Obviously when you buy into the Alembic brand you are purchasing the perfect combination of breathtaking woodworking and incredible electrics - but which of these two factors would you say excites you more???
 
Come on folks, lets hear you - exotic wood or electrics? (we all know you got both but hey, its a bit of fun!)
 
What turns you on more?

Alembic guitars and basses are beautiful works of art.  The woods are incredible, but others can find and use exotic woods.  The sounds might be imitated but never duplicated.  My vote is for the electrics.
 
Carl

It is always the electronics and not the wood that drives the desire for Alembics.  
 
My alembic is dull/bland to look at.  
 
-- Eugene

THE Alembic sound provide from woods AND electronics,
I vote for both combination !

I vote for the woods, but only because I'm kind of a minimalist when it comes to electronics. Other luthiers use the same woods, but they don't necessarily use them in the same way. So when I say I vote for the woods, it's more of a vote for the woodworking.  
 
Mike

Of those choices, electronics. But if you modified 'wood' to include 'shape/style' I go 60/40 for aesthetics over electronics. And I can qualify that opinion - put Series II electronics in Fender Precision, it still wouldn't be to my taste. Put emgs in a Standard Point or Small Alembic body though, and I would happily parade it before the world. I guess I am shallow lol

Electronics... Several vendor's woodwork approaches that of Alembic, but the electronics are truly unique.

For me its always the woodwork that excites me - probably because woodworking is my passion!  
 
Pclifton - you are not shallow at all...I totally agree with your sentiments!

I have always said that it is the electronics that make Alembic instruments unique.  
 
Alembic is second to none with their construction and materials, but they are clearly number one when it comes to the guts of the instrument.
 
-bob

Alembic started out in electronics so the wordworking should come second but they're so nice to look at and hold. Can't choose so I'll vote for the sum of the parts.
 
Graeme

alembic has produced some very sofisticated electronic packages as well as some very delicious looking samiches,so with me it's a 50-50 split!

The wood and super cool body styles first attracted me to Alembic basses.  So my vote is for the wood.

this six string has an awsome electronic setupthis pic is club member rory's alembic collection, however he sold this beautiful custom six string shortly after having it built to purchase a conklin seven string!!!
 
(Message edited by keavin on December 16, 2008)

Wow - very very nice collection!
 
I just love wood so much, the touch/feel, the individual character of each piece - gorgeous and unpredictable material. When you read the wood bank section here at the club and see so many members enthusing over the choice available I guess a lot of members agree with me!
 
For the record I believe the Alembic electrics to be the absolute pinnacle...Ron is a genius (although I am sure he would not admit to THAT title!)

For me it is both, they are musical pieces of fine furniture with the best tranducers and pre amps on the planet.