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jazzyvee
Senior Member
Username: jazzyvee

Post Number: 2639
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Sunday, December 04, 2011 - 4:13 pm:   Edit Post

I'm learning this track "Word Up" and was watching the video on you tube an at approx 2:19 into the video some guys come out from behind a door. I'm sure the first guy out is carrying an Alembic bass.
He passes the screen in under a second so you have to be quick.
of course I may be wrong.
Have a look for yourself.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZjAantupsA&feature=youtu.be&t=2m18s

Jazzyvee
hieronymous
Senior Member
Username: hieronymous

Post Number: 991
Registered: 1-2005
Posted on Sunday, December 04, 2011 - 5:54 pm:   Edit Post

Interesting - I tried to freeze it as he goes by - to me it looks like a Spector? It's maybe unusual because the headstock is natural wood, not black like you might expect with a Spector, but maybe the ones back then were more boutique? Obviously I don't know a lot about Spectors!
jazzyvee
Senior Member
Username: jazzyvee

Post Number: 2641
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Sunday, December 04, 2011 - 11:30 pm:   Edit Post

It's a hard call as the bass goes bye so fast and quite hard to freeze frame it without a blurred image.

Jazzyvee
funkyjazzjunky
Senior Member
Username: funkyjazzjunky

Post Number: 714
Registered: 5-2007
Posted on Monday, December 05, 2011 - 1:33 pm:   Edit Post

That is Aaron Mills with his Alembic.
musashi
Intermediate Member
Username: musashi

Post Number: 164
Registered: 5-2004
Posted on Sunday, March 04, 2012 - 2:48 am:   Edit Post

The bass is a Spector NS 1. A very cool bass from back in the day. Here's a link to Spector's historical page:

http://www.spectorbass.com/about/spector_years_1.html

And here are a couple of links to Aaron playing his:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biNqGRhYwHE&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GMSay6GWHI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u37vi8d2_BM
keith_h
Senior Member
Username: keith_h

Post Number: 1732
Registered: 2-2005
Posted on Sunday, March 04, 2012 - 10:03 am:   Edit Post

To the best of my knowledge Aaron still plays the Spector along with a 5 string Fender Jazz bass. An under appreciated bassist in my opinion. I filled his position when he left the Bob Funck Band a few years back.

Keith
funkyjazzjunky
Senior Member
Username: funkyjazzjunky

Post Number: 739
Registered: 5-2007
Posted on Monday, March 05, 2012 - 6:48 am:   Edit Post

Man I need to get my eyes checked. Sure looks like an Alembic Logo when I freeze the image.
georgie_boy
Senior Member
Username: georgie_boy

Post Number: 1029
Registered: 8-2005
Posted on Tuesday, March 06, 2012 - 7:43 am:   Edit Post

It's a series 1 with the crown headstock!
dela217
Senior Member
Username: dela217

Post Number: 1106
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Tuesday, March 06, 2012 - 7:58 pm:   Edit Post

When I freeze it, I see a headstock mounted truss rod cover.
cozmik_cowboy
Senior Member
Username: cozmik_cowboy

Post Number: 1172
Registered: 10-2006
Posted on Wednesday, March 07, 2012 - 7:24 am:   Edit Post

Yeah, that's what I saw, too, Michael.

Peter
hieronymous
Senior Member
Username: hieronymous

Post Number: 1037
Registered: 1-2005
Posted on Wednesday, March 07, 2012 - 7:50 am:   Edit Post

I still think it's a Spector - the top of the headstock doesn't look like a crown to me, it's more rounded.
funkyjazzjunky
Senior Member
Username: funkyjazzjunky

Post Number: 741
Registered: 5-2007
Posted on Wednesday, March 07, 2012 - 8:34 am:   Edit Post

It does seem to have a truss rod cover on the headstock, but click frame by frame and look at the logo. Must be a trick my mind seeing the Spector Logo as an Alembic Logo.
musashi
Intermediate Member
Username: musashi

Post Number: 165
Registered: 5-2004
Posted on Friday, March 09, 2012 - 2:32 am:   Edit Post

Early Spector headstocks (Brooklyn era):

http://www.spectorbass.com/about/headstocks_brooklyn.html
funkyjazzjunky
Senior Member
Username: funkyjazzjunky

Post Number: 745
Registered: 5-2007
Posted on Friday, March 09, 2012 - 9:28 am:   Edit Post

Thanks Musashi

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