My new "A" bas :-)   These pictures are from the seller (Bass World UK) She will be here in less than a week :-)  

   

 

 (click for larger versions, I will try to fix the weird color shift and upload better versions asap)   She was listed as an Orion, but I don't see any Orion features on her (ok, Maple Neck & Ebony fretboard + headstock shape) Looks more like a downgraded fretless Europa with topwood upgrade or an upgraded Essence.  Needless to say, I am very happy :-)

Congratulations Flip.
This is a real beauty.  
Mike

Beautiful bass Flip! That spalt looks awesome!
 
Mike

Congratulations Flip.  That is some amazing wood.
Play it Healthy!
Art

Wonderful Bass

I love the look of Europas, this one especally.
 
I think if I manage to get the money to get one, I'll go for a curly redwood top and a mahogany, vermilion, ebony laminated neck.

Alembic four stringers with the Elan, or Orion/Europa bodies and in-line peg heads, to me, always appear to be elegant, fast and lethal. Nice, Flip.
 
Mike

Very pretty.  Congratulations.

Congrats as your addiction deepens!

Wow, that is really knocked out! Congrats Flip.

Beautiful,well done!!.

I've been looking at this for a while; I think it's a custom body shape.  It's not a Europa, and it's not an Orion.  It's a really nice shape!

Thanx for the nice words and @ Dave thanx for the heads up!  
I also checked and think your right.
The bass side cutaway looks deeper, more like an Orion and the treble side horn looks a bit thicker (somewhere halfway Elan/Europa)
Maybe there something mentioned in the build sheets, I'll let you know asap.
 
@ Danno: addiction? I'm not sure what you mean...
Sorry, no time for a discussion right now, must check Ebay.com, Ebay.de, ebay.co.uk, ebay.it and some local auction sites to see if there are nice Alembics for sale.

That bass looks like the one I saw in the UK Bassworld shop when I was in there last year it's incredibly beautiful. I didn't play it as I don't play fretless at all.
Great news
 
Enjoy

It reminds me of a cross between a Rogue and a Europa.... Mostly, it's beautiful!