How many basses do you have

[mica]

Rami, the bodies are Ash of course, you can probably tell the 4-string has a Walnut top and the 5-er a Quilted Maple top with Cherry Sunburst finish. Both are Maple neck through with Ebony fingerboards. The whole time we were makign these I was chanting, I bet Rami would like these.
 
Oh and Bob... you can custom order the dead spots if you really miss them, just name the desired frequency. Wasn't there a thread somewhere with funny features?

[bob]

Well of course you could order custom dead spots - what was I thinking?
 
Though actually, I've never owned a Fender, and I also suspect that designing in custom dead spots would be prohibitively expensive - much more difficult than any of us could truly comprehend... My guess is you just have to get lucky :-)

[palembic]

***sigh***
In a couple of months the following sentence will become clear:
beaten in the last straight line.
 
Although ...I'm gonna try to be a good looser: congrats to the Alembic crew ...THIS ARE ABSOLUTELY GREAT ...especially the fiver.
 
Paul the beaten one

[beatlejuice]

Having long been a fan of Jazz basses, I definitely give both of those a major league seal of approval.Oh my God.... Wow,Holy Smokes...I think those comments sorta some it up quite nicely.  
Bill(the drooling one)

[effclef]

Valentino/Susan, what makes these legal? The body shape is very close to the Jazz but I heard way back that it was headstock shape that really made things legal. Is that true? I mean, obviously there are so many differences between any Alembic and any Fender, but I am curious what the actual point of law is.  
 
I can just imagine someone in Court plugging one in and saying, see? This can't be a Fender!
:-)
 
I am also curious what the approximate price of one of these would be.
 
EffClef

[dela217]

Wow!  Those are really cool.  If I were to order one, I would change a few thing though.  I would like the crown headstock.  Small body style, medium scale, Series 1 electronics, etc....
 
You know what I like!

[poor_nigel]

OK, you got me.  I very seldom laugh out loud, but that did it!  Thanks Dela.

[rami]

Hey Andy,
 
The only Fender-ish thing about these Basses are the basic body and pickup shapes.  Everything else; design, construction, electronics and of course, quality, are pure Alembic.  Don't expect any similarity in sound either.  So don't look for any other Fender influences other than the purely cosmetic - you wouldn't want Alembic to lower their standards would you?
 
I think it's only the headstock that is copyrighted - which is a shame because it would really complete the look.  I'd add Abalone block inlays as well....   Oh hell, just make me an Ebony and Purpleheart one...  6 strings...36 scale............
 
Rami

[palembic]

Ai ...I believe he (Rami) actually MEANS this people!

[1stbass]

Mica,
These are great, I'am with Rami block abolone inlays.
So how long is the waiting list?

[valvil]

The waiting list wouldn't be any longer than it is for any other Alembic (except series instruments & classico). The block inlays might lenghten the process by a week or so. Therefore, provided that no  time-consuming options are selected, one could be had in 2-3 months from the time it gets finalized.
 
Valentino

[bassman10096]

That five string would look great in tobacco burst with MOP block inlays, med scale and Europa electronics.  Just a silly question:  would the will real MOP inlay blocks hold up as well as the pearloid blocks Fender put in my old Jazz?  
 
Bill
 
(Message edited by bassman10096 on March 07, 2004)

[alembic76407]

do these two basses have a model name yet?
and what kind of price tag are we looking at.
 
How about a contest, Name the bass.
winner get one of those new straps (or a t-shirt)

[rami]

As nice as those Basses are, I firmly believe that the most beautiful Alembics are the original designs of Susan.  I don't think I'd really want to see Alembic Fenders.  Let's just call these one time custom order Basses rather than a new line.
 
I still think the Excel and Rogue are the most beautiful Alembic body shapes - much nicer than any Fender design.  
 
Rami

[bracheen]

I agree with Rami.  These two are very nice but  if someone is wanting a high end Jazz, well, that's what Lakland and Sadowski are for.  Let's let Alembic be Alembic.  One of a kind top shelf instruments that the other guys want to imitate.
 
Sam