Author Topic: Blackened, Elan 5 Custom 10H14105 (Read 4466 times)

FC Bass · « **Reply #45 on:** August 24, 2011, 02:04:29 PM »

Hi Pat, welcome here!

You should be, what's cooking? (please elaborate)
If yours also will be black: prepare for a long wait, but most of all: prepare for a ultimate looking/playing/sounding beast of a bass! :-)

Have we seen your '92 Elan here? Love to see a new addition to the Elan section, if you have problems uploading pics, shoot me a mail (address can be found in my profile)

@ Alan: Thanx!

wishbass · « **Reply #46 on:** August 27, 2011, 10:10:41 AM »

Beautiful.Elans rock!

FC Bass · « **Reply #47 on:** December 21, 2011, 02:16:00 PM »

A little over a year later, only tear and wear:

Almost uniform look for the pickups! :-)

Jan 20 she will debut on stage, can't wait...
We only had one gig last year and it was in a tiny crowded pub, next will be on a larger stage (we might also make a vid, see Damaged Justice site)

jazzboy621 · « **Reply #48 on:** December 21, 2011, 02:28:32 PM »

AWESOME!!!! Break A Leg!!!!

jazzyvee · « **Reply #49 on:** December 21, 2011, 11:33:28 PM »

How are you getting on with the hex screws holding the pickups down?
They use a different method of holding the pickups down to my other basses as these don't have a screw underneath to control the height but just use springs instead.

My Elan 4 has them and they are always coming loose and causing the pickups to move up towards the strings. During a practice session I have to screw them down regularly. I do tend to rest my thumb on them at times and wonder if that is adding to the movement but I think maybe that its the vibrations that's loosening them as all of them come loose not just the one I'm resting on.

Jazzyvee

FC Bass · « **Reply #50 on:** December 22, 2011, 02:25:29 AM »

Lots of Jazz in this topic :-)

@Jazzboy: Thanks!

@ Jazzyvee: I never really had problems with that, but I play mainly with a pick on the Elans.
I don't like the small surface of the p and J pickups as thumbrest, the AXY pickups on the Spoilers are perfect for that.
You could try some Loctite, should work and is easy to remove (ask about it at the hardwarestore, there are different types of Loctite available)

(Message edited by fc_spoiler on December 22, 2011)

FC Bass · « **Reply #51 on:** January 23, 2012, 09:03:54 AM »

Blackened has been on stage for the first time

Proof: Youtube link Poor quality vid, but there's some low B action at the end of the song. They had to rebuild the stage after our set

wishbass · « **Reply #52 on:** January 23, 2012, 02:39:38 PM »

Well played Flip, you took me down Memory Lane.I still remember hearing Metalica for the first time in highschool.It must have been around 83 or so.I was a big Iron Maiden fan,but also had a hardcore punk streak in me.They appealed to me immediatly.My heavy metal friends (at that time)thought they were too heavy.I loved them.

FC Bass · « **Reply #53 on:** January 24, 2012, 02:55:48 PM »

thanx! You gotta love metal :-) Some pix from the first (with this Elan) gig:

(thanx to Rob Meijer)

Blackened will be onstage again next saturday, through a 3x15 and 8x10 rig

rustyg61 · « **Reply #54 on:** January 24, 2012, 02:59:34 PM »

Awesome shots Flip!

jazzboy621 · « **Reply #55 on:** January 24, 2012, 03:20:51 PM »

Great shots, Flip!!! Rock out!!!!

FC Bass · « **Reply #56 on:** May 17, 2012, 06:11:20 PM »

Thanx! Made sure to put Alembic in front of the stage last night:

Tomorrow (actually tonight, its tomorrow already here) we will be on a huge stage, I'll try to get Blackened it the spotlights again then :-)

FC Bass · « **Reply #57 on:** May 19, 2012, 09:55:13 AM »

Two vids of last nights gig: Hit the lights/Creeping Death Enter Sandman

Can you hear the bass? :-)

rustyg61 · « **Reply #58 on:** May 20, 2012, 08:30:50 AM »

Great video Flip! The bass sounds awesome!

dannobasso · « **Reply #59 on:** May 20, 2012, 09:37:48 AM »

nicely done dude! They put more into production over there for sure.