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senmen
Senior Member Username: senmen
Post Number: 698 Registered: 7-2003
| Posted on Wednesday, November 07, 2007 - 1:03 pm: | |
Well, I knew it, it would come as November COTM: Marcīs simple bass. Great, stunning, breathtaking. I need to have a Simple DW or Spyder...... Congrats again Marc Oliver (Spyderman) |
foth
Intermediate Member Username: foth
Post Number: 161 Registered: 12-2004
| Posted on Wednesday, November 07, 2007 - 1:43 pm: | |
This bass is so cool! Gabon ebony, who woulda thunk? Great artistic vision, Marc and Alembic. |
artswork99
Advanced Member Username: artswork99
Post Number: 209 Registered: 7-2007
| Posted on Wednesday, November 07, 2007 - 1:48 pm: | |
Great way to get more pictures and some incredible details on the bass. Congratulations Marc! Play it healthy! Art |
glocke
Advanced Member Username: glocke
Post Number: 268 Registered: 9-2002
| Posted on Wednesday, November 07, 2007 - 3:23 pm: | |
that is one amazing looking instrument. |
byoung
Senior Member Username: byoung
Post Number: 819 Registered: 12-2004
| Posted on Wednesday, November 07, 2007 - 3:59 pm: | |
Let the Monty Python quotes begin! Well, he's...he's, ah...probably pining for the fjords. |
crgaston
Senior Member Username: crgaston
Post Number: 450 Registered: 11-2005
| Posted on Wednesday, November 07, 2007 - 5:08 pm: | |
Wow..it's great to see all these cool features explained, and I know this has got to be one of the longest waits for an Alembic ever. I'm glad this one finally made it to you. What a truly unique marriage of caftsmanship and design! Monty will be blowing some minds for sure if you take him gigging! P.S. There's a joke in here somewhere correlating the "suspension bridges" with "huge...tracts of land," but I'm not clever enough to make it happen tonight. |
ajdover
Senior Member Username: ajdover
Post Number: 580 Registered: 11-2003
| Posted on Wednesday, November 07, 2007 - 6:01 pm: | |
It's a beaut! Love the double cutaway body shape too. I'm sure she's great to play as well. Congrats! |
davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck
Post Number: 5641 Registered: 5-2002
| Posted on Wednesday, November 07, 2007 - 7:05 pm: | |
Ok, I'm a bit slow. I actually ran a search on "Liberty Bell". Great layout and pictures of a wonderful bass!! |
hb3
Advanced Member Username: hb3
Post Number: 281 Registered: 2-2005
| Posted on Wednesday, November 07, 2007 - 7:58 pm: | |
And now.... The Larch. |
the_8_string_king
Senior Member Username: the_8_string_king
Post Number: 912 Registered: 9-2005
| Posted on Wednesday, November 07, 2007 - 9:24 pm: | |
Congrats on COTM!!! Your bass is truly a unique and exceptional speciman! Glad to hear how awesome it is for you! I understand... |
adriaan
Senior Member Username: adriaan
Post Number: 1676 Registered: 6-2002
| Posted on Thursday, November 08, 2007 - 12:40 am: | |
#13 |
dannobasso
Senior Member Username: dannobasso
Post Number: 662 Registered: 3-2004
| Posted on Thursday, November 08, 2007 - 5:40 am: | |
Exceptional instrument! Sheep do not so much fly as plummet. Fetche la mush....Fetche la mush! Act of the purest optimism to suggest it in the first place. Do you in fact have any cheese at all? No sir, I was deliberately wasting your time. |
eligilam
Member Username: eligilam
Post Number: 74 Registered: 2-2006
| Posted on Thursday, November 08, 2007 - 6:34 am: | |
"Medicine at last? Food? Wood...for the fire?" "Nope." (pause) "LUPINS!" "Blast!!" |
lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq
Post Number: 2703 Registered: 7-2004
| Posted on Thursday, November 08, 2007 - 6:47 am: | |
It's not dead, it's just sleeping! That's not an ordinary bunny. I'm a lumberjack, and I'm o.k. Incredible bass...enjoy! Bill, tgo |
kenbass4
Advanced Member Username: kenbass4
Post Number: 268 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Thursday, November 08, 2007 - 7:40 am: | |
STOP!! This Threads too silly!!! Cool Bass, BTW |
jseitang
Advanced Member Username: jseitang
Post Number: 220 Registered: 6-2002
| Posted on Thursday, November 08, 2007 - 10:18 am: | |
looks like the knight rider ! |
lidon2001
Advanced Member Username: lidon2001
Post Number: 358 Registered: 4-2005
| Posted on Thursday, November 08, 2007 - 12:30 pm: | |
Very nice, but it won't help me; I'm on a quest for a shrubery! Bridge is the coolest, polished pickups are perfect. Well done. |
artswork99
Advanced Member Username: artswork99
Post Number: 211 Registered: 7-2007
| Posted on Thursday, November 08, 2007 - 1:38 pm: | |
What is your name? What is your quest? What is your favorite Alembic? I mean... |
lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq
Post Number: 2704 Registered: 7-2004
| Posted on Thursday, November 08, 2007 - 1:45 pm: | |
It's only a flesh wound. |
olieoliver
Senior Member Username: olieoliver
Post Number: 1608 Registered: 2-2006
| Posted on Thursday, November 08, 2007 - 1:55 pm: | |
"Ni....Ni.....Ni...." |
cozmik_cowboy
Advanced Member Username: cozmik_cowboy
Post Number: 228 Registered: 10-2006
| Posted on Thursday, November 08, 2007 - 2:50 pm: | |
Oh, look - there's a penguin on the monitor! No, wait, it's a black bass (let's hope it doesn't explode!). Very nice! The "suspension bridge" seems to me to be about the most elegant thumbrest ever - and it's even mirrored for the lefties! I've heard custom bike bulders talk about "effect customs" (paint & chrome and little else) and "detail customs" (where you do things like relocate the oil line fixtures on the cases to get your look). This is most definitely a detail custom. Congrats - its COTM status is most deserved. Peter |
hifiguy
Intermediate Member Username: hifiguy
Post Number: 117 Registered: 10-2006
| Posted on Thursday, November 08, 2007 - 4:30 pm: | |
Yowza! That is one stunning instrument - so many cool little things to notice and marvel at. Enjoy her in good health, Mark! _________ He's that most dangerous of creatures: a clever sheep! Paul |
alembic_doctor
Advanced Member Username: alembic_doctor
Post Number: 364 Registered: 8-2002
| Posted on Thursday, November 08, 2007 - 4:38 pm: | |
I don't want to talk to you no more, you empty headed animal food trough wiper. I fart in your general direction. Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries. |
olieoliver
Senior Member Username: olieoliver
Post Number: 1609 Registered: 2-2006
| Posted on Thursday, November 08, 2007 - 4:51 pm: | |
Oh Great now "My brain 'urts". |
dadabass2001
Senior Member Username: dadabass2001
Post Number: 817 Registered: 6-2002
| Posted on Thursday, November 08, 2007 - 6:15 pm: | |
"My dog has no nose!" "How does he smell?" "Awful!" Mike PS: beautiful instrument |
glocke
Advanced Member Username: glocke
Post Number: 269 Registered: 9-2002
| Posted on Friday, November 09, 2007 - 3:54 am: | |
I gotta admit, Ive seen some nice customs over the years, some of which have given me ideas for a custom of my own, but this one is by far my favorite. The ebony is absolutely stunning. |
jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko
Post Number: 1461 Registered: 10-2002
| Posted on Friday, November 09, 2007 - 4:34 am: | |
It's a very cool looking instrument. graeme |
rraymond
Advanced Member Username: rraymond
Post Number: 316 Registered: 6-2002
| Posted on Friday, November 09, 2007 - 11:53 am: | |
"No one expects the Spanish Inquisition!" or a Gabon Ebony, sculpted top Alembic. Bee oo ti ful! |
glocke
Advanced Member Username: glocke
Post Number: 270 Registered: 9-2002
| Posted on Friday, November 09, 2007 - 2:04 pm: | |
ok, i dont get the monty python qoutes and silliness here. please xplain. |
eligilam
Member Username: eligilam
Post Number: 76 Registered: 2-2006
| Posted on Friday, November 09, 2007 - 2:06 pm: | |
"I say, what's brown and sounds like a bell?" "I don't know." "Dung..." |
hydrargyrum
Advanced Member Username: hydrargyrum
Post Number: 297 Registered: 3-2004
| Posted on Friday, November 09, 2007 - 2:28 pm: | |
Hey Greg, From the factory to customer section: "Jason keeps calling this bass, "Monty" as in Monty Python... and now for something completely different!" - - Mica |
briant
New Username: briant
Post Number: 5 Registered: 12-2004
| Posted on Friday, November 09, 2007 - 4:19 pm: | |
That thing is awesome. Love it! |
the_8_string_king
Senior Member Username: the_8_string_king
Post Number: 914 Registered: 9-2005
| Posted on Friday, November 09, 2007 - 4:47 pm: | |
Congrats, again, Marc! It's an awesome bass, and it continues to impress every time I see it! Congrats again on joining the "Custom of the Month Club"... your awesome custom is one of the most distinctive and original Alembics ever! I like the "Night Rider" comment! I totally see it... especially with the LEDs! All it needs is to capacity to talk to you in a gay voice! |