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Title: Black Custom Elan/Europa
Post by: alembicfan on October 25, 2009, 02:34:22 AM

Hi everybody.  
Need to sell my black custom Europa.
Pic's can be seen under MARKUS'CUSTOM 5-STRING EUROPA in the FACTORY TO CUSTOMER Thread.
If you're interested please send an e-mail to
m.loacker@gmx.at (http://mailto:m.loacker@gmx.at)
Please note that bass is located in Europe.
Thanx,
 
Markus

Title: Black Custom Elan/Europa
Post by: FC Bass on October 25, 2009, 03:02:21 AM

That would be this one:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/395/71916.jpg)
 
Click here (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=7237)
 
Awesome bass, sorry you have to sell it...
Good luck!

Title: Black Custom Elan/Europa
Post by: chrisalembic on October 25, 2009, 03:56:07 AM

It sure is a sweet bass!! what is the string spacing at the bridge on this one?

Title: Black Custom Elan/Europa
Post by: alembicfan on October 25, 2009, 07:33:59 AM

Hi Chris,
 
it\s about 15-16mm. It?s a classic taper.Long scale.

Title: Black Custom Elan/Europa
Post by: chrisalembic on October 25, 2009, 07:51:38 AM

very nice!! i prefer closer strings.. if i had the cash right now i would definetely be up for it!!

Title: Black Custom Elan/Europa
Post by: alembicfan on October 25, 2009, 12:08:56 PM

Yeah,
it\s the perfect picking bass. very,very fast  
neck.

Title: Black Custom Elan/Europa
Post by: alembicfan on November 03, 2009, 11:03:09 PM

Still for sale...

Title: Black Custom Elan/Europa
Post by: 88persuader on November 04, 2009, 10:09:17 AM

How much? (At least a ball park figure)

Title: Black Custom Elan/Europa
Post by: alembicfan on November 08, 2009, 04:36:43 AM

Hi Raymond,
sorry for my late answer,got big problems with my internet. Bass is priced at ?4700?think it\s more interesting for the european market. I am
also interested in a trade for a WAL 5-string.
Thanx,
Markus

Title: Black Custom Elan/Europa
Post by: dannobasso on November 08, 2009, 08:15:03 PM

Too bad for me having a bass in the oven and all. Another perfect bass for my kind of gigging. I only have a custom Warwick Dolphin Pro 8 Purple flake with amber leds which would even come close. C'est la vie!

Title: Black Custom Elan/Europa
Post by: 88persuader on November 08, 2009, 10:22:44 PM

Thanks for the reply Marcus. Currently it's out of my price range anyway. I'm sure someone in the European market will gladly take it off your hands. Good luck!

Title: Black Custom Elan/Europa
Post by: alembicfan on November 19, 2009, 09:28:39 AM

Still for sale.
Can go down to ?4400!!
 
Markus

Title: Black Custom Elan/Europa
Post by: alembicfan on December 09, 2009, 02:03:25 AM

Hi,
bass is still for sale. Priced at ?4400.
Markus

Title: Black Custom Elan/Europa
Post by: alembicfan on January 05, 2010, 03:24:41 AM

...........still for sale

Title: Black Custom Elan/Europa
Post by: alembicfan on April 15, 2010, 08:10:04 AM

Bass is still for sale or trade.

Title: Black Custom Elan/Europa
Post by: jazzyvee on April 15, 2010, 11:09:01 AM

Ouch..... I need to stop looking at that picture.  
What is the wood recipe?
Is the body completely maple as in an Elan?
 
Jazzyvee

Title: Black Custom Elan/Europa
Post by: alembicfan on April 16, 2010, 10:12:59 PM

Hi Jazzyvee,
 
yeah,she's got a maple body with a maple/purpleheart neck and ebony fretboard. You can imagine her sound.....She cut's trough EVERYTHING ;-)

Title: Black Custom Elan/Europa
Post by: alembicfan on June 18, 2010, 10:57:26 PM

Still mine....
4000?

Title: Black Custom Elan/Europa
Post by: jazzyvee on June 19, 2010, 12:16:31 AM

I have to stop looking at that bass.. Elan headstock, Europa body that's my perfect body shape for a alembic 5 string and signature electronics would control that inherent brightness of all that maple. Seems like you have had my custom bass made.
 
Jazzyvee

Title: Black Custom Elan/Europa
Post by: clarkybass on June 20, 2010, 06:25:10 PM

Hi there, beautiful bass and would be a great pairing with my incoming black '88 Spoiler. I don't suppose you would be interested in some sort of a trade involving my '76 fretless Fender Precision (see  http://club.alembic.com/Images/395/80837.html?1276791812 (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=15643)) by any chance? I value this at around ?1,500/Euro 1,800. I am based in London, UK. You can contact me at mark dot clark at db dot com.

Title: Black Custom Elan/Europa
Post by: clarkybass on June 22, 2010, 01:20:44 PM

Got your email Markus. No worries. Good luck with the sale of your beautiful bass

Title: Black Custom Elan/Europa
Post by: jazzyvee on July 09, 2010, 05:32:57 AM

Hi Markus, can you reply to my emails. Not heard any replies.
Cheers
Jazzyvee

Title: Black Custom Elan/Europa
Post by: alembicfan on July 10, 2010, 12:13:31 PM

Sorry,email sent

Title: Black Custom Elan/Europa
Post by: clarkybass on July 13, 2010, 11:46:56 AM

Hey Markus, still trying to think of ways I can afford your lovely bass! As you mentioned the weight as the reason for you selling in your build thread, it might help the sale if you let us know what this beauty weighs

Title: Black Custom Elan/Europa
Post by: alembicfan on July 13, 2010, 12:57:23 PM

Hi,
 
it's sold to Mr. Jazzyvee

Title: Black Custom Elan/Europa
Post by: tbrannon on July 13, 2010, 01:13:03 PM

Nice!!!  Congrats to you both on the transaction...
 
Jazzy is piling up the basses now- Elan, Europa, SC and now this black custom?

Title: Black Custom Elan/Europa
Post by: chrisalembic on July 13, 2010, 02:18:35 PM

Congrats Jazzy!! I love this bass.

Title: Black Custom Elan/Europa
Post by: jazzyvee on July 13, 2010, 04:20:00 PM

Hey, I'm really looking forward to this bass when it arrives as the Elan headstock and Europa body are my fave shapes after the SC bass.
 
I never thought about it that much but I guess I am piling up the basses though still a small fry compared to a number of members here with vast collections of Alembics. Rami & Dannobasso come to mind here.  
 
I suppose it's quite hard to have too much of a good thing especially when it's so close to the choices I would have made for myself if I were choosing to have a custom.
 
I remember stupidly deciding not to bid on a purple Elan a few years back and regretting it. Then it came up for sale  again from a member here and I snapped it up. This time round colour was not going to be the deciding factor.
 
Unfortunately still not enough gigs coming in to give them all a good public airing. But regardless of that I still get lots of pleasure playing them at home and the occasional gigs.  
 
 
Will let you know what it's like when it arrives.
Thanks for the good vibes.
Jazzyvee

Title: Black Custom Elan/Europa
Post by: sonicus on July 13, 2010, 04:38:40 PM

Jazzyvee, Congratulations from me as well.

Title: Black Custom Elan/Europa
Post by: alembicfan on July 16, 2010, 11:10:28 PM

Jazzyvee,
 
got your sms.Please mail me your address. I'll send it on monday. Have a great weekend.
 
Markus

Title: Black Custom Elan/Europa
Post by: poor_nigel on July 17, 2010, 12:12:36 AM

Jazzyvee - Good for you!  I prefer the Elan headstock to that of the Europa, too.  This bass will be a nice addition to your collection.  Can you see the knobs and switches on dimly lit stages?  Do you really look at them much while playing, anyway?  The black and brass do go so well together.  Beautiful.  Looking forward to your posts after you get it.

Title: Black Custom Elan/Europa
Post by: clarkybass on July 17, 2010, 09:47:58 AM

That's a quite gorgeous looking bass you have there jazzyvee and feel free to PM me if you don't get on with it ;-) I now have a black cliff Burton-alike Spoiler which I love to pieces but would happily trade for your incomer which is quite possibly the nicest 5 string alembic I have ever seen. That said, for your sake, I hope it turns out to be your dream bass. Enjoy!

Title: Black Custom Elan/Europa
Post by: jazzyvee on July 17, 2010, 05:32:55 PM

Thanks Clarkybass, I will bear that in mind but based on how my existing 4 string elan sounds I have a feeling this bass will sound incredible with the flexibility of signature electronics.
 
I think this is the nicest 5 string alembic I've seen so far and I think it came up for sale fairly recently too.
http://www.alembic.com/info/fc_ktwins.html (http://www.alembic.com/info/fc_ktwins.html)
 
Jazzyvee

Title: Black Custom Elan/Europa
Post by: poor_nigel on July 18, 2010, 03:38:47 PM

I believe that is the Europa sitting in my closet 50 centimeters from me.
 
http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/74466.html?1265951628 (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=9121)
 
(Message edited by poor_nigel on July 18, 2010)

Title: Black Custom Elan/Europa
Post by: Enzo on July 18, 2010, 09:33:27 PM

Congrats Jazzyvee. It's nice when you think of a bass spec and magically you see it for sale. Enjoy her!
Thomas that's a stunning bass, my jaw dropped to the floor!!!

Title: Black Custom Elan/Europa
Post by: jazzyvee on July 19, 2010, 01:46:33 AM

I think Markus plans to post it today so with us both being in Europe I expect it should be here before the weekend.
 
:-)
 
Jazzyvee

Title: Black Custom Elan/Europa
Post by: jazzyvee on July 22, 2010, 05:09:22 AM

Hey Markus, the bass arrived this morning. Thanks.
 
I've only had a quick look as I'm at work at the moment but  It looks good, hmm, great, hmm, fantastic..... hmm amazing...
It looks like it's just arrived from Alembic. The strings look brand new, no marks on the body or tarnishing of the metalwork. It looks incredible.  
Are you sure you even played it?
 
The neck feels different from my other europa, less glossy so I presume that is the satin neck finish. Also it feels shallower at the nut end and the action is so lovely and low.  
 
I will have a play on it this evening when I get home and report back with some initial findings.  Right now it's so tempting to pull a sickie.... and go home early to try it out.
 
Jazzyvee
 
(Message edited by jazzyvee on July 22, 2010)

Title: Black Custom Elan/Europa
Post by: FC Bass on July 22, 2010, 08:58:33 AM

Congrats!
Awesome bass, currently the most awesome Alembic on the planet (imho, subject to change soon I hope) :-)
 
Also: no need for FretFx, Markus told me the side leds are looking awesome.  
If I recall correctly, you're right about the satin neck and it has the Classic taper (your Europa has the Comfort taper)
 
Looking forward to the (first) showcase entry (and your version of Enter Sandman on YouTube of course) :-)
 
Congrats (again) and have fun with it!

Title: Black Custom Elan/Europa
Post by: jazzyvee on July 22, 2010, 11:22:29 AM

Thanks FC, I'm so pleased with it and glad that Markus really kept it in as new condition. It is completely flawless It definitely was a sharp intake of breath when I opened the case this morning and a big smile.  
I just had a quick blast with it before sitting down for dinner and it's an interesting sound. Big and Meaty and very impressive, but I think I will have to turn the gain pots down inside because it's overdriving my pre-amp.
 
Yeah the led's on the side are much nicer than my fx on's on the other Europa. I think on first impression it will take a while for me to find my own sound on this bass because it has such a big sound and also I don't do that many gigs a year these days.  It is interesting how different it sounds to my SC deluxe bass which has the same electronics package and for that reason I can't help feeling that the body wood choice must have a big impact on the tone of the bass even though alembic state that the neck is the primary source of their sound.
 
You know what would be interesting? If Alembic were able to provide sound samples of a neck only bass of standard configuration, just maple and purpleheart. I think that would be a good reference point to see how the body construction and wood choices affect the latter final tone.  I know there are loads of other variables that affect tone as is explained on a recent thread. But it would be interesting to  hear nonetheless.
 
Watch this space, but not for a future sale hahaha.
Now let me start the showcase.
 
Jazzyvee

Title: Black Custom Elan/Europa
Post by: alembicfan on July 25, 2010, 08:23:14 AM

Really glad to her that you like her. Thinking about...... You know,maybe a Longscale Maple Spoiler with the same finish would be interesting. Hmm