| Author | Message | ||
| effclef
Senior Member Username: effclef Post Number: 466 Registered: 1-2004 |
OUCH. http://cgi.ebay.com/Alembic-1990-Elan-4-string-Bass-Guitar_W0QQitemZ140099211525QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem EffClef | ||
| longhorncat
Intermediate Member Username: longhorncat Post Number: 141 Registered: 8-2005 |
That output jack doesn't quite look stock. Yuk  | ||
| longhorncat
Intermediate Member Username: longhorncat Post Number: 142 Registered: 8-2005 |
For those allergic to eBay:  | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 4327 Registered: 6-2000 |
Looks like a tripped-on-cable-and-tumbled survivor. | ||
| effclef
Senior Member Username: effclef Post Number: 467 Registered: 1-2004 |
Aha! I predict the next Alembic innovation, an output jack which is like the Apple "MAGSAFE" magnetic power adapter plug.  I imagine you guys could fix the scarf joint with a new headstock but it's a shame that strat-o-jack can't be undone easily. Effcled | ||
| jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 794 Registered: 6-2002 |
Shame really cos apart from those two probs it looks in pretty good shape. The name Bobbit comes to mind :-) Jazzyvee (Message edited by jazzyvee on March 21, 2007) | ||
| lembic76450
Intermediate Member Username: lembic76450 Post Number: 101 Registered: 5-2002 |
"Minor nicks to the headstock"??? He must sell used cars for a living. I bet it never left his smoke free studio either. | ||
| bassjigga
Intermediate Member Username: bassjigga Post Number: 166 Registered: 8-2005 |
Yeah I saw this and was saddened too. Maybe the jack spot can have a piece of walnut inlayed like they do with some burls. Won't look perfect but maybe not TOO bad... And yeah definitely needs a new head. I guess the question is does the added cost make it worth it in the end? | ||
| bsee
Senior Member Username: bsee Post Number: 1518 Registered: 3-2004 |
Maybe a bit iffy on the "minor nicks", but I wouldn't call it "decapitated" either. "Decapitated" is usually reserved for the headstock severed around the nut... | ||
| kungfusheriff
Senior Member Username: kungfusheriff Post Number: 592 Registered: 8-2003 |
Point taken, but I'm still stunned that kind of Frankenstein nonsense happened to something that wasn't a Fender or Gibson. | ||
| bsee
Senior Member Username: bsee Post Number: 1519 Registered: 3-2004 |
Yep, the point was taken. Who knows where it is now, so we can't glue it back on. | ||
| jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 795 Registered: 6-2002 |
I emailed the seller about the headstock and jack socket and here was his response. My question was, "What has happened to the headstock, it looks like the original Elan headstock has been broken and re-shaped. The jack socket looks no-standard too. Was this done at the factory by alembic or was it done afterwards? ====== Answer The headstock is shaped like another model. The edges are factory. The jack socket is also factory. I bought the bass used at Guitar Center. The manager at that time is a friend. A recording studio owner had just brought the bass in for trade, and he gave me a call. We did the research on the bass, and I made the purchase. Every thing on the bass is original. For some reason this Elan does not look typical. I did find some matches with time. A year ago or so, an identical bass was on E-bay. So much so that I had to open my bass case to make sure it was not mine. It is not typical, but it sure is a beauty." Jazyvee | ||
| adriaan
Senior Member Username: adriaan Post Number: 1357 Registered: 6-2002 |
The headstock has an uncanny resemblance to a Guild Pilot. And it does have nicks - to what is left of it ... Originally, it would have had a brass logo fitted above the Alembic script, also sideways - I think you can still see one screwhole there. | ||
| rraymond
Advanced Member Username: rraymond Post Number: 212 Registered: 6-2002 |
And this car has some minor scratches to its paint! http://www.wreckedexotics.com/newphotos/weird/weird852.shtml | ||
| pace
Advanced Member Username: pace Post Number: 307 Registered: 4-2004 |
How dare Alembic use a 4-inline set of tuners for a 3+1 headstock! LMAO..... thanks for the "answers" Jazyvee!!! | ||
| jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 1107 Registered: 10-2002 |
Well spotted mike. i was wonderin if anyone else would notice the 'wrong' tuner. Adriann - if they're not reflections, I'd say all 3 screwholes are visible. 'Minor Nicks' indeed! graeme | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 2219 Registered: 7-2004 |
Not decapitated, but "lobotomized" is arguably appropriate. And until I hear otherwise from Mica, I'm not buying the jack either. Bill, tgo | ||
| bassjigga
Intermediate Member Username: bassjigga Post Number: 170 Registered: 8-2005 |
Original? LOL. Either this guy got taken, or someone along the line of buddies got taken, or he's doing the taking. Either way, that hack job is definitely not original. And dear God did he say there are others identical? :o | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 4332 Registered: 6-2000 |
There was certainly a logo mounted in the normal fashion (baseline when in stand) based on the peg hole pattern where the tuner was moved. It's actually a pretty clever way to avoid having to scarf on a new headstock. It looks functional, even if the look is jarring. Anyone get the serial number? The headstock is not original, but the jack plate could be, I'd need to check the file to be sure. I still think this bass looks likes repairs after a cord tripping incident. | ||
| longhorncat
Intermediate Member Username: longhorncat Post Number: 143 Registered: 8-2005 |
He's ignored my repeated requests for the serial number. I got the same story about it being stock. | ||
| bigredbass
Senior Member Username: bigredbass Post Number: 1156 Registered: 9-2002 |
That's so utterly Guitar Center. I wouldn't admit out loud any friend of mine worked there. I wonder if they could get that MSNBC guy to do a 'To Catch a Lying SOB Guitar Center Employee' series . . . . J o e y | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 4356 Registered: 6-2000 |
This bass is 90H6038. I confirmed with the current owner (the seller on ebay) that he was misinformed about the condition of the bass when he purchased it. The original build details have the regular Elan inline peghead and no Strat jack plate. | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 4911 Registered: 5-2002 |
Thanks Mica!! |
