| Author | Message | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 6250 Registered: 6-2000 |
Here's a few pictures I've collected along the way. Note that the Quilted Maple is totally awesome. You'll see it soon enough when the finish hits it. Future top laminate:  Future back laminate:  Neck getting peghead scarf glued:  Bob holding the cut he made for the continuous wood backplate:  Peghead shape rough cut:  Bass is ready for the top laminate:  | ||
| alembixxx
Junior Username: alembixxx Post Number: 44 Registered: 10-2007 |
Wow! I'm very happy to see the first pics of my new baby!!! Thanks! That center ebony laminate is gorgeous! | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 6275 Registered: 6-2000 |
Just leaving the assembly area:   And in carving last week:   | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 6279 Registered: 6-2000 |
And for this week, the blackness:  and up close:  It looks so nice in person, the pictures really can't describe it well at all. Where is Pierre-Yves? | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 8480 Registered: 5-2002 |
Fabulous! | ||
| cje
Junior Username: cje Post Number: 17 Registered: 5-2009 |
Thank looks dangerous! Dangerous and awesome... What does it say on the neck? "Do not..." | ||
| cje
Junior Username: cje Post Number: 18 Registered: 5-2009 |
"Do not stare?" | ||
| pierreyves
Senior Member Username: pierreyves Post Number: 419 Registered: 11-2006 |
??? je croyais que les medium n'étaient pas pour toi ?! | ||
| the_mule
Senior Member Username: the_mule Post Number: 739 Registered: 1-2004 |
Do not... break, spray, sit on, apply pornographic inlays? Wilfred | ||
| pierreyves
Senior Member Username: pierreyves Post Number: 420 Registered: 11-2006 |
I'm here Mica but I don't really like, I prefer natural maple. | ||
| adriaan
Senior Member Username: adriaan Post Number: 2275 Registered: 6-2002 |
Does this finish have a name already? I'd propose "charcoal sheen". | ||
| alembixxx
Junior Username: alembixxx Post Number: 50 Registered: 10-2007 |
Woooooooooooooow! It looks fantastic!!! More beautiful than I was expecting, even in pic!!! Thanks to make my dream come true!!! Cheers!!! Oh, Pierre-Yves, by the way, its not a medium but a SHORT SCALE! ;-D | ||
| sonicus
Advanced Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 217 Registered: 5-2009 |
"ALEMBIC NOIR" ! | ||
| toma_hawk01
Junior Username: toma_hawk01 Post Number: 21 Registered: 7-2009 |
When you see something this curvy, and colored "in the key of of black" it looks are dangerously alluring, and it also makes a very seductively powerful bass to want, touch, and hold. This bass, will dominate attention over anything within 100ft of its area. That's powerful! | ||
| fc_spoiler
Senior Member Username: fc_spoiler Post Number: 945 Registered: 5-2006 |
Awesome! | ||
| dannobasso
Senior Member Username: dannobasso Post Number: 1077 Registered: 3-2004 |
Let the darkness continue! Congrats from an opaque fanatic. | ||
| jon_jackson
Junior Username: jon_jackson Post Number: 11 Registered: 12-2008 |
That is a VERY nice wood and stain combination. I especially like the way the stain works with the maple and purpleheart intersection. Beautiful! What type of hardware is being installed? -Jon | ||
| pierreyves
Senior Member Username: pierreyves Post Number: 421 Registered: 11-2006 |
a short scale with MK body ? ok !! tu as donc la basse de tes rêves, espéront que le manche tienne ses promesses ! On ne voit pas la différence de proportion, le body a été réduit un peu ? | ||
| basstard
Advanced Member Username: basstard Post Number: 299 Registered: 3-2003 |
That "almost black" finish is to die for. | ||
| alembixxx
Member Username: alembixxx Post Number: 51 Registered: 10-2007 |
Jon, hardware will be chrome! Cheers! | ||
| toma_hawk01
Junior Username: toma_hawk01 Post Number: 26 Registered: 7-2009 |
I got to sing... Cha goonn goon goon... "That old black magic has me in its spell, that old black magic that you weave so well. Those icy fingers up and down my spine That same old witchcraft when your eyes meet mine. The same old tingle that I feel inside, and then that elevator starts its ride And down and down I go, round and round I go, like a leaf that's caught in the tide..." YEAH! | ||
| ttwatts
Junior Username: ttwatts Post Number: 23 Registered: 9-2004 |
Stunning Color!! Great looking Bass. TT | ||
| toma_hawk01
Junior Username: toma_hawk01 Post Number: 28 Registered: 7-2009 |
Holder her with these... The best idea of a strap lock I ever seen and used.  | ||
| toddharris
Member Username: toddharris Post Number: 85 Registered: 7-2008 |
Wonderful finish, color, wood - I am in awe of the workmanship and will have to commission one very soon. Toma hawk - your picture above looks very similar to my Flamed Maple 74 Series I which weighs under 8 lbs - what is that gorgeous back the back of? | ||
| toma_hawk01
Junior Username: toma_hawk01 Post Number: 31 Registered: 7-2009 |
Thank you Tod, This bass is a 1976 series 1 shorty. People laugh at me (even here) but I wax it down with extra virgin olive oil. I use it on my skin too. I don't ware belt buckles on the front... This keeps the bass "ding-free" too. Also, This Black Bass is such a treat to see. At FTC, if I see a instrument that strikes my vocal cords, I have to sing... It means, it fits me to a "t". I been singing a lot lately. But, I do this with the joy in my lungs and heart. It makes me feel great to see others happy. It's what I wake up for... to see the magic and the splendor of anticipation. It's like when I was a child, my friends and I would gather up and look through the window of great toys we wish and say someday... Well, for these folks, that someday is now! Those Lucky so-and-so's!!!  (Message edited by toma_hawk01 on August 07, 2009) | ||
| alembixxx
Member Username: alembixxx Post Number: 52 Registered: 10-2007 |
Sooooooooo exciting! I'm looking forward to see the next steps! Yepeeeee! Thanks to all at Alembic factory for their support!!! Cheers! | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 6354 Registered: 6-2000 |
Yoo hoo! There's an almost secret inlay on your bass now:  From some angles, it almost disappears, and then others, it is alive with fire. Great looking shell, and I hope you still love the font. | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 8663 Registered: 5-2002 |
Cool! | ||
| alembixxx
Member Username: alembixxx Post Number: 53 Registered: 10-2007 |
WOW Mica! I still love the fonts more than ever!!! The color looks strange but I'm sure that it looks stunning for real!!! Soooooooooo cool!!! Cheers! | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 6397 Registered: 6-2000 |
Your bass is in rubout, so it's looking a little hazy right now:  But shiny it will get sometime next week (except of course the back of the neck). | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 8785 Registered: 5-2002 |
This bass looks great even when hazy! | ||
| basstard
Advanced Member Username: basstard Post Number: 304 Registered: 3-2003 |
Awesome!!! | ||
| alembixxx
Member Username: alembixxx Post Number: 54 Registered: 10-2007 |
Wowowowow! Soooooooooo sexy! ;-D | ||
| krystoof
Junior Username: krystoof Post Number: 45 Registered: 1-2009 |
Oulala, she is..... (-speechless mode - ON) ;-))) Congratulations!!! Xtof | ||
| alembixxx
Member Username: alembixxx Post Number: 55 Registered: 10-2007 |
Hello Mica! Some new pics of my baby? I'm sooooooo excited!!! Cheers! | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 6552 Registered: 6-2000 |
She's finished and relaxing on the couch:  | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 665 Registered: 5-2009 |
To my eyes the blend of the translucence of the colour with the figure in the wood is perfect. I like the results! I think the chrome hardware works well in contrast. NICE BASS ! My congratulations to the lucky new owner. | ||
| alembixxx
Member Username: alembixxx Post Number: 56 Registered: 10-2007 |
Fantastic! Many thanks to all people at the Alembic factory to have made my dream come true! I love that bass! The quilt is beautiful! Like an invitation to swim on it!!! And the black stain was a big bet, but the result is stunning! I'm happy to have chosen the chrome hardware. Its very nice in contrast! Thanks again for all! Cheers! | ||
| andbassforall
Member Username: andbassforall Post Number: 83 Registered: 9-2008 |
That is one sexy axe. Enjoy! | ||
| bassjigga
Advanced Member Username: bassjigga Post Number: 378 Registered: 8-2005 |
i'm really a sucker for those black mop inlays... if i ever have a fretted custom done it will certainly include those. too cool love the stain too |
