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Alembic products => Showcase => Essence Basses => Topic started by: matthijs on October 24, 2005, 05:20:56 AM

Title: Walnut Essence 4
Post by: matthijs on October 24, 2005, 05:20:56 AM

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/21755.jpg)

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/21756.jpg)
  Here's a couple shots of my essence 4. This is s/n 91K6585. I introduced myself when I bought it but forgot a showcase entry, so here it is   (Message edited by matthijs on October 24, 2005)

Title: Walnut Essence 4
Post by: lowlife on October 24, 2005, 05:25:21 AM

Nice bass.  Interesting inlay positioning.  I've never seen that before.  Congrats & enjoy.
 
Ellery (Lowlife)

Title: Walnut Essence 4
Post by: matthijs on October 24, 2005, 05:36:04 AM

Yeah, I had the inlay done afterwards, and since I live in Holland, sending the bass to Alembic was not really an option. And if it were to be done by someone else I thought I'd let my own creative juices loose instead of going for the ovals  
 
(Not to mention dots leaving a much smaller hole in my bankaccount than ovals)
 
(Message edited by matthijs on October 24, 2005)

Title: Walnut Essence 4
Post by: David Houck on October 24, 2005, 07:06:10 AM

Nice Walnut!

Title: Walnut Essence 4
Post by: palmann on December 03, 2005, 09:41:17 AM

Looks a lot like my Essence (look at the ,,My new oldstyle Essence'' Thread) , even the wood has two colors. :-)
 
Isn't it a great bass?
 
Gruesse, Pablo

Title: Walnut Essence 4
Post by: David Houck on December 04, 2005, 07:18:29 AM

The rooftop setting is nice too.

Title: Walnut Essence 4
Post by: matthijs on December 10, 2005, 03:34:56 AM

Its an amazing bass, even though my first reaction when I saw it was: 'omg, its so small!'  I've definately warmed to the playability and sound over the last year though.
 
lol, and the rooftop is simply because I was to lame to carry it down and take a few shots in the grass

Title: Walnut Essence 4
Post by: palembic on December 10, 2005, 04:10:59 AM

Mooi basje Matthijs!!!!
I suspect the wood to be walnut indeed and more pricesely Clarowood. It is a Californian member of the dark walnut family. You will always see shifting colors from greenish to reddish with brownish and even blackish lines and figures. Bonnie and Chi are Clarowood and in Bonnies top is even some spalting.
A truely nice bass but indeed I would say so small at first too! A friednb of mine in Groningen has a 5-er of this type and it is really comfortable to play.
I wouldn't say that Bonnie is uncomfortable to play but -and I am not the only one saying- you need an attitude to play an Alembic with a standard body.
 
Paul TBO

Title: Walnut Essence 4
Post by: bobs_your_uncle on May 31, 2006, 02:25:47 AM

nice, but why did you put in on marktplaats (marktplaats is like a dutch ebay) already?
love the top btw