| Author | Message | ||
| mario_farufyno
Senior Member Username: mario_farufyno Post Number: 438 Registered: 9-2008 |
Doesn't remind you something? http://www.edroman.com/featured/images/dblnek7877.jpg | ||
| crobbins
Senior Member Username: crobbins Post Number: 599 Registered: 6-2004 |
Talk about a copyKat.  A Tribute on steroids....... | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 4398 Registered: 7-2004 |
That's just plain scary! Bill, tgo | ||
| pauldo
Senior Member Username: pauldo Post Number: 467 Registered: 6-2006 |
Looks like 30lbs to me!  | ||
| cozmik_cowboy
Senior Member Username: cozmik_cowboy Post Number: 696 Registered: 10-2006 |
Part of me says "That is just wrong" - part of me says "Must....have....now.....". Peter | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 886 Registered: 5-2009 |
That guitar is a Beast ! The "must.... have.... now..... " GAS part of me is a constant challenge to control. I let the monster off the leash sometimes but have to call it home when it gets to wild . | ||
| jalevinemd
Senior Member Username: jalevinemd Post Number: 814 Registered: 12-2003 |
It's a Minarik. That company, in my opinion, is responsible for some of the most heinous guitar designs of the 20th century. Minarik Guitars | ||
| jet_powers
Senior Member Username: jet_powers Post Number: 493 Registered: 2-2003 |
Heinous is one word to describe them.... they certainly are amongst the ugliest guitars I have ever seen. If they are not the ugliest, they will do until the ugliest comes along. I have to give them credit for some of the inlay work though..... -JP | ||
| electronicstud
Junior Username: electronicstud Post Number: 24 Registered: 9-2008 |
Some of their stuff looked kinda cool, almost refrishingly original. I guess I have become bored with strats, Teles, les pauls, sgs. Some of you guys were talking about drunken idiots picking up your guitars between sets; well with one of those fangled axe's you could really do some damage with a mid body thrust or even an over the shoulder skull-chop!! | ||
| eligilam
Advanced Member Username: eligilam Post Number: 263 Registered: 2-2006 |
Hmmmmmm...I'm not sure why, but that Medusa guitar looks pretty cool to me. I'd like to get one and hang it next to my vintage '81 "Clash of the Titans" (the movie, not the concert) poster in my studio. | ||
| jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 1980 Registered: 6-2002 |
This looks more like an Alembic wannabe. I got this update to Stanley Clarkes web site this morning. www.stanleyclarke.com This bass is very alembic looking with positioning and style of the controls, alembic psu socket and jack, body styling has echo's of alembic too. http://www.lieberguitars.com/basses/neuvo-spellbinder/ Jazzyvee  | ||
| toma_hawk01
New Username: toma_hawk01 Post Number: 9 Registered: 9-2009 |
Alembics are the best basses in the world. Peace and Love, Hal- | ||
| bracheen
Senior Member Username: bracheen Post Number: 1549 Registered: 11-2003 |
Yes they are Hal. I have no first hand knowledge of the guitars but I suspect the same is true for them. Sam | ||
| toma_hawk01
New Username: toma_hawk01 Post Number: 10 Registered: 9-2009 |
I personally talked to Legendary bass builder Thoma Lieber, about that bass, which some people here are aware. For one, I commented about those sharp sickle tail-end, were dangerous, and would stab my arms if I was playing in freestyle: pop, thump, and slap. If the bass was not designed to support the FUNK, then it just get's the finger... I mean...fingers. Peace and Love, Hal- | ||
| tubeperson
Member Username: tubeperson Post Number: 100 Registered: 5-2005 |
Some thanks from Stanley to Alembic. I realize imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but Alembic is a small cloesly held business. Now this copying is wrong wrong wrong!!!!! At least Mr. Leiber and Mr. Clark should have given attribution to Alembic if they wanted to rip them off so blatantly! It does not matter how talented either of them are. | ||
| jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 1981 Registered: 6-2002 |
Well we all know how fiercely Alembic takes and defends it's brand and people wrongly attributing things to their name so I would think if Alembic thought there were copyright infringements with this Clarke Leiber instrument they would be right on their tail. Copyright law is a complex animal. In the market these two companies are in it's a niche area with low volumes and high cost where they both need to survive, so morally you would think they would take another path in developing a new instrument to avoid contention and show original design concepts. Look how many Fender strat & bass clones out there even though fender are massive and could in most probability afford to sue them all. I think Alembic and Clarke have such a close bond that it's unlikely to result in lawsuits and Stanley Clarke still uses alembics as his main instrument. However I'd love to know what the Wickershams think. Jazzyvee | ||
| toma_hawk01
Junior Username: toma_hawk01 Post Number: 11 Registered: 9-2009 |
It appears that Stanley wanted his custom basses access to his Alembic DS-5R configuration leading to his rig. No harm in this right? Peace and Love, Hal- | ||
| serialnumber12
Senior Member Username: serialnumber12 Post Number: 752 Registered: 12-2004 |
i would bet this Bass will Be up for auction in a year or so... | ||
| toma_hawk01
Junior Username: toma_hawk01 Post Number: 12 Registered: 9-2009 |
#12, you got that right. I totally agree with you. Stanley always sell his Spellbinder basses. I believe that bass he's holding, is available for 15K. I wish him and Thomas the very best never the less. I have great respect for Thomas Lieber, he's a cool cat to know. Peace and love, Hal- |
