Just saw this on Basscentral, couldn't find a pic. What is an Alembic EVH model?
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Alembic 'EVH'-?
- Thread starter bassteban
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I don't know much about him but Edwin Van Huilk has an Alembic signature model for a long time. He sells bass gear too.
Look there, on his website he shows a few EVH sig models.
http://www.connectionbult.com/
A search on Alembic forum might give lot of infos and pics.
Regards
Look there, on his website he shows a few EVH sig models.
http://www.connectionbult.com/
A search on Alembic forum might give lot of infos and pics.
Regards
EVH usually means Eddie Van Halen 
but in this case nanookanono must be right (though he misspelled the name: it's: Edwin van Huik).
Edwin must have been one of the first (if not THE first) bassists here in Holland to have ordered an Alembic, years ago. I know he had a lot of contact with the Wickershams, and had some ideas for his own model. IIRC the main thing was to have the neck PU moved away from the fretboard a bit in order to create more room for slapping - which he does really well.
Indeed he now runs Bass Connection - a bass store in Hilversum.
but in this case nanookanono must be right (though he misspelled the name: it's: Edwin van Huik).Edwin must have been one of the first (if not THE first) bassists here in Holland to have ordered an Alembic, years ago. I know he had a lot of contact with the Wickershams, and had some ideas for his own model. IIRC the main thing was to have the neck PU moved away from the fretboard a bit in order to create more room for slapping - which he does really well.
Indeed he now runs Bass Connection - a bass store in Hilversum.
bassteban said:
TBer The Mule has a really really nice one that he's posted pics of here a number of times. If I recall correctly, he's got it up for sale. Here's a link to some of his pictures.....
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Here's a picture of one of the newer EVH designs...
Peace,
James
Thanks James, unfortunately I saw this thread quite late. That @#$%! time difference! Mine is the first model, with the lower body shape following the underside of the famous bird tailpiece. The recent model has the shape as pictured in James' post. For the latest EVH you should definitely check [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] out. The electronics are in general 'Series I-ish' or 'Series II-ish', with (at least on the earlier models) humbucker pickups instead of the two singlecoils + dummy humcancelling pickup, no external power supply and usually some extra goodies. Mine for instance has a true bypass or on/off switch that makes sure the battery isn't drained when plugged in. It is for sale, but I'm having serious doubts... 
Edwin van Huik is a great guy and a fabulous bass player, and everyone who wants to know more about him and his 'historical' connection to Alembic, should clickus linkus proximus (pardon my Latin
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Edwin van Huik is a great guy and a fabulous bass player, and everyone who wants to know more about him and his 'historical' connection to Alembic, should clickus linkus proximus (pardon my Latin
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The Alembic EVH bass on the picture above was owned by me. This was the second design. It has signature electronics. Two volume and two tone controls with q-switch. The switch next to the output is a led on/off switch.
If you look at Wilfred's, The Mule, EVH bass, which is for sale at the moment, you'll see that the lower half of the body is almost like a small body Alembic. The upper half has an extended horn to give it a better balance. That was the main reason for designing this model.
Manfred
If you look at Wilfred's, The Mule, EVH bass, which is for sale at the moment, you'll see that the lower half of the body is almost like a small body Alembic. The upper half has an extended horn to give it a better balance. That was the main reason for designing this model.
Manfred
Which one is yours? The one that used to belong to The Mule or the one I posted the photo of that used to belong to mdrdvp. And speaking of photos, you know the rule....
TBer The Mule has a really really nice one that he's posted pics of here a number of times. If I recall correctly, he's got it up for sale. Here's a link to some of his pictures.....
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Here's a picture of one of the newer EVH designs...
Peace,
James
I bet it sounds great.
hello,
I meant the picture of the newer EVH, that is my bass
Very nice. I see it has the 5-pin connector. Does it have outboard power or is that prep for eventually adding Series electronics? Alembic has done a few basses where they pre-prepped the bass to accept Series electronics.
I did'nt check yet. But I have a ds5 waiting you need series pickups, but I have these as well. We'll see It sounds incredible as is. I Play a lot without amp, so a bass has to sound good - wood - only and this one certainly does. It is a lot like the series 1. But with a bit less cavity sounding. It has that holow deep sounding thing i like about Alembics. But maybe that is the wood pallet that does the trick.
you need series pickups, but I have these as well. We'll see It sounds incredible as is. I Play a lot without amp, so a bass has to sound good - wood - only and this one certainly does. It is a lot like the series 1. But with a bit less cavity sounding. It has that holow deep sounding thing i like about Alembics. But maybe that is the wood pallet that does the trick.
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