Alembic Guitars Club
Connecting => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: keavin on July 31, 2008, 05:08:37 AM
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(http://club.alembic.com/Images/449/54205.jpg)http://www.millisong.com/index.cfm/hurl/idzAlbum/IdAlbumz39667/39667.htm
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Thanks for the heads-up, Keavin! Looking forward to hearing that - Marcus and Stanley are my absolute heroes on bass, and while I've never been a huge fan of Victor up to now (technically, he's astounding, but I've never really cared for his music or tone), I'm willing to be converted!
Interesting listening to those clips - I don't hear much of Stanley's signature tone - is he using the Spellbinder for most of this album? If so, it's a pity: I miss the Alembic sparkle! I can tell Marcus' sound from a mile off, but without the Alembic sparkle, Stanley sounds a little, uh, 'diminished' to my ears, too close in tone to Victor on his Fodera. Specifically, the beginning of Los Tres Hermanos - that sounds like Stanley's playing, but not his usual Alembic sound.
But I'll reserve judgement until I've heard the whole thing and read the inlay!
K.
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I had a quick flick through some of the tracks and thankfully no-one is overplaying. I wondered whether the three of them on the same record, it would end up being a bass shredfest. But thankfully it doesn't sound like that.
Jazzyvee
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http://www.stanleyclarke.com/interactive/showthread.php?tid=62
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New Web site up now!http://www.smvmusic.com/ (http://www.smvmusic.com/)
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Only 10 dates in the USA. I was hoping for a closer stop.
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wonder if they will come to the UK
I guess every bass player on the globe will be purchasing that one!
I think to the uninitiated it would all sound like the same person.
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Downloaded the album from eMusic.com - great stuff!
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Have they allocated each player a specific channel as victor and steve bailey do on their bass extremes cds?
Terry, if they come to the UK they'll get no further north than Camden ;-(
Graeme
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Talk about luck...I got my ticket today for the SMV show at Wolf Trap on 08/16. FRONT ROW...CENTER! The Bass Gods must truly be looking out for me...
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For any Australian members - Bass People has the CD in stock:
http://basspeople.cart.net.au/details/2350677.html (http://basspeople.cart.net.au/details/2350677.html)
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The CD finally arrived in the post yesterday. I'm on round the 4th listening and I have to say I really like most of it. For a change, it's not just a bass players album, most of the music is ensemble playing although I guess the whole CD will appeal mostly to we Bass players ;-)
As far as the instruments Stanley is using, alot of the lbum sounds like it's beig played o an Alembic but I don't think I've heard him playing anything on a spellbinder recently so I have no point of comparison. The sleeve notes state..
Stanley Clarke plays Alembic basses and a 'Spellbinder custom tenor bass' so you can form your own opinions*
Graeme
* mine is that Stanley's touting an instrument he doesn't play as he has a financial interest in the company (and who can blame him).
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dayum!!