I hear ya, Pete. I remember when I realized that I was no longer playing my Fender. First it was the Essence 4 string. I played that for years. Then I got a five string Essence. Not long after that I bought Edwin's series 1 4st #1180. 2yrs later I bought a S2 and now I just play my series basses. And sold everything but the series basses. I guess what I am trying to say is be careful with this Alembic stuff, it's very addicting! ;-) Best of luck to you, Pete and play the heck out of that bass.
Nick
