[No longer for sale] - Alembic Mark King Deluxe 5 with 5A Quilted Maple

[paujones]

2015 Alembic Mark King Deluxe 5 string 
$9498 or best offer

Serial number: MK14335USA
model name: Mark King Deluxe
model number: MKD35top: 5A Quilted Maple
accent: Purpleheart
body: Mahogany
body shape: Balanced K with Heart Omega cutout
neck: 7-piece Maple and Purpleheart
scale: long, 34"
fingerboard: Ebony
Inlays: Neck:  Golden Mother of Pearl
Inlays: Alembic Logo - set into crown headstock with Mother of Pearl and Abalone shell
peghead shape: Crown
pickups: Alembic MXY56
controls: "Signature" volume, pan, filter x2, Q-switch x2, mono output, LED on/off
backplates: continuous 5Q Quilted Maple
finish: polyester gloss
Hardware: gold plated bird tailpiece, bridge, and truss rod cover
String Spacing:  Comfort (19MM)
originally made for:   John Prock

The original owner was also an Alembic dealer who kept the bass in his private collection for about a year in Monterey, CA. He sold the bass to me, while my custom-build MKD was under construction.  I gigged with it maybe half a dozen times in 2016, and then I used it as a backup bass in 2017.  For the last year or more, it's been decorating the wall of my office. 

I have another custom build in the queue, so I am happy to sell this bass to another club member at a reasonable price.  I have it listed on Reverb, too.  If you are interested, please contact me.

[rv_bass]

Another nice one

[edwardofhuncote]

Indeed. 


I was just thinking... my office would suck a lot less if it were decorated with Alembics. On the other hand, I wouldn't get a lot of work done in there. 


Good luck with your sales. Coupla' nice ones you're relocating there.

[paujones]

So far the only interest has been low offers from dealers who want to resell later.  Luckily I have some time before the custom build it done so let’s see how it goes.  Maybe someone will have a big tax refund and decide to buy a dream bass like I did a while back.

[paujones]

Price dropped down to $8998.

[paujones]

I’m taking 2 “old Alembics to Hawaii this weekend... pictures from Fleetwood’s to follow...

[edwardofhuncote]

Fleetwood's... wow, that's gotta' be a tough gig to get... yep, I'd definitely have to take my Custom fretless on that one, if only for one tune. 

Have a great show.

[paujones]

The shows in Hawaii were a success.  Here are a few photos:


https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uDmu4uZdtP_14qdAMB9O5QF5er80zeyC/view?usp=drivesdk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JjMzF2DoZJ6l5rlA0TzPxu859oFbvMMO/view?usp=drivesdk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/11fCVZElu1hJva0S8zOKi9WBYLsi1qWFj/view?usp=drivesdk

[paujones]

Forgot to mention price dropped down to $8499

[edwardofhuncote]

Ahh... so the 'Penguin & Porpoise' makes an appearance. Appropriate.  And is that #73-43...?

Given the deep bench on display, that must be one helluva Custom order you're doin'... you have my salute. There is one way, and only one I can think of, to top those two. 

[rv_bass]

Love that ‘73 bass.

[rv_bass]

Is that a Sarno Black Box under the DS-5?

[paujones]

Think it’s my Radial JDV DI... which sounds amazing by allowing the Alembic to be uncolored by lesser pre-amps. 

[paujones]

No slight intended toward Alembic pre-amps - like the F1X or F2B... which are amazing.  I have an F1X and SF2 in my home studio rack, which sound amazing.  But on the road, I bring the Radial JDV which nicely fits in my carry on. 

[paujones]

Going to give it another day, and then pull down my sale ads.  Seems that with the recent bear market, it is a bad time to be a seller of a quality instrument.  Good time to be a buyer, if the sellers need a cash call.  Im good, so I will give it a day and see what happens, then this goes off the market til better times prevail.