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Title: Alembic footage
Post by: muller1007 on March 21, 2004, 03:17:05 PM

Short but sweet.....
 
http://www.slapring.com/video/slapring2.mpg (http://www.slapring.com/video/slapring2.mpg)
 
Believe it or not, this guy traded in this beautiful Alembic Series 1 for a German Miller headless bass guitar. According to him the Miller bass's sound and character equals the Alembic.  
I don't get it....
 
Does anybody have other Alembic footage or soundclips to share?
 
Duncan

Title: Alembic footage
Post by: bassman10096 on March 21, 2004, 03:33:29 PM

Great Alembic sample.  Forgive my ignorance (I'm not a slapper.):  What is this guy wearing on his thumb??
 
Bill

Title: Alembic footage
Post by: David Houck on March 21, 2004, 03:34:45 PM

Neat!  Thanks!

Title: Alembic footage
Post by: David Houck on March 21, 2004, 03:51:40 PM

Bill; I was wondering the same thing.  Here it is:
http://www.slapring.com/en/productinfo/slapring/index.php (http://www.slapring.com/en/productinfo/slapring/index.php)

Title: Alembic footage
Post by: bassman10096 on March 21, 2004, 04:14:44 PM

Thanks Dave.  Now I feel very lazy.  Interesting website and the device itself is intriguing.  Besides, I like gadgets.  Maybe this is something to investigate further...

Title: Alembic footage
Post by: David Houck on March 21, 2004, 04:23:41 PM

Bill; Mark King also plays with something on his thumb.  Personally, I like the feel and tone of skin on strings.

Title: Alembic footage
Post by: David Houck on March 21, 2004, 04:40:22 PM

Here's as good a picture as I could find of whatever it is Mark King has on his thumb:
http://www.forevernow.com/gallery/ohnefilter/hamburg24.jpg (http://www.forevernow.com/gallery/ohnefilter/hamburg24.jpg)

Title: Alembic footage
Post by: David Houck on March 21, 2004, 04:42:35 PM

Here are a couple more; they seem to come in different colors:
 
http://www.forevernow.com/gallery/crystalpalace/127.jpg,http://www.forevernow.com/gallery/crystalpalace/127.jpg
http://www.forevernow.com/gallery/hammersmith90/170.jpg
 
(Message edited by davehouck on March 21, 2004)

Title: Alembic footage
Post by: muller1007 on March 21, 2004, 10:29:37 PM

I know for a fact that Mark King actually wraps a simple piece of Duck Tape around his thumb. This prevents him from hurting it as he hits the strings pretty hard and his slapping tempo is sometimes extremely high. In the early 80s he actually split his thumb during a concert, which made him wear the tape.

Title: Alembic footage
Post by: David Houck on March 22, 2004, 05:00:11 AM

Thanks for the info.  On the DVD it does indeed look like tape.

Title: Alembic footage
Post by: adriaan on March 22, 2004, 05:19:33 AM

Doesn't Mark King play ultralight strings, maybe 30-90? That must be like playing razorblades!

Title: Alembic footage
Post by: susan on March 22, 2004, 12:27:13 PM

Yep, that's correct all of Mark's Alembics were set up with 30-90 strings. It's the main reason why we send almost every bass to the UK set up with them as well
 
 
-Susan