Ya, by reading the thread I actually kinda felt bad for the guy.  Even though I think he is making an egregious error in switching the electronics, it must have been infuriatingly frustrating to try to get help from the people who know best just to be snubbed off.  Opinion is one thing, upbraiding somebody is another.  I'm with everyone else (I bought an Epic from GC that had been gutted out and I was so upset, I sold it the next day) so I know what a ridiculous thing it is to switch stuff out, but somebody could have at least helped him in the right direction...
 
(Message edited by pinbacking on February 08, 2008)

Have to say, as great as my Alembic is, my go-to instruments are still my Rics. Do they have a better sound? All I can say is they work better in my band; in fact no matter what basses I play/buy I always come back to them for most things. It all depends on how you play and what you're playing against. I have no problem with finding a comfortable instrument and adapting it to suit your sonic style.

Alembic, pickups replaced?
 
This guy is on drugs. He has to be... No one in their right mind would do something like this.  
 
If there was ever a an Alembic Commandments this would be the first law.  
 
Thou shall not replace inferior parts upon the body of an original Alembic...

And it's exactly this kind of fundamentalism that drove the guy away.