  The Essence may be our smallest bass, but there's nothing small about the tone. All the important stuff like a neck through body, massive brass bridge and classic Alembic low-pass filter are an all-access pass to Alembic tone. Bubinga top adds a touch of brightness without being brittle. We haven't been using Bubinga too much lately, so when we ran across this handsome wood, we decided to make a couple for our showroom. Bubinga is one of those subtle woods, no loud alternating colors, no crazy grain, just sublime color and simple structure. The overall color is sort of a honey brown with dark violet-brown veins. These colors optically mix so from a distance, the wood has a rosy-brown tone. We've added side LEDs and a Q switch so even this "little guy" has some custom touches.
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