Why would anyone do this to an Alembic?

[F. Michael Miller (fmm)]

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[Wayne McLemore (wayne)]

Hmmmm, gold sparkle over Spalted Maple - not as bad as the black lacquer over Macassar Ebony though.
 
There's no accounting for taste.....
 
C-Ya...........wayne

[Jarek Michalski (basstard)]

Degustibus non disputandum est...
 
But... well... I dunno...
 
Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!

[Wade Handy (oujeebass)]

I would understand a sunburst over some nice flamed maple.This would be a great bass just because it is an Alembic.

[Brian Ceasar (bbe1020)]

I don't understand...I see absolutely NOTHING appealing about the gold sparkle paint JOB on the bass's front (looks like an E. Scheib special) Now as for the spalted maple on the rear...
GENUINE ALEMBIC CRAFTSMANSHIP  

[Charles David Tichenor (alembic76407)]

I kinda like it, but I would never do it to an Alembic, maybe a Warwick

[Rami Sourour (rami)]

This poor bass needs an ambulance flight back to the factory for some serious plastic surgery.

[Gerald E. Greene (flash)]

I have to admit this was not the smartist thing to do! but who ever did the paint job did'nt do so bad of a job.
what I can't understand is who would pay that much money for a new child and then change his face.  Oh well to each his own.
 
peace
 
see ya down range.
 
Flash
 

[Jonathan Johnstone (stoney)]

OYE!!

[Joey Wilson (bigredbass)]

I'm a big fan of COLOR. While I am stunned by the sometimes unearthly wood that ALEMBICs are built from, I admit I'm a big fan of the translucent stain/clear coat instruments.  (It's not called the BigRedBass without reason !)  I think it would be just fine for ALEMBIC to build instruments for opaque finishes.  Wood that is structurally and sonically just fine, but is not figured properly to be seen.  
 
I admire the finishes on the translucent Paul Reed Smiths, but I know there AIN'T a '10-top' under a gold or black one.  
 
A pearl-white EXCEL with gold parts and abalone binding and ovals, an inlaid logo and the Gotoh keys with white pearl buttons would be just FINE with me.

[Bob Novy (bob)]

Oh jeez, Joey, just when I thought you were alright . I'm going for an oil finish on mine, but to each his own.  
 
Brings to mind a spoken break on one of Vic Wooten's albums, where he's talking about prejudice and injustice in the world... and ends by saying, I guess there's a place for that too.  
 
I won't get into where I think that particular place might be, but I'll admit I'm the original owner of a '63 Gibson SG Standard in translucent cherry red, which I kinda like... so maybe we're not that far apart after all.
 
But seriously, metal flake???
 
Peace. (Oh, sorry, guess that would belong over in the Dreaming for now category...)
 
(Message edited by bob on March 07, 2003)

[Dino Monoxelos (dean_m)]

Ya know I have to say it's not all that bad a job.  I guess part of owning an Alembic is to try to be unique!?!?!
Being a Warwick owner though David, I don't think I'd even do that to a poor little Warwick.  Ouch!!!  
Where's my brother Paul L to defend me?  LOL.
Everyone have a great weekend!!!!!!
 
Dino

[James L. Martin (malthumb)]

A movie reviewer once referred to Prince's Purple Rain as the worst movie I ever loved.  For me I guess this bass drives a similar sentiment.  It's sorta the best looking bass that I couldn't stand.  I keep asking myself but what does it look like under the paint?

[Joey Wilson (bigredbass)]

You know, I just can't help it.  
 
In my (film) photography hobby, the world just LOOKS better through Fuji VELVIA because the color is so saturated.
 
I'm going to a custom car show tomorrow.  The cars are the point, but imagine your favorite show car in white instead of some candy metalflake.  
 
And I LOVE the old surf color Fenders; a Candy Apple Red Jazz with a matching headstock (or Lake Placid Blue or Sherwood Green) just evokes a time and place for me, just because they LOOKED so cool in their day.
 
I love the dark woods in satin or clear.  But the see thru colors or (dare I say it again) the opaque colors on certain basses with less than magnificent grain would be fine with me.
 
Just to get myself off of the hook, there's no way in hell I'd have painted that spalted dreamboat that set this thread off.
 
OK, my sanity is verified !

[Bob Novy (bob)]

Yeah, Velvia - and preferably with a polarizing filter. So I'll give you the metalflake, Joey, as long as we can agree on some color other than jaundice yellow, and knowing we're not obscuring a beautiful piece of wood. Your sanity is fine by me.