Hi,
i'm happy Alembic bass owner :)
Number 08Q13884
I think is a Signature Standard Model : it's right ?
Is it Coco bolo body woods ?
Very Thanks !
Olivier (France)
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Hi Olivier... welcome to the club!
Pretty cocobolo topped bass. The Q in the serial number indicates it was ordered as a Rogue bass, electronics look to be Rogue/Europa model electronics and should be Vol/Pan/Filter Q-switch plus bass and treble boost and cut switches. The heart omega cutout and body shape look like they were a custom order. Quite nice indeed! Is this your first Alembic bass?
Sometimes it takes Mica a bit of time to get to the serial number lookups but when she does she should be able to fill you in on details about the custom order.
Quote from: Bourmix on August 04, 2020, 01:10:54 PM
Hi,
i'm happy Alembic bass owner :)
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Yes you are!
Welcome to the camp. Love that heart omega!
Welcome, Olivier.
As Stephen pointed, serial number indicates this as a (custom) 5 string Alembic Rogue ("Q"), and it was finished during 2008 ("08Q"). It has the usual 5 piece maple neck with 4 walnut veneers, Ebony scale and that cool Heart Omega Signature bodyshape. And, yes, it looks like a coco-bolo top with maple accent (not the standard wood recipe for Rogues) over (probably) mahogany wings and coco-bolo matching headstock front and back. The 4th switch indicates side LEDs along the scale marks (also extra order).
Our industrious Club members have pretty much given you all the details - good work! Here's the information from the instrument file, formatted in the usual fashion:
serial number: 08Q13884
model: Custom Rogue
model number: CQLB5
top: Coco Bolo
accent: Maple laminate and Purpleheart pinstripe
body: Mahogany
neck: 5-piece Maple with 4 Walnut pinstripes
scale: 34" long
fingerboard: Ebony
inlays: none
side markers: red LEDs
body shape: Balance K Heart Omega
peghead shape: Crown 2+3
pickups: Alembic MXY56
controls: volume, pan, filter, Q-switch, bass cut/flat/boost, treble cut/flat/boost, mono output
backplates: black plastic
originally made for: California Bass, France
birthday: June 9, 2008
It is a little confusing naming custom built instruments. This was ordered as a custom Rogue with many custom options. The neck, body construction, pickups, and electronics are the same a Rogue, but the other details are custom made.