Bass Gear Review

Reviewer	CJ "bassmann" Edwards
Manufacturer	Alembic
Model	Elan 5 String
Price	List $3100.00

Neck Type	Neck Thru- Maple, Bloodwood, Purpleheart ,7 piece
Fingerboard	Fretted ebony fingerboard
Body Type	Rock Maple body with Birds eye maple finish
Finish	Clear varnish
Pickup(s)	Active pickups wound by Alembic, J-style
Controls	Volume, Pickup controll, And tone with a "q" switch.
	The "q" acts like a wah-wah pedal and can be set to different parameters.
	This is super sweet function. I Like simple controlls
	and with the "q"controll I can easily mold my sound.

I love the handmade qualities, especially the gold connections in the electronics area. Talk about a quiet ride! The ebony fingerboard adds to the instrumente sweet sustain and to the hard punch of a slap. The downside is that the neck thru design means lots of neck adjustments, so if you are no pro this can cost some extra funds to keep happening. Bottom line is that Alembic is a superior manufacturer and their elan model is the cream of the crop! A superior instrument for soloing and for funking. You wont find and dead spots or out of aligned fretmarkers on this bass.

Construction	100%
Playability	95%
Appearance	100%
Sound	98%
Value	95%
It is worth the money but they cost a lot too!
Cust. Service	100%
Once i had a difficulty with my tone pot and they offered to
send me a new one free of charge!
Overall	97%