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For sale Martin Keith Elfin 4

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$1,600.00
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4
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Martin Keith Elfin 4.
Specs: spalted maple top and cap, ash body with lovely black wash to accent the grain, black accent veneer, SOLID wenge neck, Indian rosewood board, Duncan Music man pickup and 3 band preamp. The tone on this bass is amazing with all the music man zing, clarity and punch. Roll the treble back and it has a rich dark tone that is suitable for jazz or fusion. This is a very versatile bass. There was a repair done to the finish due to shipping damage. The shop I bought it from did not pack it well. As a result, the body has a brand new finish. The repairs were handled by Martin who has impeccable customer service! Only you will know the imperfection is there, it is hard to see from an angle, blends with the figure and is completely under a pristine and smooth finish. The price has been adjusted to reflect the cosmetic flaw. Comes with your choice of Road Runner gig bag or Heavy duty ATA flight case!

Here is the link to Martin’s website:

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It hurts my heart to let this one go, but I am no longer comfortable on 34” scale or 4 string basses. Would love to have the 32-5 version of this bass!
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Keith Guitars

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Bumping for this one, just to say that if anyone has any other questions regarding specs etc. I will be happy to answer them directly.

I did the above-mentioned finish repair and gave the bass a full once-over within the last year - this bass is a VERY powerful and "forward"-sounding bass...if you ever needed to cut through a Marshall stack and a full horn section all at once, this would be the one to do it.
 

Ricky Caboverde

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That wenge neck drool I love the profile on my Elfin 5 as it naturally encourages a proper fretting-hand position. I'm sure this one is a dream too.

If I'm not mistaken, I believe I saw a picture of Gene Simmons, from KISS, playing this very bass...? I'll have to look around; hopefully I can find it.
 

JGR

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Martin’s work is top shelf! Whoever gets this won’t be disappointed.
 

77stingray

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Will consider partial trades for nice amps and possibly light weight cabs. Interests: Barefaced cabs, Darkglass Microtubes, Markbass NY121, traveller 102p, Trickfish, Quilter, Mesa, Aguilar, etc.
 

Ricky Caboverde

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I have never seen a neck join like that at the headstock. Really interesting bass!

If I am not mistaken (@Keith Guitars, please correct me if I am wrong), this is the same join used by Fodera and Elrick, except that Martin often adds a cap to the back of the headstock--super strong and quite elegant.
 
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Keith Guitars

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Aug 25, 2004
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Woodstock, NY
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Builder: Martin Keith Guitars
If I am not mistaken (@Keith Guitars, please correct me if I am wrong), this is the same join used by Fodera and Elrick, except that Martin often adds a cap to the back of the headstock--super strong and quite elegant.
Ricky - indeed, my headpieces are built in a similar way to Fodera and Elrick. I glue a 'scarf joint' extension to create the headpiece angle.
Then, I taper the whole neck including the headpiece. Finally, I add "ears" to the heapiece, and veneer the front and back.
This is partly to achieve the visual effect of a headpiece that matches the body wood, but also has the structural benefit of having
wood fibers that bridge over all the various seams, so there's no single stressed glue line that could lead to failure.

Cheers,
Martin
 

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