so i checked in the electronics compartment, although very nicely carved, no serial # also checked under truss rod cover, no #. they are also alembic electronics/pots in there.

so i checked in the electronics compartment, although very nicely carved, no serial # also checked under truss rod cover, no #. they are also alembic electronics/pots in there.

This appears to be another personal project bass with an unauthorized use of an Alembic logo. I say this because I do know who made this bass, as I had seen it under construction, but I never saw the logo on the headstock.  
 
It looks like you saw this at somebody's house. Did they have any light to shed on its origins?

lol yes actually. they claimed they purchased it from a girl. this girl had told him that her boyfriend had made it for her. she went on to say that did not play bass and was no longer with her boyfriend.

after further inspection we have deemed it definately neck through
 
(Message edited by rastaman on January 02, 2009)

Ooh, sounds like some current or ex employee is due for at least a wrist slapping.  
 
It seems like removal of the logo would be appropriate, especially before any attempt to sell this instrument.  Putting the logo on a bass that you keep might not be appropriate, but leaving it on through a sale could constitute fraud since it apparently isn't really an Alembic bass.  It's much less of a fraud than those cheap p-bass knock offs with the Elan stickers, but it still isn't right.
 
-bob

the bass is currently not for sale and is in the personal collection of someone who does not intend to sell it. i wonder who made it though

I would say that , by the look of the neck joint, I am 90% sure we are looking at a SET neck and NOT a neck-thru folks!!
 
John.

white cloud..I think you are right about set neck, you can just see the join at the waist level.
I agree with everyone..it looks too 'Alembic' to be a fake. Nice bass though with unusual design features, pity about the employee taking advantage of Alembic's willingness to let them use there facilities.