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Title: 1986 Elan on eBay
Post by: lowlife on July 24, 2004, 04:32:07 AM

Does anyone here know anything about this bass.
 
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=4713&item=3736758271&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=4713&item=3736758271&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW)
 
Ellery (Lowlife)

Title: 1986 Elan on eBay
Post by: jagerphan84 on July 24, 2004, 04:44:11 AM

I may be wrong, but I believe that's the 'Vector' body shape and that looks to me like a Koa top.  Nice looking bass, and seems to have a very reasonable starting bid.  If those controls are just volume/filter, this would not be a particularly versatile instrument as far as tone, but that's not to say anything bad about the tones it CAN make.  

Title: 1986 Elan on eBay
Post by: palembic on July 24, 2004, 05:24:12 AM

Thta's the VECTOR body indeed and not the Elan. And Elan has a slanted body-style and reminds more to a Jazz-bass.
This IS beautiful and I should say VERY rare! Alembic going Fender P is dripping off it. I am sure soundwise it will be VERY different from a P.
 
Paul TBO

Title: 1986 Elan on eBay
Post by: lowlife on July 24, 2004, 10:22:10 AM

Thanks for the info.  I've placed a bid, the only bid at this moment, and we'll see how lucky I get.
 
Ellery (Lowlife)