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Alembic products => Factory to Customer => Topic started by: mica on July 14, 2009, 05:20:08 PM

Title: Did someone say Didier? (say "DDA")
Post by: mica on July 14, 2009, 05:20:08 PM

Here's a few pictures I've collected along the way. Note that the Quilted Maple is totally awesome. You'll see it soon enough when the finish hits it.   Future top laminate:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/67397.jpg)
  Future back laminate:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/67398.jpg)
  Neck getting peghead scarf glued:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/67399.jpg)
  Bob holding the cut he made for the continuous wood backplate:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/67400.jpg)
  Peghead shape rough cut:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/67401.jpg)
  Bass is ready for the top laminate:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/67402.jpg)

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Post by: alembixxx on July 14, 2009, 11:20:47 PM

Wow! I'm very happy to see the first pics of my new baby!!!
Thanks!
That center ebony laminate is gorgeous!

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Post by: mica on July 31, 2009, 04:28:58 PM

Just leaving the assembly area:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/67993.jpg)
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/67994.jpg)
  And in carving last week:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/67995.jpg)
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/67996.jpg)

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Post by: mica on July 31, 2009, 04:58:52 PM

And for this week, the blackness:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/68038.jpg)
  and up close:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/68039.jpg)
  It looks so nice in person, the pictures really can't describe it well at all.   Where is Pierre-Yves?

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Post by: David Houck on July 31, 2009, 07:15:34 PM

Fabulous!

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Post by: cje on July 31, 2009, 07:31:38 PM

Thank looks dangerous!  Dangerous and awesome...  What does it say on the neck?  Do not...

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Post by: cje on July 31, 2009, 07:32:59 PM

Do not stare?

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Post by: pierreyves on July 31, 2009, 09:58:50 PM

??? je croyais que les medium n'?taient pas pour toi ?!

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Post by: the_mule on August 01, 2009, 12:50:05 AM

Do not... break, spray, sit on, apply pornographic inlays?
 
Wilfred

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Post by: pierreyves on August 01, 2009, 12:56:21 AM

I'm here Mica but I don't really like, I prefer natural maple.

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Post by: adriaan on August 01, 2009, 02:00:18 AM

Does this finish have a name already? I'd propose charcoal sheen.

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Post by: alembixxx on August 01, 2009, 07:18:09 AM

Woooooooooooooow!
It looks fantastic!!! More beautiful than I was expecting, even in pic!!! Thanks to make my dream come true!!!
Cheers!!!
 
Oh, Pierre-Yves, by the way, its not a medium but a SHORT SCALE! ;-D

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Post by: sonicus on August 01, 2009, 07:36:32 AM

ALEMBIC NOIR !

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Post by: toma_hawk01 on August 01, 2009, 09:13:52 AM

When you see something this curvy, and colored in the key of of black it looks are dangerously alluring, and it also makes a very seductively  powerful bass to want, touch, and hold.
 
This bass, will dominate attention over anything within 100ft of its area. That's powerful!

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Post by: FC Bass on August 01, 2009, 09:15:55 AM

Awesome!

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Post by: dannobasso on August 01, 2009, 12:27:01 PM

Let the darkness continue! Congrats from an opaque fanatic.

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Post by: jon_jackson on August 01, 2009, 04:50:59 PM

That is a VERY nice wood and stain combination.  I especially like the way the stain works with the maple and purpleheart intersection.  Beautiful!  What type of hardware is being installed?
-Jon

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Post by: pierreyves on August 02, 2009, 01:24:56 AM

a short scale with MK body ? ok !! tu as donc la basse de tes r?ves, esp?ront que le manche tienne ses promesses ! On ne voit pas la diff?rence de proportion, le body a ?t? r?duit un peu ?

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Post by: basstard on August 05, 2009, 06:46:52 AM

That almost black finish is to die for.

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Post by: alembixxx on August 05, 2009, 01:26:40 PM

Jon, hardware will be chrome!
Cheers!

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Post by: toma_hawk01 on August 05, 2009, 02:11:25 PM

I got to sing...
 
Cha goonn goon goon...
 
That old black magic has me in its spell, that old black magic that you weave so well.
Those icy fingers up and down my spine
That same old witchcraft when your eyes meet mine.
The same old tingle that I feel inside, and then that elevator starts its ride
And down and down I go, round and round I go, like a leaf that's caught in the tide...
 
YEAH!

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Post by: ttwatts on August 06, 2009, 11:14:13 AM

Stunning Color!!
 
Great looking Bass.
 
 
 
TT

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Post by: toma_hawk01 on August 06, 2009, 03:20:06 PM

Holder her with these... The best idea of a strap lock I ever seen and used.  
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/68277.jpg)

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Post by: toddharris on August 07, 2009, 10:03:15 AM

Wonderful finish, color, wood - I am in awe of the workmanship and will have to commission one very soon.  Toma hawk - your picture above looks very similar to my Flamed Maple 74 Series I which weighs under 8 lbs - what is that gorgeous back the back of?

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Post by: toma_hawk01 on August 07, 2009, 10:25:29 AM

Thank you Tod,
 
This bass is a 1976 series 1 shorty.
 
People laugh at me (even here) but I wax it down with extra virgin olive oil. I use it on my skin too.
 
I don't ware belt buckles on the front... This keeps the bass ding-free too.
 
Also, This Black Bass is such a treat to see.  
 
At FTC, if I see a instrument that strikes my vocal cords, I have to sing...  
 
It means, it fits me to a t. I been singing a lot lately. But, I do this with the joy in my lungs and heart. It makes me feel great to see others happy. It's what I wake up for... to see the magic and the splendor of anticipation. It's like when I was a child, my friends and I would gather up and look through the window of great toys we wish and say someday... Well, for these folks, that someday is now!
 
Those Lucky so-and-so's!!!  
 
(Message edited by toma_hawk01 on August 07, 2009)

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Post by: alembixxx on August 12, 2009, 01:02:44 AM

Sooooooooo exciting! I'm looking forward to see the next steps!
Yepeeeee!
Thanks to all at Alembic factory for their support!!!
Cheers!

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Post by: mica on August 28, 2009, 08:08:11 PM

Yoo hoo! There's an almost secret inlay on your bass now:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/69589.jpg)
From some angles, it almost disappears, and then others, it is alive with fire. Great looking shell, and I hope you still love the font.

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Post by: David Houck on August 28, 2009, 09:27:05 PM

Cool!

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Post by: alembixxx on August 30, 2009, 03:23:48 AM

WOW Mica! I still love the fonts more than ever!!! The color looks strange but I'm sure that it looks stunning for real!!!
Soooooooooo cool!!!
Cheers!

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Post by: mica on September 25, 2009, 07:39:16 PM

Your bass is in rubout, so it's looking a little hazy right now:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/70835.jpg)
But shiny it will get sometime next week (except of course the back of the neck).

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Post by: David Houck on September 25, 2009, 10:14:20 PM

This bass looks great even when hazy!

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Post by: basstard on September 26, 2009, 01:25:59 PM

Awesome!!!

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Post by: alembixxx on September 27, 2009, 10:24:44 PM

Wowowowow! Soooooooooo sexy!
;-D

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Post by: krystoof on September 28, 2009, 09:55:18 AM

Oulala, she is..... (-speechless mode - ON)
   ;-)))
Congratulations!!!
  Xtof

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Post by: alembixxx on November 13, 2009, 12:44:41 AM

Hello Mica!
Some new pics of my baby?
I'm sooooooo excited!!!
Cheers!

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Post by: mica on January 11, 2010, 02:22:00 PM

She's finished and relaxing on the couch:
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/75330.jpg)

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Post by: sonicus on January 11, 2010, 04:37:07 PM

To my eyes the blend of the translucence of the colour with the figure in the wood is perfect. I like the results!  I think the chrome hardware works well in contrast. NICE BASS !  
My congratulations to the lucky new  owner.

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Post by: alembixxx on January 11, 2010, 11:42:31 PM

Fantastic!
Many thanks to all people at the Alembic factory to have made my dream come true!
I love that bass! The quilt is beautiful! Like an invitation to swim on it!!!
And the black stain was a big bet, but the result is stunning! I'm happy to have chosen the chrome hardware. Its very nice in contrast!
Thanks again for all!
Cheers!

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Post by: andbassforall on January 12, 2010, 11:59:06 PM

That is one sexy axe. Enjoy!

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Post by: bassjigga on August 18, 2010, 03:37:41 PM

i'm really a sucker for those black mop inlays... if i ever have a fretted custom done it will certainly include those. too cool love the stain too