2015 Alembic Mark King Deluxe 5 string 
$9498 or best offer

Serial number: MK14335USA
model name: Mark King Deluxe
model number: MKD35top: 5A Quilted Maple
accent: Purpleheart
body: Mahogany
body shape: Balanced K with Heart Omega cutout
neck: 7-piece Maple and Purpleheart
scale: long, 34"
fingerboard: Ebony
Inlays: Neck:  Golden Mother of Pearl
Inlays: Alembic Logo - set into crown headstock with Mother of Pearl and Abalone shell
peghead shape: Crown
pickups: Alembic MXY56
controls: "Signature" volume, pan, filter x2, Q-switch x2, mono output, LED on/off
backplates: continuous 5Q Quilted Maple
finish: polyester gloss
Hardware: gold plated bird tailpiece, bridge, and truss rod cover
String Spacing:  Comfort (19MM)
originally made for:   John Prock

The original owner was also an Alembic dealer who kept the bass in his private collection for about a year in Monterey, CA. He sold the bass to me, while my custom-build MKD was under construction.  I gigged with it maybe half a dozen times in 2016, and then I used it as a backup bass in 2017.  For the last year or more, it's been decorating the wall of my office. 

I have another custom build in the queue, so I am happy to sell this bass to another club member at a reasonable price.  I have it listed on Reverb, too.  If you are interested, please contact me.

Another nice one

Indeed. 


I was just thinking... my office would suck a lot less if it were decorated with Alembics. On the other hand, I wouldn't get a lot of work done in there. 


Good luck with your sales. Coupla' nice ones you're relocating there.

So far the only interest has been low offers from dealers who want to resell later.  Luckily I have some time before the custom build it done so let's see how it goes.  Maybe someone will have a big tax refund and decide to buy a dream bass like I did a while back.

Price dropped down to $8998.

I'm taking 2 "old Alembics to Hawaii this weekend... pictures from Fleetwood's to follow...

Fleetwood's... wow, that's gotta' be a tough gig to get... yep, I'd definitely have to take my Custom fretless on that one, if only for one tune. 

Have a great show.

The shows in Hawaii were a success.  Here are a few photos:


https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uDmu4uZdtP_14qdAMB9O5QF5er80zeyC/view?usp=drivesdk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JjMzF2DoZJ6l5rlA0TzPxu859oFbvMMO/view?usp=drivesdk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/11fCVZElu1hJva0S8zOKi9WBYLsi1qWFj/view?usp=drivesdk

Forgot to mention price dropped down to $8499

Ahh... so the 'Penguin & Porpoise' makes an appearance. Appropriate.  And is that #73-43...?

Given the deep bench on display, that must be one helluva Custom order you're doin'... you have my salute. There is one way, and only one I can think of, to top those two. 

Love that '73 bass.

Is that a Sarno Black Box under the DS-5?

Think it's my Radial JDV DI... which sounds amazing by allowing the Alembic to be uncolored by lesser pre-amps. 

No slight intended toward Alembic pre-amps - like the F1X or F2B... which are amazing.  I have an F1X and SF2 in my home studio rack, which sound amazing.  But on the road, I bring the Radial JDV which nicely fits in my carry on. 

Going to give it another day, and then pull down my sale ads.  Seems that with the recent bear market, it is a bad time to be a seller of a quality instrument.  Good time to be a buyer, if the sellers need a cash call.  Im good, so I will give it a day and see what happens, then this goes off the market til better times prevail.