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Reference Guides

• Neck Widths
• Wood Features
• Standard Wood Laminating Patterns
• Serial Numbers
• Wood Nomenclature

Neck Widths

Wood Features

Following table for neck lamination patterns on basses.

Following table for body lamination patterns on basses. Top laminate can be changed from standard listed.

Standard Laminating Patterns

Because body lamination woods are chosen for maximum contrast by default, this is only a general guide. If you have a specific accent veneer/laminate, please specify at the time of order.

The following table is for mahogany bodies. Other body woods may affect accent wood.

Serial Number Guide

The first two dgits of the serial number are the year the instrument was completed. The code letter tells you the model. The next group of numbers must be from two to five digits and is the number of the instrument. Thus 94H8692 is an Elan bass completed in 1994 and is the 8692nd instrument was made. We started with number 1 in 1972 and when an instrument is finished, it received the next number, regardless of model. Any "A" or "B" after number is on the rare occassion that we duplicate a number. Hey, even we make mistakes.

Where to find serial number:

• on new instruments - stamped on the truss rod cover and in the electronics cavity.
• on Epics and Orions - stamped in the back of the peghead and in the electronics cavity. Note: oldest Epics have the serial number in the electronics cavity only
• on older isntruments - stampled directly on the ebony fingerboard below the 24th fret.
• on the oldest instruments - stamped on the top of the peghead.

Wood Nomenclature

American Woods

South and Central American Woods

African Woods

Indian Woods

Pacific Rim Woods