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jazzyvee
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Username: jazzyvee

Post Number: 4369
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Saturday, January 03, 2015 - 7:50 am:   Edit Post

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/92-6-string-Elan-style-Alembic-bass-with-case/301463481122?_trksid=p2045573.c100033.m2042&_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20131017132637%26meid%3D0edc7d1a7e444b40acc9b091331b22b0%26pid%3D100033%26prg%3D20131017132637%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D301463481122

A nice starter for the new year for someone maybe.


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keith_h
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Username: keith_h

Post Number: 2132
Registered: 2-2005
Posted on Saturday, January 03, 2015 - 8:07 am:   Edit Post

The price is kind of high for the cosmetic condition. It looks like the body around the jack has been repaired and there are lots of dings and scratches.

Keith
flpete1uw
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Username: flpete1uw

Post Number: 435
Registered: 11-2011
Posted on Saturday, January 03, 2015 - 8:17 am:   Edit Post

How were those pickups mounted? The mounting areas look metallic.
jazzyvee
Senior Member
Username: jazzyvee

Post Number: 4370
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Saturday, January 03, 2015 - 9:59 am:   Edit Post

It does look a well used instrument, and yes i think the price is too high also. I have no idea what is in the pickup casing but could it be the casing has come off the mounting area and the metallic looking things are the the plate the pickup is constructed on?
adriaan
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Username: adriaan

Post Number: 3186
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Saturday, January 03, 2015 - 11:12 am:   Edit Post

Missing one tuner. Might be a good deal, at the right price.

(Message edited by adriaan on January 03, 2015)
hammer
Senior Member
Username: hammer

Post Number: 653
Registered: 9-2009
Posted on Saturday, January 03, 2015 - 3:44 pm:   Edit Post

Looks like it's been pulled with no bids.
davehouck
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Username: davehouck

Post Number: 11620
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Sunday, January 04, 2015 - 12:33 pm:   Edit Post

There are two extra switches, but the control layout is not a standard Elan Plus layout. It looks like a standard Elan layout with the extra switches added. Perhaps the owner had it upgraded to Elan Plus; or perhaps some other modification has been made.

The knobs appear to be missing their caps. Hard to tell from the picture ... in fact, the more I look at the pictures, the more it looks like they may not be Alembic knobs. Just hard to tell from the picture what's going on with the knobs.

Custom neck taper. If I recall correctly, Elans had/have a classic neck taper, which for a six string would be 2.000" at the nut and 3.125" at the 24th fret. Europas have a comfort taper, which is 2.200" at the nut and 3.560" at the 24th. This one is 2.482" at the nut and 3.56" at the 24th.

Needs more pics.

I think anyone considering this bass should request a picture of the inside of the control cavity.
davehouck
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Username: davehouck

Post Number: 11621
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Sunday, January 04, 2015 - 1:00 pm:   Edit Post

Another point about the pickups; while the bridge pickup has mounting screws in opposite corners like it should, the neck pickup has the two visible screws on the same side.
edwardofhuncote
Intermediate Member
Username: edwardofhuncote

Post Number: 158
Registered: 6-2014
Posted on Sunday, January 04, 2015 - 6:54 pm:   Edit Post

After being relisted at $2200, this one now says SOLD in the description. Yet the listing is still active. Hmm.

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