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Title: JE and his Alembic Flying V bass (update)
Post by: senmen on January 08, 2004, 05:47:24 AM

Hi all,  the first two shots have already been seen here on the forum: the first one is the Sothebys shot and the second one had been posted by me previous.  What can I say... I found a new one:  
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/7545.jpg)
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/7546.jpg)
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/7547.jpg)
    See the difference?  There must have been at least TWO different V basses as well.....    Oliver

Title: JE and his Alembic Flying V bass (update)
Post by: palembic on January 08, 2004, 06:02:55 AM

Mmmmmmmmm ... isn't it possible that the were placed on a different location on the bass? Seen the mask round the PU on the top picture?
Just an idea?
 
Paul the bad one

Title: JE and his Alembic Flying V bass (update)
Post by: dela217 on January 08, 2004, 06:06:26 AM

It could be just an illusion, but the picture of the first bass seems like a shorter scale lenght too.
 
Michael

Title: JE and his Alembic Flying V bass (update)
Post by: senmen on January 08, 2004, 06:14:36 AM

Paul or should I better say The Mask or The Stocking :-),
Michael,
yes I also thought about this about a replacement
of the pickups but then I had the same illusion like Michael.But maybe Paul TBO is right and he had the complete sectio PU/DUMMY/PU replaced and mounted closer together.  ??
 
Any information would be highly appreciated...
 
Oliver (Spyderman)

Title: JE and his Alembic Flying V bass (update)
Post by: senmen on January 08, 2004, 06:15:56 AM

Sorry, double posted....
 
Oliver
 
(Message edited by senmen on January 08, 2004)

Title: JE and his Alembic Flying V bass (update)
Post by: palembic on January 08, 2004, 06:24:35 AM

Brother Michael!
Glad to here from you! How is the collection going?
Well, assume the SOtheby's shot is th emost recent one so the two other are older.
So I guess (!) that he asked to kinda spread the PU between Bridge and Neck. The bridge PU stayed on the same place but the other 2 shifted more to the neck.
About scale lenght, I am not an expert but seen the fact that the headstock is not an the other pictures we hav no point of reference to judge that part.
 
Nylonman ....HA!

Title: JE and his Alembic Flying V bass (update)
Post by: palembic on January 08, 2004, 06:30:18 AM

Oh-oh
 
If you look well now I think they COULD be different. I seems (SEEMS) that the sotheby pictured bass has a body in a much lighter colour that the two others. It seems (SEEMS) that teh 2nd color picture the bass-body is more Walnut-like or anyway a darker wood.
Again ...just thinking.
 
the MASK .....?????? nei-eih

Title: JE and his Alembic Flying V bass (update)
Post by: David Houck on January 08, 2004, 07:02:42 AM

Paul; the wood grain looks pretty similar to
me, especially noticeable around the controls.
The pickup ring in the Sothebys picture lends
credence to your idea that the pickup spacing
was spread toward the neck.
 
(Message edited by davehouck on January 08, 2004)

Title: JE and his Alembic Flying V bass (update)
Post by: senmen on January 08, 2004, 07:20:42 AM

Dave,
yes I also noticed the similarity in the wood grain. It might be possible that the spacing was changed and a pickupring had to be mounted to close the open routings.....
 
Oliver (Spyderman - Creepy Crawly.... )

Title: JE and his Alembic Flying V bass (update)
Post by: 811952 on January 09, 2004, 06:21:45 AM

The Mask, Michael, Oliver, Dave, etcetera...,
The grain does appear to be the same.  I'm with Dave and Oliver on this one...
John the John one

Title: JE and his Alembic Flying V bass (update)
Post by: senmen on January 09, 2004, 06:30:39 AM

JTJO,
yes, in the meantime I think the same.
If interested plse take a look in the Spyder V-peghead post. I included a new photo.
 
Oliver (Spyderman)

Title: JE and his Alembic Flying V bass (update)
Post by: senmen on November 08, 2010, 11:01:48 AM

Guys,
another very interesting update on Johns V Bass.
Take a look at this video:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xfk9jw_the-who-you-better-you-bet-1981_music (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xfk9jw_the-who-you-better-you-bet-1981_music)
 
The first time I see John playing this bass. This is really a beast and huuuugggeee.......
 
Oliver (Spyderman)

Title: JE and his Alembic Flying V bass (update)
Post by: artswork99 on November 08, 2010, 03:13:55 PM

Great to see this beauty in action!  One close-up @ 2:17 and some other great shots of the overall bass (considering the vid is soft), thanks for sharing this Oliver.

Title: JE and his Alembic Flying V bass (update)
Post by: David Houck on November 08, 2010, 05:34:56 PM

Wow; some nice shots of the bass!

Title: Re: JE and his Alembic Flying V bass (update)
Post by: senmen on March 30, 2020, 09:13:54 AM

Guys,
here is another rare photo of John with the Flying V bass.


Greetz
Oliver (Spyderman)

Title: Re: JE and his Alembic Flying V bass (update)
Post by: bigredbass on March 30, 2020, 09:58:31 AM

I'd heard a story about this 34" scale V and how it must have been 4 or 5 feet long, and didn't understand how someone could play something that size.  Obviously, someone forgot to tell John.  Geez what a monster.

Title: Re: JE and his Alembic Flying V bass (update)
Post by: keith_h on March 30, 2020, 01:20:43 PM

Quote from: bigredbass on March 30, 2020, 09:58:31 AM

I'd heard a story about this 34" scale V and how it must have been 4 or 5 feet long, and didn't understand how someone could play something that size.  Obviously, someone forgot to tell John.  Geez what a monster.

That's what I was thinking. If you stood that bass on its end it would almost be as tall as John.

Title: Re: JE and his Alembic Flying V bass (update)
Post by: senmen on March 30, 2020, 01:50:25 PM

Well those long scale V basses are way too large. 
That is why most V basses are short or medium scale. 

Greetz
Oliver (Spyderman)

Title: Re: JE and his Alembic Flying V bass (update)
Post by: senmen on March 30, 2020, 02:17:05 PM

And here some shots out of that video.
Sorry blurry but worth looking at.


Oliver (Spyderman)

Title: Re: JE and his Alembic Flying V bass (update)
Post by: mario_farufyno on April 02, 2020, 04:52:14 PM

Now it looks like the mask must be taken off to reach the truss rod...