| Author | Message | ||
| jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 736 Registered: 6-2002 |
I found this picture in my collection and wondered if it is an alembic bass? It looks very sharp.  | ||
| pierreyves
Member Username: pierreyves Post Number: 75 Registered: 11-2006 |
I don't think that is an Alembic...this picture is best for identification:  | ||
| keavin
Senior Member Username: keavin Post Number: 1039 Registered: 12-2002 |
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
Senior Member Username: dela217 Post Number: 745 Registered: 6-2002 |
Excalibur perhaps? Excalibur instruments were made by what was left of Stars Guitars I think. | ||
| pierreyves
Member Username: pierreyves Post Number: 76 Registered: 11-2006 |
"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
Intermediate Member Username: room037 Post Number: 140 Registered: 9-2003 |
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
Member Username: pierreyves Post Number: 77 Registered: 11-2006 |
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
Intermediate Member Username: room037 Post Number: 141 Registered: 9-2003 |
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
New Username: markman Post Number: 5 Registered: 12-2004 |
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
Intermediate Member Username: room037 Post Number: 142 Registered: 9-2003 |
Yeah Markus! I found this pict.  | ||
| inthelows
Advanced Member Username: inthelows Post Number: 359 Registered: 11-2006 |
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
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 747 Registered: 6-2002 |
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
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 2079 Registered: 7-2004 |
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
Member Username: tkotmk42 Post Number: 52 Registered: 5-2002 |
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
New Username: olifeahs Post Number: 1 Registered: 5-2009 |
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
Senior Member Username: georgie_boy Post Number: 734 Registered: 8-2005 |
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
Senior Member Username: adriaan Post Number: 2215 Registered: 6-2002 |
I found a picture of a  which is either a copy of that Hoyer, or the original for that Hoyer. Unfortunately the picture doesn't show the peghead. | ||
| room037
Advanced Member Username: room037 Post Number: 264 Registered: 9-2003 |
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
Senior Member Username: adriaan Post Number: 2216 Registered: 6-2002 |
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
Senior Member Username: georgie_boy Post Number: 735 Registered: 8-2005 |
Sorry if I got that wrong guys! It just looked so like the Tune basses. | ||
| svlilioukalani
Member Username: svlilioukalani Post Number: 54 Registered: 6-2008 |
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
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 2873 Registered: 6-2002 |
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) |
