Ken's #3 - Spalted Maple Series Bass

kenbass4 · January 04, 2006, 06:28:16 PM

Mica,

Many thanks for the beautiful pictures. As always, customer service that is above and beyond!! I forgot to mention a huge Thank You to James for the wonderful work on the initials and inlaid logo. (For those just tuning in, I was up for a visit on Thursday with my family, just before the electronics were stuffed. I have GOT to remember my camera on these visits!!)

Ken (TEO)

811952 · January 05, 2006, 08:15:27 AM

That's an incredible chunk of wood. The chrome looks good on it as well. It's going to sound as awesome as it looks!

jacko · January 05, 2006, 11:39:47 AM

Ken, she's looking better and better every time I look.
and PTBO - the spalted maple really suits the cone peghead in my opinion.
Another Alembic beauty.

Graeme

kenbass4 · January 05, 2006, 12:16:29 PM

Thanks, guys!

John - That's actually Nickle Plated hardware, which I have on my Rogue. Makes the hardware easy to maintain.

Graeme - Couldn't agree with you more about the cone peghead...I just think it works so well with the body shape as well. That's why we have custom orders...you get what YOU want!!

Patience...it will get here when it get's here...patience...it will get here...

Ken (TEO)

mica · February 08, 2006, 01:24:53 PM

It's fully assembled, and someone needed to test it:

Will let you know when the upgrade is complete.

kenbass4 · February 08, 2006, 01:34:13 PM

HEY!!!! NO FAIR!!!!
:-)
Looks great...here I was hoping that would've been me by now, but that's life with a custom.

So Val, how is it, huh??

palembic · February 08, 2006, 01:43:57 PM

Ooooooops ....
that seems a frightening small body???
Well ...it's Bonnie's body I am used to ...ehhehehehee.
Now ...seeing the young man's face and the joy he seems to have in letting ring that F ...we may conclude that Gwathnar plays AND sounds like she looks huh??

Paul TBO

kenbass4 · February 08, 2006, 06:06:40 PM

Actually, Paul, the Series Rogue shape is a bit LARGER than the standard Rogue, which as you know I already own. It will be just right.

Ken (TEO)

crgaston · February 08, 2006, 06:18:30 PM

Ken, (The Excited One?)
That is absoloutely magnificent!
I bet you can barely sleep tonight.
What is that delicious accent wood? It looks a little too brown to be purpleheart in these pics.

valvil · February 08, 2006, 06:32:29 PM

It sounds & plays great, Ken...very quiet even before the upgrade...I fear for your other two...they're gonna be jealous

Valentino

kenbass4 · February 09, 2006, 08:13:28 AM

Hey Charles, thanks!

I wanted the accent wood to cordinate with the spalted maple and ebony neck lams, so I chose dark walnut as the accent. I think it works really well too.

Ken (The Elvish One)

kenbass4 · March 08, 2006, 06:45:34 PM

Well, it's completed and HOME.

Take a look HERE for more info!
http://club.alembicguitars.net/Images/411/25969.html?1141872049

mica · March 14, 2006, 06:32:39 PM

Here's one I took while you were first testing the bass: