The best (fake)Alembic i have ever seen?

[rastaman]

so i checked in the electronics compartment, although very nicely carved, no serial # also checked under truss rod cover, no #. they are also alembic electronics/pots in there.

[rastaman]

so i checked in the electronics compartment, although very nicely carved, no serial # also checked under truss rod cover, no #. they are also alembic electronics/pots in there.

[mica]

This appears to be another personal project bass with an unauthorized use of an Alembic logo. I say this because I do know who made this bass, as I had seen it under construction, but I never saw the logo on the headstock.  
 
It looks like you saw this at somebody's house. Did they have any light to shed on its origins?

[rastaman]

lol yes actually. they claimed they purchased it from a girl. this girl had told him that her boyfriend had made it for her. she went on to say that did not play bass and was no longer with her boyfriend.

[rastaman]

after further inspection we have deemed it definately neck through
 
(Message edited by rastaman on January 02, 2009)

[bsee]

Ooh, sounds like some current or ex employee is due for at least a wrist slapping.  
 
It seems like removal of the logo would be appropriate, especially before any attempt to sell this instrument.  Putting the logo on a bass that you keep might not be appropriate, but leaving it on through a sale could constitute fraud since it apparently isn't really an Alembic bass.  It's much less of a fraud than those cheap p-bass knock offs with the Elan stickers, but it still isn't right.
 
-bob

[rastaman]

the bass is currently not for sale and is in the personal collection of someone who does not intend to sell it. i wonder who made it though

[white_cloud]

I would say that , by the look of the neck joint, I am 90% sure we are looking at a SET neck and NOT a neck-thru folks!!
 
John.

[terryc]

white cloud..I think you are right about set neck, you can just see the join at the waist level.
I agree with everyone..it looks too 'Alembic' to be a fake. Nice bass though with unusual design features, pity about the employee taking advantage of Alembic's willingness to let them use there facilities.