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jix · « **Reply #30 on:** July 10, 2009, 12:08:56 PM »

Many congrats, Javier. It really is a beautiful bass - I guess you were able to offer Paco more than I could for it!

Definitely worth reading the posts that Sanoi-San has linked above to find out more about the history of the bass - he really did an amazing job in speccing it just right.

Enjoy the upgrade when you're able to do it - Sonoi-San advised me that it was about $3k the last time he checked.

Best wishes
James

Enzo · « **Reply #31 on:** July 10, 2009, 10:17:20 PM »

Congratulations Javier, this is one of the most beautiful Alembic I ever seen !
Can you post some nice pics ?

javier · « **Reply #32 on:** July 11, 2009, 05:34:56 AM »

Thank you very much for your nice words guys.
I'm currently out of town for work but I will place some pictures as soon as comeback home.
Best regards.

tkotmk42 · « **Reply #33 on:** July 12, 2009, 08:58:35 PM »

Congrats Javier, and I am very happy to know my ex- is in the hands of Alembic club member.

James asked me to find some more photos, I'm still digging, but if you would like to have pictures I took when I got the bass, shoot me an email and I'll send them your way.
I have few pics of it arriving at my driveway (back when I lived in South Carolina) and opening the box for the first time...

Anyways, Grats and enjoy the bass!

P.S. Did you also receive the spare brass plates? I got them as spare to wooden ones thinking wood = fragile, only to find out how sturdy those wood covers are... they are like 5 piece laminates!! Alembic sure pays so much attention to details!!

Takeo Sonoi

javier · « **Reply #34 on:** July 13, 2009, 12:39:21 PM »

Hi boys, at home finally.
Takeo, thanks for your message. Sadly I don't have the spare brass plates but neither any single document(something that I would like) with the bass, only the case and the keys.
I'm going to take some pictures for you.

mica · « **Reply #35 on:** December 21, 2009, 06:37:57 PM »

Here's the details from the instrument file:

top and back: 5A Quilted Maple
accent: Purpleheart 1/8 laminate
body: Mahogany
neck: 7-piece Maple and Purpleheart
scale: 32 medium
fingerboard: Ebony
inlays: mother of pearl ovals
peghead: Bookmatched Crown
body shape: Standard Point
pickups: AXY with humcanceller (not connected)
controls: Anniversary vol x2, filter x2, Q-switch x2, pickup selector switch, stereo/mono mode
backplates: continuous wood
truss rod cover: continuous wood
straplocks: recessed
option: Prepped for Series electronics
option: string with .040-.100
option: tailpiece must be dead center
birthday: October 16, 2002
originally made for: Bass NW custom order

There's a note in the file with tracings of the backplates when Mary requested the complete set of 4 plates be made in brass.

The work order called for a C serial number code, but it was left off in error.