!!! SOLD !!! All original ALEMBIC Elan IV, 32 inches, from 1991. Rare chrome hardware. Perfectly balanced. Shipping included in the asking price !!!
£3499
Etalle, South Belgium

Hellzero · July 26, 2021

Due to the Covid-19 situation and severe back problems (67% officially disabled because of it) plus right shoulder injury (non-operable capsulitis from which, after more than 3 years, I will never fully recover), I'm selling all my basses over 4 kilos and also the ones I'm not really using as well as some stuff I don't use. I've also considerably lowered the price for a quick sale.

All original ALEMBIC Elan IV, 32 inches, from 1991. Rare chrome hardware. Perfectly balanced. Shipping fee included in the asking price !!!

TRADES MAYBE, BUT KEEP IN MIND THAT IT'S AN $11.200 USD BASS (WITHOUT ALL TAXES AND DUTIES) !

NON NEGOTIABLE PRICE !

Asking price including shipping fully insured with tracking number to your place in these European countries (ask for other countries) : Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France (excluding French overseas departments and territories), Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Monaco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom : £3499 GBP !!! Expect to pay at least $11.200 USD (plus all the taxes and import duties as well as a long waiting time) to get a new one made today...

Shipping to United Kingdom is, of course, possible, but with an extra customs fee (VAT + other taxes + courier fee), because U.K. is now outside EEC.

In fully working condition and in excellent overall condition, except the few dings and scratches mentioned (and photographed) below.

Here are the specifications :

Body : Elan shape, two wings of maple with thick beautiful flamed maple wings over a walnut pinstripe

Thru body neck : 3 pieces of maple

Fingerboard : ebony with pearloid (plastic) oval inlays and walnut under pinstripe (the sides have been sanded, according to Alembic's suggestion, to suppress the typical frets issue)

Frets : 24 frets that all have had their end rounded à la Ibanez Premium and have very very slight wear (see last photo in the link below)

Headstock : typical Alembic 4 in line shape with flamed maple top and back and 2 ebony veneers on each side

Pickups : immaculate (nothing broken) Alembic AXY4 (like the Stanley Clarke model) - neck pickup moved 1/2" toward the bridge (option)

Preamp : Alembic low-pass filter with Q switch

Controls : volume, blend, low-pass filter, Q switch

Tuners : original Alembic chrome

Bridge : original solid brass Alembic two parts, bird type (rare chrome finish)

Strings spacing at bridge : 17 mm

Nut : original adjustable Alembic solid brass (rare chrome finish)

Strings spacing at nut : 12 mm

Knobs : original Alembic

Scale : 32 inches

Hardware colour : rare chrome finish, even the Alembic logo and the truss rods cover are in chrome

Truss rods : 2 (fully working) adjustable at the body end with a 1/4 wrench (delivered with the bass)

Finish : polyester transparent Sapphire Blue gloss

Land of craftsmanship : 100% Made in Santa Rosa, CA USA

Serial number : 91 H 6521 USA

Year : 14th of June 1991

Weight : 4.280 kilos

Action : from 1 mm under the G string to 1.5 mm under the E string at 12th fret (can even go lower, but was perfect for me)

Will come with an used Thomann Panzer hard case (with a bump near the left locking system : see photos).

Non-smoking environment as usual.

I'm only selling this bass because I'm thinning down the herd for the reasons mentioned above and even if it's a terrific bass (that neck pickup is just bloody awesome), the 32 inches scale and narrow strings spacing at the bridge is always bothering me. And it looks like a banjo on me.

This bass was originally made for Mesa Boogie Germany as a special order.

A previous owner had some chrome Flush Mount Dunlop Straploks fitted (see photos) and the strap parts are, of course, delivered with.

The bass has been fully set up professionally. It has received a new battery and is fitted with a brand new set of Alembic CX-3/45L compression wound nickel steel alloy strings (45 - 65 - 80 - 105) that really fit the bass to perfection.

What you see is what you get !

Look at the photos taken under different angles to see the real condition : almost in new condition with some scratches, the most "important" ones being two dings at the rear (one bigger) and two small dings hard to photograph at front without forgetting the mandatory ones at the headstock. I tried to photograph everything, so please, look at the photos in the link below.

Here is the link to the 50 photos in high resolution : https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1l7WV0jeZy3veqFLmpTmT4tC-2C8y6_F6?usp=sharing

Don't hesitate to ask for more.