Author Topic: Cameo appearance of an alembic in Cameo Video (Read 573 times)

jazzyvee · « **on:** December 04, 2011, 04:13:27 PM »

I'm learning this track Word Up and was watching the video on you tube an at approx 2:19 into the video some guys come out from behind a door. I'm sure the first guy out is carrying an Alembic bass.
He passes the screen in under a second so you have to be quick.
of course I may be wrong.
Have a look for yourself.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZjAantupsA&feature=youtu.be&t=2m18s

Jazzyvee

hieronymous · « **Reply #1 on:** December 04, 2011, 05:54:33 PM »

Interesting - I tried to freeze it as he goes by - to me it looks like a Spector? It's maybe unusual because the headstock is natural wood, not black like you might expect with a Spector, but maybe the ones back then were more boutique? Obviously I don't know a lot about Spectors!

jazzyvee · « **Reply #2 on:** December 04, 2011, 11:30:13 PM »

It's a hard call as the bass goes bye so fast and quite hard to freeze frame it without a blurred image.

Jazzyvee

funkyjazzjunky · « **Reply #3 on:** December 05, 2011, 01:33:51 PM »

That is Aaron Mills with his Alembic.

musashi · « **Reply #4 on:** March 04, 2012, 02:48:17 AM »

The bass is a Spector NS 1. A very cool bass from back in the day. Here's a link to Spector's historical page:

http://www.spectorbass.com/about/spector_years_1.html

And here are a couple of links to Aaron playing his:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biNqGRhYwHE&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u37vi8d2_BM

keith_h · « **Reply #5 on:** March 04, 2012, 10:03:18 AM »

To the best of my knowledge Aaron still plays the Spector along with a 5 string Fender Jazz bass. An under appreciated bassist in my opinion. I filled his position when he left the Bob Funck Band a few years back.

Keith

funkyjazzjunky · « **Reply #6 on:** March 05, 2012, 06:48:26 AM »

Man I need to get my eyes checked. Sure looks like an Alembic Logo when I freeze the image.

georgie_boy · « **Reply #7 on:** March 06, 2012, 07:43:39 AM »

It's a series 1 with the crown headstock!

dela217 · « **Reply #8 on:** March 06, 2012, 07:58:12 PM »

When I freeze it, I see a headstock mounted truss rod cover.

cozmik_cowboy · « **Reply #9 on:** March 07, 2012, 07:24:43 AM »

Yeah, that's what I saw, too, Michael.

Peter

hieronymous · « **Reply #10 on:** March 07, 2012, 07:50:57 AM »

I still think it's a Spector - the top of the headstock doesn't look like a crown to me, it's more rounded.

funkyjazzjunky · « **Reply #11 on:** March 07, 2012, 08:34:19 AM »

It does seem to have a truss rod cover on the headstock, but click frame by frame and look at the logo. Must be a trick my mind seeing the Spector Logo as an Alembic Logo.

musashi · « **Reply #12 on:** March 09, 2012, 02:32:09 AM »

Early Spector headstocks (Brooklyn era):

http://www.spectorbass.com/about/headstocks_brooklyn.html

funkyjazzjunky · « **Reply #13 on:** March 09, 2012, 09:28:19 AM »

Thanks Musashi