(x) Alembic Bass 08Q13884 model ?

[Bourmix]

Hi,

i'm happy Alembic bass owner
Number  08Q13884
I think is a Signature Standard Model  : it's right ?
Is it Coco bolo body woods ?

Very Thanks !
Olivier (France)

[StephenR]

Hi Olivier... welcome to the club!

Pretty cocobolo topped bass. The Q in the serial number indicates it was ordered as a Rogue bass, electronics look to be Rogue/Europa model electronics and should be Vol/Pan/Filter Q-switch plus bass and treble boost and cut switches. The heart omega cutout and body shape look like they were a custom order. Quite nice indeed! Is this your first Alembic bass?

Sometimes it takes Mica a bit of time to get to the serial number lookups but when she does she should  be able to fill you in on details about the custom order.

[pauldo]

Hi,

i'm happy Alembic bass owner
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Yes you are!

Welcome to the camp.  Love that heart omega!

[mario_farufyno]

Welcome, Olivier.

As Stephen pointed, serial number indicates this as a (custom) 5 string Alembic Rogue ("Q"), and it was finished during 2008 ("08Q"). It has the usual 5 piece maple neck with 4 walnut veneers, Ebony scale and that cool Heart Omega Signature bodyshape. And, yes, it looks like a coco-bolo top with maple accent (not the standard wood recipe for Rogues) over (probably) mahogany wings and coco-bolo matching headstock front and back. The 4th switch indicates side LEDs along the scale marks (also extra order).

[mica]

Our industrious Club members have pretty much given you all the details - good work! Here's the information from the instrument file, formatted in the usual fashion:

serial number: 08Q13884
model: Custom Rogue
model number: CQLB5
top: Coco Bolo
accent: Maple laminate and Purpleheart pinstripe
body: Mahogany
neck: 5-piece Maple with 4 Walnut pinstripes
scale: 34" long
fingerboard: Ebony
inlays: none
side markers: red LEDs
body shape: Balance K Heart Omega
peghead shape: Crown 2+3
pickups: Alembic MXY56
controls: volume, pan, filter, Q-switch, bass cut/flat/boost, treble cut/flat/boost, mono output
backplates: black plastic
originally made for: California Bass, France
birthday: June 9, 2008

It is a little confusing naming custom built instruments. This was ordered as a custom Rogue with many custom options. The neck, body construction, pickups, and electronics are the same a Rogue, but the other details are custom made.