Thanks for the welcome.  I just bought an Epic after laying off from bass playing since 1980. A coworker owns a Alembic and said that I could buy one, sight unseen. Boy, was he right. I love the Epic and look forward to playing again.  Look forward to more postings.

In my opinion the Alembic bridge is a great piece of engineering and looks great.
I guess the Epics don't have the brass sustain block like the SI & II's and Signature models.