Have been following casually but now I'm riveted.  Tried to find this in the archive but couldn't--what's the scale?
 
dw

32

I LOVE that neck!

thanks john, i love it too especially the volute!
hopefully it sounds as good as it looks...
i dont know if anyone else has used a maple--purple-verm-ebony
 
val left a msg for me last night- its moving along nicely and that if we liked the photos we have seen so far-
we aint seen nothin yet.... his words- absolutely gorgeous and he cant wait to play it....

I just realized that the tuning keys are opposite of the norm. 3 on the bottom and 2 on the top. At first glance I thought it was a lefty but after seeing the back saw that it was a right handed. Pretty cool, I love these kind of details!

IIRC the 2+3 has been the standard for medium and short scale 5 strings for a couple of years now.

Both my MK's are the opposite, then again they are 34 & 35 scale basses. The 35 is a 98 model and the 34 is a 05 Model.

Actually there is no standard in regards to the 2+3 on shorter scales. It's all about what the customer wants. Jeff specifically asked for 2+3 instead of 3+2.
 
Valentino

it adds up to 5 anyway you slice it

Either way it looks cool. Thats the beauty of Alembic, they build it they way you want it.

val said its in spray
thanks olie...

I never get to see your bass before it's prepped:
 

 
But, at least you can see how most of the thirsty burls are full.

oh man.......
mica.... thanks,,, these photos really help me through the wolf joneses....
the bouts look awesome,.especially at the edges so different than previous photos....
its gonna really WOW when the clear goes on....
 
THANKS

It does look great, but I'm still waiting to see it all shiny before Bob sands it for the next coat. There is plenty of clear on it right now. It's hard to see it through the scuffed sanded surface though.  
 
Maybe I will get lucky tomorrow!

Flax:
 
What can I say?  Absolutely gorgeous!  I LOVE the PH lam.  (or is that vermilion too?  It looks purplish on my monitor).
 
Bill, tgo
 
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