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mario_farufyno
Senior Member
Username: mario_farufyno

Post Number: 438
Registered: 9-2008
Posted on Saturday, May 01, 2010 - 8:07 am:   Edit Post

Doesn't remind you something?

http://www.edroman.com/featured/images/dblnek7877.jpg
crobbins
Senior Member
Username: crobbins

Post Number: 599
Registered: 6-2004
Posted on Saturday, May 01, 2010 - 8:41 am:   Edit Post

Talk about a copyKat. :-)

A Tribute on steroids.......
lbpesq
Senior Member
Username: lbpesq

Post Number: 4398
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Saturday, May 01, 2010 - 9:22 am:   Edit Post

That's just plain scary!

Bill, tgo
pauldo
Senior Member
Username: pauldo

Post Number: 467
Registered: 6-2006
Posted on Saturday, May 01, 2010 - 10:10 am:   Edit Post

Looks like 30lbs to me!
cozmik_cowboy
Senior Member
Username: cozmik_cowboy

Post Number: 696
Registered: 10-2006
Posted on Saturday, May 01, 2010 - 12:55 pm:   Edit Post

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
Posted on Saturday, May 01, 2010 - 2:12 pm:   Edit Post

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
Posted on Sunday, May 02, 2010 - 9:09 am:   Edit Post

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
Posted on Sunday, May 02, 2010 - 6:54 pm:   Edit Post

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
Posted on Saturday, June 05, 2010 - 8:46 pm:   Edit Post

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
Posted on Sunday, June 06, 2010 - 9:46 am:   Edit Post

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
Posted on Thursday, June 10, 2010 - 3:56 pm:   Edit Post

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
Posted on Friday, June 11, 2010 - 8:32 am:   Edit Post

Alembics are the best basses in the world.

Peace and Love,

Hal-
bracheen
Senior Member
Username: bracheen

Post Number: 1549
Registered: 11-2003
Posted on Friday, June 11, 2010 - 10:37 am:   Edit Post

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
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Username: toma_hawk01

Post Number: 10
Registered: 9-2009
Posted on Friday, June 11, 2010 - 11:17 am:   Edit Post

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
Posted on Friday, June 11, 2010 - 11:29 am:   Edit Post

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
Posted on Saturday, June 12, 2010 - 3:00 am:   Edit Post

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
Posted on Saturday, June 12, 2010 - 9:43 am:   Edit Post

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
Posted on Saturday, June 12, 2010 - 11:04 am:   Edit Post

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
Posted on Saturday, June 12, 2010 - 6:28 pm:   Edit Post

#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-

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