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didi
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Username: didi

Post Number: 1
Registered: 11-2009
Posted on Thursday, November 05, 2009 - 4:48 am:   Edit Post

My name is Diederik. I'm a dutch bassplayer and proud owner of an Alembic Spoiler 87. Ever since I stared the inner-sleeve of Stanley Clarke's " I wanna play for you " with the picture of his entire Alembiccollection of that time I fell in love with these beautifull instruments. It was late seventies then. And the unreachable has become true.
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artswork99
Senior Member
Username: artswork99

Post Number: 903
Registered: 7-2007
Posted on Thursday, November 05, 2009 - 5:39 am:   Edit Post

Congratulations Diederik and welcome to the forum.
Your bass is beautiful! Be careful as these instruments are addictive and now you're on the way to your own collection ;)
Play it Healthy!
Art
fc_spoiler
Senior Member
Username: fc_spoiler

Post Number: 986
Registered: 5-2006
Posted on Thursday, November 05, 2009 - 7:51 am:   Edit Post

Hey Didi, welcome here! :-)

Do not worry; Alembics are not addictive at all, I'm wondering where Art got that info from...

:-)

Be sure to take this beauty to the Drachten meeting ;-)
adriaan
Senior Member
Username: adriaan

Post Number: 2350
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Thursday, November 05, 2009 - 7:58 am:   Edit Post

Hoi Diederik, welkom bij de Club!

Flip - that's the first I've heard of a Drachten meeting. Who, what, when, where?
dadabass2001
Senior Member
Username: dadabass2001

Post Number: 1305
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Thursday, November 05, 2009 - 3:16 pm:   Edit Post

Hello didi,
Another welcome to the club from America. That's a beautiful Spoiler. Do you know what the top wood is? It looks gorgeous. Enjoy your time here and your playing time as well!
Mike
pauldo
Advanced Member
Username: pauldo

Post Number: 326
Registered: 6-2006
Posted on Thursday, November 05, 2009 - 4:19 pm:   Edit Post

Diederik welcome to the club.
That is one sweet looking bass.
I also used to be amazed at the inner cover of I Wanna Play For You. . . it also worked really good for cleaning stems and seeds out of a certain dried herb. :-)
didi
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Username: didi

Post Number: 3
Registered: 11-2009
Posted on Friday, November 06, 2009 - 2:44 am:   Edit Post

Thanks for the warm welcome guys.
I guess the top wood is walnut , dadabass2001
pye
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Username: pye

Post Number: 9
Registered: 1-2005
Posted on Friday, November 06, 2009 - 6:20 am:   Edit Post

hoi Diederik

mooie bas en welkom to the club......

naar Drachten, this is the first time i read it....
fc_spoiler
Senior Member
Username: fc_spoiler

Post Number: 988
Registered: 5-2006
Posted on Friday, November 06, 2009 - 9:15 am:   Edit Post

Voor Drachten: Klik hier
jameso9
Junior
Username: jameso9

Post Number: 17
Registered: 9-2009
Posted on Friday, November 06, 2009 - 10:02 pm:   Edit Post

Okay didi, you made me dig out my old albums (which wasn't easy!) to find that favorite sleeve picture of all of Stanley's basses laid out on his front porch... his Alembics front and center.

But I didn't remember at all that I had 12 albums of his, must have been the stem and seed cleaning back then Pauldo!

I also found a 1974 album, simply named 'Stanley Clarke', that has him playing an Alembic on the cover.

And here's an '82 sleeve from 'Let Me Know'...
didi
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Username: didi

Post Number: 4
Registered: 11-2009
Posted on Saturday, November 07, 2009 - 3:29 am:   Edit Post

Nice one, James.
Yes, the first album " Stanley Clarke " is a great album, probably his best, imao.
I tried to find this picture of his collection on the porch but too bad,I sold most of my vinyl a few years ago. If I find it somewhere on the internet I'll post it.
pauldo
Advanced Member
Username: pauldo

Post Number: 330
Registered: 6-2006
Posted on Saturday, November 07, 2009 - 8:02 am:   Edit Post

James is correct it is the inner sleeve that has the basses.
(Pardon the washout from the flash)



This was the inside of the double cover of I Wanna Play For You:

didi
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Username: didi

Post Number: 5
Registered: 11-2009
Posted on Saturday, November 07, 2009 - 8:49 am:   Edit Post

Yeah, that's the family.
Thanks for posting ! Haven't seen these pictures for a long time.
didi
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Username: didi

Post Number: 6
Registered: 11-2009
Posted on Saturday, November 07, 2009 - 9:51 am:   Edit Post

I have an 700mb AVI file of a concert by Clarke in that time 1977. I can upload it if you like and I'm permitted placing a link.

(Message edited by didi on November 07, 2009)
davehouck
Moderator
Username: davehouck

Post Number: 8936
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Tuesday, November 10, 2009 - 4:23 pm:   Edit Post

Hi Diederik, welcome to the board! Beautiful top on your Spoiler!

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