These two have been unruly in the spray booth. Black is difficult because everything shows up and Alembic's standards are very high. I'm told they have set a new record for time for a black finish.
They entered the booth Aug. 2007. 2 bass entah! 1 bass leave!

I feel your pain Danno, of course I only had 1 unruly kid. But she'sa behavun' now!  
 
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LOL- thanks for the laugh Danno.  It's been a long day here at work and the '1 bass leave' gave me a much needed laugh.
 
Toby

In the setup room on the 9th:

  And all dressed up with somewhere to go today:

  It's now safely boxed up and will get out the door on the 16th.

Thanks for the pics! Thanks again for your help and continued fruitful relationship for now 22 years since the first special order.  
Enjoy your weekend, family and the ever changing weather!  
 
Now for that almost short scale to get its mind right!

Very nice Danno! I like how the gold looks on the black. Enjoy!

Wow, that's nice. Could it get any more black? It's none more black.

Thank you, Black hardware like the stealth bass but a wee bit' o gold gives it a bit o class, don't cha know. The Essence 5 I'm waiting on has chrome hardware.

Wow!  That shot of the finished bass looks great!

Danno,
 
The newest addition to your Monster collection is, as usual, Stunning!!
Play her in great health, and enjoy!!
 
BCooool, Mike....

Just opened it up at work. Stunning finish and mwah tone unplugged. Beautifully done. Only hiccup is it has a blend knob rather than a selector switch. Ill miss having the off position option. I won't be able to crank it up until about 9:00 p.m.
More news to come......

Well, after doing a sound gig for A graduation and getting my gear and my self rained on. (wonder what the damage cost will be on this one!) I'm plugged into my rig at home and the results are wonderful. The folks put in a side jack instead of the usual front one. I really like that. Reduces the rip the front off the bass by the jack syndrome! Great open string sustain. The leds just before the line are going to require a bit of getting used to but they make perfect sense. This baby is going to do wonders for my technique. barre chords, octives, sliding harmonics etc. All need to be refined a bit but hey, I'm up for it. This is a different beast than my 7 fretless which causes me to play in a more classical style (plus its 32 scale). Now for that waskily udder bass to show up when it has learned its lesson!

Sounds like a hit Danno.  Scale length on this one is 34?

Very cool, congrats Danno!
 
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Thanks, yes this one is 34 set neck, bridge block, Europa guts, red leds. Body is ash, ph accent and flame maple. May take it out tonight to a free form type Crimso jam in Piermont NY. My friend Bob Susko studied with Fripp so its always way outside the box.  
Now..... what should I ask Susan and Mica for next???