The first custom electric guitar built by former Alembic employee Mark Johnson...Hegira #001

Great job !!

Very cool. I wonder how the electronics are configured.

Electronics by Tim Shaw:
 
3-way pickup selector
Top left black knob=treble cut, Top right black knob=master volume
switch1=phase, switch2=tone network switch, switch3=tone bypass
Bottom left black knob=treble/bass cut, Bottom right black knob=bass cut

And a view of the back...

Now that is a work of art!

Wow, very nice......
 
Oliver (Spyderman)

Mark is still building very nice stuff at MJ Guitars-- http://mjguitars.com/

Good Luck MJ bass #004 is for sale to a good home.

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That backplate inlay may well be Larry Robinson's work--I know he did some stuff for Mark when Mark's shop was located behind the late, lamented Zone Music where I worked for a long time.

Here's MJ serial # 12, made in 1978. I have the original Alembic pickups and thankfully no routing was done when the new pickups were installed. I just have to figure out the electronics and I'll put the Alembics back in. It's an amazing bass. Plays like a dream!  

 

 

 

 

What I love most about this bass is its apparent ability to levitate (see pic #4). MJ is a genius. No more need to worry about dropping one's bass on a table or putting it down too hard and getting nicks and dents,for it will just hang there in mid-air.
 
Seriously, that's a beautiful bass.  I'd love to here some audio samples when you get the original electronics set up.

Yes amazing pictures thanks for posting.....

Here's a couple picks of the bass with the original pickups back in place. It sounds great!