Carl Radle's Bass

A 1975 Alembic Bass that had belonged to Carl Radle when he was in the Eric Clapton Group. Also a clip of Carl Radle tribute band (Oct. 12, 2006).

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Music

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• Carl
• Radle
• 1975
• Alembic
• Series
• One
• Bass
• Anvil
• case
• Oklahoma
• Music
• Hall
• of
• Fame
• Induction
• concert

[bassrockin]

Mine is # 75179. It's Zebrawood. Rick Turner told me that they only made three of those in that period. One of them went to Entwistle, I've got one and ... the other?

[volleyballjones]

Thanks for your comment. I bet your Zebrawood model looks good. Our serial numbers are close. Mine is #75-171.

[bassrockin]

Wow! That IS close...! I'd love to see a picture of it. What kind of wood is it?

[volleyballjones]

My Carl Radle bass is Walnut and the center stripe (neck thru wood) is maple and purpleheart.

[00corn]

I was there and it was an awesome evening! Thanks sooo much for posting this video!!

[volleyballjones]

You are so right. It was an awesome evening, and a befitting tribute to an important man in music history.

[oldmainlinehomes]

Nice!

There is a new section on the Alembic site where you can register this bass and see where it is in the production history of the company... or have you already done this?

I have a 76 series 1 and they are possibly the Bugatti of the Bass world. Rolls maybe too pedestrian.

[dlowell3517]

Nice piece of history......... However the prize is the Precision. Wonder who got that bass?

[tonfan]

....also known as "Coffee Tables" ha ha....

[shaman683]

I saw Carl playing this monster in concert one time. Biggest electric bass I had ever seen.

Always wondered what it was. Thanks for posting!

[bassrockin]

Thanks for the informational reply man!

[Skylark2020]

I saw the great bassist Alex Blake in 1976 with a Zebrawood long-scale Series I. Might be the third one???? (And, if you've never seen Alex do is thing ---electric OR acoustic--- you have missed some PHENOMENAL bass work!)

[sandopiforever]

I enjoy this video very much,these musician are very associated to the music I listen being a fan of E.C.

[bultaco111]

Phil Lesh or Stanley Clarke?

[bassrockin]

Dont wanna show my cards but I got a good deal. I bought it from a guy who used to work at Rick Turners shop named Bill Asher. It's been down for a couple of years but I'm planning to get it worked on in the couple of months. Just needs some electrical work....

[StingrayForLife]

Lucky bastard. How much was the bass?

Alembic is the best ever, never mind my name.