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Can't figure out...

Thats almost definately a Skjold just look at the little circular mark at the top of its headstocks and compare it to the skjold. even has those little cut outs. Then again one thing makes me skeptical, Im no skjold expert but I've always seen them with the trussrod adjustable at the body/base of the neck not at the top, while this one has the headstock plate there and is most likely adjusted there (at the tuners).
 
It looks a whole lot like an Alembic.
Definetly not- The truss rod cover is on the headstock. Alembic doesn't build 'em that way. Plus, those aren't Alembic pickups and Alembic won't build a bass and install somebody elses pickups in there- people have been known to swap pickups out, but that would require some routing, which obviously hasn't happened on this bass.

That being said, the body shape certainly reflects a blend between the Europa and Rogue shapes. I kind of like the body shape.
 
Definetly not- The truss rod cover is on the headstock. Alembic doesn't build 'em that way. Plus, those aren't Alembic pickups and Alembic won't build a bass and install somebody elses pickups in there- people have been known to swap pickups out, but that would require some routing, which obviously hasn't happened on this bass.

That being said, the body shape certainly reflects a blend between the Europa and Rogue shapes. I kind of like the body shape.

I know it's not an Alembic; it just looks a lot like one to me.