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Author Message mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 6112 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 - 12:12 am:    The Featured Custom is back. Please enjoy All About Color. sonicus New Username: sonicus Post Number: 8 Registered: 5-2009 Posted on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 - 2:28 am:    Yet another awesome Mystery Bass ! terryc Senior Member Username: terryc Post Number: 822 Registered: 11-2004 Posted on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 - 2:30 am:    Lovely bass, bet it growls like a grizzly with that ebony laminate. Am I right in saying that early Alembics just had the logo then the name came and now it is omitted. Mine has the name, at what point did you decide to omit the name. jacko Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 2217 Registered: 10-2002 Posted on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 - 3:12 am:    Nice top. I like the detail maple pinstripe in the neck laminates too. terry. My '96 epic has the name. My 2005 rogue doesn't but there'd be nowhere to fit it as it has the orion peghead. Neither does my 07 Mk. Graeme 57basstra Senior Member Username: 57basstra Post Number: 915 Registered: 4-2005 Posted on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 - 6:51 am:    very, very nice! olieoliver Senior Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 2374 Registered: 2-2006 Posted on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 - 6:59 am:    I Like it. Simply elegant. OO mario_farufyno Intermediate Member Username: mario_farufyno Post Number: 102 Registered: 9-2008 Posted on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 - 7:14 am:    Hail to new Featured Custom, Alembic always exceed in woodworking! * Also dig the secret society stuff, LOL. mario_farufyno Intermediate Member Username: mario_farufyno Post Number: 103 Registered: 9-2008 Posted on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 - 7:17 am:    How the Mirtle Body affects the Tone? davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 8063 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 - 7:27 am:    Beautiful bass! I love that Myrtle body wood! Mario; Mica talks about Myrtle bodies on the Body Woods page. Here's what she said about Myrtle: The greenish color of Myrtle isn't the only distinction of this mighty wood from the Pacific northwest. On an Alembic bass, Myrtle keeps the extreme highs out of the picture and fills the bottom with solid lows. We compare it to the sound of Mahogany but with less on the top end and slightly less on the lows. Used mainly in Brown Basses and paired with a warm Mahogany neck, there is no shortage of bottom end. Myrtle is the standard body wood for the Brown Bass and an optional body wood for any Alembic. cje New Username: cje Post Number: 5 Registered: 5-2009 Posted on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 - 7:30 am:    I'm happy to see this bass - the neck laminates are almost identical to what I'm ordering (but my instrument will have flamed maple on the outside). Looks like a delicious combination. dadabass2001 Senior Member Username: dadabass2001 Post Number: 1109 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 - 7:56 am:    Very sweet indeed, and another download for my screen-saver rotation Mike senmen Senior Member Username: senmen Post Number: 851 Registered: 7-2003 Posted on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 - 11:27 am:    Wow, that is a cool bass...... Oliver (Spyderman) 57basstra Senior Member Username: 57basstra Post Number: 918 Registered: 4-2005 Posted on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 - 11:48 am:    My six string '78 Series I guitar is Myrtle wood. mario_farufyno Intermediate Member Username: mario_farufyno Post Number: 106 Registered: 9-2008 Posted on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 - 6:08 pm:    Thanks, Dave hifiguy Intermediate Member Username: hifiguy Post Number: 174 Registered: 10-2006 Posted on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 - 8:16 pm:    Very subtle yet ineffably custom. Gorgeous! bluplirst Member Username: bluplirst Post Number: 57 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Thursday, May 14, 2009 - 4:55 pm:    Myrtle is a beautiful wood.... Dear 57basstra, I want your '78. Sincerely, Dan 57basstra Senior Member Username: 57basstra Post Number: 920 Registered: 4-2005 Posted on Thursday, May 14, 2009 - 7:09 pm:    Hey, Dan. Thanks. I notice your post here is #57. How appropriate. I doubt I will ever sell this one. (I know I kinda jumped in here on the featured custom thread with my guitar; however, it is not often that Myrtle is so prominently featured.) bassman10096 Senior Member Username: bassman10096 Post Number: 1208 Registered: 7-2003 Posted on Monday, May 18, 2009 - 2:30 pm:    What a great takeoff from the Stanleys and Brown Basses and others. I have too many basses to justify another Alembic for a long, long time, and I'd probably want something different (in shape) from my Brown Bass, but this one would be a great cousin to my bass. Different looks and personality, but definitely part of the same family. Very nice. Whoever the mystery owner is must be very pleased indeed.