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Author Message mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 7023 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Tuesday, November 09, 2010 - 6:55 pm:    It all starts with a neck: Close up on the peghead: (Message edited by mica on November 09, 2010) mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 7024 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Tuesday, November 09, 2010 - 6:57 pm:    Well, and for good measure, the top you selected: mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 7026 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Tuesday, November 09, 2010 - 7:18 pm:    I've been collecting these pictures for a couple of weeks, so you're getting them all in a clump! davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 9812 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Tuesday, November 09, 2010 - 7:23 pm:    Nice grain pattern! amelnick Junior Username: amelnick Post Number: 24 Registered: 8-2010 Posted on Tuesday, November 09, 2010 - 7:25 pm:    Woohoo.....part of the club now!! Can't wait to see this guy hanging next to my Dragon Wing. edwin Senior Member Username: edwin Post Number: 796 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Tuesday, November 09, 2010 - 7:30 pm:    And so, it begins... amelnick Junior Username: amelnick Post Number: 25 Registered: 8-2010 Posted on Monday, November 15, 2010 - 1:57 pm:    May I have some more please?(done in a British accent of course) !! mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 7065 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 5:22 pm:    In carving: Zooming through here! davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 9887 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 6:07 pm:    This is going to be a beautiful bass! amelnick Junior Username: amelnick Post Number: 27 Registered: 8-2010 Posted on Friday, December 03, 2010 - 12:06 pm:    Pics????? skyboltone Junior Username: skyboltone Post Number: 19 Registered: 11-2010 Posted on Friday, December 03, 2010 - 12:32 pm:    Mica: I think you need a Yacht. I have one on the Bay. We should talk.......just kidding. Sorta ;o) mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 7081 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Friday, December 03, 2010 - 6:01 pm:    Pics! Now with finish: Full body shot: Here's the back: Bevel on the peghead: The whole show looks really great. amelnick Junior Username: amelnick Post Number: 28 Registered: 8-2010 Posted on Saturday, December 04, 2010 - 7:35 am:    Mica, very cool! Looks like it might be done soon?????? Thank Mary for her help this week too!! Alan crobbins Senior Member Username: crobbins Post Number: 741 Registered: 6-2004 Posted on Sunday, December 05, 2010 - 12:00 pm:    Another beautiful bass. pierreyves Senior Member Username: pierreyves Post Number: 716 Registered: 11-2006 Posted on Sunday, December 05, 2010 - 12:33 pm:    Nice bass... why certain bass/order are full of pictures / short time and other not so much ? davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 9915 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Sunday, December 05, 2010 - 9:20 pm:    Beautiful! jacko Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 2810 Registered: 10-2002 Posted on Monday, December 06, 2010 - 3:55 am:    That's a nice top. What are the electronics? Graeme amelnick Junior Username: amelnick Post Number: 29 Registered: 8-2010 Posted on Monday, December 06, 2010 - 7:36 am:    Signature electronics with blue front and side LEDs . Bass has been on order since August pics just came later. When ordered I was told 4-5 months. briant Senior Member Username: briant Post Number: 498 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Monday, December 06, 2010 - 12:36 pm:    That's a nice looking bass! 34" scale? What other electronics options did you add to the Signature package? There are a few additional holes on that bass. "why certain bass/order are full of pictures / short time and other not so much ?" What I've read in the past about lots of pictures in some FTC threads and hardly any in others is timing. Mica is the one who takes all the pictures (typically) and she can only be in one place at a time. So sometimes she happens to catch some instruments in better photo ready condition than others. amelnick Junior Username: amelnick Post Number: 30 Registered: 8-2010 Posted on Monday, December 06, 2010 - 5:45 pm:    34 inch scale. 1 1/2 at the nut like a Jazz bass. Other holes are for dimmers for the front and side LED's. Will make a nice addition to my Dragon wing and Orion. andbassforall Member Username: andbassforall Post Number: 94 Registered: 9-2008 Posted on Wednesday, December 15, 2010 - 2:26 pm:    So digging this thread! amelnick Junior Username: amelnick Post Number: 31 Registered: 8-2010 Posted on Wednesday, December 15, 2010 - 6:24 pm:    not as much as me! Needs to join its brother! amelnick Junior Username: amelnick Post Number: 32 Registered: 8-2010 Posted on Tuesday, December 28, 2010 - 4:21 pm:    any update Mica? thanks, Alan amelnick Junior Username: amelnick Post Number: 33 Registered: 8-2010 Posted on Tuesday, January 11, 2011 - 6:01 pm:    ?????? mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 7158 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Friday, January 14, 2011 - 7:08 pm:    Super close now... Just working through setup. amelnick Junior Username: amelnick Post Number: 34 Registered: 8-2010 Posted on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 5:16 pm:    rumor is it is shipping today? mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 7182 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Friday, January 21, 2011 - 6:38 pm:    I know you already got the update from Will Gunn, but your bass is completed and slated to ship on Monday: edwin Senior Member Username: edwin Post Number: 854 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Friday, January 21, 2011 - 7:46 pm:    Yay! That was pretty quick! davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 10056 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Friday, January 21, 2011 - 8:01 pm:    Absolutely beautiful bass!! One of the nicest tops yet! sonicus Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 1553 Registered: 5-2009 Posted on Friday, January 21, 2011 - 8:51 pm:    NICE! dlbydgtl Intermediate Member Username: dlbydgtl Post Number: 102 Registered: 7-2008 Posted on Friday, January 21, 2011 - 9:16 pm:    That woodgrain is amazing! Enjoy, i know you will. amelnick Junior Username: amelnick Post Number: 35 Registered: 8-2010 Posted on Saturday, January 22, 2011 - 7:48 am:    Mica and the entire team worked their magic! Just placed the order for custom number 2.... A modified Rogue in ASH! Wait until you guys see this one. Not like any other one I have seen. Stay tuned to this channel!!! Alan briant Senior Member Username: briant Post Number: 523 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Saturday, January 22, 2011 - 1:59 pm:    HOT-NESS. Congratulations on a beautiful instrument. Signature electronics + that neck recipe just kills. amelnick Junior Username: amelnick Post Number: 36 Registered: 8-2010 Posted on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 - 12:42 pm:    Out for delivery !!!!!!! briant Senior Member Username: briant Post Number: 525 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 - 2:23 pm:    I'm eagerly awaiting that phone call as well. amelnick Junior Username: amelnick Post Number: 37 Registered: 8-2010 Posted on Thursday, January 27, 2011 - 2:23 pm:    Just a couple of quick iphone photos. Replaced the knobs with q-parts abalone knobs. Thanks to all of the Alembic family for such great work. Alan [moderator's edit: aligned images to vertical] (Message edited by artswork99 on January 28, 2011) jacko Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 2846 Registered: 10-2002 Posted on Friday, January 28, 2011 - 1:19 am:    Those knobs look fantastic Alan. Did you have any issues fitting them? We discussed these knobs last year but no-one had tried them at that point. I was looking at the same ones you have and I must say they really do finish the instrument off nicely. Graeme tbrannon Senior Member Username: tbrannon Post Number: 1270 Registered: 11-2004 Posted on Friday, January 28, 2011 - 6:41 am:    I love the cocobolo on this one- looks like melting chocolate! I scrolled through to find the description of the electronics. Earlier in the thread I see it described as Signature electronics + side and front LEDs. The LED's explain the extra switch, but care to explain the 2 extra knobs? amelnick Junior Username: amelnick Post Number: 40 Registered: 8-2010 Posted on Friday, January 28, 2011 - 8:25 am:    Jacko, knobs fit no problem. They come with a sleve inset that has to be removed. I have them on my Dragon wing, Orion, and not the MK. I think it makes a big difference. Best is they are only about 10.00 ea. Tbrannon, the extra knobs are dimmers for the front and side Led's. Not sure I needed them but the extra knobs look cool!!! tbrannon Senior Member Username: tbrannon Post Number: 1271 Registered: 11-2004 Posted on Friday, January 28, 2011 - 9:00 am:    Very cool- I knew there were people who had dimmers installed, but I think this is the first time I've seen separate dimmers for each of the LED groups. artswork99 Moderator Username: artswork99 Post Number: 1392 Registered: 7-2007 Posted on Friday, January 28, 2011 - 9:07 am:    Alan, What a beautiful bass! Congratulations and Play it Healthy! Do you have any pictures of the front LED's on yet? It's got to be something. I noticed in another thread you mentioned WPB. I lived in Boynton for 15 yrs and still travel there once in a while, I'd like to write you the next time we're headed south if okay with you. Back to the beautiful Balance K thread! amelnick Junior Username: amelnick Post Number: 41 Registered: 8-2010 Posted on Friday, January 28, 2011 - 11:01 am:    artswork99, come visit anytime! I am in Wellington and Dad lives in Boynton Beach. I will post a pic or 2 of the LED's when I can. Thanks to all for the compliments. Cant wait to get the next build started. sgiacomo New Username: sgiacomo Post Number: 1 Registered: 6-2014 Posted on Saturday, June 28, 2014 - 4:21 pm:    I purchased this bass from Alan and absolutely love it. This build record is really cool. Thanks! growlypants Member Username: growlypants Post Number: 91 Registered: 3-2011 Posted on Sunday, June 29, 2014 - 6:23 am:    Congratulations! She's a beauty!