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vincebus
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Posted on Monday, October 29, 2012 - 11:31 am:   Edit Post

vincebus
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Posted on Monday, October 29, 2012 - 11:37 am:   Edit Post

pauldo
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Post Number: 888
Registered: 6-2006
Posted on Monday, October 29, 2012 - 1:45 pm:   Edit Post

Vince -
Very beautiful bass you got there.
Any chance of some close up shots of the front?
Maybe a pic or two of the back also???
thanks!
sonicus
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Post Number: 2675
Registered: 5-2009
Posted on Monday, October 29, 2012 - 4:07 pm:   Edit Post

Das ist kooler then COOL !!!!! Awesome !!
cozmik_cowboy
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Post Number: 1316
Registered: 10-2006
Posted on Monday, October 29, 2012 - 8:23 pm:   Edit Post

Um, uh, WOW! Is that original or added later? I'm digging it.

Peter
charles_holmes
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Post Number: 199
Registered: 3-2009
Posted on Tuesday, October 30, 2012 - 12:55 pm:   Edit Post

Any Alembic player that doubles on the Double bass is very much embedded in the low frequencies!!
Here's to those basses!!!
vincebus
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Posted on Wednesday, October 31, 2012 - 4:18 pm:   Edit Post

Actually I was at an open mike nite, I don't play an upright, I do have a fretless precision that's about as close as I get to the big bass. Everything is original even the frets and believe me they are pretty worn. I just don't trust anyone to work on it. I bought in a store in Philadelphia in 1978-79. I don't know who had it made with the brass inlay. I just asked Alembic about it,maybe they will remember whose idea it was
charles_holmes
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Post Number: 200
Registered: 3-2009
Posted on Wednesday, October 31, 2012 - 5:11 pm:   Edit Post

Philadelphia is my home town where I "cut my teeth" on Bass and guitar (especially bass)! South West Philly to be exact near 55th and Baltimore Avenue! Hollywood Palace @ 52nd and Walnut st had talent night on Wednesdays where you'd get laughed off the stage if your chops weren't up to the challenge! Man, I miss those days! What store did you get your axe from? 18th and Chestnut? Or 8th Street Music?
growlypants
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Post Number: 23
Registered: 3-2011
Posted on Thursday, November 01, 2012 - 6:55 am:   Edit Post

(If I remember correctly, that music store at 18th and Chestnut used to be called Music City. I once bought a Mosrite 12-string guitar from them.)Nice bass, vincebus!
vincebus
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Posted on Friday, November 02, 2012 - 4:28 pm:   Edit Post

Actually I found it at Cintioli Music Oxford Circle NE Philly . Heard they had cool bass gear so I took a ride,met the owner Bennie and told him I had a cool bass a BC Rich Mockingbird. "Oh yea that's a nice bass, follow me." He took me down to the basement of the store and pulled out the Alembic "That's a bass" He said . I've had it ever since
charles_holmes
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Post Number: 202
Registered: 3-2009
Posted on Saturday, November 03, 2012 - 6:05 am:   Edit Post

I remember Cintioli's....You were very lucky to hook up with Bennie !!
Hey Dan! You're absolutely correct in that the name of the music store being Music City!! I bought a used Telecaster Bass for $300.00 bucks in 1973, I still have it too! But I had an Alnico Music man pick up installed in it about 10 yrs ago. In addition I had it re-fretted.
jazzyvee
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Post Number: 3218
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Wednesday, November 14, 2012 - 4:26 pm:   Edit Post

Here is another one but the brasswork is not so ornate.
http://alembic.com/club/messages/411/7384.html?1149895350


Jazzyvee

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