

You hear the player, not the bass.Īlembic wouldn’t be Alembic without the beautiful woods. Series I basses have been played by such varied musicians as Stanley Clarke, John McVie, and John Entwistle and you couldn’t ever mistake’s one’s tone for another, as the Series I gives a natural sound that is truly a reflection of the emotion the player puts in to the music. The combination of single coil pickups and low-pass filter tone controls offer flexibilty, control and responsibility for your own tone. The basis is faithful electronics reproduction of the mechanical string motion. We don’t think of them as separate entities, the pickups and electronics work together as a system, a complete thought. The heart of the Series I bass is the pickups and electronics.

The Series I is as much of a powerhouse today as it was back in 1972 and nothing short of a Series II even comes close. In fact, we were making them before we even had model names or a catalog. We’ve been making Series I basses longer than any other model in our catalog.
