Congrats Lalo!  Beautiful bass!  And great layout Mica; I really like the wallpaper!

Wow! Stunning bass, congratulations Lalo!  Nice pictures Mica.

i love the maple fretboard, heck, i love the whole thing!!!
 
~Taylor

While a beautiful instrument, I just can't get jazzed about the triple O body shape.  To each his/her own as they say.  Congrats, Lalo.
 
Alan

Congratulations !

One more question ....
 
Alembic has said repeatedly that they don't do maple fingerboards for any number of reasons.  Yet here we see a custom featuring one.  How is it Lalo rates one and most of the rank and file don't?  If I were to order a custom Essence with a maple board, would I get one?  Not tryng to stir up a  hornet's nest here, just asking a question.
 
 
Alan

Alan. Mica's quote from the FTC on this bass... From time to time, someone compels us to make a Maple fingerboard:  
 
So I guess if your reasons are compelling enough they'll build you a maple fingerboard.
 
Congratulations on a beautiful bass Eduardo. If I ever get approval for another custom it'll be a triple'o'.
 
graeme

Hi
thank u every one for the kind words!
I'm the father of the Featured Custom and I'm extremely happy and proud to be the owner; it sounds REALLY good!
I have a huge collection of almost 50 basses, but this one is very very special!
For years Alembic had maple fingerboards in their website as an option...these guys can do anything ! So I'm sure they will do an Essence if you want it... No other bass company is so flexible and open to please the customer!
It's an honor to be in the featured custom because Alembic keeps building impressive instruments month after month....
Best (bass?) wishes to all,
 
Lalo Garcia

A bonus picture for the Club:
 

 
And I guess I made the point too subtly so I added to the Featured Custom. Basically, Lalo has compelled us to stop resisting Maple fingerboards. It's not a question of rating, it's a change, and those who like Maple fingerboards will think it's for the better.  
 
But we still won't make a long scale Small Standard bass
 
So, is that gonna be a Coco Bolo top on that Essence, Alan?

Eduardo, let me just say from the bottom of my heart...
 
You have exquisite taste in basses. This bass may be called: Spooky however, I don't see nothing spooky about it. Maybe I missed the joke...
 
In my opinion, this bass captures the top '5' Baddest Alembic basses I ever seen.
 
When I say Baddest I mean: Supreme Beauty Eminence of everything I ever seen...
 
I truly hope you continue to stay in contact with Alembic.com to allow people like myself to see action shots as you plow through the pages of time.
 
With those huge black bar of soap Alembic pickups will really make ebony stripe laminates POP out at anybody who looks at this bass.
 
This bad boy is Super BAD!
 
Thanks.
 
I said this back then... I still mean it today.
 
Peace and Love,
 
Hal-

Mica - actually, I like quilted maple and birds eye maple better, though coco bolo is no slouch either ;-). Now, if we could only figure out how to fit Series II electronics into that small Essesnce body ... ;-)

Thank You Hal!
I wish you could here this thing! It almost sounds like you are slapping when you are playing fingerstyle!!!

Congrats Lalo! Your bass is now one of my favorite Alembics! I've always liked maple fingerboards, and the birch body gives it a great look.  
 
I like the birch Spector too...
 

Cool solo!!!

my jaw hit the ground in that solo.....
 
~Taylor