Author Topic: Anyone know what this bass is? (Read 509 times)

terryc · « **Reply #15 on:** August 19, 2014, 01:10:33 AM »

I noticed jazzy that your pic almost emulates Stan's on the cover of his 79 album 'I Wanna Play For You'

cozmik_cowboy · « **Reply #16 on:** August 19, 2014, 08:22:27 AM »

The whole neck is on display if you look closely, Joey; the finish, however, makes the lines very subtle.

Peter

JuancarlinBass · « **Reply #17 on:** August 19, 2014, 08:54:37 AM »

Speaking on Alembic Naivet? (and without any intention to hijack the thread, but seeing as how it was somehow a central subject of the original post), my Hondo neckthrough bass was also The closest Alembic-looking thing I could find around here. I still have it, tho, and each time I A-B it with my Epic, I got reassured on how much worlds apart they are. Now, only if I had a Series bass...

jazzyvee · « **Reply #18 on:** August 19, 2014, 10:55:53 AM »

Trust you to recognise my posing Terry. :-)
Well spotted. Now let me just hide on another thread to cover my shame. ......

gtrguy · « **Reply #19 on:** August 19, 2014, 11:14:00 AM »

I'd still like to own a Kawai (sp?) series copy.

peoplechipper · « **Reply #20 on:** August 19, 2014, 10:35:58 PM »

I have one of the Fernandes series I copies; alas it had been rewired passive when I got it and one of these days I'll put a preamp in it but it only gets played at home so it's low on the list...anyway it is actually a really nice bass; my Distillate kills it of course, but they are pretty close. The Fernandes has a rosewood fretboard with fake pearl markers and the finish is way thicker than Alembic's (I stick to poly so the thinner the finish the better) the woodwork is very good and it does sound really good, but try as they might, it ain't the original...Yay Alembic!

terryc · « **Reply #21 on:** August 21, 2014, 01:07:29 AM »

Jazzy...I was a huge Stan fan(I still am!) in the 70's and have all his vinyl recordings. Sorry to cause you embarrassment!
Imagine if you had stuck a Bigsby on that bass..you might have been done for copyright! LOL

hankster · « **Reply #22 on:** August 22, 2014, 04:27:57 PM »

Jazzy,

That story cracks me up. I wish life was like that more often.

Rick