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jazzyvee
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Username: jazzyvee

Post Number: 736
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Saturday, February 03, 2007 - 2:30 pm:   Edit Post

I found this picture in my collection and wondered if it is an alembic bass?

It looks very sharp.
pierreyves
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Username: pierreyves

Post Number: 75
Registered: 11-2006
Posted on Sunday, February 04, 2007 - 2:07 am:   Edit Post

I don't think that is an Alembic...this picture is best for identification:
keavin
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Username: keavin

Post Number: 1039
Registered: 12-2002
Posted on Sunday, February 04, 2007 - 6:38 am:   Edit Post

it's the same as this one she's playing here but it sure hell aint no lembic!http://youtube.com/watch?v=V648NRbG7P8
dela217
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Username: dela217

Post Number: 745
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Sunday, February 04, 2007 - 9:55 am:   Edit Post

Excalibur perhaps? Excalibur instruments were made by what was left of Stars Guitars I think.
pierreyves
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Username: pierreyves

Post Number: 76
Registered: 11-2006
Posted on Sunday, February 04, 2007 - 1:46 pm:   Edit Post

"yeah, without glasses" !! I know this pinkie who play very well bass. But it's not the same bass, not the same disposition of and pickup, not the same disposition of inlays...the inlays of this bass are on the top, just under the 1rst string (E)
room037
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Username: room037

Post Number: 140
Registered: 9-2003
Posted on Sunday, February 04, 2007 - 2:28 pm:   Edit Post

I think, the bass is Tune.
(Bridge is Tune tremoro bar system.)
But it is not regular products.
I will be looking for the brochures of Tune in my archives.

Eiji
pierreyves
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Post Number: 77
Registered: 11-2006
Posted on Sunday, February 04, 2007 - 3:17 pm:   Edit Post

room037, I think you are the winner !!
But I never seen or listen to this bass, from Japan.
I don't know his sound, certainly very (?) nice... on the website, no prices are available:
http://www.cc.rim.or.jp/~tune/tune/framepage,tune,bass,catalog.htm
I was looking on the website, I don't find exactly the same model, with 3 keys up and 1 down.
I think maybe that was a picture in a Japanese tour with George Duke and Stanley take this bass in hand just for picture. He is smiling too much ;o))

(Message edited by pierreyves on February 04, 2007)
room037
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Username: room037

Post Number: 141
Registered: 9-2003
Posted on Sunday, February 04, 2007 - 7:48 pm:   Edit Post

Hi pierreyves,

Yes, I have never seen such 3 to 1 head on Tune.
Maybe the bass was special made or preproduction model.

Eiji
markman
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Username: markman

Post Number: 5
Registered: 12-2004
Posted on Friday, February 09, 2007 - 10:26 am:   Edit Post

This is a Hoyer T-Stax bass, built in germany in the 80s. They made beautiful instruments but bad marketing. Unfortunately they went bankrupt and were sold.
These basses were built with different pickup configurations. One of them was with Alembic copies made by Kent Armstrong.

Markus
room037
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Username: room037

Post Number: 142
Registered: 9-2003
Posted on Friday, February 09, 2007 - 3:18 pm:   Edit Post

Yeah Markus!
I found this pict.

Hoyer bass
inthelows
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Username: inthelows

Post Number: 359
Registered: 11-2006
Posted on Friday, February 09, 2007 - 3:54 pm:   Edit Post

Strange as it is, looks playable enough!
Wonder if SC was just taking it for a test ride.
Lord knows how many basses have been tossed his way hoping for an endorsement opportunity.
Nice detective work all!
NLP
jazzyvee
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Username: jazzyvee

Post Number: 747
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Friday, February 09, 2007 - 11:34 pm:   Edit Post

Nice looking bass too.
I wouldn't mind test driving it myself.
Gonna do some searching.
Thanks for the responses to the thread.
Jazzyvee
lbpesq
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Username: lbpesq

Post Number: 2079
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Saturday, February 10, 2007 - 9:04 am:   Edit Post

The lines on this remind my of another unusual bass, the Daion Power Mark XX. I believe Olie owns a couple of these. (I own a couple of the guitar version).



Bill, tgo
tkotmk42
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Username: tkotmk42

Post Number: 52
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Sunday, May 13, 2007 - 7:47 pm:   Edit Post

To answer OP's question:

That is definately TUNE bass. Not the cheap crap you find in Sam's Ash now days....

Tune used to be one of those "Japa-Alembic" builders. They used to make basses using woods supplied by Alembic.....

Tune was very good bass...I miss them.

Takeo
olifeahs
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Posted on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 - 5:20 am:   Edit Post

This is the HOYER T-Staxx Bass made in Germany about 1985, you can see the 0-Fret and the very small neck (the fastest neck ever built. I play one of these and have to say they are very Alembiclike)
georgie_boy
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Username: georgie_boy

Post Number: 734
Registered: 8-2005
Posted on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 - 5:51 am:   Edit Post

Yep.....it's a TUNE bass!
They are /were superb.
When I lived in Paris, the bass mags reviewed them, with the quote
"nearly Alembic"
adriaan
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Username: adriaan

Post Number: 2215
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 - 7:13 am:   Edit Post

I found a picture of a Tune TNX-4 which is either a copy of that Hoyer, or the original for that Hoyer. Unfortunately the picture doesn't show the peghead.
room037
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Username: room037

Post Number: 264
Registered: 9-2003
Posted on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 - 7:43 am:   Edit Post

Hi George,

It's not Tune bass, it's Hoyer.
Tune basses has No 0-fret, and 3:1 tuner layout.
Please see the 6th post. I thought it like you.
I own 2 Tune basses, but Alembic basses are best for me.

Hi Adriaan,
The bass that you show is Tune bass made by Alembic !
Maybe you are confused "Alembic made Tune basses !?".
Yes, They did the wood work for Tune.
I will check my archives, I remember the picture "TNX series in Alembic factory".
The bass is up on Yahoo Japan Auction.

Eiji

(Message edited by room037 on May 19, 2009)
adriaan
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Username: adriaan

Post Number: 2216
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 - 8:27 am:   Edit Post

Eiji - I'm not confused, I'm just posting what I find. 8-p

The Google translation of that Japanese Yahoo auction says:

"TUNE (design, electrical) and ARENBIKKU (materials, wood) no longer sell the stock if the earthquake damage is a rare gem that was made in collaboration ..."
georgie_boy
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Username: georgie_boy

Post Number: 735
Registered: 8-2005
Posted on Wednesday, May 20, 2009 - 2:44 am:   Edit Post

Sorry if I got that wrong guys!
It just looked so like the Tune basses.
svlilioukalani
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Username: svlilioukalani

Post Number: 54
Registered: 6-2008
Posted on Thursday, May 21, 2009 - 5:26 am:   Edit Post

As an owner of a Tune King bass, I can tell ya; it's no Tune Bass. Which is one dam fine bass. And, if your interested in one, I'll sell ya my 5 stringer for $1000.
jazzyvee
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Username: jazzyvee

Post Number: 2873
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Wednesday, May 02, 2012 - 5:31 am:   Edit Post

Bump
here is a clip from Stanley Clarke band at rehearsal
If i'm not mistaken this looks like a fender jazz bass or something close in the hands of the master.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_efxB7fog1Y&feature=related


Found another which seems a close up of the same bass.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIYT38XaxUo&feature=related
Jazzyvee




(Message edited by jazzyvee on May 02, 2012)

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