I've beat myself up enough about this, so here goes. I have a beautiful fretless Elan 4 string that I don't play enough. I like it, but it's not the first bass I reach for and honestly I haven't put the time into it that it deserves to master (although Rush's "Freewill" does sound pretty cool on a fretless). Transparent wine finish, J/J pups, V/P/Filter with Q, Chrome hardware (the truss cover is plastic, as is the electronics and battery plate), small chip through the finish on the headstock. What I've been thinking is to: ? Have it fretted and sacrifice the cool LEDs at the 12th fret position. Or . . . ? Straight up trade for a comparable Alembic. That would be a fretted Elan - double J, or P/J combination. Or a fretted Orion. Yes, an Orion. My first Alembic was an Orion. They are extremely comfortable to play and look pretty freakin' cool, too. I have no interest in Essence or Epic models. I'm not setting a dollar figure on this, let's talk if you think you have something you'd care to swap. If you want to buy it out right we can still talk, although I prefer to have another Alembic instead of cash. Here are some images; I can send larger ones to interested parties. Looks red in the out of doors photos, but actual color is closer to the headstock image. Respond via pm using the link in my profile. thanks, Mike
