Hello,
I am awaiting delivery of my first Alembic. A 1974 series 1. I have found the postings in this club to be very informative & helpful.

welcome herbbone..a 1974 series I, please can you post pics so we can all drool over them when it arrives!

Actually there are pics in in the showcase. It seems this bass has a history here. Pics can be found in showcase under  74-124 Series 1

Welcome Mark, and congrats on gettin' your hands on one of the old ones!

Welcome Mark!  Congratulations, Play it Healthy! Art

Oh nice vintage early Alembic..nice engraving on the metalware..Congrats on your purchase

Here is the link .
http://club.alembicguitars.net/Images/411/35292.html?1300823712
 
Welcome to the form.
Enjoy
 
Jazzyvee

That one?
Oh, it is gorgeous, congrats!

THAT ONE!
Nice one Mark! That is one sweeeeeet bass.
Would love to hear a recording of it if you ever get the chance.
 
Welcome to the camp . . .

+1 for really nice...

Slight setback. Electronics have some issues... buzzes after playing awhile. pretty bad. Seems to me old dirty pots. I had the same issues with my Fender Twin amp. Just needed a good cleaning and checking of the connections. I'm hoping this is as easy. Any suggestions? I am unsure if I should take it to the luthier or do I need to send it to the factory to be fixed. I really want this 100%. It plays like a dream. I never had a fretless and for some reason I can play this effortlessly. What do you think my best course of action is?

I would contact Alembic by phone on Monday if I were you. They'll get you sorted.

Try exercising the pots (turn them back and forth about 50 times) and see if that helps.  It might need the upgrade... in which case it will need to go back to Santa Rosa.

I would start with Mike's advice - these should be sealed self-cleaning pots, so turning them through the full range of motion 50-100 times should clean the pots pretty well.  Do NOT use a contact cleaner or such, as that won't help with a sealed pot.

What is the upgrade? At any rate I'm going to call Alembic and see what they say. This bass is way to nice not to be fully functional.