Rami, the bodies are Ash of course, you can probably tell the 4-string has a Walnut top and the 5-er a Quilted Maple top with Cherry Sunburst finish. Both are Maple neck through with Ebony fingerboards. The whole time we were makign these I was chanting, I bet Rami would like these.
 
Oh and Bob... you can custom order the dead spots if you really miss them, just name the desired frequency. Wasn't there a thread somewhere with funny features?

Well of course you could order custom dead spots - what was I thinking?
 
Though actually, I've never owned a Fender, and I also suspect that designing in custom dead spots would be prohibitively expensive - much more difficult than any of us could truly comprehend... My guess is you just have to get lucky :-)

***sigh***
In a couple of months the following sentence will become clear:
beaten in the last straight line.
 
Although ...I'm gonna try to be a good looser: congrats to the Alembic crew ...THIS ARE ABSOLUTELY GREAT ...especially the fiver.
 
Paul the beaten one

Having long been a fan of Jazz basses, I definitely give both of those a major league seal of approval.Oh my God.... Wow,Holy Smokes...I think those comments sorta some it up quite nicely.  
Bill(the drooling one)

Valentino/Susan, what makes these legal? The body shape is very close to the Jazz but I heard way back that it was headstock shape that really made things legal. Is that true? I mean, obviously there are so many differences between any Alembic and any Fender, but I am curious what the actual point of law is.  
 
I can just imagine someone in Court plugging one in and saying, see? This can't be a Fender!
:-)
 
I am also curious what the approximate price of one of these would be.
 
EffClef

Wow!  Those are really cool.  If I were to order one, I would change a few thing though.  I would like the crown headstock.  Small body style, medium scale, Series 1 electronics, etc....
 
You know what I like!

OK, you got me.  I very seldom laugh out loud, but that did it!  Thanks Dela.

Hey Andy,
 
The only Fender-ish thing about these Basses are the basic body and pickup shapes.  Everything else; design, construction, electronics and of course, quality, are pure Alembic.  Don't expect any similarity in sound either.  So don't look for any other Fender influences other than the purely cosmetic - you wouldn't want Alembic to lower their standards would you?
 
I think it's only the headstock that is copyrighted - which is a shame because it would really complete the look.  I'd add Abalone block inlays as well....   Oh hell, just make me an Ebony and Purpleheart one...  6 strings...36 scale............
 
Rami

Ai ...I believe he (Rami) actually MEANS this people!

Mica,
These are great, I'am with Rami block abolone inlays.
So how long is the waiting list?

The waiting list wouldn't be any longer than it is for any other Alembic (except series instruments & classico). The block inlays might lenghten the process by a week or so. Therefore, provided that no  time-consuming options are selected, one could be had in 2-3 months from the time it gets finalized.
 
Valentino

That five string would look great in tobacco burst with MOP block inlays, med scale and Europa electronics.  Just a silly question:  would the will real MOP inlay blocks hold up as well as the pearloid blocks Fender put in my old Jazz?  
 
Bill
 
(Message edited by bassman10096 on March 07, 2004)

do these two basses have a model name yet?
and what kind of price tag are we looking at.
 
How about a contest, Name the bass.
winner get one of those new straps (or a t-shirt)

As nice as those Basses are, I firmly believe that the most beautiful Alembics are the original designs of Susan.  I don't think I'd really want to see Alembic Fenders.  Let's just call these one time custom order Basses rather than a new line.
 
I still think the Excel and Rogue are the most beautiful Alembic body shapes - much nicer than any Fender design.  
 
Rami

I agree with Rami.  These two are very nice but  if someone is wanting a high end Jazz, well, that's what Lakland and Sadowski are for.  Let's let Alembic be Alembic.  One of a kind top shelf instruments that the other guys want to imitate.
 
Sam