Happy New Year, I live in Silver Spring, but I'm really a misplaced Texan.  
I don't have a bass, but I used to own a F-1X (sold it). Now I'm gassing for either a Superfilter or a used brown Stanley (short scale).
Also have an Alembic bridge/tailpiece assembly on my Guild, as well as a bottle of polish [see photo], so I guess that qualifies me for membership!  
Cheers, Tommy

Hello and welcome. That's a nice Starfire and Versatone .  
I too started my Acquaintance with Alembic in the 1970's  by having my Guild Starfires modified by Alembic.  You can find pics and stories here;

Hello Tommy. Welcome from yet another Starfire owner. Hope you enjoy the forum and the discussions.
Keep playing,
 Mike

Thanks guys.  
Sonicus, I've seen your pics of your bass before. It's very nice, especially the wooden p/u rings.
A little bit of history on mine. It was originally a single p/up model. When I found it at the Guitar Shop in downtown D.C., it had a Bartolini in the bridge position and was wired for stereo/mono output. All the mods were done by Michael Tobias, who used to work there.  
Never one to leave things alone, I found a couple of Hagstroms, took out the Bart and replaced it, and re-wired back to stock configuration. It's been that way ever since.

Welcome to the club.  Always glad to add a DC area member.