Does anybody tryed this new Stanley Clarke's Bass (spellbinder)? It must sound great... (Because it looks SOOOO ugly).
 
Why, Stan? (tears)  
Shame on you! :-(

not so good the sound....

Ugly is an under-statement.

Here is a original Spellbinder for 1500
http://neworleans.craigslist.org/msg/1000874369.html

The Spellbinder reminds me of the old Daion Savage.
 

 
Bill, tgo

Over the summer when I saw Stanley with RTF & SMV, he didn't touch the Spellbinder once...Alembic or stand-up.

I saw the video - pretty damn AWESOME!!!  Sorry guys, I was blown away.  Stanley (like Jaco) proves that the magic is in the hands and not the instrument. Ok, that Bass IS ugly as hell, but if I don't look at it and just listen to what he's doing, I can't help but be impressed.  It's still Stanley.
 

Good call Bill, it sure does.  
 
OO

I'm hands down with rami on this.I'd never choose a Spellbinder over an Alembic (I mean c'mon,who would?).However I'm reminded of Jaco's 'Modern Electric Bass' video where he plays Jerry Jemmott's Abe Rivera fretless.There's absolutely no doubt who is playing.That's the feeling I get watching Stanley on this.
 
(Message edited by bassfingers on January 31, 2009)

That bass is as ugly as a hat full of arseholes!

Stan is the Man, he will always be and...
 
Ok, the Spellbinder sounds fine to me (it has some nice subtle acoustic quality on its tone and sustain), but - to me - great Bass Guitar will ever be Alembic.
 
Not prejudice, just a simply matter of taste...

Platypus - is it a duck or a beaver... who cares, it can still swim.

Yeah, it's ugly but if Stanley approves, who's going to stand in his way and say the bass sucks....  
 
(I hear the Crickets chirping from all the peace and silents...).
 
Those who know, don't speak... and those who don't know, talks...

Stanley may sell them but he doesn't play them. Last year at the RTF concert ne played his Alembic and his Upright only. There was Spellbinder on stage but it never left the stand.
 
OO

It is a great thing that we have free thought and choice! Everyone?s opinion is correct and equally wrong about Stan and his basses.
Stanley own and plays tons of basses,(only 4 strings though) Alembic basses are absolutely fantastic. Their designs and electronics are the singular reason for my initial interest in building guitars, period. Stanley loves his Alembics; they bring a comfort zone on stage, no different then one wearing a favorite old pair of shoes.  
 This doesn?t mean that THE bassist of our time sits on his laurels as it relates to pushing new development of bass designs and concepts and sounds.  Stanley had a hand in designing the Spellbinder, aspects of  the body design and electronics. So when you all dis as ugly , sounds like crap etc?. you insult Stanley, myself , oh and Alembic by being so silly.  
As a previous person expressed, almost 100% of the actual sound is emitted through the hands of the player, a great instrument certainly doesn?t hurt but is not the magic.
 
peace,
 
 Thomas Lieber