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Title: Whats Mcvie Playing?
Post by: flaxattack on March 14, 2009, 11:54:22 AM

saw this photo in newsday
is it an alembic or a rick turner?
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/449/62570.jpg)

Title: Whats Mcvie Playing?
Post by: David Houck on March 14, 2009, 12:17:29 PM

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/449/62573.jpg)
 
It doesn't appear to be an Alembic based on the pointy cone headstock, the logo shape, the curve at the end of the fretboard, the pickup body routes, and the shape of the knobs.

Title: Whats Mcvie Playing?
Post by: David Houck on March 14, 2009, 12:26:39 PM

There are a couple good shots of that bass here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/melodicrockconcerts/sets/72157614817543988/).

Title: Whats Mcvie Playing?
Post by: David Houck on March 14, 2009, 12:33:49 PM

It looks to me to be a Turner, as it look similar to this bass (http://www.massstreetmusic.com/images/catalog/3009-1.jpg).

Title: Whats Mcvie Playing?
Post by: David Houck on March 14, 2009, 12:37:22 PM

Here (http://www.smart-distribution.co.uk/page3/page48/page48.html) is something more definitive.  It's a Turner Renaissance Electroline solid body ELS-434 PM2.

Title: Whats Mcvie Playing?
Post by: senmen on March 14, 2009, 12:41:00 PM

Flax, Dave,
yep it is a Turner but not the model you are referring to as the shown one in fact has more Alembic sized body with two equal cuts. looks quite interesting.
Oliver (Spyderman)

Title: Whats Mcvie Playing?
Post by: tomhug on March 21, 2009, 09:31:47 PM

I saw John at the Mar 5th show in Chicago. Pretty sure it's a Turner. It actually has a reverse offset - in other words the treble side of the cutout is closer to the headstock than the bass side. He switched to what looked like a Tobias for one song, but played the Turner bass most of the night.
 
I thought it was an Alembic at first too. It's not an electroline. Seemed like it might be shorter scale too. Small neck.

Title: Whats Mcvie Playing?
Post by: kungfusheriff on March 21, 2009, 11:08:27 PM

That is definitely a Turner Electroline with a lot of custom touches.