My new old Essence 4 (92K6968)

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Author Message speicky Intermediate Member Username: speicky Post Number: 156 Registered: 3-2005 Posted on Thursday, October 05, 2006 - 1:57 pm:    unbelievable ! just a few months after I had to sell my Essence fretless fiver (bu-hu-hu, sniff...), I managed to fetch this little darling through eBay... and again, Paul TBO's mantra has been proven right ! Thanks Paul ! I got a call from my wife at noon time that she (the Essence) arrived safely, and could not wait to come home to give her (again, the bass...) a good cleaning and new setup. The humble shots really do not justice the fine figuring of the maple, I have to take pictures on the weekend with daylight (and delight, LOL !). Christian (sorry for any confusions caused ;-)) (Message edited by Speicky on October 05, 2006) palmann Member Username: palmann Post Number: 53 Registered: 6-2005 Posted on Friday, October 06, 2006 - 3:19 pm:    Sweet! I like the old style better than the new style Essences. Looks more elegant in my eyes. Congrats! Gruesse, Pablo 57basstra Senior Member Username: 57basstra Post Number: 424 Registered: 4-2005 Posted on Friday, October 06, 2006 - 3:39 pm:    Congrats, very nice basses (now and then) mike13 Intermediate Member Username: mike13 Post Number: 124 Registered: 11-2007 Posted on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 - 7:51 am:    I have 92K6999 that_sustain New Username: that_sustain Post Number: 8 Registered: 8-2012 Posted on Sunday, August 12, 2012 - 2:12 am:    I owned that Essence from 1994, to 1995. I bought it at Uncle Sam's Pawn Shop in Columbus, Ohio for $1000, when I was 19. It came with a retangular black padded case, and the Bass was in absolute mint condition at time of purchase. I accidentally scratched the back of the bass on the lower horn with my zipper. The Essence ended up being equally traded to Lang Music(also in Columbus at the time), for a new Black '95 Fender American Standard Precision Bass. Not a good move on my part. With my blue padded Kustom 200 amp, I wanted to be Jamerson. Anyway, I recognize the Maple. Even have a photo, somewhere. I never registered it with Alembic. There was a 5-String Essence next to it at Uncle Sam's Pawn Shop with the same kind of flame maple, also in mint condition. I was told both basses came in at the same time. How the heck did it get in Germany? lol.