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Alembic products => Owning an Alembic => Serial Number / History Requests => Topic started by: durandassi on November 07, 2006, 12:02:55 AM

Title: (x) 01MJ12654
Post by: durandassi on November 07, 2006, 12:02:55 AM

this bass is in an auction with a statrting price of ?2500, i would appreciate any info, and any comments on the price i should be paying for a second hand Mark King.
 regards, James.

Title: (x) 01MJ12654
Post by: karl on November 07, 2006, 04:49:56 AM

Hi James,
 
If that's the quilt maple topped MK for sale from Stevo down in Margate on ebay, I can vouch that it's a lovely bass. I bought it new for ?2800 from the Bass Centre in 2001 (they were having a sale - original price was ?3800 at the time, though Alembic prices have gone up over the last few years), used it extensively but carefully for 3 years then had to switch to a smaller car, so using it live became a problem (the case is huge!). So when I saw Stevo there selling a shorty SC deluxe earlier this year, I asked if he was willing to part-ex it for the MK. So now I've got an Alembic I can fit in my car. That's the only reason I got rid of that MK - she's a beautiful bass, not a mark on her when I left her with Stevo, and she never let me down - good stable neck (after the initial set-up, I never had to adjust it all the time I had the bass), very little fretwear.
 
Hope that helps!
 
K.
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Title: (x) 01MJ12654
Post by: durandassi on November 07, 2006, 11:29:33 AM

Hi Karl,  
 
that is indeed the one, thanks for the info.
Stevo was'nt sure of the string spacing would it be 16.5mm? and i was wondering as its a Mark King why does it have MJ in the serial number?
 
cheers, James.

Title: (x) 01MJ12654
Post by: adriaan on November 07, 2006, 11:44:04 AM

MK = Mark King Custom Signature
MJ = Mark King Standard Signature

Title: (x) 01MJ12654
Post by: karl on November 08, 2006, 03:07:21 AM

Hi James,
 
Yes, the string spacing on that MK is definitely narrower than my non-Alembic basses (Stingray and Status), and it's the same as on the SC I'm now using - I think 16.5mm is the Alembic default unless you specify anything different.
 
And Adriaan's right: MJ designates a Sig Standard, MK designates Sig Deluxe (added back laminate and neck laminates).
 
K.

Title: (x) 01MJ12654
Post by: adriaan on November 08, 2006, 03:28:30 AM

Trust me to get the names wrong - of course Karl's right about Deluxe (not Custom).

Title: (x) 01MJ12654
Post by: durandassi on November 08, 2006, 02:40:32 PM

Thats great info guys, thanks alot! i may just have to make a trip down to Margate!
 
James.

Title: (x) 01MJ12654
Post by: mica on November 17, 2006, 10:15:08 AM

Hi James,
 
Not sure if you're the current owner of this bass now, but here's the details I found in the file:
 
Signature Standard 4 MJLB4
 
top: Quilted Maple AAA
accent: Purpleheart laminate
body: Mahogany
neck: 3-piece Maple with 2 Walnut pinstripes, 34 long scale
fingerboard: Ebony with pearloid oval inlays
pickups: AXY
controls: volume, pan, filter x2, Q-switch x2, mono output
finish: polyester gloss
originally made for: Bass Centre, London
birthday: August 14, 2001
 
There is one previous registered owner, who purchase dit new and you've already met here!