SC Signature Custom on Reverb

[edwardofhuncote]

Interesting Stanley Clarke Signature bass on Reverb... this one isn't too far away from me and Moderater Dave. 

https://reverb.com/item/14711824-alembic-stanley-clarke-signature-custom

It has a hum-canceller embedded in the top, which kinda' makes one wonder if the body core might have been purposefully made deep enough for a Series electronics upgrade... or it could be just for looks, as there is no apparent 5-pin provision or battery box. The top laminate is a gorgeous piece of something... (I'm not one to argue much with another man's build sheet, but that does not look like Walnut to me.)  I'd vote for either Bocate or Macassar Ebony. No back laminate. (hey, if it's Ebony, I wouldn't either.)

Anyway, nice bass... and lately, short-scales are appealing to me. 

[gearhed289]

Nice bass. I love the look of mahogany. If I ever do a custom build, there will be no back laminate. 

[pas]

Pickups are mounted incorrectly

[pas]

Top appears to be Macassar Ebony

[mica]

I agree that the top is MacEb.

[edwardofhuncote]

And I agree, the pickups are incorrectly mounted. 

Is it possible that the Reverb sales platform just assigns the finish name "Antique Satin Walnut" without actually knowing (or caring) what the wood actually is? (I noticed this a while back on another bass... I'd have sworn was rosewood or cocobolo, but was labeled as walnut for some reason)

This is what I'm referring to: