Hello! what can you tell me about this six string Epic ? I recently bought it.
Here is a pic! (http://club.alembicguitars.net/Images/394/101831.jpg)
That's a gorgeous instrument! The 1st 2 numbers in the serial number are the year it was built, so yours was built in 1994. Maybe Mica can look up the build sheet for you & tell you more about it. Congratulations & welcome to the club!
Thanks for the welcome rusty, I'm still working through some bugs and setup issues. I play both lightly and heavily and everything in between but I think either the last owner was a light touch kind of player or the climate change between California and Vancouver Island Canada has adjusted the neck for me and there is a great deal of fret noise but beautifully low action. The bass still feels good in the hands! First Alembic, first six string...life is good!
I just got my Stanley Clarke Signature Deluxe in February. When I took it out of the box, the action was so low it buzzed on almost every note. I read Joey's post on setting up Alembics & got it much better! http://club.alembicguitars.net/Images/16271/16318.html?1107545766 (http://club.alembicguitars.net/index.php?topic=311) I still have some buzz I'm trying to work out, but have no doubt that it can be done. Alembics are AMAZING instruments & very adjustable to suit your style of playing. I tend to play pretty hard too, but I don't want my strings 1/4 off the neck to keep them from buzzing! I don't hear the buzz with my band, just when I play alone at home, but it still bugs me! I'm hoping that since it's brand new that it still has some settling to do & eventually I can get it set exactly how I want it. Mica has a saying that It takes the wood a little while to realize that it's not a tree anymore!
Hi I'm just following up on this has anyone at alembic been able to find the history on my bass yet?
Hi Dieter, these lookups are done when time permits, and it's a busy little factory so the wait time can often be a few months, rather than weeks. Meanwhile, make some music! That's what these creatures were made for.
Have you had more success with your setup?
Thanks Adrian, I just read this and I have not been on the forum for a while. Coincidentally, I've been doing exactly what you said (making music). I took the bass to a local luthier and he did a brilliant setup after which I promptly decided to have him remove the frets. This bass is now a lined fretless and it sounds really sweet, fat and warm. My problems with the a string sounding muddy on the attack are gone, the electronics problems I solved by tightening the pots as recommended. It would be nice to have as much info as possible but I'm enjoying the instrument anyway.
No problem, Dieter. My Epic got defretted too - like minds ...
Hi Dieter,
Here's the details I found out about your bass:
serial number: 94W8757
model name: Epic
model number: WLB6
top: Flame Walnut
accent: Maple pinstripe
body: Mahogany
neck: 5-piece Maple
scale: 34 long
fingerboard: Ebony
inlays: none
pickups: MXY56
controls: Epic volume, pan, bass, treble, mono output
originally made for: Guitar Workshop, Norway
birthday: January 17, 1994
I've noted in the file that it's a fretless now.