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Title: 6 string custom SII from the 1995 era catalog
Post by: funkyjazzjunky on August 23, 2012, 08:34:47 AM

I went to Washington Music to talk witha manager about pricing a custom build for SI based on the 6 string custom SII from the 1995 era catalog.  What is that body style called?

Title: 6 string custom SII from the 1995 era catalog
Post by: FC Bass on August 23, 2012, 01:27:44 PM

This one from the 89 catalogue?
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/402/138074.jpg)
 
I guess you can call it the JOS signature :-) Click here (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=8062)

Title: 6 string custom SII from the 1995 era catalog
Post by: funkyjazzjunky on August 23, 2012, 02:00:19 PM

That is it.  I remember seeing a flamed Maple bass with the same shape for sale some years ago but I cannot remember the name of the body style

Title: 6 string custom SII from the 1995 era catalog
Post by: jazzyvee on August 23, 2012, 03:58:13 PM

Is this the same kind of bass  
 
http://www.janolofstrandberg.com/tools.html (http://www.janolofstrandberg.com/tools.html)
 

 
Jazzyvee

Title: 6 string custom SII from the 1995 era catalog
Post by: rjmsteel on August 27, 2012, 09:11:58 AM

I believe that is the Rogue body style setup to accomadate the six string Series configuration.

Title: 6 string custom SII from the 1995 era catalog
Post by: adriaan on August 27, 2012, 10:19:20 AM

Well, the Rogue II shape is a variation on the standard Rogue shape to accomodate Series electronics, like on Gnawthnar (http://www.alembic.com/info/fc_gwathnar.html target=_blank).
 
But indeed the How our body shapes evolved (http://www.alembic.com/family/history_bodyshapes.html target=_blank) page suggests that the regular Rogue shape derives from that particular Series bass:
quote:To make a Rogue, merge an Essence into the Europa, and then stretch the horn to match the length of the 6-string custom Series II in the 1990 brochure. Everyone loved that shape, but it was really quite enormous. The Rogue captures the feeling of that bass, but is a much more manageable size.

Title: 6 string custom SII from the 1995 era catalog
Post by: wishbass on August 27, 2012, 08:12:52 PM

Love the JOS body.