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Connecting => Swap Shop and Wish Lists => Seen on craigslist, eBay, and elsewhere => Topic started by: fivestringdan on July 19, 2023, 05:50:50 PM

Title: Mark King Sig
Post by: fivestringdan on July 19, 2023, 05:50:50 PM
https://reverb.com/item/71393635-alembic-mark-king-signature-deluxe-buckeye-burl-resin-top-red-river

Drooling! Seeing this make me eager to take delivery of my bass! Wow, what an instrument!
Title: Re: Mark King Sig
Post by: Jonny on July 19, 2023, 06:14:17 PM
Wow! Absolutely stunning. That’s a jaw dropper for sure.
Title: Re: Mark King Sig
Post by: senmen on July 20, 2023, 02:53:54 AM
A cool one.  But the bluegreen resin they have is also not bad!

Greetz
Oliver (Spyderman)
Title: Re: Mark King Sig
Post by: jazzyvee on July 20, 2023, 10:18:56 AM
Really is superb.
Title: Re: Mark King Sig
Post by: hammer on July 20, 2023, 01:31:06 PM
Is this what a Signature Deluxe actually goes for nowadays?  That's almost $5,000 more than the list price on the Alembic site. I remember that when I had my custom Signature Deluxe built (I realize that it was 11-years ago and things have changed a tad since then), I purchased it through Will Gunn and got a discount on the suggested retail price, not a significant markup.
Title: Re: Mark King Sig
Post by: adriaan on July 20, 2023, 01:40:05 PM
The resin-infused buckeye will be an upgrade over regular buckeye, I would imagine. And it has options that will add up - continuous wooden backplates, side LEDs, and chrome plating.
Title: Re: Mark King Sig
Post by: pauldo on July 20, 2023, 01:56:26 PM
WOW!
Title: Re: Mark King Sig
Post by: rv_bass on July 20, 2023, 04:08:18 PM
Pretty cool :)
Title: Re: Mark King Sig
Post by: fivestringdan on July 20, 2023, 04:33:30 PM
Quote from: hammer on July 20, 2023, 01:31:06 PM
Is this what a Signature Deluxe actually goes for nowadays?  That's almost $5,000 more than the list price on the Alembic site. I remember that when I had my custom Signature Deluxe built (I realize that it was 11-years ago and things have changed a tad since then), I purchased it through Will Gunn and got a discount on the suggested retail price, not a significant markup.

No waiting either! That may certainly motivate a buyer to pay that price.
Title: Re: Mark King Sig
Post by: hammer on July 22, 2023, 03:43:07 PM
If I’m going to be paying a price like that for an instrument from a company that is known for its custom work, I’m probably going to bite the bullet and wait to get exactly what I want. That’s what I did in 2012 with my Custom Signature Deluxe which had a number of upgrades but which I received in 9 months.
Title: Re: Mark King Sig
Post by: fivestringdan on July 23, 2023, 09:33:50 AM
The older I get the less I would like to wait over a year for an instrument. I'd be happy to pay list if I could find a bass that is close to a custom I would order.