This is something that has to be seen irl, I don't think the full beauty of this can ever be caught in a pic. The Silver lines around the rays are a great example of what Masters are creating these instruments (artworks) The tiny surface is perfect mirror like, reflecting light make the rays shine amazingly :-)

With her older Sister:

A little over 12 years between these two:


(* Yes) :-)

Full specs:
C14809 completed April 10 2023
Custom Series II ULBII5
34 Long scale
Ebony fingerboard wood
Black Tahitian ovals, Abelone + Mother of Pearl inlayd under Logo, Silver lined Abelone rays
Black cosmos Alembic Gotoh's with Hipshot D tuner
Maple top laminate
Maple body
Maple back laminate
Flamed Maple + Purpleheart neck
Polyester finish
Series II electronics
Custom options: Europa body + headstock, opaque black finish body natural neck and headstock. Ruthenium plated hardware, red side leds

Still feels like we're on a honymoon when I pick her up (which happens a lot)

The mirror picture is AWESOME! 😃

   Very Cool.

Loud (too loud) :-) on stage:



There are some more songs from that gig on that channel.
Pics from that gig on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/V2kjPJT52VuTaG5b/

T. Michael Coleman one said, it wasn't too much bass that they hear, it's just the acoustics of the room, or the half-smoked joint behind their girlfriend's ear.


Turn it up, man. 

 

That has a nice crunch to it!

One year! :-)

This one had a better start than the Elan, IIrc I had to wait over a year for the first gig with the Elan.
The Europa got it's gig debut a couple of days after delivery and has seen many stages in Holland and Belgium since. :-)
Until recently it has been the only bass I've played, it's almost impossible to put this one down.
For gigs I took the Elan as backup, needless to say; never needed :-)

With the bigger pickups, it has also replaced the 4 string basses. I Used the '83 Spoiler mainly for fingerstyle playing, with the Elan I would hurt my thumb when using the "sharp" edges of the J pickup as thumbrest.

We will be playing some D-tuned songs again, for those I will be using the Elan (which was the task of the '88 Spoiler) Also we will be playing some half step down tuned songs, for those I will be using the '88 Spoiler.
Also plan to take the '83 Spoiler out again for some older songs. (f.i. Orion on a 5 string would be blasphemy imho)
So despite this extreme takeover, I've found a purpose for almost all. :-) (nothing in sight for the fretless yet)

A preview of what is to come, short clip of me practicing for the brutal downstroke series on YouTube:


-Warning, serious Alembic abuse!-

Quote from: pauldo on May 14, 2024, 05:32:10 PM
That has a nice crunch to it!

It's an Ampeg SVT 3 pro through a classic Ampeg 8x10, with gain at 11 and master at 11 (!)
A week before the gig we were informed we had to use their backline, so pissed and juvenile me crancked it all the way up...
So this is just: Bass - Cable - PS - Amp :-)
Oddly enough I did not get pushback from the monitor and foh people at all, they thought (rightfully so) it sounded great!
Guitar players used their backup heads (Line 6 and Kemper) and drummer only had his cymbals and snare, in hindsight this was our easiest gig ever! :-)

Nice pick work Flip. Alembics are built to take heavy playing, the strings will give up first. 😎🤩🧐

Hah, thanx and damn right! :-)

If you look closely in the vid, you'll see the E string is one of the original Alembic set.  The previous E string couldn't take it anymore, snapped while hitting the first E of a song. :-)

Awesome! Love the live Am I Evil too.

I believe that Creeping Death is the first Metallica song I was made aware of, back around 1985 or 86. A friend showed me it on guitar - but I don't think I ever tried it on bass until recently - his lesson came back to me!