1974 Alembic Series 1 Stereo Bass Waylon Jennings - Jerry Brid...

$13,500.00

  • Year: 1974
  • Manufacturer: Alembic
  • Model: Series 1 Stereo Bass Waylon Jennings - Jerry Bridges
  • Case: Original Hard
  • Color: Natural
  • Condition: Near Mint
  • Description: 'Refined and Purified' Still the Classic '70s Alembic of Many Player's Dreams. 1974 Alembic Series 1 Stereo Bass Waylon Jennings - Jerry Bridges. This Alembic Series 1 Stereo Bass was made in 1974 for Waylon Jennings who presented it to his bass player Jerry Bridges. This incredible piece of music history weighs 9.80 lbs. and features a 'chambered' offset asymmetrical double cutaway neck-through-body construction. Two-piece mahogany body (15 1/2 inches wide and 1 3/4 inches thick) with purpleheart top and back. Five-piece maple and purpleheart neck (through-body) with pointed end. The neck has a nut width of just under 1 5/8 inches, a wonderful medium profile and a long scale of 34 inches. Ebony fretboard with 24 original jumbo frets and inlaid oval pearl position markers. Headstock with purpleheart veneer on front and back and Alembic silver logo on face. individual gold-plated Schaller Bass Tuners with 'Heart' shaped metal buttons. Serial number "74 73" stamped in blind on top edge of headstock. Square brass plate at end of neck (secured by two screws) engraved "JERRY / This Bass / Belongs To You / Like You Belong To Us / Your Friend / Waylon". Three Alembic Ron Wickersham Low Impedance pickups (the middle pickup is slightly smaller) with complex active electronic systems powered by two 9 volt batteries (housed in a chamber beneath the presentation plaque) or by the external power supply. Four controls (two volume and two tone + four-way rotary pickup selector switch on treble horn. Two three-way mini toggle 'effect' switches. Stereo jack input and five-pin low-impedance input all on treble bout. Black plastic control knobs with ribbed sides and triangular white markers. Tone-enhancing Alembic brass bridge assembly with four individually adjustable brass saddles and ebony and brass over purpleheart 'bird' tailpiece with three screws. This wonderful bass is in exceptionally fine (9.00) condition with just a tiny amount of belt-buckle scarring on the back (not through the finish). Complete with the original Alembic DS5 Power Supply and five pin lead. Housed in the original four-latch rectangular black hardshell case with black leather ends and red plush lining (9.00). Together with a Certificate of Authenticity stating that "This bass was given to Jerry Bridges by Waylon Jennings" The certificate which is signed by Jerry Bridges also states "This bass was used on the single "Amanda" and Waylon Jennings Greatest Hits Album." (#1204)