(x) 96Q10313 Rogue 5

Started by daves.a.pawn.shop, June 30, 2020, 01:07:49 PM

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daves.a.pawn.shop

Just got my first Alembic! Want to know as much as possible about it. Thanks in advance.

LMiwa

Congratulation and Welcome!
Beautiful bass you have there!

edwardofhuncote

I'm pretty sure this bass belonged to another Club Member here. If it isn't the same bass, it came from the same Bocate board.


mario_farufyno

It looks fairly "stock" to me, so it probably have a 5 piece Maple Neck with Walnut stripes, Mahogany body, Maple accent and Bocate top (assuming Gregory knows better). It has MXY-5 PUs and usual Europe guts with Volume, Pan and Filter Pots along with Lows Boost/Cut, Highs Boost/Cut and (probably) on/off "Q" switches. If you are not used to Alembics, that "Q" adds a bump near cutoff frequency enhancing mids at filtering point (so it works together with the filter knob and can sound sort like a Wha in a intermediary position). Newer versions have 3 position Q switch, adding a more gentle peaking boost between nothing and full on.

Initial numerals in SN indicates the production year, so your Bass was finished in 1996.
Not just a bass, this is an Alembic!

mica

Here's the details from the instrument file:

serial number: 96Q10313
model: Rogue
model number: QLB5
top: Bocate
accent: Maple
body: Mahogany
neck: 5-piece Maple with 4 Walnut pinstripes
scale: 34" long
fingerboard: Ebony
inlays:Pearloid (plastic) ovals
pickups: Alembic MXY56
controls: volume, pan, filter, Q switch, bass cut/flat/boost, treble cut/flat/boost, mono output
originally made for: Guitar Center Atlanta
birthday: November 1, 1996