"Stormburst" Elan, Great price!

[ajdover]

Joey is spot on.  The great thing about Alembics is that they are, in fact, so adjustable.  When I was in Iraq, I had a '91 Essence with me.  I had no choice but to learn how to set it up myself, and I gotta say it is far easier to set up an Alembic than a lot of other marques.  Now, I do all my own setups based on my experience with my Alembics, whether Alembic or another brand.
 
Alan

[a_martin]

Joey and Alan,  
I couldn't agree with the two of you more. Alembics are definitely a player?s bass in terms of adjustments to the action and serviceability. One of their strongest features for me is the well thought out elegant simplicity of the nut, bridge, and dual truss rods. Finding simple solutions for complex problems is a mark of genius. Thank you Ron.  
One of the reasons I have felt comfortable buying  used Alembics without having touched them is that so long as there is no major damage I feel like I know what I?m getting and know the instruments  potential in terms of adjustability.