Longest wait for a custom bass?

[jon_jackson]

My first Dragon Wing was paid 9/08 and received 8/09.  The second one was authorized by UPS 1/10 and received 9/11.  I picked up two other Alembics in the interval to take the edge off.
-Jon

[terryc]

Good things come to those who wait..and I bet it will be astounding..may end up as a featured custom of the month
But 3 years is a long time....

[neilvg]

I've been waiting 3 years as well...

[lesh_lash]

This is an old post but I thought I would revive it.
How long has everyone's custom bass and guitars been taking? I am still waiting for my bass and have been waiting for 13 years as you can see by my old posts from 10 years ago.

[lbpesq]

Have you made an inquiry with Alembic?  My custom Further took almost three years, but a lot of that was due to my wanting some inlay work that Alembic had never done before.   It took them a while to figure it out how to get it done.    Thirteen years?    Did you ask them to grow the tree in-house?

Bill, tgo

[lesh_lash]

Yes I have spoken to Alembic. There is custom electronics and it is going to be awesome when it gets done!  I just thought it would be good to re-vive this post and maybe get some respones that might help my cause.   

[mica]

I’ll be giving you a call today - I was discussing with mom last night. She’s been under the weather and didn’t get back to your last message. I have a load of very good news for you!

[Pete si]

I never heard of Wal Basses so I looked into them.  They’re an outfit in England that makes bespoke Basses as well. The average turnaround for their product is 3 years. I can understand a year but three? Do they grow the trees themselves?

[hammer]

I had a custom Signature made in 2012. Nine months is all it took and I was very pleasantly surprised. Now its "custom" features did not include intricate inlays and it wasn't a Series I but this turn-around was much faster than I expected and was shorter than what I've experienced waiting for an electronics upgrade for a Series I shop night special (13-months and counting)

[mica]

Yes, but in all fairness Brian, when you had the bass dropped off at the end of last year 2019,  I warned of a substantial delay in being able to start the upgrade because we were moving. I did underestimate the impact of moving on many delivery dates, but characterizing your current experience as a 13-month wait  is accurate, but without explanation, not entirely correct.