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Author Message bfinn19 New Username: bfinn19 Post Number: 1 Registered: 4-2014 Posted on Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - 10:14 pm:    Looking for more information on this bass, a gorgeous lefty: Appears to have been a custom bass, maybe an Elan variation? Thanks bfinn19 New Username: bfinn19 Post Number: 2 Registered: 4-2014 Posted on Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - 11:02 pm:    Pics didn't upload - probably too large. Trying again: dadabass2001 Senior Member Username: dadabass2001 Post Number: 1794 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Thursday, April 24, 2014 - 10:05 am:    Hello Robert, Welcome to the forum. Your pics show a beautiful 1993 custom that appears to be based on an Essence with a lovely maple quilt top and Europa electronics package (volume, pan, lo-pass filter, q switch, and bass and treble cut/normal/boost switches. I bet she sounds enormous! Usually it takes a while for history record look-ups, owing to the small size of our favorite family-run instrument business, and most of the records are still on 3x5" index cards. Other forum members will likely chime in as well. Meanwhile, take advantage of the info to be found in the FAQ section of the forum. Welcome once again, Mike tbrannon Senior Member Username: tbrannon Post Number: 1627 Registered: 11-2004 Posted on Thursday, April 24, 2014 - 11:49 am:    Looks to be a pretty unique custom body shape with a maple core and possibly a thin purpleheart body veneer. The upper horn looks kind of close to an Essence or a Rogue, but the lower horn has an angle to it that I'm not sure I've ever seen on an Alembic. Cool bass! mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 8695 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Friday, December 11, 2015 - 12:54 am:    This one was a little tricky to track all the details down, but here's what I found out: top: Quilted Maple accent: Purpleheart pinstripe body: Maple neck: 3-piece Maple with Walnut pinstripes, Lefty scale: 34" long fingerboard: Ebony pickups: MXY4 controls: "Elan Plus" volume, pan, filter, Q-switch, bass cut/flat/boost, treble cut/flat/boost, mono output originally made for: Ace Music, Miami, FL birthday: September 24, 1993 I confirmed there was a custom body shape made for this bass. There's a note that says: "Wants Elan + or Europa elect. What fits best? Bigger body half??" Tracked it down and the lower body half is slightly modified for the Elan Plus electronics. The bass was originally registered in Florida.