in Sothebys auction (Rock n Roll Memorabilia 19561984 The Property of John Entwistle, Sothebys, London, 7th April, 1988). Itll be more or less a stage sound that I try to put on recording, unless the number merits a normal bass sound. Free shipping. // ]]> -->. Estimated 2,5003,000; sold for 15,000. Very Good items may show a few slight marks or scratches but are fully functional and in overall great shape. There are a variety of body shapes for the Series I bass. Navigate to an era or just scroll through. A 1981 Alembic catalog hyped the . Courtesy whocollection.com. October 1975, with Alembic Series 1 bass in zebra wood. Click to view larger versions. Christies would like to thank Rick Turner for his assistance with this lot. 714 Posts 240 Topics Last post by garyhead in Re: Quilt coco bolo on January 17, 2023, 02:45:57 PM Showcase. When we delivered the amps to the London rehearsal space, we forgot to bring the volume pedal. . Gibson are trying to make me something similar using the same tone circuitry as the Alembic. Estimated 2,0003,000; sold for 3,840. Wonderful series 1 long scale bass from Alembic, 1976. Neck is great. Key design elements from the earliest instruments are still present in Alembic's instruments today. com. The four-string model pictured at right sold in the 13 May 2003 Sothebys auction in London for 50,400. France, John bought eight of them, because they had four major rehearsal studios around the world and he didnt like to set up, so each studio got two of them (one for spare). Please check the fields highlighted in red. Alembic pickups fall in two categories. Id work out a series of lines that flowed into each other with the twang of the trebly sound and Id find myself drifting into that every night, unless it was a bit of free form. The Definitive Online Tablature and Gear Resource for The Who since 1997. Genuine Alembic parts are available directly from the source. Ca. Whotabs is not affiliated with The Who, its record company or management. We also host lessons with elite bassist, Dave LaRue . This item is sold As-Described and cannot be returned unless it arrives in a condition different from how it was described or photographed. He brought it along to a Who rehearsal when hed finished I plugged it in and it blew my mind. Ca. Extra 2% off with coins. Original brochure will be included with the sale. bucephylus said: . So I changed the whole equipment and the basses to the Thunderbird. Used Electric Bass Alembic SERIES I MSB MAPLE TOP 1979 (S/N:79 1345) Opens in a new window or tab. Click to reveal Click to view larger versions Custom Flame bass, made by Peter Cook. 1996-97 Conklin Custom Guitar and Bass Catalog: Sixteen pages of beautiful, handmade Conklin instruments. A Fender is perfect for treble, but theres no bottom and Gibson is perfect for bottom but theres no treble. But you dont lose the bottom. Text and photos copyright 2015 Alembic, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Some are related to scale length, others to tradition, and others to personal taste. document.write('Photo: Mark Mander'); Items must be returned in original, as-shipped condition with all original packaging.Learn More. There were two preamps in each top and you could blend between them with a standard $50 volume pedal. You hear the player, not the bass. The Alembics got such an amazing amount of treble its almost ear-piercing. 1975, with Alembic Series 1 bass in zebra wood. The Series I is as much of a powerhouse today as it was back in 1972 and nothing short of a Series II even comes close. This Deluxe features a master grade Cocobolo top and back. Alembic subsequently released a retail version of the A-shaped headstock model, renaming it the Exploiter.. Free shipping on many items | Browse your favorite brands | affordable prices. Artist Robert Thomas designed and painted the logo of the company in 1969, which included multiple elements that represented mankind and energy as values that Alembic aimed to show to public. We've been making Series I basses longer than any other model in our catalog. Free shipping. By December 1979, John replaced the Sunn 412LH 412 cabs with Sunn 412L 412 cabs. from Japan. News (28 April 2010): Christies to auction Peter Cook custom Flame bass, as part of its Popular Culture: Rock and Pop Memorabilia sale, to be held on 24 June 2010. This 1993 bass is in incredible condition for its age showing almost no signs of use! There are also many vintage and retired Alembic bass guitars you may no longer be able to buy new, in which case a used version is the only way to buy that model of Alembic bass. Oops, looks like you forgot something. Turner adds that the Alembic recently sent John another bass, a new model with a medium scale graphite neck, and an ebony body with a Bigsby vibrato tailpiece. This information, along with all other content included in Whotabs, is intended for private study, scholarship or research. document.write('Photo: Richard Young, via “”'); About two years ago, while one of the Fenderbirds was being repaired, John happened to pick up a stock Alembic for a rehearsal. (See clip of this performance on YouTube. Sothebys. rick4001s. Still other variations exist and are yet to be created, but they are all still Series I basses. L.D. Ive finally fulfilled my role in the Who. Items must be returned in original, as-shipped condition with all original packaging.Learn More. Through the 1980s, Alembic introduced several new models. All Rights Reserved in our Catalog the sound, Alembic introduced several new models it in it. 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