I've received some correspondence on this, and have given some more thought to it as a result. I would like to get at least what I paid for it; and I paid $600 plus shipping costs. Since not all the club members read the board everyday, I'm thinking I should give it a few days to give everyone a chance to see the post. I don't want to instigate a bidding war, so perhaps the best thing is that if you are interested, email me what you would feel comfortable paying for it. Also, let me know if you want the bass or just the electronics. I was just looking at the bass; and if I have to take the electronics out, it will require some effort on my part. For instance, it does not appear that I can remove the side mounted 5 pin jack without cutting or desoldering the wires (and I am not skilled with a soldering iron); and it is not immediately clear how the hum-cancelling pickup is removed. However, it will obviously be easier and less expensive to ship without the bass. I'm thinking I would then just give the bass away locally. As is generally the case, shipping would be the responsibility of the buyer.
One other note. For those of you who do not already know, you can not just drop a set of Series electronics in a non-Series Alembic. According to Mica and Val, the bodies of most non-Series Alembics are not thick enough to accomodate the Series electronics. There are exceptions; I believe the Brown Basses are thick enough, and some Custom basses are built anticipating a future upgrade to Series. One person suggested that perhaps a new control cavity cover plate could be built out that would provide the extra room needed. And I suppose there are other ideas like adding a new top or back laminate. Personally, I would love to find a Rogue or Europa that had been gutted and send it and the Series electronics out to Santa Rosa. But I've got enough on my plate for now and I'm happy with my S1.
Another thought; those of you planning on ordering a new bass, but for whom new Series electronics would be too expensive, I suppose you could ask Mica about installing this set and having the upgrade done.
And even one more note. Most of you already know this. As with any older used Series bass, there may be some amount of RF noise; and the amount of noise will vary with location. Since the cavity on this bass is not shielded, it is not possible for me to know how quiet this set of electronics is. I did just now sit down and play the bass and found that, RF noise being directional, facing in one direction the bass seemed pretty quiet. And it sounded great!!
