Author Topic: Looking for Shortscale Series One (Read 273 times)

ulf · « **on:** December 16, 2009, 07:46:32 AM »

Dear Members,
I do a businestrip from Germany to Miami in January...
did anyone have to sell a Stanley Clarke Series One?
I am searching for one.. but in Europe the Alembics are too expansive....
thanks
Ulf

ulf · « **Reply #1 on:** December 16, 2009, 08:43:25 AM »

should be 4 string...

jazzyvee · « **Reply #2 on:** December 16, 2009, 09:06:46 AM »

Is this any good to you? It's on Ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.de/ALEMBIC-SERIES-ONE-4-STRING-BASS-GUITAR-VINTAGE-MINT_W0QQitemZ250546510572QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item3a55bc5aec

It's been on Ebay a few times and unsold so maybe you could contact the seller and negotiate a better deal,
Jazzyvee

ulf · « **Reply #3 on:** December 16, 2009, 09:10:13 AM »

thanks Jazzy,
I have seen this one, but it is a midscale
(I wonder about that, I thought that Stanley Basses are all shortscale

jazzyvee · « **Reply #4 on:** December 16, 2009, 11:56:26 AM »

I recall a thread where Mica stated that there is only one person they will make a small body shape in anything but short scale. So that one on ebay must have been before that restriction was in place.
I think she also said that all of Stanley's personal alembics are short scale.

It's a lovely bass, I would have been very tempted even though it's a very old model if I had not bought my dragon earlier this year.

But i guess someone else from Europe will get that one as the price would be high for USA buyers.

Jazzyvee

ulf · « **Reply #5 on:** December 16, 2009, 12:16:03 PM »

yes...its really a good price for europe and seems
to be a absolutely nice bass..it should be a shortscale so I buy it

dela217 · « **Reply #6 on:** December 16, 2009, 05:51:04 PM »

Jazzy,

That person is me!

Michael

adriaan · « **Reply #7 on:** December 17, 2009, 03:42:10 AM »

Ulf - 32 is actually medium scale for Alembic. Short scale is 30.75.

Stanley appears to play short scales pretty much exclusively, so the description on eBay is slightly off (This is the exact instrument that Stanley Clarke made so famous when using it with Return To Forever.).

ulf · « **Reply #8 on:** December 17, 2009, 04:03:21 AM »

Adriaan,
I contacted the seller and he says it is definitivly a midscale 32

toddharris · « **Reply #9 on:** January 21, 2010, 06:58:44 AM »

Hi Ulf,
Contact me at tsharris@earthlink.net - I have a short scale. Here is a link with pictures.
http://alembic.com/club/messages/411/75096.html?1263175871

Todd

(Message edited by toddharris on January 21, 2010)

dluxe · « **Reply #10 on:** January 21, 2010, 12:22:13 PM »

You're gonna sell the under the bed bass!

ulf · « **Reply #11 on:** January 22, 2010, 08:13:55 AM »

thanks Todd,
but I\m sorry, don\t have money this time.
Have to sell my old Series 1 first

juggernaught · « **Reply #12 on:** February 01, 2010, 11:56:32 AM »

Would you be interested in a Brown Bass?