Recent content by Mark VL

Wow!!! Beautiful Alembic!

That’s a sweet bass at a decent price!

This is one of the best deals I have seen on Alembic in the past several years. I have owned 3 Alembics and these electronics are my favorite. They are so quick and easy to adjust the tone. This is a beautiful bass at a steal of a deal. I bought a 5 string Alembic about 6 months ago, otherwise...

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I recently came across Lea Basses online as well. They look very nice and I have the same question as you...who has played one or owns one and how do they like it?

I have played bass for about 40 years and owned 5 basses. I have sold all of them but one and regret selling all of them, but one. My first bass was a 80 Peavey T-40. I traded it for a tuner and compression pedal in 1987 after I got my first Alembic. I was only 21 and figured I would never play...

Thanks for your input. You are right, there is a notable difference between an Epic and a Distallate or Series II. I have always been more of a humbucker guy, but the versatility of Sims pups looks interesting. Do you have any experience with Sims pups?

What do you like about the Spector over the Alembics? I've owned a Distillate and a Series II. I sold off my bass gear about 10 years ago, but started playing again about a year ago. I picked up a 10 yr old Peavey Cirrus, but am now looking for my next bass, minus the Alembic price tag. I have...