Alvarez AE 800 WA (walnut)
Alvarez AE-800
Overview
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Product:
- bass guitars
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Dates of manufacture:
1989 to 1995
The Alvarez AE 800 bass was discontinued in 1995 - I am guessing it was introduced in the late 1980s but please comment below if you know the date. The Alvarez AE 800 was known as the Villain Professional Bass in the Alvarez catalog and came with a solid alder body, Canadian maple neck, EMG P/J pickups and active EQ circuit. Finish options were black, red and walnut. There was also the similar Villain Deluxe Maple model (the AE 800 CS -Cherry Sunburst) which had an American curly maple top and sunburst finish. The 5 string version of this bass was the AE 900.
Specifications (19)
Body
| Body material | alder body |
| Body shape features | double cutaway |
Hardware
| Bridge | fixed bridge |
| Hardware color | black hardware |
Fretboard
| Fingerboard inlay material | pearl fingerboard inlay material |
| Fingerboard material | rosewood fingerboard |
| Fingerboard position markers | dot fingerboard position markers |
General
| Finish colors | black finish, red finish |
| Finish effects | transparent finish |
| Made in | Korea |
| Number of strings | 4 strings |
Neck
| Neck joint | bolt on neck |
| Neck material | maple neck |
| Number of frets | 24 fret |
| Tuner layout | two-each-side |
Electronics
| Pickups brand and model | EMG pickup(s) |
| Pickups configuration | precision style/jazz bass style pickups |
Controls
| Tone controls | 1 tone control |
| Volume controls | 2 volume controls |
Prices (2)
| Date | Price | Condition | Name | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $150 | good | ||
| 1995 | $500 | new | Fred Hepburn | Plays fine but thinking of upgrading as I’ve several years doing SBL - - Scott’s Bass Lessons, Leeds, UK. FretBoard Accelerator, Jazz Accelerator. |
