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Hi guys just wondering could someone please tell me apart from the classic series body woods are alder,deluxe swamp ash,are there any other differences between the lakland deluxe series or the classic series.,do they both sound completly different?the specifications are more or less identical apart from the body woods..

Thanks GeeCee for your kind words,yes it has the flush mount middle pu.I will have to pay cash also with my stingray but we havnt come to an agreement yet on price,i shall keep you informed,i also sent mica the serial number of the bass to alembic so hopefully they will have something on file regarding wood construction ,and any other information on the bass,unforntunatley i dont have a camera,so i cant put pics up right away,but i shall do it asap.cheers.

Hi luke i bought my 5string stingray few years back new and paid 2300 euros in ireland.The bass was then sent over to martin simms in the uk and he suggested igo with feista red leds on front and side of the board to match the colour of the bass,he done a great job,the bass never really got played that much in the end,different strokes for different blokes i guess,thats what makes the world interesting,pic to follow

Hi luke its a 5string musicman which i paid 2300euros for here in ireland in 2005,custom fitted with red sims leds from martin in his workshop in the uk. Different strokes for different blokes..pics to follow

Ok the plot thickens,ive finally seen the bass in the flesh,the story is the gentleman who owns the bass since 2006 is now 65years old,as he has back problems he cant play this bass and he only uses the alembic on rare recordings,He has given me the alembic for a lend for a couple of days to try out,in exchange ive given him a 5string musicman to try out which he has fallen in love with,He maintains the stingray is much lighter,personly i cant feel any difference.but im a happy bunny at the moment here goes the bass has all solid brass fittings,bridge,tailpeice nut,same on back of bass all solid brass,looks like two purpleheart stripes down back of maple neck ,same on front,chrome schaller tuners?anyone know are they normally fitted on an alembic,should they not be alembic tuners?finish on top and back looks like either indian rosewood or mahogany,and finally the big suprise is it is fitted with red side leds very unusual me thinks for a 1981 bass no?i shall put photos up shortly,which shall greatly help in identifing the bass,serial number 81 1860 USA,Ive loked on the alembic site,and i nearly passed out at first i thought the bass was stolen,but mine is 1860,the the one on the stolen list is 1810.thank god for that it looks like i will be swapping my stingray with small amount of cash my way,sounds like a no brainer to me if you check out the old level 42 video,man it looks very similar to marks first alembic before the got his specifications right.the back pick up screw housing is broken but the pickup is still held in place.any help in how to mend that problem would be appreciated.will keep you guys posted,any help or advice greatly appreciated...

Thanks GeeCee do you have any idea what the current value is for a series 1 alembic?what ball park figure do they sell for.It really is mint condition,except for the crack on the pickup housing.

Hi guys ive come across a mint condition 1981 alembic bass that i am very tempted to buy.The owner of the bass says its a series 11.To me it looks more like a series 1.Would i be correct in saying that all the series 1 basses have two purpleheart stripes running down the neck and not three?this one has two stripes on back of neck and down the front.The bass itself is in very good condition has that big body look with a point at the back of the bass,very similar to what mark king use to play.IT has two flick switches on the body and four control knobs,with a strange pointy control switch,a power supply connection socket and a normal jack imput.it looks like indian rosewood but im not sure,the back soapbar pickup screw assembly is cracked,but apart from that the bass has no blemishes or dings,could i be on to something very rare and special.or are these basses very common.?

Hi purpolaris the ball ends on the bass are all gold in colour.The g d a string have a red winding attached to the ball end with a gold stripe,the e string has a green winding with gold stripe?,thanks bassbus,yes it has a landscape original PB-U magnetic pickup,fishman USA under tranducer.i will check out the flexocor,and belcantos.thanks so much for your help,i will check out the different sound samples you sent me.

Ok ive recently purchased a landscape swing bass artist,im very happy with the instrument,however the strings are pretty dead,im guessing but i think the strings on the bass are some sort of DAddario hybrids,green at the end.My other bass is strung with thomastik spirocore medium gauge.these strings are not cheap but still i dont think they are right for me.what is the difference between light gauge strings and medium gauge?would i prefer these strings if they were light gauge.Is it just a mater of trial and error when buying strings?are expensive strings always better than cheap strings?could anyone help me with string choice and more importantly deciding on medium or light gauge.If anyone could give me some advice on Rotosoundrs400,Coreli,DAddario strings would be great,im gigging at the moment in three peice,we play a mixture of everthing from original stuff to covers,the sound im lookin for is to try and replicate as much as possible to an upright bass,i know that they are two dirrerent instruments,but i think you understand what i mean..cheers.