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Guitar World
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Nick Wells

“I got rid of a lot of my electric basses – at one point I had over 100!” After five decades at the low-end, Stanley Clarke decided to part ways with his astonishing bass collection

NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND - AUGUST 03: Stanley Clarke of Stanley Clarke N 4Ever performs during the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival at Fort Adams State Park on August 03, 2024 in Newport, Rhode Island. .

Every now and then, whether through fluke or sheer good fortune, life throws up some great pairings. James Jamerson and his P-Bass, Jack Bruce and his Gibson EB-3, McCartney and his Hofner 500/1, and of course, Jaco and his fretless Fender Jazz. In such a list, you'd have to include Stanley Clarke and his Alembic.

Introduced in 1988, his signature model has a 30.75-inch scale with 24 frets and an ebony fingerboard, plus gold machineheads and an active circuit supplied by Ron Wickersham.

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