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Title: Write a tag line
Post by: dnburgess on March 16, 2004, 12:46:40 PM

I need some help from you creative types. I will be running some magazine ad.s in Australia for Alembic and am interested on club member suggestions for a tag line. So far I like:
Learn to dream differently
 
I'd like to hear your suggestions.

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: effclef on March 16, 2004, 12:53:33 PM

Fretboard To Heaven.
 
OK, maybe not that one!
 
EffClef

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: alemboid on March 16, 2004, 01:11:22 PM

Hmmm. I used to be in marketing for a Fortune 500 hundred company. One way to sell a customer is to empower them to believe that they are right. So, instead of suggesting that they dream differently, they should be motivated to dream, period. When it comes to tone, your dreams come true on an Alembic. Or From your heart, through your hands, to their ears, Alembic has the tone your dreams are made of. Get the idea?
 
Or the hard sell (as seen in New York)- You ARE gunna buy dis here bass- right? (to the sound of the salesman's knuckles cracking).
 
Well, play around with some ideas. Just ask yourself what would motivate you to take a look at an Alembic?
 
...thoughts...
 
Bryant

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: alemboid on March 16, 2004, 01:22:54 PM

Hey, how about this-
 
Alembic basses, in touch with you or Alembic basses- your sound- now. Your tone, now- Play an Alembic bass. Do you want to be a laurie driver all your bleedin' life? Buy an Alembic and see the world....uh, maybe not that one.
 
Bryant

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: poor_nigel on March 16, 2004, 01:25:25 PM

What's a magazine?  You mean those old paper things people used to read before the Internet took over the world?  I guess anyone who can afford to buy magazines these days can afford to buy an alembic.  
 
Words have never sold me like graphics do.  Especially if the graphic has someone I want to be like in it.  Therefore a quote from Stanley or Mark King would have inpact on me.  But mainly, I just look at the pictures.  No help here.

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: palembic on March 16, 2004, 02:00:46 PM

- Get control, get tone, get it all ...get Alembic
- the true tool to out your emotions ...Alembic
- get Alembicised
- How 'deep' is your love ...Alembic
- The epic centre can be you ...and your Alembic
- ...
 
oh huh ...

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: hollis on March 16, 2004, 03:13:07 PM

When Nothing But The Best Will Do...Alembic
Quality Incarnate...Alembic
The Music's Inside...Alembic
Alembic, The Sound Answer
A Slice of Perfection...Alembic
Estate of Bliss...Alembic

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: adriaan on March 16, 2004, 03:29:44 PM

No worries mate: down under it's Alembic all the way.
 
(You can tell I'm not the sales person in the family, can't you?)

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: kenbass4 on March 16, 2004, 04:01:31 PM

Alembic: What other basses aspire to be

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: bracheen on March 16, 2004, 04:19:11 PM

I'm guessing that you'll be advertising all Alembic products, not just basses?

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: elzie on March 16, 2004, 04:31:44 PM

Alembic; The reason strings were invented  
 
Or  
 
Alembic; Every strings dream home
 
Now here's one that goes out on a limb!
 
Santa Rosa. Valhalla for trees, heaven for the rest of us
 
(Message edited by elzie on March 16, 2004)

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: kungfusheriff on March 16, 2004, 05:09:54 PM

Played them all? Have the instrument you really want.
The world may not know your name, but they'll know your sound.
Alembic. There is no other.

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: the_mule on March 16, 2004, 11:20:24 PM

It's one of my favourite quotes whatsoever, which I also use in my forum-profile, because it describes the 'Alembic-virus' best for me personally. But actually it's from the lyrics of a Guided By Voices song:  
 
The Closer You Are, The Quicker It Hits You
 
(Message edited by the mule on March 16, 2004)

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: bassman10096 on March 17, 2004, 03:18:39 AM

This is a violation of a brand name, but I can not resist:  Not all Lamborghinis are cars...

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: adriaan on March 17, 2004, 04:34:27 AM

Wait a minute ...
 
If not all Lamborghinis are cars then are you not implying that not all Alembics are basses, guitars or pre-amps?
 
And knowing that Lamborghini started building cars as a side-line to its successful line of farm machinery, aren't you comparing Alembics to farm machinery?

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: keavin on March 17, 2004, 05:11:42 AM

Alembic,wine and roses! (how sweet can a instrument be!)or (the worlds ultamite stringed instrument???)....read more!!

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: mint_bass on March 17, 2004, 06:39:27 AM

taken from the alembic explaination of the badge and what an alembic is  
 
the purest of electric guitars and basses available  
 
or
 
the purest tone that is beyond your dreams
 
taste purity play almbic
andrew

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: 811952 on March 17, 2004, 06:44:19 AM

Clarity, Brilliance, Perfection... Alembic!

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: alembic76407 on March 17, 2004, 06:51:45 AM

Alembic, say no more!!!!

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: alembic76407 on March 17, 2004, 06:55:35 AM

When your tired of owning the rest, own the best, Alembic

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: effclef on March 17, 2004, 07:28:34 AM

Worth Every Penny.

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: mikedm on March 17, 2004, 10:45:38 AM

long, long ago in art school I did an add comp with an SC bass, the logo and the simple text: Four-String Ferrari. Man, I thought I was brilliant, time has shown otherwise...anyway here goes a few.
 
Your quest is over.
Don't forget to breathe.
It's okay to touch it.
Go ahead, touch it.
We dare you.
Things to do today: wake up, play, go back to bed.
 

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: keavin on March 17, 2004, 12:20:22 PM

the undisputed king of strings!!!!

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: dnburgess on March 17, 2004, 12:22:59 PM

Thanks everyone - its not as easy as it looks. Good points, Bryant.
 
I kinda like How deep is your love. Does anyone know who played bass on those sessions?
 
Along similar lines, how about: Sweet dreams are made of this.
 
Can anyone think of well known lines from songs played by a famous Alembicians that might work? Come on all you Entwistle fans. No permutations on Don't get fooled again.

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: bassman10096 on March 17, 2004, 12:23:11 PM

Adriaan:  I had no idea that comparing any product to a Lamborghini could be construed as an insult!  As to whether all Alembics are basses, preamps, guitars:  Some Alembic products are pickups and other accessories; and some vintage Alembic products are speaker cabinets.  Sadly, none are cars (I'd drive one!).  Happily, I feel certain that none are farm machinery.  But, I guess I didn't know all I thought...  
 
Bill

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: 811952 on March 17, 2004, 12:46:40 PM

I feel certain that none are farm machinery.
Aw, come on!  Don't some farmers have a still hidden out back somewhere?  ;-)
John

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: bassman10096 on March 17, 2004, 01:28:56 PM

No doubt they do...but I understand they consider it bad form (and bad luck!) to discuss publicly.  So, while we all know them 'stills is out ther' in dem woods, out back, I think we should leave those kind of alembics off the farm machinery inventory (At least the one that 'revenuin' tax feller' gets to see...).
 
Bill

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: adriaan on March 17, 2004, 02:03:15 PM

If you visit a wine museum in France (there's plenty of those around) they usually have an alambic on display. They'll tell you what they did with it, but they won't let you play it. The French are still distilling 'eau de' whatever - beer, wine, fruit, you name it - and they must still be using an alambic-like apparatus for that, I think.  
 
If you ever visit the Alsace, Colmar is a good place to start. And if you thought Mel Gibson's protrayal of the passion of Christ was bloody, check out the 15th C. Issenheimer altar by Mathias Gr?newald at the Mus?e d'Unterlinden - nothing new under the sun.
 
(Message edited by Adriaan on March 17, 2004)

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: bracheen on March 17, 2004, 03:50:20 PM

John Paul Jones played Alembic.  How about Rumble On?

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: David Houck on March 17, 2004, 05:02:33 PM

David, I looked it up; their guitar player Alan Kendall is listed as the bass player on that album.

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: palembic on March 18, 2004, 12:09:39 AM

An alembic (or alambic) is also used to moonshine I believe our US brothers call it in old days.
Adriaan ...I saw that too.
 
PTBO

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: palembic on March 18, 2004, 12:24:34 AM

Ho David ...the concept to use Titles of songs were an Alembic bass was used in as tagline a good concept. Maybe too intellectualistic??
But  ...well ...that's how I am...
 
 
Paul TBO

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: bassman10096 on March 18, 2004, 04:40:07 AM

Without speaking for (and embarrassing) the whole of American persons (just my illiterate self), I think the word alembic is pretty obscure.  Further, until I looked a bit further because of my interest in Alembic instuments, my meager understanding of the word was that it was associated most closely with the admirable practice of alchemy - principally conversion of non-gold substances to gold.  Actually (did I grow up in a linguistic BARNYARD!?!) my understanding that an alembic was a still did not really take root until after extensive, systematic research -- mostly in the form of noticing the Ebay listings that come up under alembic but are not basses, guitars or preamps.  
I'm not confident (again, my humble, illiterate opinion) that others on this side of the pond would make the connection between Alembic to distilling drinkable beverages.  
 
Bill the ignorant one

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: keavin on March 18, 2004, 06:04:20 AM

to break it all down in a musical instrument sence, all of impurities,hath been removed,the pickups are ceramicmagnetic,(eliminating harmonic distortion)producing a purer signal, (cleanest possible tone)w/addition to high quality onboard pre-amps topped off w/the most exotic woods , adding all these ingredients,the purest of them all could only add up to being (a distilled musical instrument) ,thus the alembic is born!

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: senmen on March 18, 2004, 06:36:25 AM

David,
it is rather hard to find a line Who or JE related.
Maybe:
ALEMBIC - the real me.......
 
Oliver (Spyderman)

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: cdf on March 18, 2004, 08:01:28 AM

Ok here's a couple of thoughts. I apologize (make excuses) in advance, very little sleep due to work the last couple days and today the building where my office is located has, all morning, been calibrating the Fire Alarm to find the most headache inducing pitch. They are getting closer all the time. Anyway here are some song related lines from Alembicized bands, some direct some paraphrased:
 
If you get confused, listen to the music play
 
Come hear Uncle Ron's Bass
 
Sometimes the songs that we hear are just songs of are own
 
Its a bass beyond description
 
 
Spend my days with a bass unkind,
Now I'm Goin' to California an Alembic will be mine
 
 
See Me
  Touch Me
    Hear Me
 -Alembic Beckons
 
Don't you want some bass to love
 
My Best Friend
  -Alembic
 
And some non-song related paraphrases:
 
Bassic Instinct
 
Give in to your Bass-er needs
 
Beyond Custom
  Beyond Description
    Beyond Belief
 
When you care enough to play the very best
 
Well not too original, but maybe after a proper nights sleep something better may come to mind.
 
This is a fun thread, there have been some great entries.
 
Court (the sleep deprived one)

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: dean_m on March 18, 2004, 12:11:09 PM

Hey,
Remember the movie with Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone....  You all know the one.....
 
BASSic Instinct!!!!!
 
Sorry, I'm tired.
 
FYI- I'll be offline for about 10 days so I apologize in advance for not getting back to anyone.  I'm going to LA and I don't have a laptop yet.
 
Peace,
Dino

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: bracheen on March 18, 2004, 01:44:08 PM

Dino, have a safe trip there and back.
 
Hey Oliver, how about Mama's got a Series, Daddy never sleeps at night
 
Sam

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: dean_m on March 18, 2004, 02:42:35 PM

Thanks Sam,
 
I just thought about that last post.  That could be the title of a blues tune...
I'm going to LA and I aint got a laptop yet
 
Peace,
Dino

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: David Houck on March 18, 2004, 02:55:21 PM

Dino, I looked it up; it's against the rules to use the word laptop in a blues tune.

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: 811952 on March 18, 2004, 06:04:03 PM

Replace laptop with lapdance and you've got your tune...

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: dadabass2001 on March 19, 2004, 05:14:29 AM

Martin Mull: Well I got so upset this morning... I threw my drink across the lawn (walk to IV and repeat)
 
I think he called it the suburban white boy blues.
 
Mike

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: dnburgess on March 22, 2004, 03:23:59 AM

The winner is Michael Moore - aka Groovelines - for:
 
Things to do today: wake up, play, go back to bed
 
I'll post a copy of the ad ASAP.

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: valvil on March 22, 2004, 04:36:05 PM

I think you ought to run the ad on 2 pages...on the first one the slogan should be in Elvish (I bet Ken would love to translate it), on the second one translated into English...keep 'em guessing...
 
Valentino

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: dnburgess on April 04, 2004, 05:50:27 AM

Here's the finished ad - will run in issue 40 of Australian Guitar. Thanks everyone for your input.(http://club.alembic.com/Images/449/9203.jpg)

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: keavin on April 04, 2004, 06:52:16 AM

hey man thats far out!!!!,and thats the perfect bass to post!  

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: dadabass2001 on April 04, 2004, 07:46:31 AM

Truely a great looking ad, a a great tag! good job Groovelines and dn
 
Wave that flag (Alembic)
Mike

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: palembic on April 04, 2004, 09:20:22 AM

Hurrah!!!!
Long live us!!!
Well done David.
 
 
Paul the bad one
 
PS: isn't it basses in stead of bases????

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: dnburgess on April 04, 2004, 02:41:56 PM

Paul - well spotted - I can't tell you how many times that has been proof read. Grrr. Looks like you just landed a new job as my unofficial proof reader.

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: palembic on April 04, 2004, 03:02:07 PM

Oh ...uhuh ...I just got lucky (yeah right) I guess. Sean the mosd auwfool tings Ai rite!
 
 
PTBO

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: hollis on April 05, 2004, 02:09:10 PM

Great ad!  
 
Good securing of the horse-less barn's door PTBO!  LOL!!!!!!

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: palembic on April 05, 2004, 02:54:43 PM

My dear friend Hollis ...you lost me there?!?!?!?! Did I close a barn without a door? Or did I am a horse that left the barn through a left open door?? Or are there no horses at all an am I ....that *&%>

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: hollis on April 05, 2004, 03:15:42 PM

Hi Paul,
 
The saying goes: Closing the barn door after all the horses have left the barn....
 
It's something that my government is very well versed in.
 
BTW, as long as I'm around, there will always be a horses ass.... LOL!

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: kenbass4 on April 05, 2004, 03:17:39 PM

Paul TBO,
 
What he means is, you've closed the barn door AFTER the horses have escaped. (ie, too late)
 
Ken (TEO)

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: palembic on April 05, 2004, 03:24:54 PM

wooooooooooops ... I hoped David showed it as a test. Ommygod. So everyting was done yet?!?!
I still feels like a moron.
 
Paul the bad one
 
Hollis ...don't start me comparing asses LOL

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: adriaan on April 05, 2004, 03:25:06 PM

You Americans take all the water out of the well after the calf has drowned!

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: bracheen on April 05, 2004, 03:35:57 PM

If it can't be cured with butter or whiskey, it can't be cured.
 
Not the same meaning but a good proverb.

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: palembic on April 05, 2004, 03:50:32 PM

Sam ...the longer I hear you I strongly believe that in another live I've been an Irish.  
 
PTBO
 
oh ...huh ...and now Belgian ...next time ...an elephant perhaps ...good ...than I can produce those ELF-tones by myself!!!

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: dnburgess on April 06, 2004, 05:55:19 AM

It looks like the horse was a bit slow leaving the barn and thanks to Paul TBO the door has been secured with the horse still safely within. Phew.

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: dela217 on April 06, 2004, 06:15:10 AM

One of my co workers uses the phrase:
 
It's like closing the barn door after the horses have eaten all the children.
 
I kinda like that one.

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: dela217 on April 06, 2004, 06:15:27 AM

One of my co workers uses the phrase:
 
It's like closing the barn door after the horses have eaten the children.
 
I kinda like that one.

Title: Re: Write a tag line
Post by: dela217 on April 06, 2004, 06:17:16 AM

Posted twice!  I think my computer is broken.
 
(Message edited by dela217 on April 06, 2004)