Excel
Excel Examples
ABOUT THE EXCEL BASS
There’s something special about the Excel. Sure, the shape is bold and round,
with a lovely sweeping curve between the horns, but it’s more than good looks.
The Excel is a workhorse, ready to drive just about any kind of music, with tones
both familiar and exotic.
Set neck construction offers a focused midrange. Since the neck extends into the
three-piece body, the Excel benefits with greater sustain unheard of in other set
neck or bolt-on makes, and the set neck joint allows it to retain a punchy tone.
Simple, straightforward electronics are the heart of the Excel. The active preamp
delivers clean, clear sound, and our 2-band bass and treble cut/boost controls are
so intuitive that the learning curve is just about nil.
With the Alembic FatBoy pickup in the bridge position, the Excel growls. This extra
wide aperture pickup gathers information from a greater length of the string, offering
a more complete picture of what the string is doing. It is also loud. For the neck pickup,
you can choose the MXY, AXY, or another FatBoy.
Options? Yes, we wrote the book on options. Fretless is no extra charge. Left-handed never
costs extra. You can make your Excel as custom as you can imagine.
Quality is not subjective. Excel basses are hand-carved, and the glue joints are tight and clean.
Each bass is carefully made by the same loving craftspeople who create every Alembic.
SPECIFICATIONS
| FEATURE | 4‑STRING | 5‑STRING | 6‑STRING |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scale length | 34 in | 34 in | 34 in |
| Set Neck | 3‑piece Maple with 2 Walnut pinstripes | 5‑piece Maple with 4 Walnut pinstripes | 5‑piece Maple with 4 Walnut pinstripes |
| Fingerboard | Blank Ebony or Pau Ferro | Blank Ebony or Pau Ferro | Blank Ebony or Pau Ferro |
| Nut width | 1.625 in | 1.875 in | 2.200 in |
| 24th fret width | 2.360 in | 2.930 in | 3.560 in |
| Headstock | Cone 4 | Cone 5 | Cone 6 |
| Truss rods | dual, body adjust | dual, body adjust | dual, body adjust |
| Top wood | Any standard or premium wood | Any standard or premium wood | Any standard or premium wood |
| Body wood | Ash | Ash | Ash |
| Sandwich | Top, accent veneer, body wood | Top, accent veneer, body wood | Top, accent veneer, body wood |
| Body depth | 1.65 in | 1.65 in | 1.65 in |
| Finish | Polyester gloss with satin neck | Polyester gloss with satin neck | Polyester gloss with satin neck |
| Pickups | Alembic MXY4 | Alembic MXY56 | Alembic MXY56 |
| Controls | volume, pan, bass, treble | volume, pan, bass, treble | volume, pan, bass, treble |
| Backplates | Plastic | Plastic | Plastic |
| Bridge | Solid polished brass | Solid polished brass | Solid polished brass |
| Tailpiece | Solid brass, half moon shape | Solid brass, half moon shape | Solid brass, half moon shape |
| Nut | Solid brass, height adjustable | Solid brass, height adjustable | Solid brass, height adjustable |
| Machine heads | Gold Alembic‑Gotoh | Gold Alembic‑Gotoh | Gold Alembic‑Gotoh |
| Average weight | about 9 pounds | about 10 pounds | about 11 pounds |
| Overall dimensions | 13″ x 45.25″ | 13″ x 46″ | 13″ x 47″ |
| Origin | 100% Made in Rohnert Park, CA USA | 100% Made in Rohnert Park, CA USA | 100% Made in Rohnert Park, CA USA |