Well, I finally got my first Alembic from the Bass Centre in London on Saturday.  I went for the Mark King Standard model (New, but the original shape one) and they did a real good deal for me.  I have to say that it's all I expected and more.  Beautiful walnut top and sounds/plays like a dream.  First guitar I've had with LEDs and they seem fun.  Well, must get back to her.

Hi Alan and welcome to the club. There's now quite a few UK members registered, even one or two in london. Watch out for the other europeans though, they're all mad, especially the Belgians;-)
 
graeme

Hi ALAN and GRAEME ,  
 
Welcome alan ,my name is alain and i'm bbbbbeeeeellllgggiiiaaaaaannnnnnnn !!!! and totally , entirely mad !!!!!! yeaahh !!! who noticed that belgians were crazy ? Ask paul , ( tbo ) he's the champion all category !!!
 
Have a nice time on the club brother  
 
ALAIN

BLEBLEBLEBL
Agagagaaaaa
Pomdobomd
 
Paul the bad one
 
WELCOME!
PICTUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-URES of the new-born King.
Skip the Christmas tree!!

Hi Alan,
 
Welcome t't'club from a mad Yorkshire member.   I'm still awaiting my first Alembic (guitar, not a bass) though she is being built right now.  
 
Mark, ago

Welcome to the club, Alan, from stateside.  I don't know if our craziness can compete with the Europeans.  Here in the Colorado mountains we blame our diminished cerebral function on the thin air.  Works for me.  Enjoy your MK.
Rich

Hey Alan:
 
Greetings from the left coast, an hour south of Alembicland where we will proudly match our regional insanity with anyones'.  Welcome to the club and let me second Paul tbo's motion:  Post some pictures!
 
Bill, the guitar one

Not to be left out in the insanity department - let me welcome you, Alan, from Neonopolis, Las Vega$$, Nevada.
 
By the way, did someone mention pictures?
 
Tom, another guitar one =)

Hi Alan
I gotta say, I'm perfectly sane.  Posting pictures is good therapy for these other loonies. I don't need it cause I'm sane. A pint a day is good for the mind. Would like some pictures of the new MK though. Why not throw in a photo of your amp for us sane ones?
Sorry, gotta go medicate.
 
Sam

Thanks fellow Alembian's. I will take some pictures over the weekend and post them.  Regarding rig, I have posted a question elsewhere, but will takes some photo's of these as well.

Hi Alan, from closer to home - I'm also in London, and also bought my bass, an MK sig, but with quilted maple top and no LEDs, from the Bass Centre back in 2001. Maybe I'll see you around London sometime - you don't see many Alembics around here, so I'm sure we'll recognise each other! Anyway, enjoy - Alembics are really something else, arent they?
 
K.
www.brokenangel.co.uk
www.harambeuk.com

Hi Karl,
Just checked out your web site; cool recordings.  I see you play close to my side of town (I live in Richmond) so I will see if I can the Earls Court gig.
Alan

OK, some initial pictures.  Not too great as they are taken indoors with a flash and does not really do justice to the finish.  

 

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Alan
 
What an amazing looking instrument. One of the nicest walnuts I've seen. Very cool!
 

Alan:
 
WOW!  Absolutely gorgeous!  The grain makes it look as if the bass is jumping into hyperspace!  Enjoy.
 
Bill, tgo