Well I'm still a member of this group...
At this point I was going to post many pics of my new Sei.
Unfortunately, the rear compartment covers to my Sei have been lost in transit. The Sei guys even used DHL's guaranteed next day delivery instead of the Royal Mail as they thought it would be safer.....
For those who have not seen a Sei bass, the compartment covers are cut from the facings. The covers are then finished, as per the rest of the bass and are then replaced back in the same place they were cut from. This gives the rear of the bass a impressively clean look (head over to the Sei owners thread (link in sig) to see what I mean).
The bass though is truly, truly awesome and, for me, it's absolutely perfect. The lacewood is simply wonderful and is complimented by the gold hardware. I know some people might think gold is a bit ostentatious, but on this bass it just works. The Kent Armstrong humbucker is perfectly positioned (we agreed that it would be moved back 15mm from the normal position) for me. The birds-eye maple board is just beautifully figured and just works perfectly with the colour of the lacewood. The 12fret inlay is my signature in black on a M.O.P. rectangle which is slightly smaller than the space between the frets.
Plugged in, it sounds as good as it looks !! As someone who plays a lot of rock stuff, this bass has real punch. Not only that, but the higher strings have a singing, lyrical quality. The 'B' sounds solid and not flabby or half-hearted (remember this is a single pickup, passive instrument !!). Just a pure joy to sit and play.
It's 'my' bass both in looks and sound. All my paranoia about is everything right and have I remembered everything are totally dispelled
I'm so looking forward to posting pics of the finished bass and I hope this final hurdle is overcome very soon.
Congrats to both you and Alan ..... gorgeous ..... 
