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blackelan
Intermediate Member
Username: blackelan

Post Number: 122
Registered: 7-2007
Posted on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 - 7:43 pm:   Edit Post

Recently got this 83 Black Spoiler and according to the owner it has spent most of it's life here in the Bay Area, East bay to be exact, wonder if it's Cliff's old bass?

(Message edited by BlackElan on April 28, 2010)
alembic83
Member
Username: alembic83

Post Number: 52
Registered: 9-2004
Posted on Thursday, April 29, 2010 - 7:30 pm:   Edit Post

It could be...Does it have a big chip on the side of the headstock? That is one of the distinguishing marks Cliff mentioned in the interview where he said it was stolen. I haven't found any pics that show this chip, though. There are a few more pics of Cliff w/ Spoiler in the artists and their Alembics thread...Mica has said she believed the bass was Zebrawood. Can you post pics of the bass?



(Message edited by alembic83 on April 29, 2010)
blackelan
Intermediate Member
Username: blackelan

Post Number: 123
Registered: 7-2007
Posted on Friday, April 30, 2010 - 1:10 am:   Edit Post

All I got for now is this crappy pic taken on my cellphone from my laundry room.

No chip on the side of the headstuck but I see some dull spots on the finish so it could have been touched up at one point...



(Message edited by BlackElan on April 30, 2010)
blackelan
Intermediate Member
Username: blackelan

Post Number: 124
Registered: 7-2007
Posted on Friday, April 30, 2010 - 1:13 am:   Edit Post

Alembic83
fc_spoiler
Senior Member
Username: fc_spoiler

Post Number: 1106
Registered: 5-2006
Posted on Saturday, May 01, 2010 - 5:30 am:   Edit Post

Nice catch, congrats!
blackelan
Intermediate Member
Username: blackelan

Post Number: 127
Registered: 7-2007
Posted on Thursday, May 06, 2010 - 4:05 pm:   Edit Post

One thing I noticed about this bass is its wired for 4 positions on the selector switch, the very first position turns off both pickups. Is this how they all are wired?
lembic76450
Advanced Member
Username: lembic76450

Post Number: 227
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Thursday, May 06, 2010 - 4:13 pm:   Edit Post

Yes, that is part of the Spoiler electronics package. Ironically the off position is actually a standby position. There is still a battery draw in that position.
hieronymous
Senior Member
Username: hieronymous

Post Number: 754
Registered: 1-2005
Posted on Thursday, May 06, 2010 - 4:17 pm:   Edit Post

I love the four position switch! It lets you set your volume where you want it and then leave it there! Between songs/sets, you can just set the selector switch to "off." It's even better in the Anniversary electronics package where you have independent volume controls for both pickups...

Nice bass by the way - ironically, I live in the east bay!
lembic76450
Advanced Member
Username: lembic76450

Post Number: 228
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Thursday, May 06, 2010 - 4:26 pm:   Edit Post

Harry, which east bay?
hieronymous
Senior Member
Username: hieronymous

Post Number: 755
Registered: 1-2005
Posted on Thursday, May 06, 2010 - 4:44 pm:   Edit Post

Sorry, the San Francisco Bay Area - in the original post, blackelan says that this bass came from here. I live in Oakland - in fact, I'm typing this in Oakland Chinatown right this instant!
blackelan
Intermediate Member
Username: blackelan

Post Number: 128
Registered: 7-2007
Posted on Thursday, May 06, 2010 - 6:05 pm:   Edit Post

I live here on the peninsula in Mountain View. I always find all the deals on music gear in the East Bay for some reason.
blackelan
Intermediate Member
Username: blackelan

Post Number: 130
Registered: 7-2007
Posted on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 - 2:36 am:   Edit Post

One more question, what is the deal with the strap buttons, they almost look like Schallers, is this a older version as I would like to utilize them?
alembic83
Member
Username: alembic83

Post Number: 55
Registered: 9-2004
Posted on Monday, May 17, 2010 - 5:56 am:   Edit Post

My black '83 Spoiler has the same strap buttons. I don't think they work with Schaller, but I could be wrong...BTW, my serial number is 2608 so I guess ours are pretty close siblings. :-) Post better pics when you can... It would be something if it did turn out to be Cliff's!
blackelan
Intermediate Member
Username: blackelan

Post Number: 137
Registered: 7-2007
Posted on Thursday, September 23, 2010 - 5:37 pm:   Edit Post

Just got it back from my tech and is setup with a new set of Rotos just like Cliff's cant wait to find out its history, it had a chip that looks like was touched up on the side of the peg head.

I am having trouble linking the pic...
(Message edited by Blackelan on September 23, 2010)

(Message edited by blackelan on September 23, 2010)
blackelan
Intermediate Member
Username: blackelan

Post Number: 138
Registered: 7-2007
Posted on Thursday, September 23, 2010 - 5:43 pm:   Edit Post

Let me try this agian...

Spolier

For some reason I am not able to use the IMG code to link to my Photobucket for a larger pic like I was able to earlier in the thread perhaps its a newer version of the forum software.

(Message edited by Blackelan on September 23, 2010)
mica
Moderator
Username: mica

Post Number: 7035
Registered: 6-2000
Posted on Friday, November 12, 2010 - 6:52 pm:   Edit Post

Can't tell if Cliff owned this or not, since he didn't purchase his Spoiler from us. All I can really tell you is about the bass itself:

body: solid Koa
neck: 3-piece Maple
scale: 32" medium
fingerboard: Ebony
inlays: Pearloid (plastic) ovals
finish: Black
originally made for: Guitar Center, Hollywood
birthday: April 21, 1983

There's no ownership or repair record in the paper file.

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