1992 6 string Elan

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Author Message jazzyvee Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 4369 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Saturday, January 03, 2015 - 7:50 am:    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. keith_h Senior Member Username: keith_h Post Number: 2132 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Saturday, January 03, 2015 - 8:07 am:    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 Senior Member Username: flpete1uw Post Number: 435 Registered: 11-2011 Posted on Saturday, January 03, 2015 - 8:17 am:    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:    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 Moderator Username: adriaan Post Number: 3186 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Saturday, January 03, 2015 - 11:12 am:    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:    Looks like it's been pulled with no bids. davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 11620 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Sunday, January 04, 2015 - 12:33 pm:    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 Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 11621 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Sunday, January 04, 2015 - 1:00 pm:    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:    After being relisted at $2200, this one now says SOLD in the description. Yet the listing is still active. Hmm.