Author Topic: Vince's Series 1 #76-487 brass inlay (Read 1077 times)

pauldo · « **Reply #2 on:** October 29, 2012, 01:45:46 PM »

Vince -
Very beautiful bass you got there.
Any chance of some close up shots of the front?
Maybe a pic or two of the back also???
thanks!

sonicus · « **Reply #3 on:** October 29, 2012, 04:07:41 PM »

Das ist kooler then COOL !!!!! Awesome !!

cozmik_cowboy · « **Reply #4 on:** October 29, 2012, 08:23:12 PM »

Um, uh, WOW! Is that original or added later? I'm digging it.

Peter

charles_holmes · « **Reply #5 on:** October 30, 2012, 12:55:21 PM »

Any Alembic player that doubles on the Double bass is very much embedded in the low frequencies!!
Here's to those basses!!!

vincebus · « **Reply #6 on:** October 31, 2012, 04:18:30 PM »

Actually I was at an open mike nite, I don't play an upright, I do have a fretless precision that's about as close as I get to the big bass. Everything is original even the frets and believe me they are pretty worn. I just don't trust anyone to work on it. I bought in a store in Philadelphia in 1978-79. I don't know who had it made with the brass inlay. I just asked Alembic about it,maybe they will remember whose idea it was

charles_holmes · « **Reply #7 on:** October 31, 2012, 05:11:25 PM »

Philadelphia is my home town where I cut my teeth on Bass and guitar (especially bass)! South West Philly to be exact near 55th and Baltimore Avenue! Hollywood Palace @ 52nd and Walnut st had talent night on Wednesdays where you'd get laughed off the stage if your chops weren't up to the challenge! Man, I miss those days! What store did you get your axe from? 18th and Chestnut? Or 8th Street Music?

growlypants · « **Reply #8 on:** November 01, 2012, 06:55:56 AM »

(If I remember correctly, that music store at 18th and Chestnut used to be called Music City. I once bought a Mosrite 12-string guitar from them.)Nice bass, vincebus!

vincebus · « **Reply #9 on:** November 02, 2012, 04:28:59 PM »

Actually I found it at Cintioli Music Oxford Circle NE Philly . Heard they had cool bass gear so I took a ride,met the owner Bennie and told him I had a cool bass a BC Rich Mockingbird. Oh yea that's a nice bass, follow me. He took me down to the basement of the store and pulled out the Alembic That's a bass He said . I've had it ever since

charles_holmes · « **Reply #10 on:** November 03, 2012, 06:05:53 AM »

I remember Cintioli's....You were very lucky to hook up with Bennie !!
Hey Dan! You're absolutely correct in that the name of the music store being Music City!! I bought a used Telecaster Bass for $300.00 bucks in 1973, I still have it too! But I had an Alnico Music man pick up installed in it about 10 yrs ago. In addition I had it re-fretted.

jazzyvee · « **Reply #11 on:** November 14, 2012, 04:26:37 PM »

Here is another one but the brasswork is not so ornate.
http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/7384.html?1149895350

Jazzyvee