Author Topic: Series 1 stanley clarke for an Europa or Elan?  (Read 377 times)

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Series 1 stanley clarke for an Europa or Elan?
« Reply #15 on: June 29, 2006, 02:45:45 AM »
I guess someone must have made EVH a better offer than mine.
 
If this was Wilfred's pawn shop prize then I wonder how and when the peghead got broken?
 
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« Reply #16 on: June 29, 2006, 10:15:19 AM »
Hi Adriaan, Edwin told me that somewhere in the eighties it was run over by a van. A freak accident. The headstock crack was there when I bought it at the pawnshop and still when I traded it at Edwin's. The repair must've taken place after that. I sometimes really miss that petite blonde, but thats life I guess...
 
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« Reply #17 on: June 29, 2006, 10:34:01 AM »
Reminds me of George Carlin,....there was a freak accident today on I-10,....two freaks in a van ran over two freaks in a VW...
Wel, it was funny in 70's anyway!

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« Reply #18 on: June 30, 2006, 05:24:31 AM »
Hi everyone.
I'm the one who bought it. I've always loved that bass ever since Wilfred came up with it. When it was for sale some time ago I missed it, I didn't even had the chance to check it out. But this time I did. Yes, a van ran over it so it has a very wide but thin body  No, the bass is in great shape. If it wasn't, I would not have bought it. That simple......
Plus, it has that good ol' buttery 70's sound.
 
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« Reply #19 on: June 30, 2006, 06:20:34 AM »
Hey Manfred! Gefeliciteerd!
Great Bass indeed!
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« Reply #20 on: June 30, 2006, 02:30:07 PM »
Gefeliciteerd Manfred, zorg je een beetje goed voor d'r?
(Congrats Manfred, please take good care of her)
 
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« Reply #21 on: July 03, 2006, 12:36:27 AM »
Hey Wilfred,
 
Don't worry, she's in good hands. I'll treat her well. I was surprised because if I didn't know the history of this bass, I wouldn't have noticed. There are a few strange things though. The adjustable nut had/has pretty big spacings, I think you can string the bass with four e strings. I'm thinking of replacing it but it doesn't do any harm to playability or sound, so, I don't know. What else, there was a very high frequency squeeking sound but after rotating the pots a lot of times, that seems to be gone. Last thing I don't understand is the e string bridge saddle, the gap is on the wrong side as if the saddle had been reversed but it wasn't. Maybe it has been replaced with a wrong one, it looks like a saddle for d 0r g string. I made an extra gap, or string hole or whatever you want to call it, for the e-string but it needs replacement someday.
 
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« Reply #22 on: July 03, 2006, 06:06:36 AM »
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yo manfred - just thought you'd like to know that your old series I is seeing plenty of gig time in front of live audiences along with its fretless and 5-string kin.  i had some trouble with the neck but it's all good now.
 
cheers
 
Tim
 
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« Reply #23 on: July 03, 2006, 07:15:05 AM »
Hey Tim,
 
good to hear from you. How are you? I'm glad you're still playing that bass. What kind of neck troubles did you have? Nothing major I hope?
 
Take care,
manfred