US $89.32. ** total_quantity ** | ** unit_price ** / ** unit_measure **, Alembic Darling Guitar - 5A Quilted Maple, Alembic "Starry Night" Further Guitar - Buckeye w/turquoise/red resin top, Alembic Stanley Clarke Deluxe Bass - "Blue River" - Buckeye top, Alembic Essence 4 string Bass - Zebrawood. The Essence. Their bass guitars were expensive, costing up to three times as much as a new Fender bass. [2]:35ff The company took over Pacific High Recording Studios in 1971, and the studio was renamed Alembic Studios. Ca. In a way it was an advance for me because Ive been in a rut ever since Tommy which was the last album where I used a Precision. The task is another of Alan Rogans responsibilities. Oops, looks like you forgot something. Very Good items may show a few slight marks or scratches but are fully functional and in overall great shape. Navigate to an era or just scroll through. Johns custom amp rack, with two Stramp 4120 preamps and four Sunn Coliseum Slave power amps (input module/splitter slot is empty). Alembic Stanley Clarke "Brown Bass", Walnut Top/Back with Ebony *Blue LED's. Add to Cart; Add to Cart. Look here: Alembic - Stanley Clarke Signature Basses. Help & Tools. [CDATA[ Stanley Clarke was given a specially inlaid instrument to celebrate 30 years of working together. Each instrument has two master volume controls with a selector switch so that John can preset two levels and then switch back and forth. The Maple of the n Get the Alembic sound without the size and weight of the classic Alembic instruments. Alembic has a rich history in the music industry, having developed the Grateful Dead Wall of Sound and revolutionized active electronics through innovative neck construction. When we delivered the amps to the London rehearsal space, we forgot to bring the volume pedal. Nice pictures of . [2]:35ff This bass incorporated a massive electronics suite, with state variable filtering capability, and had pickups mounted on brass tubing so that their position could be adjusted. Alembic wouldn't be Alembic without the beautiful woods. You see, I wasnt really playing what I wanted to play. They were built in to a lectern kind of setup with 3200W in poweramps in the bottom. Sunn 412LH cabinet, courtesy rockstarsguitars.com. Starting with the final leg of the 1976 North American tour on 6 Oct. in Phoenix, Arizona, No. The core of the body is Koa, which imparts a warm and wonderful sound. Well, Id heard about Jack Cassady using one and Id seen photographs of them and Rick Turner from Alembic phoned me up one day hed heard I was in New York and he brought along a bass for me to try out. France, Performance & security by Cloudflare. document.write('Photo: Richard Young, via “”'); From 1983. document.write(' Photo: Harry Potts '); $35. Theres one thing about Alembic it can be hard to vary the controls while youre playing because there are so many, so it would be nice if, when they did the Gibson one, they could give me some floor controls so I can either control it from the guitar or the floor. Your IP: To some this will sound completely crazy but to Alembic custom owners you'll know exactly what I'm talking about. We had a rehearsal one day and I had five basses made with an Explorer body and Thunderbird pick-ups and Fender necks Id had them made up for the next bout of touring. John stated in the catalog that this was used on the U.K. Television show Top of the Pops in the early 1970s. Stramp was a very small company, only four people total, so whatever left the building I had my hands on it. Gallery of Johns custom amp rack and speaker cabinets. With Alembic, the only limitations are your imagination and budget. There are also many vintage and retired Alembic bass guitars you may no longer be able to buy new, in which case a used version is the only way to buy that model of Alembic bass. SERIES 1. [CDATA[ John (about the first one): Bought from Fred Walecki whilst holidaying in L.A. I had it re-wired back to stereo by Peter Cook. The Explorer-shaped Alembics have necks and bodies of birdseye maple and walnut. [CDATA[ We have chosen to keep our model names tied to the electronics rather than the shape or scale length, so you will see short scale Series I basses with the default Small Standard shape and some with the Standard Omega shape. Bound neck with 24-fret rosewood fingerboard, dot inlays. Some are related to scale length, others to tradition, and others to personal taste. bucephylus said: . Alembic makes standard four-string bass guitars as well as those with five and six strings. Ca. Founded in 1969, the company began manufacturing pre-amps before building complete instruments. Learn More, We understand the importance of online privacy and are committed to complying with the EU General Data Protection Regulation. Some are related to scale length, others to tradition, and others to personal taste. Click image to view larger version. John Entwistles amps are the responsibility of Bill Harrison, who stands to the rear of the bass cabinets when the Who are onstage. 2011 interview with John Entwistles luthier/guitar maker Peter Cook posted on. Sunn Coliseum Slave spare, courtesy rockstarsguitars.com. The Alembics got such an amazing amount of treble its almost ear-piercing. The company has also nurtured some of the greatest luthiers of all time, including Rick Turner and Doug Irwin. Used - Very Good. See what's new on the Alembic website. [2]:35ff. Ive finally fulfilled my role in the Who. Eventually Alembic was actively modifying and repairing guitars and basses, recording sound, and designing and building PA systems. Courtesy Rock Stars Guitars. The spinal tap guy says, "please don't even look at that guitar." 1 became Johns main stage bass guitar through 1982, with its last use at Live Aid in 1985. Alembic president Rick Turner recalls, John then inquired as to the possibility of our doing some Explorer copies. In the studio I use a Music Man HD-130 head and a 2 X 12 cabinet for the clean sound, and a Mesa Boogie with an extension cabinet for the distortion and the treble. It makes left-handed bass guitars as well as the more standard right-handed ones. Also, I grew tired of the bloody 5-pin Cannon jack and transformer box I had to use with them. While they are pleasing to the eye, keep in mind that different combinations will shape the way the string behaves, thus influencing the tone. There were two preamps in each top and you could blend between them with a standard $50 volume pedal. Sunn 312 cabinet, courtesy rockstarsguitars.com. Sunn ad, courtesy thewho.org. document.write(' Photo: Tony Bock '); [CDATA[ In 1977, Alembic presented the world's first "graphite" neck basses with necks supplied by Geoff Gould (later founder of Modulus Guitars) at a trade show; it was bought by John McVie of Fleetwood Mac. Christies would like to thank Rick Turner for his assistance with this lot. A 1976 Alembic Bass guitar; serial number 76-A046, in natural finish, neck through body constriction [sic], curved maple top, mahogany body cores, maple and walnut laminate neck, ebony twenty six fret fingerboard with oval abalone inlays and LED side markers, headstock with walnut facing and silver Alembic logo, two pickups, four rotary controls, one selector switch, two mini-toggle switches (one broken), jack and cannon connector sockets, gold plated Schaller tremolo bridge/tailpiece with four adjustable saddles; and an original blue rectangular hard shell case with red plush lining owned and played by John Entwistle on stage with The Who; accompanied by a black and white image of Entwistle playing the instrument on stage at the Winterland, San Francisco, 28 March, 1976. Alembic made the first high end neck through the body bass guitar . Alembic Rogue 5st Macassar Ebony Top & Blue LED 2008 Used Electric Bass. Alembic Guitar and Bass Catalog 1989 12 pages in very good condition. Sold in Sothebys May 2003 auction. 1989 Limited Edition Alembic 20th Anniversary bass guitar. He remained with this setup through the 1982 Farewell Tour (and again for Live Aid in 1985). 714 Posts 240 Topics Last post by garyhead in Re: Quilt coco bolo on January 17, 2023, 02:45:57 PM Showcase. Alembic 1981 catalog/pricelist RARE! Indistinct serial number (74-A011) impressed to top edge of headstock. [CDATA[ Find an Alembic dealer. In addition to their standard models, Alembic also operates as a true custom shop, offering hand-done inlay and design features to suit your every desire. document.write(' Photo: Denis O’Regan '); All images courtesy and copyright rockstarsguitars.com. Ca. He brought it along to a Who rehearsal when hed finished I plugged it in and it blew my mind. noun. from Japan. $49.69 shipping. Lined Fretless Series I long scale bass in 5A Quilted Maple with Ebony neck laminate, custom taper fingerboard. , Ca. Alembic Mark King Deluxe 5, Buckeye Burl / Ebony *Similar On Order, ETA Dec. 2022, Alembic Stanley Clarke Signature Deluxe, Buckeye Burl with Ebony and Blue LED's, Alembic Stanley Clarke "Brown Bass", Walnut Top/Back with Ebony *Green LED's, Alembic Stanley Clarke "Brown Bass", Walnut Top/Back with Ebony *Red LED's, Alembic Mark King Deluxe (4), Buckeye Burl / Ebony / Blue LED's *On Order, ETA April 2023, Alembic Mark King Deluxe 4, Cocobolo with Ebony and Red/Blue LED's *Similar On Order, ETA Dec. 2022, Alembic Stanley Clarke "Brown Bass", Walnut Top/Back with Ebony *Blue LED's, Alembic Mark King Deluxe 5-String, Cocobolo with Ebony and LED's *Similar On Order, ETA = Oct. 2022. 13 July 1985, Live Aid, Gelf custom amp rack, with two Stramp 4120 stereo preamps, Alembic input module/splitter, and four Sunn Coliseum Slave power amps. Owned by John Entwistle, and played by him during the Top of the Pops The Who performance circa 1976. [citation needed] The company sold the recording studio in 1973, the same year a story in Rolling Stone helped generate enough cashflow for a standardized bass guitar line based on the Guild Starfire. > Kind of a cool story see details, Lake can be seen in this photo playing an Alembic Series 1. see details, In this video you can see John McVie playing his Alembic bass at 2:50. see details, The only time Curt was seen with an Alembic was while performing "Shout" on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 1985. Cloudflare Ray ID: 7b9ba6cf8b60136d I fiddle around with different ones. Features: Fitted with upside-down Bigsby, body with graphite through-neck, active electronics and LEDs to fingerboard, oval markers. [CDATA[ // ]]> -->, 25 May 1978, Shepperton, Sunn rig comprising four Sunn 412LH 412 cabs, two Sunn W 118 reflex bins (inner bottom) and two Sunn W 118 cabinets (outer bottom). Click to view larger version Alembic 4-string bass, side view. Alembic Basses and Guitars Alembic was started by Owsley Stanley in the Grateful Dead's rehearsal space with one focus -- fidelity. Two German-made Stramp 4120 stereo preamps, which split their outputs to one power amp each. Alembic Series I bass, courtesy Brad Rodgers, whocollection.com. Theres also a dummy pick-up in the middle and two controls to eliminate hum and buzz, so I never get any buzzes or anything. Categories Brands Shops Deals and Steals Price Drops 0% Financing New and Popular Handpicked Collections. Rogers CP103 and Mesa-Boogie 412 visible at right. Items must be returned in original, as-shipped condition with . The Standard Point, the iconic Alembic body shape, was conceived to force players to put the instrument in a stand, as headstock repairs resulting from falls were the most common repair performed by the company in its early days. Ca. see details, Featured in this TalkBass.com forum post. In fact, we were making them before we even had model names or a catalog. See. 1983 Gastank television performance with the Alembic with V-shaped headstock. 1 day. Of the many Alembic bass guitars for sale on eBay are several worth noting for their exceptionality, including the following: 1980 Alembic Series I four-string bass in walnut or rosewood mahogany with ebony fingerboard. Show More. Categories. This set-up is still a bit too loud, so Im thinking of switching to two Mesa Boogie stacks instead. 4 sold 5. Ca. $200.00 shipping. This information, along with all other content included in Whotabs, is intended for private study, scholarship or research. Cabinets are Sunn 412LH 412s. The photo below is not my bass, but the exact same control layout. Product no. Features a power supply function for Alembic instruments; Mult Box, each of the two stereo channels has four phone jack outputs; Direct Box, a transformer-coupled low-impedance output via the three-pin Cannon balanced outputs, with phase reversal switches; Mode Switch, supporting stereo, reverse stereo, A+B mono A or B mono. Click to view larger version. In fact, resale isn't any worse than most non-Fender basses. from Japan. The bass was so loud on stage The Who and their road crew used to vacate my side of the stage whenever I played it. Completed in late 76, this very same bass was a catalog model for the early 1977 brochure (see pics). Get the best deals on alembic guitar when you shop the largest online selection at eBay.com. A variety of body shapes have been introduced. 1975, Sunn rig (with amplifier rack barely visible at far left): two Sunn 412 speaker cabs (outside top), two Sunn 312 312 speaker cabs (inside top), two Sunn 118 speaker cabs (outside bottom), two Sunn W 118 reflex bins (inside bottom). 24 frets, active electronics and an external power supply and exotic woods were just a fe. There is a smudgy area under the finish on back of neck on maple side about mid neck, it must have been original to the wood. Please check the fields highlighted in red. Founded in 1969, the company began manufacturing pre-amps before building complete instruments. Right before we were to play, my main bass went dead because Id accidentally crossed some wires while changing the battery. Sunn Coliseum Slave, courtesy rockstarsguitars.com. Click to view larger version Alembic 8-string bass. Ill be playing through two cabinets and therell be a separate sound coming out of each one. 1982, Toronto, Sunn rig, with three Sunn 412L 412 and Mega 118 cabinets. [2]:35ff. Alembic Stanley Clarke Sign Del, Cocobolo *LAST ONE AT CURRENT PRICE. Extra 2% off with coins. Yeah, I sort of pioneered the trebly bass sound, the piano sound, and I use an awful lot of treble. Effects Occasionally Ill use a Boss Chorus. Add to Cart. That supplies power for the lights as well. Turner adds that the Alembic recently sent John another bass, a new model with a medium scale graphite neck, and an ebony body with a Bigsby vibrato tailpiece. Mahogany is the primary neck wood for a more rounded and warm tone. Show More. 1981 video for Another Tricky Day with the Alembic with V-shaped headstock. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. Ca. John had three of these rigs built, plus an additional studio-only rig. Click to view larger version Alembic 4-string bass. document.write(' Photo: Ebet Roberts '); In fact, we were making them before we even had model names or a catalog. Items must be returned in original, as . The 2004 display of The Who at the Hard Rock Vault in Orlando, Florida, thanks to Michael Mullins. Free shipping. This item is sold As-Described and cannot be returned unless it arrives in a condition different from how it was described or photographed. Click to view larger version. They feature active electronics and brass hardware. [3][4], Inspired by the wide frequency response of the Hagstrom Bi-sonic pickups installed in Phil Lesh and Jack Casady's Guild Starfire basses, Ron Wickersham and Rick Turner designed low-impedance pickups and electronics with greater bandwidth than the high-impedance pickups typical in electric guitars and basses of the time. I sold the main bass to the Hard Rock Cafe that was its punishment.. Retail prices effective January 1, 2023. Yes, I built this particular one. _gat_UA-133152057-1. All auction information, including quotes and references are copyright their original owners and are included for reference only. On stage with Alembic Series I Omega with flame-figured top. Free shipping on many items | Browse your favorite brands | affordable prices. We've been making Series I basses longer than any other model in our catalog. The recording studio had been sold, as was a retail store in San Francisco where they had sold high-end audio equipment besides their own electronics and instruments.[5]. $13000. Wonderful series 1 long scale bass from Alembic, 1976. . Wonderful series 1 long scale bass from Alembic, 1976. Top, 1/8 accent laminate, body wood, accent, back, pickup selector switch, volume x2, filter x2, 3position Q x2, mono/stereo switch. Ca. 1988. The basis is faithful electronics reproduction of the mechanical string motion. They were likely replaced in the early 80s when that logo appears. 19779 Posts 1336 Topics Last post by pauldo in Re: 73-28 Bass on April 03, 2023, 06:30:32 AM This individual guitar is named "Starry Night" as the turquoise and red Buckeye top resembles VanGogh's masterpiece! It just doesn't get anybetter than this! This configuration gave the player the fidelity of single-coil pickups without their inherent noise, and is used to this day. 1 day left. View similar gear from other sellers on Reverb. I was getting all the necks straightened at the time, so just for a laugh, I brought along the Alembic and plugged it in. (729kb) Johns second Alembic, 1974 Alembic Series 1, courtesy Brad Rodgers, whocollection.com. The Series I is as much of a powerhouse today as it was back in 1972 and nothing short of a Series II even comes close. Four Sunn Coliseum Slave 320-watt power amps (two for low frequencies, one for mids, one for highs/full-range). [2]:35ff 1973 was also the year that Stanley Clarke, then with Return to Forever, replaced his Gibson EB-2 with an Alembic, increasing Alembic's profile. Your purchases also help protect forests, including trees traditionally used to make instruments. Associated images are included for reference only and are the property of the original owner. Completed in late '76, this very same bass was a catalog model for the early 1977 brochure (see pics). Whotabs is not affiliated with The Who, its record company or management. Only the eighth instrument built by Alembic, Turner started it in 1972 and completed it in mid-1974. In 1977, Alembic presented the world's . Generic Stramp 4120 preamp. Before I had the Thunderbird I used to use an extremely trebly sound and play lead figures, and I was OK with a Precision bass. Of switching to two Mesa Boogie stacks instead it arrives in a condition different from how it was described photographed... 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