Here's the neck in rough stage:

 Even rough, you can see the flame figure, especially down at the body end.  And the center pack up close:

Too cool!  Awesome wood choices Paul- I like the little Vermillion and maple pinstripes you've used to highlight the ebony/maple lams.  
 
Enjoy the ride~
 
Toby

Wow, Paul, it looks awesome!

Is all I can say folks is this,
 
Mica and Susan---- You are awesome!!! What a surprise!!!
 
Right now I am going to just gaze in amaze. Tears are about to emerge.
 
Thank you, Paul

Another wicked neck! Where will it all stop?!?!
 

Yeah this is getting too easy for Alembic... I think they need to start mixing in carbon fiber or something.
 
Beautiful. When I first looked at the first pic I thought that vermillion pinstripe was some left over pencil line until I scrolled down to the second pic.

Wow.  Now that's an interesting combo!  Love it!  Congrats!

Holy rockets, this thing is going to be a monster and then some!

Hi Mica,
Boy, thanks for the great start so far on the neck. It is beautiful!!!
 
Hey, I'm just wondering, after seeing Shim's beauty, is it to late to order a pistol grip for my bass? Please let me know if not, cuz his bass came out gorgeous and I'm thinking I might like to add it. But please, I don't want to become a pest and so if it is even iffy then I don't want to change. And I'm willing to pay the full price straight to you guys for changes so you  don't have to redo the contract and do paper work to Dan and all of that.
 
Just let me know and we'll go any way you want.
 
Thanks, Paul
 
P.S. Is his body the standard new balance K or is it a larger than that body like Raging Bass or something?
 
Thanks for your time!

Shim's bass looks like the balance model.
 
The balance K is a mashup of the 3/4 size and balance shapes.
 
Basically, a standard model (large standard) with an extended upper horn (the upper horn is offset, too, like the balance K).
 
Bradley

Uh Bradley,
 
Not to be rude but this area is where the customer (myself) discusses and makes requests to the admins about my bass. And since you are just guessing, wouldn't it be prudent to let Mica come in and answer my question?
 
Maybe if you would like to make guesses or comments why don't you come over to the build/discussion thread, which is still a customer/factory area but you are more welcome to leave your opinions there since my last question was specifically directed to Mica.
 
I have a Balance K ordered and I don't believe it is a Mashup of anything. It is a well thought up design from a lot of pain staking trial and error on the part of the builders and designers and admins of Alembic.
 
Aloha, Paul

Paul,
 
No offense taken, but I wasn't guessing.
 
I apologize for intruding on your space. I was just trying to help answer your question.
 
Bradley
 
PS- mashup isn't a derogatory term; from urbandictionary.com:
 
mash up     
v. To take elements of two or more pre-existing pieces of music and combine them to make a new song.

You said Shim's looks like, you didn't say it's a ------ because I am reading it off of the specifications. So that is a guess. I know what it looks like because I was looking at it. It's hard to tell in these pictures if it is a balance K or a 3/4 size. That is why I directed the question to Mica who is the only one that would know besides Shim. That is why I would rather keep this thread clear of any outsiders so that I have a direct line with Mica and I don't have to bother her on her personal e-mail.
And since mashup is a term used to describe pieces of music it was improperly used here to describe the design of this bass style.
 
So again not to be rude all of the information that you wrote in my direct posting area to Mica was not useful persueing information so that I can make changes to my bass order. And the question to Mica was a continuation of a conversation that Mica and I already had where I was rolling around the idea of adding a pistol grip to my order.
 
Therefore I would appreciate you keeping this area clear for the use of conversation with Mica and I'll see ya on the other side OK brother?
 
Thanks, Paul
 
Thanks, Paul

https://club.alembicguitars.com/Images/631/34787.html
 
States, unequivocally, that it is based on the shape of the Raging Bass, which is called Balance body, full size (taken directly from https://club.alembicguitars.com/info/fc_ragingbass.html).
 
Happy to have you here; if you stick around long enough, you'll learn that we're like family here, and we all try to help out where we can.  That might even mean that Mica won't need to answer your question.
 
Finally, with regards to using a musical term for something else: let's not let this discussion get any more disharmonious-- it has crescendoed to the finale. I'll be waltzing away now.
 
Bradley
PS- that was a little word play, most of the people here like to have fun that is funny.

Please stay out. Sorry Mica, Paul
 
(Message edited by mele_aloha on March 12, 2007)