Author Topic: My shop night 5 string Bird Of Prey (Read 142 times)

valvil · « **on:** November 06, 2007, 03:44:04 PM »

Some of you know that I've had this bass for a while and asked for pictures. I finally got around taking some and here they are.
This is an oil finish. Sounds great of course.
Other than for the top, you may notice a striking similarity to the woods in this other beauty.

http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/44291.html?1194381339

Valentino

oggydoggy · « **Reply #1 on:** November 06, 2007, 04:33:33 PM »

Val,
Stunning! If you have some spare time in the shop, put a heart omega on mine. Thanks;)
-Ed

flaxattack · « **Reply #2 on:** November 06, 2007, 05:17:09 PM »

i thought alembic wont oil coco bolo

valvil · « **Reply #3 on:** November 06, 2007, 05:30:26 PM »

Hi Ed,

Thank you for the compliment.

In regards to the Heart Omega, I left Alembic at the beginning of the year so you'll have to ask Mica about changes to your order.

Hi Jeff,

this is a shop night instrument, so it's not subject to production restrictions.

Valentino

811952 · « **Reply #4 on:** November 06, 2007, 05:46:39 PM »

That's an amazing bass! Wow!

lbpesq · « **Reply #5 on:** November 06, 2007, 06:30:15 PM »

Val:

Absolutely GORGEOUS!!!!! I love the non-continuous other wood backplates. Very cool! I hope to get the chance to see and hear it in person. Play in the best of health.

Bill, tgo

rami · « **Reply #6 on:** November 07, 2007, 07:18:33 AM »

Val, that Bass is beautiful beyond words. Your Basses are true works of art and raise the bar even by Alembic standards.

WOW!!!!!!!!

811952 · « **Reply #7 on:** November 07, 2007, 07:19:00 AM »

Val,

What's the extra switch do?

John

bracheen · « **Reply #8 on:** November 07, 2007, 10:11:27 AM »

The oil finish looks great. BTW a while back you had one made with a wooden nut in an effort to have the open strings sound more like the fretted strings, IIRC. How did that work out?

Sam

anarchyx · « **Reply #9 on:** November 07, 2007, 01:07:09 PM »

that is a sweet bass dude

Bradley Young · « **Reply #10 on:** November 07, 2007, 01:47:52 PM »

lovely.

valvil · « **Reply #11 on:** November 07, 2007, 02:17:14 PM »

Hi Bill,

thank you , I am sure we'll have chance to meet at some point & I'll be able to hear your latest as well.

Hi Rami,

thank you for the compliment, you're very kind.

Hi John,

glad you like it, the extra switch is for side leds, they are blue.

Hi Sam,

the ebony nut works great on the fretless, that's what I have on it at the moment. The open strings do sound more like the rest.
I like the look of the oil finish & it's easier to maintain, not to mention that it's much faster & cheaper to do.

BTW, this is tuned like a guitar without the high E, so it's EADGB, low to high.

Valentino

David Houck · « **Reply #12 on:** November 07, 2007, 06:03:48 PM »

Very cool!!