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Alembic products => Alembic Basses & Guitars => Topic started by: bassilicious on October 12, 2010, 01:09:53 PM

Title: Is this an alembic..?
Post by: bassilicious on October 12, 2010, 01:09:53 PM

Was surfing through some good old ones on youtube, and stubled upon this video of kool and the gang.
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GwjfUFyY6M (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GwjfUFyY6M)
 
Is this an Alembic?!?!
Check out 2:35 and onwards, I swear that's the cloud with the circle logo on top of the headstock..

Title: Is this an alembic..?
Post by: elwoodblue on October 12, 2010, 02:02:49 PM

I would say Yes , it's dark but you can see the bridge and tailpiece a few seconds later.

Title: Is this an alembic..?
Post by: adriaan on October 12, 2010, 02:13:57 PM

I'd hazard a guess it's an Oasis. Though the logo is vaguely reminiscent of a Spector.

Title: Is this an alembic..?
Post by: slawie on October 12, 2010, 02:19:50 PM

I don't think I have ever seen an Alembic with a bound neck.
slawie

Title: Is this an alembic..?
Post by: toma_hawk01 on October 12, 2010, 02:20:08 PM

It's not an Alembic. That headstock is a dead give away. But Kool also owned, and played Alembic basses professionaly.  
 
I'll dig up some pictures...
 
Peace and Love,
 
Hal-

Title: Is this an alembic..?
Post by: David Houck on October 12, 2010, 02:40:08 PM

Hi Nicolai; my guess is Oasis.

Title: Is this an alembic..?
Post by: David Houck on October 12, 2010, 02:43:18 PM

In fact that bass looks quite similar to this one (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=18393) owned by a club member.

Title: Is this an alembic..?
Post by: David Houck on October 12, 2010, 02:48:21 PM

There's a previous discussion of this topic here (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=8231) with a number of interesting comments.

Title: Is this an alembic..?
Post by: toma_hawk01 on October 12, 2010, 02:57:19 PM

Oasis is the bass Robert Kool Bell was playing in the video.
 
 
Peace and Love,
 
Hal-

Title: Is this an alembic..?
Post by: bassilicious on October 19, 2010, 12:12:35 AM

Cool...  
Thanks guys, you learn something new every day!
Never heard of the Oasis basses before, looks good though! (Super-rare?)

Title: Is this an alembic..?
Post by: eddieg on November 23, 2010, 04:01:27 AM

Check out Cooper Basses out of florida back in the 80's I saw pics of this bass with cool and the builder ..I can't remember his name though...which doesn't help much...check it out though.
 
eddieG

Title: Is this an alembic..?
Post by: danny_bryant on November 24, 2010, 05:31:47 PM

I believe Jeff Porcaro's brother played an Oasis in Toto.