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FC Bass
05-14-2007, 02:12 AM
I recorded some stuff with my modified '91 Fender Prodigy (Fembic) and '83 Alembic Spoiler:

Bass 1 (http://members.home.nl/fclandstra/Bassone.mp3)

Bass 2 (http://members.home.nl/fclandstra/Basstwo.mp3)

Recorded with my '83 Alembic Spoiler Koa and with my '91 Fender Prodigy "Fembic"

Alembic:
Solid Koa body
3 Piece maple neck through body
Ebony fretboard
32 inch scale
Alembic AXY Activators, Volume, Filter, Q switch and 4 way pickup selector (4th = standby)


Fender:
Poplar body
Maple bolt on neck
Rosewood fretboard
34 inch scale
Alembic P/J Activators,

The electronics are almost the same, same strings (R.Cocco 50-110)

The poll question is "which one sounds better, but can anyone tell me which one is the Fender and which one is the Alembic?

It's it's my interpatation of a bassolo by Jason Newsted: Click here (http://youtube.com/watch?v=BYzWe3VUr4Q)

Details and pictures of the basses are on my site: www.fcbass.com

blankstare77
05-14-2007, 01:42 PM
Bass 1 is alembic methinks.

Bass 2 sounds better.

chris_nairn
05-14-2007, 03:22 PM
hard to say which I like better based only on that piece. I would like to hear them both doing other stuff as well. I think bass one sounds better for that one because the lows aren't as rumbly. However, the deep lows in clip two might grab me more on something less droney.