Stanley Clarke's new Alembic?

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Author Message hifiguy Advanced Member Username: hifiguy Post Number: 345 Registered: 10-2006 Posted on Tuesday, June 19, 2012 - 7:34 am:    Saw the Clarke Duke Project last night here in Minneapolis and they absolutely blew the roof off the Dakota Club. While Stanley spent his time on electric playing his usual short-scale Series II (not the one with the dragon inlay) there was another bass (the backup?) on stage with him. Naturally, it was a Stanley model, looked like a Series I, was unmistakeably an Alembic but had a bookmatch-to-center buckeye burl top and what looked almost like PRS "bird" markers. Anyone know anything about this stunningly gorgeous bass? keith_h Senior Member Username: keith_h Post Number: 1759 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Tuesday, June 19, 2012 - 8:20 am:    That's my old bass seen here and the first bass in this thread. Keith funkyjazzjunky Senior Member Username: funkyjazzjunky Post Number: 782 Registered: 5-2007 Posted on Tuesday, June 19, 2012 - 8:29 am:    Somewhere on this Forum there is a youtube link in which Stanley Clarke talks about his gear (including the Buckeye-burl beauty which he or his equipment manager called a 'work of art' VMG pierreyves Senior Member Username: pierreyves Post Number: 1072 Registered: 11-2006 Posted on Tuesday, June 19, 2012 - 8:38 am:    Here are some live pictures http://www.batraciens-reptiles.com/return_to_forever_2011.html hifiguy Advanced Member Username: hifiguy Post Number: 346 Registered: 10-2006 Posted on Tuesday, June 19, 2012 - 8:42 am:    Thank you Pierre-Yves. That is exactly the rig I saw him play last night. At least I properly identified the cocobolo bass as the tenor. (Message edited by hifiguy on June 19, 2012) funkyjazzjunky Senior Member Username: funkyjazzjunky Post Number: 783 Registered: 5-2007 Posted on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 - 9:34 am:    Here is Stanley talking about his rig and that bass http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FRe4_7wTec&feature=fvwrel VMG hifiguy Advanced Member Username: hifiguy Post Number: 348 Registered: 10-2006 Posted on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 - 9:54 am:    I saw that last night after Googling "Stanley Clarke bass gear." Great piece. Stan is the man! tncaveman Member Username: tncaveman Post Number: 96 Registered: 2-2011 Posted on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 - 1:24 pm:    I got a couple of really good shots of the buckeye bass at the Nashville show. One of the crew members even moved it over for me to get the pics. Possibly the best looking bass I have ever seen. http://alembic.com/club/messages/411/109096.html?1315666636 Stephen malthumb Senior Member Username: malthumb Post Number: 528 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Thursday, June 21, 2012 - 4:57 am:    Clarke / Duke played here in Detroit last night. My kids told me that he had two Alembics on stage but didn't say if he played them both. I was supposed to be there, but I'm in the hospital (discharge in a few hours) with viral meningitis I picked somewhere on my recent trip to Stuttgart / Munich. I'll see their photos when I get home today. davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 10764 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Thursday, June 21, 2012 - 2:22 pm:    James; hope you are feeling better and that the virus is gone. I imagine that was not a pleasant experience. georgie_boy Senior Member Username: georgie_boy Post Number: 1047 Registered: 8-2005 Posted on Friday, June 22, 2012 - 5:03 am:    Yeah, all the best James, and thanks once again for telling me a couple of years ago, how to play a long scale series bass when you're a short guy like me. Your technique works perfectly. George edwin Senior Member Username: edwin Post Number: 1209 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Saturday, June 23, 2012 - 2:02 am:    Get better soon, James!