| Author | Message | ||
| niholl
New Username: niholl Post Number: 1 Registered: 2-2011 |
I have had this bass for 15 years. It comes in its original case with 'The Jackson 5' stencilled on the lid and a Jackson catalog number J5 A01 scratched into the brass back-plate.Further history and information on this bass would be appreciated!! | ||
| tbrannon
Senior Member Username: tbrannon Post Number: 1281 Registered: 11-2004 |
Cool!! Welcome to the forum... we love pictures around here. If you have any and would like to share them, we'd love to see them. Be patient with the serial number search. They are paper files in the office in Santa Rosa and looking them up is on a long list of things that Mica does. It normally takes awhile. | ||
| elwoodblue
Senior Member Username: elwoodblue Post Number: 1189 Registered: 6-2002 |
Welcome niholl, You've come to the right place, can't wait to see pictures of #77...there is a showcase section, you should start a thread there for discussion and possible info from other members. I bet she's a joy to play. | ||
| jack
Advanced Member Username: jack Post Number: 273 Registered: 11-2005 |
Interesting. Is it the bass halfway down this page with Jermaine Jackson? http://alembic.com/club/messages/449/16498.html?1104886223 | ||
| serialnumber12
Senior Member Username: serialnumber12 Post Number: 867 Registered: 12-2004 |
Sounds like you have Jermaine jacksons old alembic Bass, back then lots of artists prefered fender basses & didnt hold on to their alembics for long .......so wait for mica to chime in with info on the bass because you might own a peice of musical History there!....my alembic was once owned by the guy from the Group 'Blue Oyster Cult' & was used on the recording "Godzilla".in the early 70,s | ||
| serialnumber12
Senior Member Username: serialnumber12 Post Number: 875 Registered: 12-2004 |
Nigel do you have pics you can post? or do think this bass pic below is the one?  | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 7905 Registered: 6-2000 |
Found the scant information that is typical of records this old. Here's all I know: serial number: 74-77 model number: LSB4 top: Bird's-eye Maple body: Walnut back: Bird's-eye maple neck: Walnut (light wood not identified) peghead veneers: Walnut originally made for: LD Heater (our distributor at the time) birthday: not recorded There is a note that my mom hand delivered this bass (and probably others the same day). We would drive up to Oregon once in a while to drop things off. I remember those long drives even though I was only 4 years old when this bass was completed. There is no record of Jermaine Jackson's ownership, but the photograph does match the description well and it looks the right age. The light colored wood in the neck is likely to be either Birch or Maple. | ||
| niholl
New Username: niholl Post Number: 2 Registered: 2-2011 |
> Thanks Mica. Did the bass ship with an Alembic Hard Case? When I got the bass, it had 'Jackson 5' stencilled on the case ( and J5A01 scratched into the backplate which I presume means Jackson 5 Alembic 01). Whilst none of this is positive proof of identification in itself I would say all this info (plus the photograph which was posted which is definitely the bass I own) points very much to the bass having once been owned by Jermaine. | ||
| niholl
New Username: niholl Post Number: 3 Registered: 2-2011 |
Thanks Mica. Did the bass ship with an Alembic Hard Case? When I got the bass, it had 'Jackson 5' stencilled on the case ( and J5A01 scratched into the backplate which I presume means Jackson 5 Alembic 01). Whilst none of this is positive proof of identification in itself I would say all this info (plus the photograph which was posted which is definitely the bass I own) points very much to the bass having once been owned by Jermaine. | ||
| dougv
Junior Username: dougv Post Number: 12 Registered: 7-2012 |
Wonderful instrument! Why not ask Jermaine Jacksun? (Wikipedia says he's changing his name to this.) Players may not remember every P bass they ever wore out, but I bet they don't forget an Alembic. | ||
| serialnumber12
Senior Member Username: serialnumber12 Post Number: 1026 Registered: 12-2004 |
jermain did indeed own this bass & brother Tito owned a seriesI guitar (J5A02).http://alembic.com/club/messages/411/95060.html?1300073938 |
