Ed Roman has a John Paul Jones 5 string on Ebay for $4895.00
Sorry I don't know how to set up a link.
Perry

http://www.edromanguitars.com/avail/bass/avail_ale.htm
 
Third bass down.
Rich

Do Alembic owners feel the same way about Ed Roman as the BC Rich guys - disgust?  He was known to build fake custom shop BCR basses & guitars and modify real ones to make them more valuable.  On the plus side, I was told you could spot a Roman fake by the paint job - it was better than the factory could do.

Bill; there have been threads in the past that have mentioned Ed Roman, sometimes at great length.  If you're interested, run a search for Ed Roman; you should find some entertaining discussions.