Alan's Custom Ash Rogue

[rustyg61]

Hey, I just saw that I moved up to an Intermediate Member! That's cooler that getting your name in the phone book!

[amelnick]

Mica said they have done purpleheart fretboards before. They have a sample on the website. More purple to come!!

[tbrannon]

Alan,
 
Is this going to get standard Rogue/Europa electronics?  Clear finish or is there going to be a tint happening?
 
I love it so far.

[amelnick]

Standard Rogue electronics......MXY in the neck position and a Fatboy in the bridge position. natural finish on the body. I spent alot of time looking at pics on the web to show Mica the Grain I was looking for. I think the natural ash with the purpleheart will make a unique and cool looking combo. Any thoughts or comments welcome!!!
 
Alan

[oddmetersam]

Alan, she's already very beautiful and will only get better and better as the construction progresses. The feeling of seeing your baby gradually grow under the creative minds and skillful  hands at Alembic is really hard to describe, but it's totally, completely, utterly COOL!

[artswork99]

Hi Alan, Coming along very nicely.  What a great looking bass!  Regards, Art

[amelnick]

Hi Art, wait until you see the purple side LEDs!!  
Need to have a south Florida Alembic get together !

[David Houck]

Cool bass!  Purpleheart and Ash!

[hydrargyrum]

Whoa baby!!! The ash body/purple heart fretboard looks killer!

[amelnick]

Maybe it will start a new trend!!

[deburgh]

This is going to be really gorgeous   Enjoy the process Alan!

[briant]

Maybe it will start a new trend!!
 
I wouldn't be ashamed to jump on that bandwagon.  You're doing something else that I'd previously considered - a Dragon Wing style headstock on a non-Dragon Wing bass.
 
I'm looking forward to watching the progress on this one.

[mica]

I have just really bad timing lately - your bass is in finish, but I only catch it when it's already getting prepped for the next coat:
 

 
So, it's looking great, but you can't really tell just how great yet.  
 
The peghead is a new shape that we started off with the Dragon Claw, but went through a few revisions to get the look that Alan was after.

[tbrannon]

That is just plain awesome.  
 
Is the color difference between the top of the bass and the contour a shadow thing or is there some finish applied?   It almost looks whitewashed.  I thought that was the mahogany laminate I was seeing, but the Ash pattern is visible.  
 
Slightly confused, but liking what I see!

[mica]

It's just the first round of sanding to prep for the next layer. After Bob sands the flat parts, he goes back and sands the rounded parts.  
 
The guitar behind it is Burl Myrtle, and it's fully prepped, and it takes on a sort of chalky appearance.