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My bass has more knobs than your bass!
- Thread starter Axtman
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[Invalid or Expired Link Removed] on that Alembic
AKA "Knobfest"
Those folks at Alembic aren't just luthiers, they are bass alchemists.
AKA "Knobfest"Those folks at Alembic aren't just luthiers, they are bass alchemists.
It looks like the bass from the op has been modified again after it came from Alembic: [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
Ric5
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Gaolee
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Top one is pickup selector. Bottom one lights up a sign at the bar that says "beer the bassist."
Dude that is sex right there. I love your classy thumb rest/ramp thing its so subtle.
Doner Designs
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This one seems downright simple compared to Sir Lesh's beast.
With my designs, I like my basses as clean as possible. So I use as many stack knobs as I can and keep the number of protruding knobs to a maximum of 4. I like the regularity that 4 knobs offers. But three in a line or a slight curve looks nice too. If I have phase switches or active / passive switches...I like to keep the number of them the same as the number of knobs. It keeps a visual harmony and a neatness to the layout. I recently made a sixer with a John East preamp. Three knobs and 2 switches...plus I needed to use two phase switches...it looked messier than I wanted it to.
I like some of Rob Green's Status - graphite 5 knob designs where the pickup up volumes (2) knobs are larger than the B/M/T knobs. It's visually very nice and very functional. It's easy to see which knob does what.
Some say that knobs should be 1, 3 or 5...so it conforms to the rule of thirds..but a 4 knob layout (ala Gibson) looks very neat and orderly.
I like some of Rob Green's Status - graphite 5 knob designs where the pickup up volumes (2) knobs are larger than the B/M/T knobs. It's visually very nice and very functional. It's easy to see which knob does what.
Some say that knobs should be 1, 3 or 5...so it conforms to the rule of thirds..but a 4 knob layout (ala Gibson) looks very neat and orderly.
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Those last two basses are gorgeous! I like the blonde fretless with the unlined maple fingerboard. I am sucker for blondes! What is that bass?
EdwardofHuncote
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Another famous (or is it infamous?) Alembic, where there Elves got a little carried away with knobs.
That one must have been for an ambidextrous bassist with knob-itis disorder. Seriously, who needs more than Master volume, pup blend (switch or knob) treble, mid, and bass?
