I have seen a post on facebook where a guy has converted his MK deluxe bass into a Spyder replica.
It looks like he has made a good job of it but, taking a bandsaw to bought alembic takes some courage.
He is now looking to find some anniversary electronics to complete the project.

Arghh! - that is really brave ( but then, the only thing I can do is change the strings!! - oh apart from a slight lowering of the action on one side which for me was traumatic).
Glynn

I saw the original bass and the completed project last night, but I did not see those "build in process" pics. Definitely brave, but it looks like he did a nice job.

that's awesome!  Not for the faint of heart, for sure.

when i saw the title, it cast my mind back to years ago on the dudepit where a guy posted pictures of what i think was a new series I that somehow got run over in its case by the equipment van.  i recall that it got broken into at least 3 pieces not counting the splinters and the only thing that was salvageable out of it was the electronics and the tuners.

now, that was some graphic content!

OBTW FYI i am a *huge* pointy bass fan and that extra pointy headstock makes me jealous.  I miss my pointy bass :-(

Am I the only one who is wondering where those beautiful maple-on-mahogany body wings went?   

I applaud the work. Not sure I'd have cut up what looks to have been a pretty nice MK to do it. Maybe a roughed-up Spoiler rehab project or something. But hey, if a dude (or dude-ette) is sure enough of their skill to saw the wings off an Alembic, I'll .

That was a nice looking MK that they chopped up. I think if I wanted an Explorer body bass I would just buy one and then have both.    The point on the Explorer body is kind of cool though.

Because you can doesn't mean you should.


Paul (impressed by the craftsmanship, disappointed with the deconstruction)

QuoteBecause you can doesn't mean you should.

words to live by!

Quote from: edwardofhuncote on October 15, 2020, 12:43:02 PMAm I the only one who is wondering where those beautiful maple-on-mahogany body wings went?   

You're not the only one.  There's a nice project right there waiting to happen.

So what is this now. A "modified" Alembic?

Quote from: pauldo on October 16, 2020, 06:03:23 AM
Because you can doesn't mean you should.


Paul (impressed by the craftsmanship, disappointed with the deconstruction)

Yeah - I was scrolling down to post that exact thought.

Peter

Quote from: BeenDown139 on October 15, 2020, 07:48:04 AM

when i saw the title, it cast my mind back to years ago on the dudepit where a guy posted pictures of what i think was a new series I that somehow got run over in its case by the equipment van.

I used to have link bookmarked (alas, no longer active) of a rebuild thread of a Martin M-36 that had been run over; there was not a piece - headstock, neck, 'board, top, back, sides, bridge; everything - that was unbroken; almost of the pieces present were used in the reconstruction.  The craftsman did an amazing job - but one has to wonder how it sounded.


Peter

QuoteAm I the only one who is wondering where those beautiful maple-on-mahogany body wings went?   

QuoteYou're not the only one.  There's a nice project right there waiting to happen.

wait for it...wait for it...GOT IT!

maybe some guy out there has a Spyder that he wants to turn into a MK deluxe bass.

Whooo!