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  • The Alembic Europa Bass

    4 44.44%
  • The Ken Smith Black Tiger Bass

    5 55.56%
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Thread: Skin DEEP 2014 - Alembic And Smith

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    Default Skin DEEP 2014 - Alembic And Smith

    Soooo... I decided to break the 5-5 tie in favour of the Alembic. I do love that Grainger, but I think the Alembic would be a nicer competitor for our next entrant into the ring!

    Meet the Ken Smith Black Tiger Elite Bass.

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    5 piece body – Crotch Walnut top
    Walnut back

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    Flame Maple core with Mahogany laminates
    5 piece neck - Maple and Bubinga

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    Gold hardware
    Macassar Ebony fretboard

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    34″ scale

    She's a real beaut, with a similar look to the Alembic, and just enough differences to make you think about what appeals to you more. Colour, headstock shape, woods...

    More pix of the Ken Smith HERE.

    Does the Ken Smith Black Tiger have what it takes to unseat the Europa? You decide!!

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    More pix of the Europa HERE.

    The polls are open, so VOTE NOW!!


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    It's a close one, but I'm going with the Ken Smith this time.

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    Man, I'm drawn to that Smith, gotta go with it this time.
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    I love, love, love the Alembic, but the neck treatment on the Ken Smith is amazing. I prefer the bridge setup on the Alembic. The Ken Smith bridge is pretty clunky. But in this case, I'm going with the Smith because of that neck.

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    They call me IT (for Impeccable Taste, I assume). I get the feeling that the quality of the pix of the Ken Smith ax don't measure up to that of the Alembic - so of course that's going to skew things in the Alembic's favor. But, since that's all we've got to go on, I'll go with the Alembic. (Makes me wish I had fingers!)

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    New round coming in a few hours. Stay tuned!


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