I've finished recording bass parts for my band's debut album. I was fortunate to be able to use 2 borrowed Alembics, thanks to the kindness of my 2 friends. I used an Essence 5 and, on one song, an Epic 4. The sound of both of them got RAVE reviews from the sound engineer and the studio owner! BTW - it's one of the best and most renowned studios in Poland... Here are some pics:

(the MarkBass head wasn't used) And me, with both Alembics and my Malinek fretless :-)

Oh yes, the album will feature some nice bass sounds (shame about the playing though, lol)!