Description
Alembic Stanley Clarke Brown Bass - Flamed Walnut w/Case USED
Serial: BB14843USA
This bass is used but in mint condition! Please see images for appearance. This bass has been set-up by our in-house techs and it will be gone over again before it ships out.
Ships with deluxe hard case.
Stanley Clarke Signature
It was 1973 and Stanley Clarke just got his first short scale Alembic. Your world changed the first time you listened to it, and you just couldn’t get that sound out of your head. That sound was Stanley’s amazing talent and tone. Part of that sonic memory was because he was playing an Alembic bass, and it may have been the first time you ever heard one.
When you pick up a Stanley Clarke Signature bass you immediately notice how easy it is to play. That's largely due to the short scale length. At 30.75 inches, the scale length is exactly what Stan plays, to the surprise of many. When the frets are closer together, your fretting hand can enjoy a less stretched position at the lower frets, which is a joy for hands large and small alike.
The Stanley Clarke Signature basses are also natural choices when you want to tune tenor or piccolo style. But don't think for a minute that this little bass can't handle standard tuning like a champ, with plenty of low-end and sustain. Ideas you may have about short scale basses through your past experience with other makers will be reset once you play an Alembic short scale.
Brown Basses are a nod to Stanley's second Series I bass from 1974, serial number 80 (sadly, his first one was stolen shortly after he got it). It's the bass on the cover of "If This Bass Could Only Talk" and as his original Brown Bass it continued his love affair with short scale which has endured through his forty-plus years with Alembic. There are decorative departures from other Signature models, like the slightly flattened 1974 template for the body and the placement of the pickup selector on the lower horn. Brown Basses use Mahogany as the primary neck wood for a more rounded and warm tone. Simple three-piece body construction is elegant paired with the traditional hand-rubbed oil finish. You'll notice the electronics are different as well, with individual volume controls, a pickup selector switch, and a switchable stereo/mono output.
Alembic Stanley Clark 2021 "Brown Bass".
Flamed Walnut Top and Back, Myrtle Core
Neck: Mahogany/Walnut/Birch, Thin 1.5" Nut, Ebony fingerboard, abalone oval inlays, Continuous Wood Backplates, 2.15 in width at 24th
Side LED's: Amber & Violet at 12/24 Frets
Brass Hardware / Gold Tuners
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