Mark King Sig

Started by fivestringdan, July 19, 2023, 05:50:50 PM

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fivestringdan

https://reverb.com/item/71393635-alembic-mark-king-signature-deluxe-buckeye-burl-resin-top-red-river

Drooling! Seeing this make me eager to take delivery of my bass! Wow, what an instrument!

Jonny

Wow! Absolutely stunning. That's a jaw dropper for sure.

senmen

A cool one.  But the bluegreen resin they have is also not bad!

Greetz
Oliver (Spyderman)

jazzyvee

The sound of Alembic is medicine for the soul!
http://www.alembic.com/info/fc_ktwins.html

hammer

Is this what a Signature Deluxe actually goes for nowadays?  That's almost $5,000 more than the list price on the Alembic site. I remember that when I had my custom Signature Deluxe built (I realize that it was 11-years ago and things have changed a tad since then), I purchased it through Will Gunn and got a discount on the suggested retail price, not a significant markup.

adriaan

The resin-infused buckeye will be an upgrade over regular buckeye, I would imagine. And it has options that will add up - continuous wooden backplates, side LEDs, and chrome plating.

pauldo


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fivestringdan

Quote from: hammer on July 20, 2023, 01:31:06 PM
Is this what a Signature Deluxe actually goes for nowadays?  That's almost $5,000 more than the list price on the Alembic site. I remember that when I had my custom Signature Deluxe built (I realize that it was 11-years ago and things have changed a tad since then), I purchased it through Will Gunn and got a discount on the suggested retail price, not a significant markup.

No waiting either! That may certainly motivate a buyer to pay that price.

hammer

If I'm going to be paying a price like that for an instrument from a company that is known for its custom work, I'm probably going to bite the bullet and wait to get exactly what I want. That's what I did in 2012 with my Custom Signature Deluxe which had a number of upgrades but which I received in 9 months.

fivestringdan

The older I get the less I would like to wait over a year for an instrument. I'd be happy to pay list if I could find a bass that is close to a custom I would order.