Alembic Stanley Clarke (SCSSB)
Overview
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- bass guitars
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Dates of manufacture:
1989
ALEMBIC instroduced the Artist Signature Series Stanley Clarke model in the 1980s. It is an Artist Signature Series model based on a short scale length Series II model. It has a brass nut, bridge and tailpiece as well as brass position markers in the side of the neck. The body is mahogany with a book-matched figured exotic wood top. Fretless and left handed versions were available. The head stock Alembic logo and Stanley Clarke signature is gold plated sterling silver. Controls are a master volume, 2 tone filters, 2 2-position Q filter switches and a pickup pan pot.
Specifications (20)
Body
| Body material | mahogany body |
| Body shape features | double cutaway |
| Body top material | exotic wood body top |
Hardware
| Bridge | brass fixed bridge |
| Tailpiece | stop tailpiece |
| Tuners | Gotoh tuners |
Fretboard
| Fingerboard material | ebony fingerboard |
| Fingerboard position markers | oval fingerboard position markers |
Neck
| Headstock inlays or logos | signature on headstock |
| Number of frets | 24 fret, fretless |
| Nut | brass nut |
| Tuner layout | two-each-side |
General
| Made in | USA |
| Number of strings | 4 strings |
| Scale length | 30.75 inches scale-length |
Controls
| Pickup selector controls | 1 pickup blend control |
| Tone controls | 2 tone controls |
| Volume controls | 1 volume control |
Electronics
| Pickups configuration | 2 humbucker pickups |
| Preamp | active preamp |
Prices (3)
| Date | Price | Condition | Name | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | $3000.00 | excellent | ||
| 2017 | $3000.00 | excellent | Keith | |
| 2017 | $3000.00 | excellent |
