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Connecting => Swap Shop and Wish Lists => Seen on craigslist, eBay, and elsewhere => Topic started by: earsplit on February 18, 2015, 07:39:53 AM

Title: Elan with interesting pickguard on Texas craigslist
Post by: earsplit on February 18, 2015, 07:39:53 AM

http://austin.craigslist.org/msg/4891970035.html

Title: Elan with interesting pickguard on Texas craigslist
Post by: sonicus on February 18, 2015, 08:18:41 AM

An interesting Bass ! I like that pickup choice.

Title: Elan with interesting pickguard on Texas craigslist
Post by: keith_h on February 18, 2015, 08:33:48 AM

The control plate is unusual. It looks good and fits well with the bass but I wonder if it is original or was done to fix a breakout of the 1/4 jack?
 
Keith

Title: Elan with interesting pickguard on Texas craigslist
Post by: sonicus on February 18, 2015, 08:38:44 AM

Keith, was was thinking the same as you on the control plate !  
 
Wolf

Title: Elan with interesting pickguard on Texas craigslist
Post by: jazzyvee on February 18, 2015, 09:52:25 AM

The bass looks like it's had some action over it's life. Which is a good thing. I think the same about the plate. Now if it was a planished brass plate like the famous #12,  that would look better.
I guess the other possibility is that the electronics are not original and the plate is there to get them to fit.

Title: Elan with interesting pickguard on Texas craigslist
Post by: keith_h on February 18, 2015, 12:34:32 PM

From the control layout they look like Essence or would it be Elan controls. I see what looks like a Q-switch in its normal position for a V/P/F arrangement.  
 
Keith