Alembic Mark King Deluxe with Series 2 preperation


Mahogany body
AAAAA quilted maple facings
7 piece maple/purpleheart neck
Continuous backplates and truss rod cover
Ebony fingerboard
32" scale
comfort neck profile
Anniversary electronics with master volume, it runs from a DS-5 which i will include (5 pin connector on the bass)
Alembic fitted hard case included


Only selling as im ordering a brand new series II from Alembic.


Here are the pictures


I also have these basses for sale by the way:


Fender Jazz Bass 1975 (natural/maple/emg pickups but originals included/badass 2/hardcase)
Hofner 500/1 62 reissue (sunburst, immaculate with case)
Status Matrix PJ (black, 1990 including gig bag)


UK £5000 and we can discuss shipping worldwide...

Are the anniversary electronics the same as Series I electronics?


Gorgeous!
I sent you an email.

According to the Marcus the bass was prepped to be updated to Series at a later date. Anniversary electronics are not the same as Series but the ability to run them off a DS5 is a nice touch as is the master volume. In addition it looks like there are volume controls, filter and Q-switches for each pickup. Since there is no mention of LEDs I am guessing that the pointed knob is the pickup selector. Stunning quilted Maple...

Quote from: StephenR on May 16, 2018, 12:25:01 PM
According to the Marcus the bass was prepped to be updated to Series at a later date. Anniversary electronics are not the same as Series but the ability to run them off a DS5 is a nice touch as is the master volume. In addition it looks like there are volume controls, filter and Q-switches for each pickup. Since there is no mention of LEDs I am guessing that the pointed knob is the pickup selector. Stunning quilted Maple...

Right then, so it looks like this particular bass has the equivalent of Series I electronics. No?

I have heard Mica describe Anniversary electronics as "the closest you can get to Series without being Series" - so not Series, but very close. I would hesitate to call them "equivalent" - the pickups are different (stacked hum-cancellers as opposed to the Series single-coils), no hum-canceller, and presumably the electronics are different.

The ability to run off a DS-5 & the master volume get it even closer to Series (II in the case of the master volume) - those features aren't normally found in Anniversary, though normally Anniversary will let you run in stereo.

Anniversary electronics and Series I electronics are not equivalent.

All in all this is just a fantastic bass, im just a fussy guy when it comes to details (hence the new order), but this bass will make someone VERY happy indeed

Cheers

Marcus43,
I am interested and wrote you but have not heard back.
Let me now.
Thanks
Jon

SOLD.