Neither. My understanding is that it is problematic for the paint department, causing too many things to have to be resprayed.
I believe we are on the lookout for other flakes to replace it with, but no idea of timeline.
I have not tried a neck with a 24 fret extension on a KNS6 body yet, but my gut tells me it will feel very similar to one on a Soloist body. Which is to say: it feels better than one does on a Strat or Tele (thanks to the deeper cutout), but still not as comfortable as a "native" 24 fretter.
Not sure when/if another run of Alpine will be done. Despite the weeping, wailing, and gnashing of teeth, the Alpine White run did not sell well and some of the bodies had to be blown out.
As with many things in our post-internet age, it seems people didn't really want it. They just wanted to...
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