Allright, thanx! :-)

Wow,what a beautiful wood

This one will have PUNCH with a CAPITAL P!  
 
I can't wait to see the knob lay out .
 
               Flame Maple for days !!!!! nice _________________

Punch, that's what I'm after :-)
 
I know Hal and Alembic can do a better job, but I think it's going to look something like this:
 

 
@ Mica: I bet you've noticed my request for the old style knobs?
 
Gonna be a killer bass :-)
 
BTW: I bet there must be some die hard Alembic geeks here  who see the hidden custom feature in Mica's picture...
 
(Message edited by fc_spoiler on December 30, 2009)

I love it !

Flip,
 
the 9 control objects on your bass, are perfectly arranged.  
 
I like the fact that your selector switch is similarly positioned where my switch is located -- on my Toma_Hawk .
 
For me, the design layout is, perfect and very intuitive.
 
Oh yeah, the 3rd pickup, makes this bass distinguishably a unique dream bass without question.  
 
(Message edited by the_jester on December 30, 2009)

i like the control layout because if someone somehow manages to not notice the third pickup, it just looks like a bass with Signature electronics with an added master volume and LED switch. this baby is going to be amazing to play. i have loved Jason's Elan since i saw his bass solo in Seattle '89, and now ,Flip, you have that bass and more, nothing could make this bass better, well getting blackened will ;-)
 
~Taylor

My little eye spots preparations for a rounded truss rod cover.

RE:  Mica's post #6522:  that surely can't be coincidence that the term unblackened was used for a bass that seems to be very highly inspired by the ...And Justice For All Newsted/Metallica era.  If it was, somehow, an intentional pun, then mucho kudos!

Good eye Adriaan,
 I didn't see that.

Just like Newsted's original
 
~Taylor

Ok, there's more marks in your bass today than there was yesterday:

The knobs have to be slightly closer together than in your rendition. Just another, redundant check before the drill touches wood. The black crosshairs are the centers of the holes, the white chalk line is the interior of the cavity.

Looks great, I say: Go for it!  
 
Thanx!

Check, a must have traditional Elan feature :-)
I think this is the second or third bass they've done in quite some time with the round truss rods cover...
 
No Alembic die hards who spot the ultra hidden custom feature?  
I have not seen an Elan with this one yet...

Flame maple neck lams?