From Alembic's Facebook page:
"Make-A-Wish coordinated a dream bass for Joe. Guild donated the bass and we modified the instrument to echo Phil Lesh's Big Brown bass with a removable Bird's-eye Maple front plate and Alembic pickups and electronics. As a bonus, Ron Wickersham and Mica Thomas drove the bass down to Terrapin Crossroads where Phil signed the inside of the electronics cavity. This made the bass even more special."
Props to Guild and Phil Lesh for their part in the effort too. Really makes me want to own an Alembic, but every one I've tried to this point were 11 pounds plus!
"Make-A-Wish coordinated a dream bass for Joe. Guild donated the bass and we modified the instrument to echo Phil Lesh's Big Brown bass with a removable Bird's-eye Maple front plate and Alembic pickups and electronics. As a bonus, Ron Wickersham and Mica Thomas drove the bass down to Terrapin Crossroads where Phil signed the inside of the electronics cavity. This made the bass even more special."
Props to Guild and Phil Lesh for their part in the effort too. Really makes me want to own an Alembic, but every one I've tried to this point were 11 pounds plus!