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| vincebus
New Username: vincebus Post Number: 2 Registered: 1-2011 |
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| vincebus
New Username: vincebus Post Number: 3 Registered: 1-2011 |
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| pauldo
Senior Member Username: pauldo Post Number: 888 Registered: 6-2006 |
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
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 2675 Registered: 5-2009 |
Das ist kooler then COOL !!!!! Awesome !! | ||
| cozmik_cowboy
Senior Member Username: cozmik_cowboy Post Number: 1316 Registered: 10-2006 |
Um, uh, WOW! Is that original or added later? I'm digging it. Peter | ||
| charles_holmes
Intermediate Member Username: charles_holmes Post Number: 199 Registered: 3-2009 |
Any Alembic player that doubles on the Double bass is very much embedded in the low frequencies!! Here's to those basses!!! | ||
| vincebus
New Username: vincebus Post Number: 5 Registered: 1-2011 |
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
Intermediate Member Username: charles_holmes Post Number: 200 Registered: 3-2009 |
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
Junior Username: growlypants Post Number: 23 Registered: 3-2011 |
(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
New Username: vincebus Post Number: 7 Registered: 1-2011 |
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
Advanced Member Username: charles_holmes Post Number: 202 Registered: 3-2009 |
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
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 3218 Registered: 6-2002 |
Here is another one but the brasswork is not so ornate. http://alembic.com/club/messages/411/7384.html?1149895350 Jazzyvee |
