<I>Stanley Clarke Signature Standard 4 String Bass</I>
date: label: Date
content: after 1990
name: label: Owned by
content: Stanley Clarke, American, born 1951
label: Manufactured by
content: Alembic Inc., American, founded 1969
label: Manufactured by
content: Gotoh Gut Co., Japanese, founded 1960
notes: label: Description
content: Alembic Stanley Clarke Standard model electric bass guitar with a body made of polished wood. Front of body has inlaid wood down the middle. Inlaid wood has two (2) wide strips of light wood with two (2) thinner strips of dark wood in the middle. Down the center is a thin strip of light wood between the two (2) darker lines of wood. Center inlay extends the length of the back of the neck. On either side of center inlay on the front body is dark wood with rings and dark growth lines displayed. Additional inlay around the outside edges of the body. Headstock has matching dark wood at front and back. On the lower portion of the front body on the PL side, are four (4) knobs and three (3) switches with an input jack. Bass includes two (2) pickups above the adjustable saddles and bridge. Fret board has inlaid mother of pearl of various sizes at various sections down the center. Headstock has four (4) pegs with strings strung to bass. At the top of the headstock is a metal logo of the manufacturer. Logo includes a cloud at the top with hand reaching down out of the cloud holding the body of a dragon that is shaped in a ring. Within the ring is a stylized alembic.
place: label: Place made
content: 3005 Wiljan Court, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California, United States, North and Central America
title: label: Title
content: Electric bass guitar owned by Stanley Clarke
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Composers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Musical Instruments
label: Exhibition
content: Musical Crossroads
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Stanley Clarke
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.160.2.1
objectType: label: Type
content: electric guitars
label: Type
content: musical instruments
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood, copper alloy, plastic, wire, mother of pearl and gold
label: Dimensions
content: 44 1/8 x 13 1/2 x 2 3/8 in. (112.1 x 34.3 x 6 cm)