| Author | Message | ||
| jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 2639 Registered: 6-2002 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
That is Aaron Mills with his Alembic. | ||
| musashi
Intermediate Member Username: musashi Post Number: 164 Registered: 5-2004 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
It's a series 1 with the crown headstock! | ||
| dela217
Senior Member Username: dela217 Post Number: 1106 Registered: 6-2002 |
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 |
Yeah, that's what I saw, too, Michael. Peter | ||
| hieronymous
Senior Member Username: hieronymous Post Number: 1037 Registered: 1-2005 |
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 |
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 |
Early Spector headstocks (Brooklyn era): http://www.spectorbass.com/about/headstocks_brooklyn.html | ||
| funkyjazzjunky
Senior Member Username: funkyjazzjunky Post Number: 745 Registered: 5-2007 |
Thanks Musashi |
