murkat Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 https://www.guitarworld.com/news/stanley-clarke-releases-long-awaited-strat-style-bass-the-spellcaster?fbclid=IwAR1LczlxiR5IirZ5VJpM7ZqrvqD9QK8a_ZA-SqL78KkEc0ph8HgJjAyGr5U Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizanski Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamerhead Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 “When the time comes to play that song with a bass solo, ......" ...the crowd goes for a beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biz Prof Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 14 minutes ago, hamerhead said: “When the time comes to play that song with a bass solo, ......" ...the crowd goes for a beer. When the iconic rock music act that enjoyed its prime in the '60s/early '70s announces, "Here's one from our new record...." ...the crowd goes for a beer." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGale Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Muusant forget the all-time favorite, "Caravan with Drum Solo". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGravelin Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 I think this is pretty cool and would buy one if they came out with an 8 string version Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diablo175 Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 1 hour ago, kizanski said: Pretty cool. Oh hell yeah! I'd buy it just for the bar... and I don't play bass (very well). That is way f-ing cool! I wonder how those p'ups sound? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialk Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velorush Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Very interesting. They didn't mention in the article: conventional or piccolo tuning? ETA: I suppose with the layout, either would be just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burningyen Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Pretty unfortunate naming if you're Terry McInturff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killerteddybear Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 42 minutes ago, specialk said: Yeah, Victor's not human. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killerteddybear Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 34 minutes ago, velorush said: Very interesting. They didn't mention in the article: conventional or piccolo tuning? ETA: I suppose with the layout, either would be just fine. Piccolo tuning is just a string change. So, buy two and you're covered! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAMERMAN Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Pretty cool but if this was closer to April I would absolutely be wondering if this was an April fools joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Haynie Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 The price is right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
django49 Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Clarke has been involved in a number of limited edition basses over the years. Here is a link to one from a decade or so ago. https://www.lieberguitars.com/guitars/spellbinder-siblings/ Way back before that he did a limited run in what may have been the first collaboration with Tom Lieber. It bears some similarities. The story was that they did 125 before breaking the mold. Another story says one extra one was made in LF for Paul McCartney. I have not seen one on the market for years, when someone offered a pair in mint condition for a tidy sum.....$8k or $10K IIRC. There was at least one other such run, in a modified design several years later. Short scale, ebony board, molded body. I stumbled on one in a small shop in the SF Valley a long time ago. Probably in the 90s. Or maybe late 80s. I loved the fretless bass and it was dead cheap. Has had a lot of play wear. The case is stenciled with "SCTL Project". Someone tried to tell me it was not authentic, as they did not come in a fretless version. However, I did get a confirmation from Clarke (or whomever was responding from his team that day) that they did in fact make "a few" in that run. I have never seen another. Still have it stashed in the closet here. It should get more use......God only knows the value....... ETA......With a little searching SOME info pops up, not necessarily all reliable....... https://www.talkbass.com/threads/nbd-rare-1980-clarke-spellbinder-pic-heavy.1147649/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGravelin Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 1 hour ago, killerteddybear said: Piccolo tuning is just a string change. So, buy two and you're covered! Mandocello too, which is what I'm thinking would be spectacular for this type of funky bass 8 string thing i mentioned previously. If someone made this, I would figure out a way to get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl.B Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Giving a Bass player a whammy bar to play with is like giving Viagra to 15 year old boy! 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchee Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 2 hours ago, burningyen said: Pretty unfortunate naming if you're Terry McInturff. That, plus using Leo Fender's name so frequently in the description, seems like a good way to attract lawyers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff_hartwell Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Saw this before, and was struck by the fact that it’s made by a luthier in Oneonta NY, the small town in upstate Ny where I went to college. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killerteddybear Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 2 hours ago, JGravelin said: Mandocello too, which is what I'm thinking would be spectacular for this type of funky bass 8 string thing i mentioned previously. If someone made this, I would figure out a way to get it. I've often thought of reworking a cheap guitar into a mandocello. I've seen others do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGravelin Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 1 minute ago, killerteddybear said: I've often thought of reworking a cheap guitar into a mandocello. I've seen others do it. I recently bought an Epiphone J200 type that had a full mandocello conversion done to it and the top could not manage the string tension. I noticed it right away and returned it because while it was playable right now - in 5 years that top would've collapsed upon itself. Nope and no...can't bother with that. An electric mandocello with a vibrato tho? As a bass player, this is heavenly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diablo175 Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 2 hours ago, Carl.B said: Giving a Bass player a whammy bar to play with is like giving Viagra to 15 year old boy! 😁 True but it's a great way to get whammy bar-appreciative guitarists a reason to pick up a bass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptm1diver Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 I think that bass is cool and want one. I like the short scale like my Stanley Clark Delux has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottcald Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 7 hours ago, diablo175 said: Oh hell yeah! I'd buy it just for the bar... and I don't play bass (very well). That is way f-ing cool! I wonder how those p'ups sound? And he has the reverse headstock for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diablo175 Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 5 minutes ago, scottcald said: And he has the reverse headstock for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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