I bought my first ever Alembic yesterday. I have been looking for a bass to make the step up from my current OLP musicman copy and stumbled across an Essence 4-string in a dutch auction site.
 
I just had to bid on it. A (extremely surprising to me) I won the bidding  
 
So now I (a poor student) am feeling like a king, having just stepped WAY up. The bass is quite stock, built in '91, with mahogany body and walnut top and it sings...
 
I think I'm in love... (which is hard because it is at the guitar shop to get set up right now  )

Matthijs ...SCHITTEREND GEDAAN JOCHIE!
Welcome to this club of lowso addicts.
And ...honestly ...there is no such thing as a stock Alembic ...wait ...you'll see!
 
Paul the bad one

Congrats and welcome!

Hoi Matthijs, welkom bij de Club! I've seen a picture of your bass on 'Marktplaats', very nice indeed! There's nothing like walnut, surely my favourite wood. If you post the serial# in a thread called 'info request' or something in one of the first two forum sections, Mica or Val can provide you with the building details of your bass. Please post some pictures when she's in your hands. Enjoy!
 
Wilfred

Welcome to the club and congrats on your Essence.  Don't be shy about pictures.  We love seeing them.
Rich

Thanks for the warm welcome, I'll be sure to make a thread once I get the bass (and the serial# )back.
 
Alright, here's some pictures I shot last night under less than perfect lighting conditions with a less than perfect camera. (this has been a Disclaimer(tm)  )
 
 
 
 
 

Beautiful instrument, Matthijs! Welcome to a world of musical happiness. Many of us here adore walnut (and I'm among that group). Your Essence almost looks like it might be quilted walnut (anybody.... does that even exist?) Anyway, welcome and enjoy.
Mike

I think it's a Nephew of Bonnie: I bet it's Clarowood: the Calfornian local family od the Dark Walnut.
 
Paul the bad one

Heeee Matthijs, (=Hi Matthijs)
 
welkom bij het cluppie (=welcome to the club)
 
vanaf nu zal je hele leven veranderen (=from this point your whole life will change)
 
? je zult nieuwe vrienden ontmoeten (=you'll meet new friends)
 
? je gaat meer geluk bij spelletjes hebben (=you'll have more luck when you'r playing games)
 
? op school gaat alles gemakkelijker (=school will be a lot easier)
 
? je zult veel vrouwen op jouw pad tegenkomen (=you will meet lots and lots of women...)
 
? je zult nooit meer alleen zijn  (=you'll never be alone anymore)
 
 

Cool  
 
I registered my instrument through the webform, but am I supposed to get a mail back from that?

You'll probably get a personal mail from Valentino or Mica acknowledging the registration, but it may take a few days.
 
Intussen van harte welkom - je bent waarschijnlijk de eerste oosterling. Echte Tukker of import? (=let's not start that big fish thing all over again)

Enigszins import, heb grootste deel van m'n leven in Zutphen gewoond, studeer nu aan de UT (=Yeah, fish suck)

Vissen zuigen niet, of je moet het over de dwarsgestruikte lipvis hebben. (=We covered hard and soft G in previous 'discussions' here in the Club, so would you agree that fish have a liquid sort of G?)

Wow, what a wonderful top! There's definitely some quilting showing there. That's why I love walnut tops so much, there's so many exciting things going on under the finish and they're all unique. Two other Dutch walnut Alembics want to say hi...
 
 
 
Wilfred

Matthijs
 
Welcome and congratulations on your new baby!  
 
Rory