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Hey, Jacob! Should I get this?!
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 12:03 pm
by nattiep
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 12:14 pm
by ken_swearingen
Yes! I would say get that, alembic active pickups sound great.
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 12:18 pm
by nattiep
Actually.. I'm too poor atm... anyone want an active Rick?
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 12:20 pm
by ajish4
Hey Nate,
I gave that one a look myself!
I have two Alembic basses. Greg Lake first turned me on to Alembic WAAAAAAAyyyyyyyy back in 1978.
Granted they are on the lower end of the model scale, an EPIC and an ESSENCE 5 string, but the sounds I get out of them are AMAZING.
I always wondered how the two combined would sound. I like things stock, so I'd never attempt this myself, but it does make you wonder....
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 12:24 pm
by nattiep
Well I'd say buy it, but you're getting a christmas present.. didja find out what it is yet?
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 12:28 pm
by 86kubicki
Nate - years ago I put Alembic pickups in a 4001 I had at the time. They are much more "hi-fi" sounding that the stock pickups. It's always hard to describe sound in words, but the bass lost that classic Rickenbacker sound (not really surprising!). Are the Alembics good pickups? For sure! They just may not give you the tone you're looking for.
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 12:31 pm
by nattiep
Then I'm not going for it. I like the grindy/growly stock Rick pickup sound.
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 12:38 pm
by ajish4
Not yet Nate,
I'm still in the dark.
It is driving me NUTS! I don't even know the color!
The Mrs. moved the bass to a friends house so I can't even sneak a peak!
I LOVE natural wood so if I were to GUESS, I'd say a Maple, but what version? I just have to wait ANOTHER MONTH!
!@#*$#&@!!
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 12:41 pm
by ken_swearingen
Tony, its probably a 4002.
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 12:42 pm
by ajish4
Ken,
From your mouth to God's ears!
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 12:42 pm
by nattiep
LOL! That'd kick ***!
Well a Mapleglo 4003 would be my standard guess.
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 12:54 pm
by sabbath_of_bass
Im special! I got my name in a thread! Yay. Haha... When I said Active... I ment go get yourself a Spector or something... Not a Ric with different pickups! Your Obsessed dude. But hey alot of guys well never play anything other then 1 bass or 1 style of bass. Im just all over the place.
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 12:55 pm
by ajish4
That's where I'm leaning.
WOOD, give me wood....wait a minute, that didn't sound right....it sounded to Beavis & Butthead.....Grain, that's it! Give me WOOD GRAIN!
I have a very good friend up in NY who asked me if I wanted to buy this one over the summer..but it didn't work out...I'm still hoping.....
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 2:15 pm
by nattiep
Oooo purdy!
What's wrong with being obsessed?
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 2:31 pm
by sabbath_of_bass
Not a thing bro. Look at it this way. At least your just obsessed with Ric's. With me its Spector, Ric, Fender, Lakland, Musicman, Wal! Figured you'd like the Wal one. But yeah. You got one (that I know of)... I got 6 and Iv only been playing 2 years. Looks like im a little obsessed.