Rich, Thanks a lot. The nut is scalloped out between strings. I didn't know that was different until I looked closely at some of the other basses.
Gary, thanks for the comments. It really is a nice bass. Its in great shape too. Haha, I've been playing bass for nearly three years. I started listening to guys like Stanley, Victor Wooten, Marcus Miller, Jaco, and all the other greats very early. My parents are very supportive and know how serious I am about my bass playing and music. I was able to talk them in to buying the bass with some of the money they would spend on my car. I mean, an Alembic is way more important than a nice car right?
Brent