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    SOLD
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    bump
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    Elan is still available folks (clean sale - no trades - I need to cash in here). Regards
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    Hi there - I haven't but no reason I couldn't! So I will! Yes, having owned the Europa for a month now, I love it - such precision, workmanship, tone flexibility, balance - I could go on. Got the inlaid neck LED's as a bonus too, and as it's a custom model, it has a Series I headstock design - this one's a keeper, although I have to say, it's heavy.... This 4-string Elan's really nice too but I bought it when I really wanted an Alembic and an affordable 5-string wasn't available so I bought it & then bought the Europa when one became available.
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    Bump pls
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    Hi - thankyou - looking for an outright sale as I just bought an Alembic Europa 5, so I need a cash sale. Could potentially be interested in a Fender Jazz '62-'65 (refin but all else original except scratchplate) + cash to the owner. Regards
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    Top build quality here, precision intonation, great feel, ergonomic (particularly for an Alembic), plays beautifully. Ping me any questions.
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    Hey thanks! Lovely bass indeed. Would love to keep it but can't justify it. Open to offers.
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    [size=5][color=#000000][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]1990 Alembic Elan 4 String bass for sale in central London. Price £1650 - [b]SOLD[/b][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]Top: Fiddle Koa [/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]Back: Maple [/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]Core: Maple [/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]Neck: Maple [/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]Veneers: Koa [/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]Finish: Clear Gloss [/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]Tuners: Gotoh [/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]Alembic Pick-ups [/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]Q-switch [/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]Electronics: volume, tone, pan [/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]Oval Inlays on fingerboard [/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]Recently professionally set up. [/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]Excellent bass, plays very well.[/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]In original Alembic hardcase.[/font][/color][/size]
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    Many thanks.
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    Hi, Anyone know how much I should be paying for a used 1990 Alembic Elan 4 string bass in good condition in Europe / UK please? (with Q switch) These used to be between the Essence & the Rogue/Europa in the Alembic range. Thanks
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    Do you (or does anyone) know if the neck thickness from front to back (is there a name for this measurement?) is the same on this bass vs the post 2007 ones please? (say at some reference point such as the 12th fret, from fingerboard to the back of the neck). Regards
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    Hi - I'm a newbie so forgive what may be a dumb question. It's called a '62 reissue, but with the stacked pots, is it not a 1960 reissue?... Not to nitpick, it's just for my understanding as I migth be interested in purchasing. Is the neck super-thin like an original '60/'62 please? Regards
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    replica, reproduction, modelled after.....whatever we care to call it...
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    Actually, should I assume, in further naivety, that the Fender reissues of 62 J basses & the like, are not extremely faithful replicas of the originals? (in terms of neck, and then generally) Perhaps less so than, for example, the 44-60 mentioned above? Thanks again...
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    Many thanks gentlemen. Think I have decent information now thanks to your contributions. Am certainly considering alternatives (per my original post) although those will probably be for a 5-string that I also need (to my reticence). Think I have my heart set on a vintage J. I have a '62 Precision & nothing I've ever tried comes close to it's thin bare silky sweat-infused neck (although I've by no means tried all that's on the market!) & it serves my needs for the music for which it's played. But I will go out & try some of the alternatives suggested above thanks. Thanks again! Regards.
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    Aha. Brilliant - thanks very much. Makes sense.
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    Thanks. I'll certainly play them before buying. I just want to avoid travelling to see every candidate I see advertised if I know there are era's / models that aren't likely to be what I'm after. I played a rather prominent player's '65 last week & it's neck is in a different class to that on my '72 (which is a nice bass - also with binding by the way). I also played another '72 last week & it's neck was only slightly slimmer than mine (not what I'm after) but still a different class to the '65. Interesting the comment above re a '68 with a very slim neck (so perhaps it's possible a post CBS neck can be as thin as a pre-CBS?). Keen to hear more views. Apparently there were A, B, C (maybe D) necks of varying width ACROSS the neck (E to G strings) - do we think any of these are likely to have a thinner neck? Appreciate the contributions.
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    Hi - I'd appreciate tapping all you knowledgeable people out there. I have a '72 Jazz bass whose neck is kind of chunky & I'd like to move to an earlier model but am unsure as to how far I need to go back to get a significantly slimmer neck. I mean smaller distance from front of fingerboard to back of neck, say at the 12th fret or something I suppose - whatever's common sense. By signfiicantly slimmer, let's use 1961-1965 or a subset thereof as a benchmark (acknowledging there's probably variation within this period, but guessing that this variation is probably small relative to the width difference between this period & my '72). Another factor is cost, since jumping from 1966 to pre-1966 is accompanied by a material increase in price (refins are fine but the price still jumps). If I really have to go for 1961-65 then so be it. (I recognise there are plenty modern alternatives out there & have been exploring these too, probably for a 5-string...) So, do folks know, is a pre-'66 neck materially thinner than a '66? than a '67? than a 68?... I'm sure someone has specs out there, which I'll also find interesting, but am equally interested in feedback from folks who've played them, as feel is as important (if not more). Many thanks.
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    Which area in London are you in please?
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    How much?
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    Hi. You say RH450 but the picture's a classic. Just to confirm, is it in fact a RH450? Thanks
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    Ah - sorry - just joined the site today (first one), saw this thing & went for it...not yet sure of the ettiquette...
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    Hi. I think I'll take it thanks - how do I get in contact with you? Thanks
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