Alembic Essence Five String Bass
Original price
$16,400.00
Current price
$10,599.00
SKU K14668
Get the iconic Alembic sound without the size and weight of the classic Alembic instruments. This Macassar Ebony topped Essence brings Alembic's legendary tone to the table in a comfortable lightweight package. The Essence bass is their smallest body - 12 inches across.
The heart of the Essence's tone is the Alembic low-pass filter. With this one tone control, a wide range of sounds from deep to bright are available with a simple twist of one knob. Even a small amount of rotation can produce a big change in tone.
The Essence bass gives you all the essentials of Alembic: neck through body construction, Alembic pickups and active electronics, solid brass hardware, all crafted in Santa Rosa, California, USA, the only place that Alembics are born.
Features:
The heart of the Essence's tone is the Alembic low-pass filter. With this one tone control, a wide range of sounds from deep to bright are available with a simple twist of one knob. Even a small amount of rotation can produce a big change in tone.
The Essence bass gives you all the essentials of Alembic: neck through body construction, Alembic pickups and active electronics, solid brass hardware, all crafted in Santa Rosa, California, USA, the only place that Alembics are born.
Features:
- Weight 10.4 Lbs.
- Body: ** Bookmatched Macassar Ebony Top
- Mahogany Back with Maple and Purpleheart Accent Laminates
- Tummy Contour on Back
- ** "Continuous Wood" Backplates
- High Gloss Polyester Finish
- Neck: Five Piece Laminated Maple Neck
- ** Extra-Wide Purpleheart Laminates
- Neck Through Body Construction
- Satin Polyester Finished Neck
- Gaboon Ebony Fretboard
- ** Abalone Oval Position Markers
- 34" Scale
- 1.875" Nut Width
- ** Violet L.E.D. Side Position Markers
- Macassar Ebony Headstock Overlay
- Height Adjustable Brass Nut
- Gold Gotoh Die-Cast Tuning Machines
- Bridge: ** Heavy Chrome Plated Alembic
- Adjustable Bridge and Tailpiece in Solid Brass
- Pickups/Electronics:
- Two Alembic MXY-5/6 Sealed Humbucking Pickups
- Essence Preamp Featuring: Volume, Pickup Blend, Filter Frequency, and Filter Q Controls
- ** On-Off Toggle Switch for L.E.D.s
- ** Custom Form-Fit Hard Case By G&G Cases
- Build Sheet, and Adjustment Tools Included