1988 Elan in two-tone burl walnut

Started by the_mule, August 26, 2004, 01:49:45 AM

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the_mule


 
Early example that doesn't even have the official Elan electronics yet! This one carries the Persuader package (volume, volume, filter) which gives this instrument a wonderful natural tone. Traded in two other non-Alembic basses & I absolutely love it!
 
Additional info:
- 32 medium scale
- two-tone burl walnut top
- maple body
- 3-piece maple neck (no pinstripes or laminates)
- chrome schaller tuners
- brass bridge and bird tailpiece
- no sustain block
- 88 H 4912 USA
 
Wilfred
Wilfred

1997 Orion 4 walnut

stoney

That's a beauty.....I just saw this bass, where did I see it?

the_mule

If not in previous threads on this forum, maybe you were in Amsterdam recently, in the very nice but awfully crowded music store 'De Plug' where I found this beauty?
 
Wilfred
Wilfred

1997 Orion 4 walnut

bracheen


stoney

Well, I was in Amsterdam around October 2002 and went into as many music stores as I could find.  (Don't recall the names)....anyway...great find, what a beautiful instrument.

the_mule


 
At first I thought it was long scale 34, but this bass played so comfortable that I began to doubt. And indeed, it's medium scale 32, and just like my EVH it plays like butter. It also made me decide that my future custom should be 32, but that's a story that has to be told another time...
 
Wilfred
Wilfred

1997 Orion 4 walnut

jazzyvee

The sound of Alembic is medicine for the soul!
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