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Alembic products => Alembic Basses & Guitars => Topic started by: lbpesq on January 01, 2020, 10:42:24 AM

Title: Alembic Sighting
Post by: lbpesq on January 01, 2020, 10:42:24 AM

We were watching the Dead’s 1978 NYE show (closing of Winterland) last night.  What a wonderful way to ring in the New Year!  Anyway, the DVD included an audio of NRPS (who, along with the Blues Brothers, was an opening act), doing Glendale Train with a montage of stills and video showing.  A bunch of the pics showed Dave Torbert with an Alembic that looked almost like a Peanut bass, as well as John “Marmaduke” Dawson playing a long scale Series Alembic with a six-in-line headstock.


Bill, tgo

Title: Re: Alembic Sighting
Post by: sonicus on January 01, 2020, 10:54:21 AM

I remember seeing Dave Torbert playing  that Alembic live in person . I wonder what number it is and where it is now .

Title: Re: Alembic Sighting
Post by: edwardofhuncote on January 01, 2020, 11:18:10 AM

There was a thread on the old Club with a picture of it... I think it was either Eiji or Dela posted about the single-cut Alembic bass. No idea where it is now. Good question.

*There are some old threads, but I can't access them. Eiji posted a picture in this thread of the Torbert bass- http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=975.msg9647#msg9647

Title: Re: Alembic Sighting
Post by: elwoodblue on January 01, 2020, 11:43:44 AM

Here's that pic..

 (https://images.findagrave.com/photos250/photos/2012/309/100208819_135213389271.jpg)

Title: Re: Alembic Sighting
Post by: pasewark on March 11, 2020, 10:50:48 AM

Parliament-Funkadelic - Full Concert - 11/06/78 - Capitol Theatre