Wow, what an amazing build!

Brace yourself...                

 Are you still breathing?   Up close:

  and the back view that you haven't yet seen:

  I'm working out the control pattern we discussed earlier, so ignore the Sharpie pen marks on the front.

Wonderful!

I'm pretty sure I just had an eye orgasm.  My bottom jaw is around here somewhere...

Burl/Birdseye front, quilted back and some amazing flame in the neck.  
 
Maple trifecta achieved!!!!

Love your bass, especially the neck recipe and how all those wonderful woods can be viewed in the shamrock.

Brian - I'm certainly happy with it.  Most of how it has turned out was expected, and a few really nice surprises have showed up too.  It's really cool to work with a place like Alembic, because the people there are true craftsmen and artists.  I just showed up with a vision and they are making it happen.  My respect for their professionalism and courtesy is really high.  I was expecting the clover cutout to look really cool, but I agree that when all the neck woods show through, it TRANSCENDS cool.  I am on the edge of my seat waiting for more things to come as the build progresses.  Thanks for the compliments!

Jerry:  I hope your bass continues to progress as quickly as it has so far. When my son and I visited a few weeks ago to take a look at the further guitar they are building for him (it should arrive Friday) your bass was still in pieces with the neck glued up, but the body remaining to be put together. Mica showed us your top laminate which looked incredible as an unfinished, uncut board, and the practice cutting they were doing to get the shamrock just right. To see everything all put together and an initial finishing coat this quickly is amazing. And you couldn't be more correct about the professionalism and courtesy.  We got a 3-hour plus tour from Mica who stayed late so my son could play his new instrument. The trip was so inspiring that I'm now in the process of trying to figure out what I want to order for myself.  (Thinking of a short scale signature in Koa).
 
Here's hoping that the remainder of your build goes as well and as quickly as the initial phases and that you're enjoying your bass in the near future.

You're getting your son an Alembic?  Whoa - that is some seriously high praise.  I'm pretty sure my kids will only see mine from a distance until they're well into their 30's.  
 
About the apparent speed of which the bass is coming together - it was in a really long queue after I put in the order.  I think from the time I submitted it until things started getting cut was 6 or 7 months.  There was a good bit of dialogue happening in that period, but it was still agony not to see any tangible result (not that I was in a hurry.  I'm not).  On top of that, Mica and I are still discussing some other details that have yet to be set in stone.  Also, I'm told that the bass will go into a sort of hibernation for a bit while it's in spray.  Not a delay by any means, but it's a lengthy process: spraying, drying, sanding, repeat ad nauseum and then rub out.  It may be a couple of months before any new progress pictures show up on the thread.
 
I'd love to take that tour someday, but alas - I'm n the east coast.

One word.....WOW!

 
Steal Your Shamrock

...this turns out to be a future classic.....
 
Oliver (Spyderman)

I don't think you've seen the peghead with some finish yet, have you?
 

 
This was from a while ago, just sealer coats, but still looks great!

Sweet!

I just noticed the flame maple around the edges.  Wow.  Nice surprise.  As Nigel Tufnel might say - How much more maple can this bass get?  None more maple.