Here is what it looks like to get a brand new Alembic shipped directly from the factory! I bought this SC Signature Deluxe from Beaver at Bass Central & it just so happened that he had this one on order & it had just been completed the day I called to talk to him about buying an Alembic. So he offered to ship this one directly from the factory to me if I bought it. Talk about perfect timing! I was trying to decide between a Brown & Signature, so he had Mica hold it until I made up my mind. Mica sent Beaver pictures of this bass which he sent to me, & I fell in love!! I couldn't pass up the chance to get a new Alembic directly from the factory, it never hung in a store having dreamers drool all over it, so I called Beaver & told him I'll take it! I paid for 2nd day air & Mary saw to it that the bass was delivered on time & securely packed! It arrived in perfect condition, the box wasn't even scratched up! I have to say that pictures don't begin to do this bass justice, it is hands down the most beautiful bass I have ever seen! It's like it was custom made just for me, with all the wood combinations I would have picked if I had commissioned the build myself. When I opened the case all I could say was My God....My God!!!! I was speechless! So here are the pictures from the box to my hands....

Unboxing...

Out of the box...  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Airing it out!

Beautiful_______Congratulations!

Stunning from any angle...Congrats!

Thanks guys! Here's the rest of my arsenal...

That bass is great no mistaking that and cocobolo will always try to trick you in to working out what colour it actually is. You also seem to have lovely weather as well this week. Blue skies here in England seem to be just a distant memory these days.  
SC Signatures are just yummy. it will be interesting how you feel changing between scale length  basses during a practice session or gig.  
 
Jazzyvee

Hey Jazzyvee,
 
You are right, the cocobolo looks different in different lighting. It is beautiful in any light though! I have a gig tonight playing Mardi Gras in Galveston, so that will be my 1st test switching between basses & the different scales. I am still getting used to the short scale on the Alembic, but I love it! It's so much easier to play! It's not really an issue down low, but when I get above the 12th fret I find myself hitting a fret too high on some notes. The LED markers really help with that though! Sounds like you need to come visit Texas for the winter, as you can see by my pictures, it was sunny & 75 today!

Rusty can't stop smilling!

Ah. that fresh box feeling! Congrats and may you get many many years of joy from it.

It's a stunner fer sure Rusty.

Congrats on the Bass, just had my own out of box experience, it is an amazing feeling when you first open the case.
 
I thought about recording the moment on video for YouTube then decided I didnt have the patience!!!
 
... Great Pics, you missed out the part where the plastic cheesy puffs fall all over the carpet though.
 
Luke

The Airing it out picture (post #14) is fabulous.  
 
First I looked at Luke's awesome Burl with the wicked cutout and now this beauty,,,,, I feel like I should get a new one too!  
I think people around here call it GASS or something like that, I'm not sure what it stands for but it really feels like I have it!!

Hey Luke, I DID video the whole out of box experience! I haven't had a chance to watch it yet or put it on a DVD because I've been too busy playing my new bass! I will try to post it on You Tube & put a link on here.
 
Pauldo, glad you like the sky shot! I set it up on my speaker box case & layed on the ground to get that angle!