Bass Direct has this......

[LemonCello]

[url="http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Alembic_Orion_4.html"]http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Alembic_Orion_4.html[/url]

It's a lovely thing!

[CPBass]

Agreed. A thing of beauty.

He's also got a 5 string Rogue which is a real stunner.Then again he's stocking some of the best basses available these days and he's seen my credit card details more than once

[LemonCello]

Ha, yeah mine too. Love a trip there, an Aladdin's cave of temptation!

[fretmeister]

I really must visit that shop at some point!!

[gub]

Yum

[RichF]

lovely lovely

[molan]

Doesn't mention weight anywhere - as a previous Alembic owner I've discovered so many of them to virtually ungiggable because of weight and atrocious neck dive.

This one ought to balance better than most and the headstock design is far nicer, IMHO, than the triangle design you sometimes see on Orions.

They don't hold value well though. This would have been close to £3,500 new for whoever owned it &, if it's a commission sale or was PX'd, then he's looking at about £1,500 after only 3 years

[Grand Wazoo]

Highly desirable instrument. I love that maple neck!

[funkypenguin]

Theres some really lovely gear there, that alembic included. As soon as i have the cash together, im pulling the trigger on a pair of their Vanderkley 1x12 cabs

[noelk27]

[quote name='molan' timestamp='1345398666' post='1777088']They don't hold value well though. This would have been close to £3,500 new for whoever owned it &, if it's a commission sale or was PX'd, then he's looking at about £1,500 after only 3 years [/quote]
But that just goes to show how the market views the "value" of Alembic, after you remove the "custom" aspect of the buyer equation. It's a good trick when it can convince the original buyer that "pretty" woods and 30-year-old technology are "worth" the prices it charges. And, that's all the Alembic USP these days seems to be how "pretty" the woods are. The shaping and styling is often a touch Marmite. Sure, when it first arrived on the scene it was doing some interesting, even unique, things with electronics, but nothing that run-of-the-mill manufacturers aren't also doing these days. All a bit Emperor's new clothes.

[Cosmo Valdemar]

[quote name='noelk27' timestamp='1345420480' post='1777409']
But that just goes to show how the market views the "value" of Alembic, after you remove the "custom" aspect of the buyer equation. It's a good trick when it can convince the original buyer that "pretty" woods and 30-year-old technology are "worth" the prices it charges. And, that's all the Alembic USP these days seems to be how "pretty" the woods are. The shaping and styling is often a touch Marmite. Sure, when it first arrived on the scene it was doing some interesting, even unique, things with electronics, but nothing that run-of-the-mill manufacturers aren't also doing these days. All a bit Emperor's new clothes.
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So there.
And which run-of-the-mill manufacturers offer anything like Alembic's Series electronics?

Edited August 20, 2012 by Cosmo Valdemar

[Cosmo Valdemar]

[quote name='LemonCello' timestamp='1345393068' post='1777005']
[url="http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Alembic_Orion_4.html"]http://www.bassdirec...ic_Orion_4.html[/url]

It's a lovely thing!
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Lovely doesn't do it justice...
If money were no object I would be placing my custom order with Alemnic as we speak. Even though it's one of the lower models, I think the Orion is one of their most attractive designs.

[jazzyvee]

Wow that Orion sure is a fantastic looking bass.

jazzyvee

[Chris2112]

Lovely, but as Molan says, it takes a brave man to buy one new! Used, like this, they make a delicious bargain!

[Conan]

[quote name='noelk27' timestamp='1345420480' post='1777409']..."pretty" woods and 30-year-old technology are "worth" the prices...[/quote]

Same could be said of Wal - and look at the prices they go for!

[shizznit]

Noticed that one on the site this morning. Going to visit Mark in a couple of weeks, so I will have to check it out. I do have a soft spot for Alembics.

[nottswarwick]

[quote name='funkypenguin' timestamp='1345415092' post='1777352']
Theres some really lovely gear there, that alembic included. As soon as i have the cash together, im pulling the trigger on a pair of their Vanderkley 1x12 cabs
[/quote]

yep, I got two of the 112 ext (black ones). really nice

[LemonCello]

The bass gallery has one with not quite so nice a 'top' on it for £999