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Alembic products => Alembic Basses & Guitars => Topic started by: teo on February 22, 2011, 04:39:16 AM

Title: Stanley Clarke string
Post by: teo on February 22, 2011, 04:39:16 AM

hi, i was looking some Stanley Clarke video and i'm very interrested to know what sort of strings he 's using, is it extra light set (30-90)?

Title: Stanley Clarke string
Post by: pierreyves on February 22, 2011, 05:19:17 AM

Hi Teo and welcome, about what bass, what year, what gig are you speaking ?
From about 18 years I think, Stanley use only ADGC tuning and I suppose he use 0.80, 0.65, 0.45, 0.30
as I use for my tenor basses.
If you see some RTF concert, he use normal bass with EADG but I don't now the gauge, certainly the same 100/80/65/45
 
(Message edited by pierreyves on February 22, 2011)

Title: Stanley Clarke string
Post by: teo on February 22, 2011, 08:33:57 AM

look this video during stanley solo, strings look like chewing gum:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NOLqX6LT2g (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NOLqX6LT2g)

Title: Stanley Clarke string
Post by: pierreyves on February 22, 2011, 02:40:17 PM

is it his tenor bass, Stanley has great finger's attack ;o)

Title: Stanley Clarke string
Post by: funkyjazzjunky on February 22, 2011, 03:57:59 PM

He used to endorse RotoSound

Title: Stanley Clarke string
Post by: dannobasso on February 22, 2011, 04:28:58 PM

I recently obtained an endorser's account with DR. They told me Stanley is using their strings now. Another great family company.

Title: Stanley Clarke string
Post by: edwin on February 23, 2011, 08:40:55 PM

Welcome aboard, Danno! In fact, there's a link to Alembic, albeit perhaps a bit tenuous. The D in DR is Dronge, as in Guild guitars, who built some of the first instruments that Alembic modified.
 
I love the Sunbeams!

Title: Stanley Clarke string
Post by: teo on February 24, 2011, 07:29:55 AM

i suppose it's cause of short scale maybe give less tension to the strings ?

Title: Stanley Clarke string
Post by: doug_k on April 03, 2011, 11:26:44 AM

great clip, that's the most energy i've ever seen the late show band put into a performance.