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Author Message ricksbro New Username: ricksbro Post Number: 1 Registered: 2-2009 Posted on Saturday, February 14, 2009 - 6:25 am:    I recently inherited my late Brother's bass & guitar collection. He was very proud of his Alembic, as he was with all of his instruments. I just can't seem to find out which model this one is. I've tried to contact Alembic, but have yet to receive an email, or phone response from them. Attached is a pic. Any ideas? Thanks! (Message edited by davehouck on February 15, 2009) fc_spoiler Senior Member Username: fc_spoiler Post Number: 800 Registered: 5-2006 Posted on Saturday, February 14, 2009 - 6:38 am:    Welcome to the club! Sorry to hear about your loss, my condolences. That's a stunning Elan, looks like a Flamed Koa top. The first two digits of the serial number will reveal in which year this bass was build ;-) You can ask for a serial number check here ;-) bassfingers Intermediate Member Username: bassfingers Post Number: 194 Registered: 11-2005 Posted on Saturday, February 14, 2009 - 9:36 am:    Welcome,and please accept my condolences on your loss. Dave is THE man here and I agree with what he said. tbrannon Senior Member Username: tbrannon Post Number: 984 Registered: 11-2004 Posted on Saturday, February 14, 2009 - 9:53 am:    That is a beautiful Elan. I agree with fc that it looks to be a koa top. So sorry for your loss. bassfingers Intermediate Member Username: bassfingers Post Number: 195 Registered: 11-2005 Posted on Saturday, February 14, 2009 - 9:57 am:    Sorry fc spoiler,I mistakenly attributed your comments to moder Dave. davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 7549 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Sunday, February 15, 2009 - 11:47 am:    Hee hee; it's easy to get Flip and I confused, we both have long hair and play Alembic basses! The body core is most likely Maple, as is the neck. The fretboard is Ebony. The controls are Volume, Pan, Low-pass filter, and Q switch. It's an absolutely wonderful bass! When you plug it in, you'll probably notice, compared to other basses, the increased clarity and evenness of tone throughout the frequency range. As for contacting Alembic; they absolutely love to help in any way they can, but they are a very small shop and the amount of email, phone messages, and board postings they get can be a bit overwhelming despite their best intentions.