Used alembic elan

[gregory locke (glocke)]

I found a used 4 string, fretless alembic elan, which I can probably get for around $1200.00.  It is in great shape, and sounds fantastic.  Is this a decent price?  
 
As far as I know, it does not look like one of the forgeries i have read about.

[Jonathan Johnstone (stoney)]

I'd say that's a pretty good deal. Get the serial number and check it out with Mica.

[gregory locke (glocke)]

Well, it is now all mine, for $1329.00 ...  
Always wanted a series II as my first, but i saw this and could not pass it up...the ebony fretboard is beautiful, but someone had roundwounds on it , and it looks likes they dug in a little bit, but it does not look major...
 
Now I need to see about retrofitting it with some side LED's...
 
How can i find out how to take care of it, (set-up, etc), and how can I find out how the picksups work (looks like an MXY-4 setup)..
 

[Dino Monoxelos (dean_m)]

Hey Gregory,
 
Congratulations!!!!  I have an Elan 5 that I bought in '91.  It's been my main bass since then.  I do have an Orion 5 fretless that Alembic built custom for me, but the Elan has been my favorite for years now.  It's been around the world with me more than a few times.  In fact, I want Alembic to do some upgrades for me but, I can't part with it for any amount of time.
If it has standard Elan electonics, your controls should be volume, Q filter, filter switch, and then pickup blend.  (going clockwise from the volume).
 
Happy Playing!!!!