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dannobasso
Senior Member
Username: dannobasso
Post Number: 1308
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 07, 2010 - 3:22 am: |  |
Yay! Black basses all over the world! |
tbrannon
Senior Member
Username: tbrannon
Post Number: 1259
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 07, 2010 - 7:02 am: | |
The darkness spreadeth!! |
fc_spoiler
Senior Member
Username: fc_spoiler
Post Number: 1189
Registered: 5-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 07, 2010 - 8:08 am: | |
Allrighty then! :-)
@ Mica: I'm sorry I made you and crew let go of this beauty, I can be a little ruthless sometimes :-)
Should I make arrangements for pickup this weekend or would that be a little optimistic?
I hope you have some terabytes of free space left on the club's server (watch out for the showcase section)
@ Danno: Me is honoured to (almost) have a bass that's like a sister to yours, sharing the same dry rack and stuff. Awesome!
Very keen to see yours in full glory. Will she be seen on stage soon?
Greetings en thanx Y'all!
Flip |
briant
Senior Member
Username: briant
Post Number: 499
Registered: 12-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 07, 2010 - 12:53 pm: | |
"Should I make arrangements for pickup this weekend or would that be a little optimistic?"
A lot of this is going to depend on customs. |
fc_spoiler
Senior Member
Username: fc_spoiler
Post Number: 1192
Registered: 5-2006
| | Posted on Friday, December 10, 2010 - 8:44 am: | |
Customs have been nice to me :-)
These pictures were taken by Edwin (aka EvH)
Guess what me is going to do first thing tomorrow morning? :-) |
artswork99
Moderator
Username: artswork99
Post Number: 1348
Registered: 7-2007
| | Posted on Friday, December 10, 2010 - 9:28 am: | |
Sweet! Have Fun! |
pye
New
Username: pye
Post Number: 10
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Friday, December 10, 2010 - 9:57 am: | |
hoi Flip
was bij Ed, heb hem gezien .....gefeliciteerd mooie bas,een beauty have fun with the bass...
nice color, nice wood enz enz enz enz |
the_mule
Senior Member
Username: the_mule
Post Number: 776
Registered: 1-2004
| | Posted on Friday, December 10, 2010 - 10:03 am: | |
Very cool Flip!
Rustig rijden morgen, heen en terug!
(drive carefully tomorrow, both ways)
Wilfred |
adriaan
Moderator
Username: adriaan
Post Number: 2713
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Friday, December 10, 2010 - 11:08 am: | |
So you'll be racing down the A6 tomorrow? Remember to check http://www.flitspaal.nl/ for speed traps!
Get a good night's sleep, have a proper breakfast. Drive safely. Hope for free parking space in front of Edwin's shop (nah, just kidding). Take a few deep breaths before opening your car door, don't stumble out. Once inside the shop, remember to greet your host, and give him my regards. The general idea is to prolong the delicious agony of not yet seeing YOUR bass, it enhances the experience once you DO finally get your first peek at it. You won't be able to take your eyes off that for a bit.
Enjoy! |
crobbins
Senior Member
Username: crobbins
Post Number: 748
Registered: 6-2004
| | Posted on Friday, December 10, 2010 - 11:29 am: | |
What a beauty. Congrats...... |
tbrannon
Senior Member
Username: tbrannon
Post Number: 1260
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Friday, December 10, 2010 - 11:35 am: | |
Awesome that it arrived so quickly for you.
I think the best way to do it is to close your eyes when you first open the case.... get a smell first. The mixture of the lemon oiled fingerboard, the case lining and the new finish is WAY better than 'new car' smell to me. Then let your eyes have a look! |
jazzyvee
Senior Member
Username: jazzyvee
Post Number: 2264
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Friday, December 10, 2010 - 11:54 am: | |
Wicked....!!
Let me know if your touring reaches England.
All the best with that lovely bass my friend.
Elan's Rule.
Jazzyvee |
davehouck
Moderator
Username: davehouck
Post Number: 9925
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Friday, December 10, 2010 - 1:40 pm: | |
It's purple!!! |
mica
Moderator
Username: mica
Post Number: 7094
Registered: 6-2000
| | Posted on Friday, December 10, 2010 - 5:34 pm: | |
With black, you get to choose either a greenish black or a blueish black. We try for blueish. Combined with a bright flash and the CCD sensors in the digital cameras push it to look purply, which it really doesn't in person. |
oddmetersam
Intermediate Member
Username: oddmetersam
Post Number: 114
Registered: 7-2008
| | Posted on Friday, December 10, 2010 - 6:14 pm: | |
I concur with Mica about the effects of camera electronics and flash -- and even variations due to the angle of the light, natural or otherwise. My black quilted maple Spector sometimes looks purple. But either way, yours is an absolutely beautiful instrument. Congrats and have fun!
-Sam |
rraymond
Advanced Member
Username: rraymond
Post Number: 381
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Friday, December 10, 2010 - 6:48 pm: | |
Alrighty, the monster is loose in Europe! Congrats Flip, that is a beautiful Elan. Enjoy! |
sonicus
Senior Member
Username: sonicus
Post Number: 1465
Registered: 5-2009
| | Posted on Friday, December 10, 2010 - 7:00 pm: | |
Congratulations ,Your Bass looks awesome and with the pickup and electronics configuration I can imagine that you will get the sound that fits your every hearts desire. |
fc_spoiler
Senior Member
Username: fc_spoiler
Post Number: 1193
Registered: 5-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, December 11, 2010 - 8:23 am: | |
Thanx all!
Home safe:
Must play now, first impression: #$&^%$#%$ stunning! :-) |
davehouck
Moderator
Username: davehouck
Post Number: 9930
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, December 11, 2010 - 8:32 am: | |
Congrats again Flip! |
lbpesq
Senior Member
Username: lbpesq
Post Number: 4671
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, December 11, 2010 - 10:09 am: | |
WOW! A truly beautiful and unique instrument. Enjoy!
Bill, tgo |
alembic83
Member
Username: alembic83
Post Number: 61
Registered: 9-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, December 11, 2010 - 8:56 pm: | |
Glad to see it's finally home! It looks right at home with the other Alembics. What a great looking bass!
"Color our world blackened!" |
gtrguy
Advanced Member
Username: gtrguy
Post Number: 334
Registered: 9-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, January 08, 2011 - 11:50 am: | |
Wow, that's nice! Congratulations!!!
Still have not had time to work on my series one fretless, BTW
Dave |
fc_spoiler
Senior Member
Username: fc_spoiler
Post Number: 1204
Registered: 5-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, January 09, 2011 - 9:44 am: | |
Hey Dave,
Thanx!
Damn you must be busy, hope to see the fretless finished soon ;-)
Check out the showcase topic for my new monster: here |
jazzboy621
New
Username: jazzboy621
Post Number: 4
Registered: 7-2011
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 6:22 pm: | |
Flip!! Beautiful bass!!!! I`m having one built too. Not quite the Jason, but along the same lines!!
I cant wait!!!!! |
ajdover
Senior Member
Username: ajdover
Post Number: 957
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 8:55 pm: | |
Very nice, Flip! Congratulations!
Alan |
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