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Front view of Excel 5-string bass in Walnut Back view of Excel 5-string bass showing Mahogany body
ront view of Excel 5-string bass in Walnut Back view of Excel 5-string bass showing Mahogany body

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.

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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