I have been on this forum for about a year. I came here after registering my 96 Epic. I have also initiated Wishbass discussions on more than one occasion. I love this place. I love my Alembic, and I love bass guitars and amplifiers. I know that we are hosted by Alembic, but I always thought of this as a bass (and guitar) forum. But different from any other forum I have seen, in that the people here are awesome. They are smarter, more experienced, more helpful, than the typical musicians forum. Genuinely funny and nice. Barring the snake oil salesmen, and opportunistic scammers, it has always felt like anything was acceptable to bring up here. I enjoy reading about motorcycles, other makers instruments, and life's big choices. IMHO, I don't think the kind of openness and free wheeling discussion I have witnessed and participated in, is in ANY WAY harmful to the Alembic brand. The thread I started on cheap guilty pleasures brought a big response, and I was enlightened. I can't imagine anyone, even a newcomer, would have read that thread and decided, forget about a new Alembic, I'm getting a Hohner!!! Civility, and honesty, that is all that need be enforced to keep the good name of Alembic. Just my 2 cents.. JBY