...and of note, Jazzy's (formerly purple) Elan has
two P-shaped pickups, twice the power.
You see Elan models with all different configurations, just like the Persuader that it more-or-less replaced in the line. Mine has the more common P/J set, but with a modern harness (or loom, for Jazzy
) that has a Volume/Pan/Filter and upon Mica's suggestion, I added a 3-position Q-switch. Later, I upgraded to the new Pan preamp to help with the inherent output balance differential, but even beforehand, I had started relying upon the P neck pickup for the workload and using the J bridge pickup more as a tone function. It's possible now to solo that one out, volume-wise, but it's... uhhh... it's a Telecaster. And not a Telecaster bass, if you get my drift. Too Much Boing for Greg. The good news is, there's plenty of it!
It was my first Alembic, so there's always that bias, but I've played Series basses too. If you can't get what you need out of these electronics, it ain't the basses fault.
