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Title: Strange shaped Mark King Signature?
Post by: Barend on July 17, 2026, 10:48:04 AM
I have seen this MK Signature bass on Reverb. It looks different than the other MK basses that I have seen. Looks like a sort of a hybrid between a Point model and a Balance K body. What's the story behing this model?

https://reverb.com/en-nl/item/99377469-alembic-mark-king?bk=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJqdGkiOiI0OTA5NzhiNy05OGZjLTQ2ZTQtYjY4Ny00M2NkOGQxODk5MmEiLCJpYXQiOjE3ODQzMTAyNzEsInVzZXJfaWQiOiIxOTI2Nzg3Iiwic2Vzc2lvbl9pZCI6IjFiMjM5YzU4LTE4YmUtNGI0Ny04NTcwLTY3OWE4YjU3ZjM5YiIsImNvb2tpZV9pZCI6ImQyMjBjMTg1LTYyMGItNGE3Yy1hMDZjLTM3OTU5YmYxNjVjOCIsInByb2R1Y3RfaWQiOiI5OTM3NzQ2OSIsInNvdXJjZSI6Ik5PTkUifQ.Y1ywwQX67exWrlK0O5MYWA_ktWeCgwgKpD0cGrp2Jpk
Title: Re: Strange shaped Mark King Signature?
Post by: adriaan on July 17, 2026, 11:04:41 AM
It's a 3/4 size Standard Point, perhaps comparable in size to your EvH.
Title: Re: Strange shaped Mark King Signature?
Post by: lbpesq on July 17, 2026, 12:18:45 PM
$600 shipping?  Do they hand deliver it with a bottle of Dom Perignon and a bucket of caviar?

Bill, tgo
Title: Re: Strange shaped Mark King Signature?
Post by: hammer on July 17, 2026, 12:47:09 PM
That body is similar to my Custom Signature Deluxe only mine has a heart omega tail.  I love the 3/4 body. By far, the most comfortable of all my Alembics.
Title: Re: Strange shaped Mark King Signature?
Post by: Barend on July 17, 2026, 01:03:40 PM
Quote from: adriaan on July 17, 2026, 11:04:41 AMIt's a 3/4 size Standard Point, perhaps comparable in size to your EvH.

ok thanks. The lower body looks so much smaller compared to a normal point. On this one the body almost levels the horns. Like the lower body is shrunk more than the upper body.
Title: Re: Strange shaped Mark King Signature?
Post by: Barend on July 17, 2026, 01:07:39 PM
Quote from: hammer on July 17, 2026, 12:47:09 PMThat body is similar to my Custom Signature Deluxe only mine has a heart omega tail.  I love the 3/4 body. By far, the most comfortable of all my Alembics.

I think the 3/4 body looks better with the omega tail. Somehow looks more natural than the point tail on this model. I like yours!
Title: Re: Strange shaped Mark King Signature?
Post by: briant on July 18, 2026, 10:58:59 AM
Quote from: hammer on July 17, 2026, 12:47:09 PMThat body is similar to my Custom Signature Deluxe only mine has a heart omega tail.  I love the 3/4 body. By far, the most comfortable of all my Alembics.

Is this 34" scale?  It looks great.  I'd love an opportunity to check one of those out.  Not like I need another Alembic but, man, if I ever rode the ride again, maybe this general idea with Series I electronics.
Title: Re: Strange shaped Mark King Signature?
Post by: mica on July 18, 2026, 09:31:58 PM
Quote from: hammer on July 17, 2026, 12:47:09 PMThat body is similar to my Custom Signature Deluxe only mine has a heart omega tail.  I love the 3/4 body. By far, the most comfortable of all my Alembics.
Instruments that have the tail/omega/heart omega option all use the same template for the body - the bottom carving detail is the only part that differs. Usually the three variants will fit in the same Alembic hardshell case. 
Title: Re: Strange shaped Mark King Signature?
Post by: gearhed289 on July 20, 2026, 08:11:27 AM
I thought that one might have been an Anniversary model at first. Good looking bass.