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11-22-2012, 06:40 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Carvin,Modulus, Hotwire & Conklin Basses, Eden Amps | | Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Nashville,TN | | | Boogieman Preamp replacement for Alembic Series I?
I have just bought a replacement preamp for my Alembic Series I built by a NYC company called Boogieman. My Series I preamp is 36 years old and having some issues. They also make replacement pickups. It was about 1/8 the cost of a refurb at Alembic ($1200) so I am taking a gamble. Has anyone tried these? http://www.ebay.com/itm/330820204073...84.m1423.l2649 |
11-22-2012, 07:04 PM
|  | Walter Woods or Aguilar to LDS - the best! | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: NE Ohio | | | What does the original one look like for comparison? I see a date of 2012-5-24 on the board, is this any indication of how new Boogieman is as a company?
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11-22-2012, 07:05 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Carvin,Modulus, Hotwire & Conklin Basses, Eden Amps | | Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Nashville,TN | | | I will try to take a picture and post it or PM you. |
11-23-2012, 09:18 AM
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Endorsing Artist: Carvin,Modulus, Hotwire & Conklin Basses, Eden Amps | | Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Nashville,TN | | OK, so the last time I contacted Alembic to do a refurb in 2003 for a whistle in the neck pup I was quoted $1200, which was what I paid for the bass in 1976. Seemed silly to me and I worked around it. I've bought this card, but have come to believe that Alembic repairs these cards for far less than I was quoted 9 years ago. I am going to call Alembic and see what the deal is on Monday and I'll post here. At least I'll get a chance to A/B the two cards.
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11-23-2012, 10:06 AM
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11-23-2012, 11:03 AM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Ohio | | | Sometimes I wish Alembic would offer a passive bass..but that would go against the whole idea of the company. |
11-23-2012, 01:56 PM
| | Walter Woods or Aguilar to LDS - the best! | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: NE Ohio | | Quote:
Originally Posted by chef wong  Sometimes I wish Alembic would offer a passive bass..but that would go against the whole idea of the company. | Not necessarily. Alembic is about state of the art, so why not a SOTA passive bass?
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11-23-2012, 06:56 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Carvin,Modulus, Hotwire & Conklin Basses, Eden Amps | | Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Nashville,TN | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by Jeff Scott
Not necessarily. Alembic is about state of the art, so why not a SOTA passive bass?
| The Oasis Basses were made by former Alembic employees. They featured exquisite woodwork and passive Bartolini pups,etc. and were made in the late 70s. |
11-23-2012, 07:07 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Ohio | | | You know..I take that comment back. It's the clarity in the uppermost highs and lowest lows changing my mind. |
11-23-2012, 07:20 PM
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11-23-2012, 08:01 PM
| | Walter Woods or Aguilar to LDS - the best! | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: NE Ohio | | | Interesting and cool guitars, those Oasis'. I am not sure of the Alembic connection, only due to the very different construction of those guitars but certainly Alembic inspired. When you look at a Doug Irwin guitar, for example, you very much see the Alembic that Doug came from. I wonder if Rick Turner would have any info on Gary and Oasis?
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11-23-2012, 08:08 PM
|  | Patiently Waiting For The Next British Invasion. | | Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Ohio | | | Great more instruments I can't afford man those look good and the Alembic is one of my dream basses but it looks like you need to be able to afford to get it fixed as well.
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11-24-2012, 04:06 AM
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Endorsing Artist: Carvin,Modulus, Hotwire & Conklin Basses, Eden Amps | | Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Nashville,TN | | Here's an interview with Gary Cooper of Oasis Guitars from the mid-80s: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8zxz56003o
I will let you all know what it will really cost to repair the circuit board after I call Alembic on Monday-$1200 for a total refurb of electronics via email correspondence may have just been an associate trying to upsell me (it wasn't Mika I was corresponding with back then). |
11-24-2012, 10:39 AM
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11-26-2012, 11:28 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Carvin,Modulus, Hotwire & Conklin Basses, Eden Amps | | Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Nashville,TN | | | OK, got the preamp. It does look pretty clean, it has different connectors for the 3 connection points (JV1, JV2 and JV3) that are on the old card. I will try to find some adapters tomorrow and A/B the two cards. It's possible that my issue is not even with the card itself but with the capacitors on the treble pickup Q switch, it's whistling in the bottom (highest resonance) position. I have filled out a customer service query for Alembic and I'll see what they do. I'll will let you all know what the new card sounds like and if it resolves the issue and what Alembic says. |
11-27-2012, 06:26 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Seattle, Wa | | | Do consult the Alembic web site. There was just a discussion about these cards recently. There was one for sale on e-bay last month.
And do call and ask Mica what's up with the electronics. It is most likley a simple fix. She can get you pointed in the right direction. |
11-27-2012, 07:44 AM
| | Walter Woods or Aguilar to LDS - the best! | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: NE Ohio | | | Interesting, this preamp card is supposed to be a direct drop-in replacement yet the connectors are different!
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11-27-2012, 07:46 AM
| | Walter Woods or Aguilar to LDS - the best! | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: NE Ohio | | Quote:
Originally Posted by svlilioukalani Do consult the Alembic web site. There was just a discussion about these cards recently. There was one for sale on e-bay last month. | Roy is aware of this discussion.
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11-27-2012, 09:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Roy Vogt It's possible that my issue is not even with the card itself but with the capacitors on the treble pickup Q switch, it's whistling in the bottom (highest resonance) position. | I always thought that was a feature, not a bug, of analog filters! |
11-27-2012, 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Roscoe East
I always thought that was a feature, not a bug, of analog filters! | Not this, it sounds like a dog whistle! I will have a free moment to call this afternoon. To be fair, this circuit is from 1976 (Rick Turner worked on this one) and it's likely Alembic has changed the connectors as well. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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