Available Alembic Guitars

This is not just another pretty bass. The neck is a 7-piece lamination of Maple and Ebony, the combination of which produces unrivaled sustain. Additionally, the Ebony neck laminates encourage the fundamental as well as the second harmonic to sustain. Bass tone just doesn't get bigger than this. Please call for price.

Amazing Buckeye Burl Top w Matching Headstock
Buckeye Burl Back w Matching Headstock and Continuous Back Plates.


Matched Headstock Front Mother of Pearl and Abalone Alembic Logo Inlay	Buckeye Burl Top Purpleheart Accent Laminates Bookmatched to Center	Buckeye Burl Back Continuous Wood Backplates Bookmatched to Center	Matched Headstock Back Buckeye Burl Gotoh Tuners

Usually, if you want a Series I Bass, you need to wait 3-5 months for design and build time. Well, Ed Roman didn't want you to have to wait, so he bought this one and just couldn't resist adding several custom options to make it even more special, starting with Buckeye Burl.

With such a stunning piece of wood, the bookmatch to center feature was a must on both the front and the back, to maximize the view: and what a view it is!

This Buckeye Burl almost doesn't look like wood with its bluish colors. The wood is typically a creamy yellow, mixed with dark inclusions of bark. The blue in this piece is from a fungus stain, but don't worry! The fungus requires moisture levels above 18% to survive, and Alembic dries the wood so that the fungus is arrested, but its blue color preserved.

Sometimes, as a burl gets larger, it overgrows itself and some of the bark gets ingrown. This tendency also leaves large gaps or voids across a slab. Kris at Alembic expertly inlays bookmatched Buckeye from another part of the slab to replace these areas that aren't fit for basses. Of course, when the bark is stable enough and pretty enough, it is left in place like on the back of this bass.

The Omega carving at the bottom of the bass is first cut by bandsaw, then Tony at Alembic carves the wood to form the Omega. The small piece of Maple is actually part of the neck. With any bass, or guitar for that matter, you should always use a stand and never lean it against your amp. This is especially true with an Omega cut. While the glue joint is sound, you can see it's small and should never be used to support the weight of the bass.

The neck itself is made from seven laminates of Maple and Ebony. The Ebony neck laminates emphasize the fundamental sustain. When playing eighth-notes, you might not be aware of it, but when playing music such as ballads with longer sustained notes, you'll find that the foundation this bass lays out is massive.

How could this bass not have continuous wood backplates? These plates are cut from the back laminate before the body is assembled. Bob at Alembic uses his scroll saw to remove the plate, then Kris makes a custom plywood from the plate forming a symmetrical stack of alternating woods to give it added strength and stability. The end result is an awfully cool looking bass!