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- Tue Feb 22, 2022 7:41 pm
- Forum: Elan
- Topic: Pickups in Elan I, II, III
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Pickups in Elan I, II, III
The Elan Info pages say about the Elan I and II pickups: "dual humbuckers (made at the Fujigen plant especially for the Elan, they're not Dimarzios)" and for the Elan III it says: "The difference with the Elan (I) is that it has a Dimarzio humbucker-single-humbucker pickup configurati...
- Thu May 27, 2021 11:30 pm
- Forum: Elan
- Topic: Elan I scale length
- Replies: 3
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Re: Elan I scale length
I think the published scale length for the Elan I is 25.1", and for the Elan II is 25.5". I have one of each. Both are slightly longer than the published scale length when intonated, more like about 25.2 and 25.6, but the exact length depends on which string you measure. They are different...
- Mon Jun 11, 2018 3:27 pm
- Forum: Elan
- Topic: Elan II just came up on ebay
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6963
Elan II just came up on ebay
They don't show up on ebay often these days, but a red Elan II just came up:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/123180970385?ul_noapp=true
Serial number K91718, on the body back near the strap. This is not my guitar, I just saw it yesterday on ebay.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/123180970385?ul_noapp=true
Serial number K91718, on the body back near the strap. This is not my guitar, I just saw it yesterday on ebay.
- Thu Feb 15, 2018 5:48 pm
- Forum: Elan
- Topic: Elan Pickup Switching scheme
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6201
Re: Elan Pickup Switching scheme
I didn't remove the pickups from the guitar, so I wasn't sure whether the blue wire is on the coil with the adjuster screws or the coil with the plain pole pieces. And I don't know if the bridge and neck pickups are identical or if one is wound differently than the other. As installed from the facto...
- Thu Feb 15, 2018 2:25 am
- Forum: Elan
- Topic: Elan Pickup Switching scheme
- Replies: 1
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Elan Pickup Switching scheme
I have a couple Elans, and was never sure exactly how the pickups were wired, but had a pretty good guess. So I buzzed out the switch with a meter today. The Elans have two 4 wire humbuckers with Black and blue end wires, and orange and yellow wires where the two coils connect to each other. On the ...
- Mon Oct 16, 2017 4:40 am
- Forum: Elan
- Topic: Elan I just sold on ebay
- Replies: 3
- Views: 8387
Re: Elan I just sold on ebay
I didn't sell it. I just saw it there. But I wrote "Elan I" and it looked like it was saying I sold it.. sorry for the confusion.
- Fri Oct 13, 2017 12:12 pm
- Forum: Elan
- Topic: Elan I just sold on ebay
- Replies: 3
- Views: 8387
Elan I just sold on ebay
Richard, An Elan I just sold on ebay, and the pictures had the serial number for your database. See http://www.ebay.com/itm/Heartfield-by-Fender-EL-Elan-1-Trans-Amber-MIJ-Made-In-Japan-1991-/302484700379?ul_noapp=true&nma=true&si=GstPRV8dpQ1fc6RTorY9FJk77%252Fo%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt...
- Fri Oct 13, 2017 12:10 pm
- Forum: Elan
- Topic: Elan-1 measurements
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6095
Re: Elan-1 measurements
I have one, let me know what measurements that you're looking for if you still need them.