Well after coveting a Series instrument since the 70's 80's (Dregs, Nazareth, Styx, Stanley etc.) and owning many fine Alembics including 8 custom builds, I'm finally ordering a top end Alembic. Still have to iron out the details with Susan about my particular desires. Nothing too crazy, 6 string, medium scale, My neck inlay from the Kay bass, bird of prey tailpiece, no additional neck inlays. You only go around once and with all the uncertainty of life these days, what the heck. Wish me luck on the final specs.


I hope all of you are well and making the best of these crazy times.
Cheers ,
Danno

Can't wait to see this one kick off on the factory to customer page Danno.
Good lick with it.

Graeme

All right, way to go!

Like the new DS-5 color scheme? :-)

Actually Flip, that's not the new scheme - but when we moved I found a couple of those all black boxes and I figured you would want them!

Hey Danno, always good to see you drop by.   Congrats on the new bass.  I'd ask about the woods, but I assume you are going black all the way!

Bill, tgo

Thanx Mica, gonna match great with the basses 

"It's like... how much more black could this be? And the answer is none, none more black." :-)

Quote from: lbpesq on May 18, 2020, 07:25:23 PM
Hey Danno, always good to see you drop by.   Congrats on the new bass.  I'd ask about the woods, but I assume you are going black all the way!

Bill, tgo

Waiting to discuss woods with Susan, I may go tint depending on what the final choices are. I sure there will be more than enough time to make that decision.

What will be the body/headstock shape?

Leaning towards Balance K Omega with Cone for the string tension off the nut. Nice direct lines . I have crown ones and the angles aren't as pleasing to the eye. I imaging there are some vibration issues too.

"nothing too crazy..." - made me smile...what you described, already, is "crazy", in the best sense!
Enjoy!!!


Ed

Ditto here :-)

If you go for a tint and the tint is going to be black, I would suggest to go for the stained option.
Those look real black in all pictures I've seen (never seen one in person) The latest "sheer black" examples I've seen all look a bit more inky blue/dark purple.
They do look very nice and classy though (I'm very happy with mine) but might not satisfy the true blackened master.

"Nothing too crazy..." is literally a copy/paste from my email to Will Gunn regarding a Custom build. 

Congratulations on your resolve Danno. It already sounds like a spectacular instrument. Mica's Crew just keeps out-doing themselves with every build.

*one more +1 on the DS-5 Noir edition. I'm thinking about stripping and painting my backup from battered-blue to flat-black now.

I agree on the black DS5 as well. It suit my, ..... Idiom!

:-D

Let me guess the color will be black?