Vector-body Custom 5-string

Started by edwardofhuncote, January 10, 2018, 02:46:26 PM

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edwardofhuncote

This one's back up for sale.... Double-P Vector body with Signature electronics and LED's. She's got a couple ouch-marks, but pretty solid. I bet this thing sounds unbelievable.  8)

https://reverb.com/item/8871773-alembic-custom-vector-1998-arctic-white-5-string-bass-guitar-w-led-s

StephenR

This one seems to be having a difficult time finding a permanent home, shame as it seems like a nice instrument with lots of upgrade features.

edwin

This is about 20 miles from me. I'm going to see if I can check it out. I'm not a big fan of P pickups, but the rest of it looks very interesting: 34" 5 string! LEDs! Alembic! How can you go wrong?

edwardofhuncote


jwright9

Quote from: edwin on January 10, 2018, 09:39:26 PM
This is about 20 miles from me. I'm going to see if I can check it out. I'm not a big fan of P pickups, but the rest of it looks very interesting: 34" 5 string! LEDs! Alembic! How can you go wrong?

Edwin, if you aren't a fan of P pickups then you probably don't want a bass with 2 of them. Just saying.





edwardofhuncote

The P pickup on my Persuader when solo'd sounds positively thunderous... I find myself using the J in the bridge position to sorta' temper it with some snarl. I can hardly imagine having two of them in sequence.  ::)

In making comparisons, I would describe it as sounding 'warmer' than the AXY's on my Distillate basses, and a touch less articulate. The closest thing I have to that sound is the AXY 'FatBoy' on my Custom fretless solo'd out.

jazzyvee

#6
I have an elan 4 with twin p-style pickups. I didn't really know much about P style pickups until I had this bass and started to hear their characteristic sound. Like Edwin they are not my favourite sound although these sound great and definitely an alembic sound, it's not my first call bass and so it gets used mainly when that specific tone is required then it's just what the doctor ordered. Made of all maple body and monstly maple neck it's an extremely punchy bass.
The sound of Alembic is medicine for the soul!
http://www.alembic.com/info/fc_ktwins.html

bsee

If I were going to buy this one, I would have done it when it was offered here for about $2K a year or so ago.

jwright9

#8
Quote from: bsee on January 14, 2018, 05:14:07 PM
If I were going to buy this one, I would have done it when it was offered here for about $2K a year or so ago.


bsee, I'll sell it to you for $2k right now if you are serious.

$2k plus shipping and it's yours!

Message me if you want it.

dannobasso

If no one here is interested, I would go for $2000 if it is in the US.. Where is the bass located?
Thanks, Danno

jwright9

Quote from: dannobasso on January 16, 2018, 06:26:55 AM
If no one here is interested, I would go for $2000 if it is in the US.. Where is the bass located?
Thanks, Danno

The bass is in Colorado.
I can do $2000 plus shipping.

Message me.



jwright9

Quote from: jwright9 on January 14, 2018, 05:21:19 PM
Quote from: bsee on January 14, 2018, 05:14:07 PM
If I were going to buy this one, I would have done it when it was offered here for about $2K a year or so ago.


bsee, I'll sell it to you for $2k plus shipping.

That offer stands for anyone here.

Message me if you want it.

dannobasso


keith_h

Hello Danno, Haven't seen you round these parts is a while.

dannobasso

I lurk a lot. Been busy playing guitar as well as bass and I don't wax poetic on gear like I used too. Hope all is great with you and yours!