I recently inherited my late Brother's bass & guitar collection. He was very proud of his Alembic, as he was with all of his instruments. I just can't seem to find out which model this one is. I've tried to contact Alembic, but have yet to receive an email, or phone response from them. Attached is a pic. Any ideas? Thanks!

 
(Message edited by davehouck on February 15, 2009)

Welcome to the club!
Sorry to hear about your loss, my condolences.
 
That's a stunning , looks like a Flamed Koa top.
The first two digits of the serial number will reveal in which year this bass was build ;-)
 
You can ask for a serial number check here ;-)

Welcome,and please accept my condolences on your loss.
 
Dave is THE man here and I agree with what he said.

That is a beautiful Elan.  I agree with fc that it looks to be a koa top.  
 
So sorry for your loss.

Sorry fc spoiler,I mistakenly attributed your comments to moder Dave.

Hee hee; it's easy to get Flip and I confused, we both have long hair and play Alembic basses!
 
The body core is most likely Maple, as is the neck.  The fretboard is Ebony.  The controls are Volume, Pan, Low-pass filter, and Q switch.
 
It's an absolutely wonderful bass!  When you plug it in, you'll probably notice, compared to other basses, the increased clarity and evenness of tone throughout the frequency range.
 
As for contacting Alembic; they absolutely love to help in any way they can, but they are a very small shop and the amount of email, phone messages, and board postings they get can be a bit overwhelming despite their best intentions.