Reviewer	Mike Walter
Experience	30
Review date	February 19 2002
Manufacturer	Alembic
Model	Epic
Price	$1000
Item owned for	Less than 1 month

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Bass type	4 string fretted
Neck join	Neck Through
Neck construction	Not sure
Fingerboard	Ebony
Body	Maple on Mahogany
Finish	Natural
Pickups	Alembic Active
Hardware	Brass and gold
Electronics	Active

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I bought this Alembic Epic 4 string used over the Internet, (Bass Palace)and was not disappointed. The Epic is simply a wonderful bass to look at, and certainly to play. I wanted a bass with active electronics - the Epic has plenty of bottom and top end available, all at your fingertips. The neck is quick, very flat, very true. The body is a very nice maple cap on mahogany, which I guess is one of the reasons I'm so happy with the overall sound. To my ear, it has a "cleaner, better defined bass sound" than I had previously had. I'm very happy with it, and think that this is a good value, particularly used. (List is about $2200). As a friend of mine pointed out, it is somewhat "unforgiving", in the sense that everyone will clearly hear every note you play.

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Construction	98%
Appearance	98%
Playability	95%
(It is a little 'top heavy', leaning towards the neck.)
Sound	95%
(Thumps with definition.)
Customer Service	75%
(I emailed them with a question/comment about the electronics, haven't heard b
ack,.)
Value	85%
(A good value used.)
Overall	95%

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