Hello Mike,
Thank you for your kind comments.
The electronics are standard Signature with a dummy dummy hum cancellor. Yes, I contributed to the delinquency of another hum cancellor. But in my little corner of the world, an Alembic needs the hum cancellor, whether it's functioning or not. You've hit on the one option I mulled over for some time, full series prep, but in the end I figured I would never use it in two channel mode, so decided against it. If I were to say there's a regret on the bass, that would be it; there are no regrets.
Also, Valentino tells me it's the second short scale Balance K. I don't know where the first one is, and I'm not selling mine. So if anyone wants one, place your order!
Tom