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Title: Post a pic playing your Alembic!
Post by: neyman on June 08, 2012, 09:47:29 AM: From last nights gig.(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/132965.jpg)
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Post by: FC Bass on June 08, 2012, 10:25:15 AM: 1983 Spoiler:

1988 Spoiler:

1991 Elan:

2006 Fretless:

2010 Elan:
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Post by: alembic76407 on June 08, 2012, 01:46:48 PM: A photo of me 30 years ago

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/132982.jpg)
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Post by: jagerphan84 on June 08, 2012, 04:36:31 PM: This one's from a house party about 10 years ago.

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/132993.jpg)
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Post by: afrobeat_fool on June 08, 2012, 05:07:16 PM: Here I am just a few weeks ago
SII AC 405

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/132996.jpg)
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Post by: slawie on June 08, 2012, 06:05:25 PM: With Ross Hannaford ex Daddy Cool.
Aussies would know who he is.

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/133004.jpg)

slawie
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Post by: lembic76450 on June 08, 2012, 06:10:24 PM: This is about the most recent,

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/133007.jpg)
Taken in February
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Post by: fmm on June 08, 2012, 07:47:18 PM: Taken during a performance of Nunsense.

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/133019.jpg)
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Post by: JuancarlinBass on June 08, 2012, 08:14:47 PM: (http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/133025.jpg)

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/133026.jpg)
Opening for ASIA last year.
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Post by: senmen on June 09, 2012, 02:51:59 AM: Ok, some old pictures of me and my Alembics: JE Spyder, in the studio back in 2006
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/133050.jpg)
A very rare shot of my JE 8string Spyder, sorry for the bad quality
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/133051.jpg)
And my custom Dragon Wing "Tears for John"
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/133052.jpg)
Greetz Oliver (Spyderman)
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Post by: jon_jackson on June 09, 2012, 07:30:39 AM: Series II Twin
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/133074.jpg)
June, 2010 Dragon Wing 2
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/133075.jpg)
May, 2012
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Post by: jazzyvee on June 09, 2012, 08:21:25 AM: Im gonna have to post the other twin once she gets offered a gig.
That is sure a beauty Jon.

Jazzyvee
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Post by: rraymond on June 09, 2012, 01:07:23 PM: Here's Pinot at a gig five years ago. This bass blows my mind every time I take it out of the case. Thanks again, Alembic!

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/133090.jpg)
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Post by: eligilam on June 09, 2012, 05:17:10 PM: '04 SCSD with side LED's. Moog Little Phatty off to the side.

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/133101.jpg)
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Post by: terryc on June 10, 2012, 05:29:37 AM: With Eves Apple, somewhere in the North East of the UK
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/133132.jpg)
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Post by: serialnumber12 on June 10, 2012, 07:37:06 AM: (http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/133148.jpg)
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Post by: serialnumber12 on June 10, 2012, 08:02:03 AM: (http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/133152.jpg)
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Post by: jazzyvee on June 10, 2012, 11:02:23 AM: Taken about 2 hours ago at a festival in West Midlands, UK.
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/133163.jpg)
The vocalist is Dennis Seaton the original and current lead singer for Musical Youth.
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/133164.jpg)
Jazzyvee Orion Guitar on stage at Afro Latin Festival Belgium 2006
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/133165.jpg)
California Alembic Gathering April 2012
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/133166.jpg)
Series II, Series I, Europa Signature, MK Signature, Classic Series II. Jazzyvee
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Post by: jacko on June 10, 2012, 02:07:29 PM: here's a few of mine..
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/133177.jpg)

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/133178.jpg)

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/133179.jpg)
Mostly playing weddings just now so no-one's photographing the band. We're doing a bikers rally in july though so maybe we'll get some decent shots from that. Graeme
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Post by: pauldo on June 10, 2012, 02:52:18 PM: No one said 'hi-quality' pics . . . Milwaukee Police Jazz Band 2011
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/133188.jpg)
Old Sun Machine picture from some blurry pub . . .
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/133189.jpg)
The Smiling Faces - circa 1980 - something.
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/133190.jpg)
In the studio for C.J. Topes 2006
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/133191.jpg)
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Post by: chuck on June 11, 2012, 05:59:42 PM: Jacko
Why so many fire extinguishers ??
Crowd control?

Chuck
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Post by: FC Bass on June 11, 2012, 07:06:41 PM: Goblin took my pics! I aint givin' up :-)
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/133276.jpg)
2010 Elan 5
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/133277.jpg)
1988 Spoiler
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/133278.jpg)
1990 Elan Scary:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/133279.jpg)
1983 Spoiler Blurry and cut in half head:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/133280.jpg)
2006 Custom (neck through Orion)
Title: Re: Post a pic playing your Alembic!
Post by: fahrwestbass on June 15, 2012, 01:49:44 PM: Here is couple from a local bar a few years back...
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/133676.jpg)

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/133677.jpg)
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Post by: mtjam on June 18, 2012, 05:22:22 AM: Having difficulty with my pics being too large, so here's a short video with my '04 Orion.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuJ8QD7HDHI&feature=autoplay&list=UL0LS5i0CHtUc&playnext=1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuJ8QD7HDHI&feature=autoplay&list=UL0LS5i0CHtUc&playnext=1)
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Post by: artswork99 on June 18, 2012, 07:32:36 AM: (http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/133919.jpg)
Title: Re: Post a pic playing your Alembic!
Post by: alembic76407 on June 18, 2012, 09:39:35 AM: last week with my Epic

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/133926.jpg)
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Post by: oddmetersam on June 19, 2012, 02:59:51 AM: At a Farmer's Market last year.

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/133992.jpg)
Title: Re: Post a pic playing your Alembic!
Post by: keith_h on June 19, 2012, 08:56:01 AM: (http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/134012.jpg)

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/134013.jpg)

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/134014.jpg)
and the Durham Bulls mascot Wool E. Bull playing my Brown Bass.
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/134015.jpg)
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Post by: adriaan on June 19, 2012, 09:43:06 AM: Keith - that last pic is totally inappropriate for the thread, it should really be posted over here (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=4165).

Meanwhile, I can't seem to manage posting a pic whilst playing my Alembic, so I must forfeit.
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Post by: keith_h on June 21, 2012, 06:00:44 AM: Adriaan,
Sorry, too late to edit. Feel free to remove it if you wish (although I am slightly visible behind Wool E. Bull).

Keith
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Post by: adriaan on June 21, 2012, 11:49:35 AM: Nah, it's all in good fun.
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Post by: briant on June 22, 2012, 10:20:40 AM: A few.
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/134258.jpg)

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/134259.jpg)
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Post by: dadabass2001 on June 22, 2012, 07:59:28 PM: The bass sounds great. I hope people aren't blinded by my legs. This is from last summer. (http://club.alembic.com/Images/clipartuhoh.gif)

Mike
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Post by: fmm on June 24, 2012, 06:17:19 PM: Me & my stepson playing at Long Lake days in Minnesota yesterday.(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/134418.jpg)
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Post by: speicky on June 26, 2012, 03:04:03 PM: the most recent gig of GreyHouse

Thanks to an unknown photographer who published these shots amongst many more on www.wiesbadenaktuell.de (http://www.wiesbadenaktuell.de)

cheers, Christian
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Post by: malthumb on July 03, 2012, 12:21:15 PM: Here's a few with my bar band gig, Stroller Goat
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/135034.jpg)

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/135035.jpg)

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/135036.jpg)

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/135037.jpg)
(Message edited by davehouck on July 03, 2012)
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Post by: alembic76407 on July 03, 2012, 12:29:41 PM: (http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/135041.jpg)

Sir David with his Series1
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Post by: malthumb on July 03, 2012, 06:13:07 PM: Weird. A couple of my pics wound up in other peoples' posts and vice versa.
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Post by: malthumb on July 05, 2012, 10:06:49 AM: Weird. A couple of my pics wound up in other peoples' posts and vice versa.

Actually, it seems to be isolated to viewing on iPad. Looks normal on PC.
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Post by: bonesrad on July 10, 2012, 04:34:18 PM: Here I am in the studio a few years ago.

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/135590.jpg)

Bones
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Post by: edwin on July 10, 2012, 10:41:11 PM: Does this count?

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/135605.jpg)
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Post by: jazzyvee on July 11, 2012, 01:53:58 AM: Is that an iPad holder on the end of that mic stand?

jazzyvee
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Post by: edwin on July 11, 2012, 08:51:02 AM: It is. I use Unreal Book for all my charts. But it is also a Series II/Starfire. I know there are some pix around here of the SI shorty....
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Post by: malthumb on July 11, 2012, 06:14:09 PM: I and the guitarist in our group both use the iPad holder attached to the neck of the mic stand. We both use Set List Maker app to keep track of our setlists (instead of paper on the floor). Works great! You can customize each entry to show key and add notes.
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Post by: jet_powers on July 11, 2012, 06:26:25 PM: Nuclear Food 2010

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/135651.jpg)
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Post by: dannobasso on July 11, 2012, 08:15:26 PM: Irving Plaza NYC opening for Static X.(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/135657.jpg)
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Post by: edwin on July 11, 2012, 09:13:23 PM: Irving Plaza is a fun room! I played there a few times in the early 90s.
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Post by: rustyg61 on July 13, 2012, 05:15:49 AM
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Post by: jazzyvee on July 13, 2012, 05:59:35 AM: Rusty, that last picture needs a caption
Jazzyvee
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Post by: jazzyvee on July 13, 2012, 06:19:52 AM: Rusty, that last picture needs a caption
Jazzyvee
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Post by: mario_farufyno on July 13, 2012, 07:22:21 AM: Accept videos?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0YUHklZmJc&feature=player_embedded (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0YUHklZmJc&feature=player_embedded)
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Post by: mario_farufyno on July 13, 2012, 07:31:16 AM: I can read the lips, Rusty said G... 7, please
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Post by: rjmsteel on July 13, 2012, 09:51:23 AM: I\ve been using the forScore app (its really for classical music but works great for any genre)where you can also make up setlists, sort, AND annotate directly on the score/chart.

I gotta check out that Unreal Book app though! Oh and a pic. would probably be in order, (I know, I know)...

Rich
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Post by: jazzyvee on July 13, 2012, 10:14:21 AM: I like the video and the music Mario.
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Post by: David Houck on July 13, 2012, 05:18:28 PM: Nice video Mario!
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Post by: rustyg61 on July 14, 2012, 11:41:20 PM: Jazzyvee, I was telling our guitar player he was playing the wrong chord I'm playing G# & he is playing G!
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Post by: tncaveman on July 15, 2012, 06:03:06 AM: Nice Rogue Mario - and Video. The recording and band are really good too! Thanks for posting.

Stephen
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Post by: edwin on July 16, 2012, 11:02:46 AM: (http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/135982.jpg)
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Post by: mario_farufyno on July 17, 2012, 06:35:36 AM: Thanks for the nice words my friends!
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Post by: dannobasso on July 18, 2012, 06:58:58 PM: (http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/136164.jpg)
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Post by: terryc on July 19, 2012, 03:48:10 AM: danno..has someone stuck that blue guitar in a rather awkward place judging by the look on your face LOL
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Post by: serialnumber12 on July 19, 2012, 05:34:05 AM: chicago 2009.(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/136189.jpg)
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Post by: jazzyvee on July 19, 2012, 01:14:18 PM: Also looks like you have the legendary third arm working too dannobasso . :-)

Jazzyvee
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Post by: shae on July 19, 2012, 01:14:22 PM: (http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/136204.jpg)
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Post by: lbpesq on July 19, 2012, 05:44:56 PM: Good eye, Jazzy. Somewhere Paul, tbo, is smiling.

Bill, tgo
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Post by: Bradley Young on July 24, 2012, 12:00:26 AM: This raises an interesting conundrum: I didn't think that the third arm would actually be photographable!

I wonder if it was a trick of the light? Exposure time? Infrared?
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Post by: mario_farufyno on July 25, 2012, 05:54:40 AM: 3 arms? great for tapping...
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Post by: chuck on July 25, 2012, 06:08:53 AM: danno.
great bass face.

chuck.
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Post by: dadabass2001 on July 25, 2012, 06:39:48 AM: ruh-roh! Rusty's pix got gobbled by the image gremlin.
+1 Danno's bass face and 3rd arm

Mike
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Post by: dannobasso on July 25, 2012, 07:03:28 AM: Yeah, you don't get those in Terrapin Station.(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/136527.png)
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Post by: heathslaton on July 25, 2012, 08:09:11 AM: Me and my Epic 5. I will put this bass guitar up against any other bass on the planet. Have yet to find one that sounds better! thepaklive.com(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/136533.jpg)
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Post by: lbpesq on July 25, 2012, 08:34:46 AM: Danno, a Grateful Dead reference? Those non-black instruments must be getting to you!

hehehehe

Bill, tgo
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Post by: dannobasso on July 25, 2012, 12:42:27 PM: My home town was a mecca in Bergen County for Dead Heads. My brothers had all the lp's but it never really spoke to me. Heres one with a custom koa Spoiler 6 in the early 90's.
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/136545.jpg)
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Post by: nnek on July 26, 2012, 06:43:52 PM: No pics but i have a video....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWtDiB3UZaI&list=FL2_yoXyGtN-F4i3MAJUKtbw&index=5&feature=plpp_video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWtDiB3UZaI&list=FL2_yoXyGtN-F4i3MAJUKtbw&index=5&feature=plpp_video)
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Post by: kimberly on July 28, 2012, 01:01:11 PM: Cool!
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Post by: ajdover on July 28, 2012, 01:40:03 PM: Here's my Series II.

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/136715.jpg)
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Post by: pierreyves on July 28, 2012, 01:43:09 PM: @malthumb: when your band will need a new bass player please call me arrrffff!!!
@edwin: nice your series I !!!
for everybody: nice pictures, it's a pleasure to know you like that :-)
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Post by: rustyg61 on July 28, 2012, 01:47:27 PM: +1 @malthumb: when your band will need a new bass player please call me arrrffff!!!
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Post by: pierreyves on July 28, 2012, 01:48:32 PM: @kimberly: woman, lefty & 6 strings !! congrats (for 3 cumulated item) :-)
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Post by: ajdover on July 28, 2012, 02:10:56 PM: Pierre-Yves - where's that ebony beauty of yours?
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Post by: pierreyves on July 28, 2012, 02:30:58 PM: you speak about my blackwood bass ? I have not yet done gigs, it will be this fall or in 2013 I hope. We have just completed the demo CD.
Only this one:

(http://alembic.com/club/messages/394/136718.jpg)

and this video soon posted:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puF2rvi5KKU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puF2rvi5KKU)
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Post by: edwin on July 28, 2012, 02:55:16 PM: Alan, that looks great! I'm usually not a fan of that shape, but this one somehow seems right.
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Post by: ajdover on July 28, 2012, 03:42:26 PM: Thanks, Edwin!

Pierre-Yves - yeah, that's the one! How about some color pictures? ;-)
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Post by: ajdover on July 28, 2012, 03:48:18 PM: Pierre-Yves - that's some great playing. What tuning are you using on your bass?
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Post by: pierreyves on July 28, 2012, 03:56:01 PM: ajdover (now Commodore ? LOL it's joke please dont kill me), all pictures and others are on my musical website:
www.schooldays.ch (http://www.schooldays.ch)

you can see color picture on the instrument page

My tunig is ADGC as Stanley.
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Post by: fahrwestbass on July 30, 2012, 01:00:32 PM: here is the new one! This is from a gig in Oceanside, CA yesterday with Yovee
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/136819.jpg)

(Message edited by davehouck on August 07, 2012)
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Post by: jazzyvee on July 30, 2012, 02:00:34 PM: Wow Coco bolo Elan with Europa electronics what a great bass.
Jazzyvee
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Post by: fahrwestbass on July 30, 2012, 03:02:48 PM: Thanks! A little hard to tell from this pic but it's macassar ebony. I've wanted one like this since I first saw the wood and this one came my way in May...
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Post by: jazzyvee on July 30, 2012, 03:49:50 PM: Yeah i should have looked a bit harder. It sure is a beauty. I have a weakness for ?lan basses. That dark top with the light edging of maple showing looks very spectacular.
How are you finding the brightness of the tone?

Jazzyvee
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Post by: fahrwestbass on July 30, 2012, 05:05:28 PM: It is bright, but it's full. I just added a 15 extension cabinet to my amp set up for a little more low end punch. I've always played with a bit of a trebly edge so it works for me. The filter always seems to end up wide open with the bass boost on, treble boost off but not cut... I've found my sound.
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Post by: serialnumber12 on August 02, 2012, 09:58:46 PM: (http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/137028.jpg)
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Post by: jazzyvee on August 02, 2012, 10:44:43 PM: Taken yesterday.

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/137032.jpg)
Jazzyvee
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Post by: rustyg61 on August 03, 2012, 12:14:58 AM: Awesome shot Jazzyvee!
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Post by: pierreyves on August 03, 2012, 12:51:27 AM: nice !!
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Post by: jacko on August 03, 2012, 01:04:58 AM: Great pic V. Where was that taken?

Graeme
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Post by: jazzyvee on August 03, 2012, 04:47:57 AM: It was taken by my other half at the festival I played at last night. The colours were all strange so I changed it to monochrome and messed around with it in iphoto.

jazzyvee
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Post by: serialnumber12 on August 03, 2012, 05:01:11 AM: i believe alembic should create a multi page collage in the brochures of lots of these wonderful pics we post here or write a Book which i believe is way over due.
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Post by: jazzyvee on August 03, 2012, 05:07:48 AM: I recall offering to do that my self a few years back, I produced a book from my touring pictures using an on-line service which would be pretty easy to create one for members photo's.

I'd still be happy to do it if there was any interest but obviously would need the best resolution pictures to make it good quality and a bit of info on the person and/or alembic instrument.
lemme know.

Jazzyvee
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Post by: serialnumber12 on August 03, 2012, 07:04:14 AM: Hell yeah go ahead wit it Jazzy!
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Post by: afrobeat_fool on August 03, 2012, 08:26:00 AM: (http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/137054.jpg)
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Post by: deanjohnson on August 05, 2012, 02:20:45 PM: Playing at RebelFest 2012. Opening for the Artimus Pyle Band (former drummer for Lynyrd Skynyrd).

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/137146.jpg)

(Message edited by davehouck on August 07, 2012)
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Post by: deanjohnson on August 05, 2012, 02:56:53 PM: OK, can't type... Lynyrd Skynyrd
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Post by: slawie on August 05, 2012, 04:43:50 PM: Dean I love the sticker on you rig!!!

Slawie
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Post by: 5a_quilt_top on August 06, 2012, 12:06:16 PM: Dean -

Thumbs up on the sticker +2!

Great looking Spyder, BTW! What number is it?
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Post by: eligilam on August 06, 2012, 02:22:08 PM: sticker +1

gots to get me one
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Post by: JuancarlinBass on August 07, 2012, 05:17:06 AM: This is what happens when you subscribe threads on the email... no pics= little info. I haven't noticed, until I came to the page to check the sticker everyone's talking about (and of which I'd like me one as well), Kimberly's rig!!!!! I'm WAY more curious now! So, Kimberly... Left handed, 6 strings Epic (+1 for us Epic caretakers), strung upside-down a-la Haslip, AND a Roland GK system? Is this a solo gig, as it seems to me from one of the pics? What do you use off-board? Please do tell!
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Post by: cozmik_cowboy on August 07, 2012, 06:21:21 AM: Go to YouTube & search Kimberly Lynn, Juan Carlos - and be prepared to be blown away!

Peter
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Post by: JuancarlinBass on August 07, 2012, 07:29:40 AM: Oh my, and so I did... and I'm still wiping my tears!. Blown away I was, indeed. She's great!!!!!!!!
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Post by: deanjohnson on August 07, 2012, 06:40:31 PM: 5a_quilt_top: Number 7 (I think).
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Post by: David Houck on August 07, 2012, 06:58:42 PM: Welcome to the board Heath; nice picture!
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Post by: deanjohnson on August 07, 2012, 07:40:58 PM: A lot of you like my sticker? Say no more! My wife found it.

http://www.cafepress.com/funnystuffink.390199641 (http://www.cafepress.com/funnystuffink.390199641)
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Post by: 5a_quilt_top on August 08, 2012, 08:51:26 AM: Dean -

Sticker rules!

I've mentioned it to several people and it never fails to get a laugh!

I have Spyder 44/50, BTW.

Amazing instruments. Sustain for days.
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Post by: kimberly on August 08, 2012, 01:20:48 PM: Hi Guys!

Following up and touching base and so to not hijack the thread.

http://club.alembic.com/Images/449/137291.html?1344457059 (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=17187)

Best Regards,

Kimberly
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Post by: dustdbass6 on August 09, 2012, 11:45:08 AM: (http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/137332.jpg)

Orion 5 at a music festival in Livermore, Ca.
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Post by: alembickoa on August 24, 2012, 10:24:45 PM: The '81 Koa...will post the Orion as soon as I get a pic...
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/138126.jpg)
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Post by: tncaveman on August 27, 2012, 07:47:15 PM: Hey Dusty - Sweet Orion!!! Good sounds too.

Stephen
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Post by: dustdbass6 on August 27, 2012, 09:14:08 PM: Thanks Stephen! If you checked out our recording from my profile, it was actually a Ken Smith (shhh don't tell). The next album will have this baby on it though for sure!
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Post by: neyman on August 29, 2012, 11:29:56 AM: Another one from last Saturday. Orion 5er this time!

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/138365.jpg)
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Post by: bassmannen on August 30, 2012, 06:32:29 AM: (http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/138414.jpg)
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Post by: David Houck on September 01, 2012, 05:21:41 PM: I love that blue finish!
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Post by: that_sustain on September 01, 2012, 07:29:38 PM: I can't get over how nice Kimberly's Epic 6 is.
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Post by: wylie_j on September 04, 2012, 07:01:02 PM: is that case with the yin & Yang for ur bass? that is very KOOL
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Post by: alembickoa on September 07, 2012, 11:22:34 PM: Havin' fun...
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/138931.jpg)
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Post by: that_sustain on September 08, 2012, 12:22:49 AM: You must be playing a bass fill in that picture. You look happy. Great photo.
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Post by: pas on September 09, 2012, 03:28:13 PM: A pic of me onstage with Chicago bluesman Melvin Taylor...early 2011. I did a couple of gigs & several blues jams with him. Real nice guy & a great player.
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Post by: pas on September 09, 2012, 03:32:39 PM: (http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/139066.jpg)

At JV's in Falls Church, VA last fall
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Post by: s_wood on September 22, 2012, 07:29:02 AM: Yours truly with Dustin Mallory of Late April at Jitter's in West Chester PA last weekend.

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/139860.jpg)
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Post by: tncaveman on October 01, 2012, 05:03:51 AM: Here's a video of me at a rehearsal. We were getting the kids involved. This was shot by a 10 year old w/ his mom's I-Phone. I'm playing my fretless Elan.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4XLN8GOZkk&feature=plcp (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4XLN8GOZkk&feature=plcp)

Stephen
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Post by: David Houck on October 04, 2012, 04:00:09 PM: Club member Growlypants emailed a pic to me and asked that I upload here. This is him with a beautiful Signature.

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/140484.jpg)
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Post by: growlypants on October 05, 2012, 06:34:22 AM: Thanks, Dave!
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Post by: rcowart on October 10, 2012, 12:43:19 PM: Playing my 77 Series 1 LS in 1979.
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/140841.jpg)
And Another
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/140842.jpg)
This is Ean Evans which originally joined the group for vocals and guitar playing the same bass after I left the group. Ean later Joined Lynyrd Skynyrd and later replaced Leon Wilkenson when Leon passed away. Ean was with Skynyrd for 8 years until he died of cancer in 2009. Ean was one of the nicest people on this earth that I have ever met.
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/140843.jpg)
One More
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/140844.jpg)
And me 30 plus years later with my 75 Series 1 LS
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/140845.jpg)
With the others.
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/140846.jpg)
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Post by: llobsterbass on October 12, 2012, 02:17:31 PM: Me playing 77-848, my 1977 short scale graphite neck Series 1 in our Jerry Garcia Band tribute, August First.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVLWRLrGie0 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVLWRLrGie0)
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Post by: piers_williamson on October 30, 2012, 06:08:40 AM: In solidarity with all European lefties. 5 String fretless (lined) Zebrawood Epic 96W9879 playing LSO St Lukes London England. Anyone out there a previous owner of ths bass? (http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/142258.jpg)
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Post by: smuprof on December 30, 2012, 07:48:27 PM: A few for fun . . .(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/146589.jpg)
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Post by: smuprof on December 30, 2012, 07:50:29 PM: Pre-gig . . .(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/146592.jpg)
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Post by: smuprof on December 30, 2012, 07:52:47 PM: Feelin' it . . .(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/146595.jpg)
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Post by: jazzyvee on December 31, 2012, 09:52:54 AM: Hi Kimberley, a question if I may. Is it possible to slap and pop on bass if you play bass with the lowest string closest to the floor?
I can't imagine that being an easy thing to do.

Jazzyvee
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Post by: David Houck on January 04, 2013, 05:52:50 PM: Jazzyvee; this video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyl8TFodb3U) shows a bit of her technique. If you watch all the way through you'll see a variety of really cool left hand techniques.
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Post by: speicky on January 06, 2013, 02:46:09 PM: Wow !
Thanks Dave for bringing this clip to our attention. It will never cease to amaze me how our forum member with the highest smiley density in posts can play the bass. Obviously, I shall convert my basses to upside-down, it looks sooo much easier now where to find a nut and a bridge ?

cheers and all the best in 2013,
Christian
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Post by: flpete1uw on January 06, 2013, 04:10:51 PM: I Love watching Kimberley play the upside down 6 string, she makes it look so effortless. I have a soft spot for watching and learning from amazing people who overcome come what some might think as a disability and create Magic!
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Post by: pauldo on January 06, 2013, 04:54:47 PM: OMG - Kimberley!
That was some greasy, funky stank! (that's the good kind!)

Marcus who? :-D

I am sure it has been posted somewhere before - but - What does she use for looping?
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Post by: David Houck on January 07, 2013, 03:01:18 PM: Paul; I imagine that she's still using her . That picture is from May, 2010; so her setup may be different now.
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Post by: moonliner on January 12, 2013, 02:49:23 AM: Here are a couple of silly pictures from a New Years Eve gig I did with a great guitar player named Scott Law a couple of years back. Kooky! (hopefully I haven't posted them before)
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/147588.jpg)

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/147589.jpg)
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Post by: lbpesq on January 12, 2013, 09:05:05 AM: Two Alembics! Right on! (Scott's playing his custom Further Owl - COTM 2006).

Bill, tgo
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Post by: pauldo on January 12, 2013, 09:06:29 AM: Dave - thanks for the reply.
Keith - it looks like Scott and yourself have far exceeded the fun factor! :-D
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Post by: jazzyvee on January 12, 2013, 09:56:50 AM: That must be so rare to get more than one alembic on a gig!
Jazzyvee
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Post by: edwin on January 12, 2013, 12:50:51 PM: I love Scott! I've gotten to do a couple shows where our bands shared the bill and he sat in with us. Great player.

The top on that shorty is just stunning!
I miss my SI already, but I'm really glad it's in Pierre-Yves hands. I need to find my dream medium scale.
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Post by: rustyg61 on January 12, 2013, 12:51:22 PM: (Message edited by rustyg61 on January 12, 2013)
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Post by: rustyg61 on January 12, 2013, 01:01:16 PM: (http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/147626.jpg)

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/147627.jpg)
What a difference 30 years makes!
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Post by: jazzyvee on January 13, 2013, 04:44:38 AM: Wow even the bass has aged gracefully too. :-)
When I have owned an alembic for 30yrs I will post a now and then picture too. I've only got 20 years to go :-)
Jazzyvee
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Post by: dadabass2001 on January 13, 2013, 07:26:48 AM: Hey Rusty,
I see your gigs are supervised by Gumby & Pokey. I always have my Dead Bear, Scarlet Begonias overseeing my musical endeavors...

Mike
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Post by: JuancarlinBass on January 13, 2013, 08:44:13 AM: These two were taken last year at a Jazz/Blues festival:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/147685.jpg)

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/147686.jpg)
(Message edited by jcdlc72 on January 13, 2013) (Message edited by jcdlc72 on January 13, 2013)
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Post by: rustyg61 on January 13, 2013, 06:04:33 PM: Jazzyvee, Alembics get better with age, unfortunately, I do not!
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Post by: rustyg61 on January 13, 2013, 06:09:23 PM: Love the bear Mike! I saw the Gumby & Pokey in the checkout line at Fry's & had to have them! I used to love them when I was a kid! I put them on my amp to prove to my bandmates that I am, in fact, NOT playing too loud or Gumby would fall flat on his face! LOL!

(Message edited by rustyg61 on January 13, 2013)
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Post by: dadabass2001 on January 14, 2013, 08:25:46 AM: Excellent Rusty!
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Post by: slawie on January 27, 2013, 06:14:41 PM: Ouch that hurts! Here is my crazy bass face

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/148768.jpg)

Just got ripped off by a shonky bar owner.
Echoes of the Blues Brothers. Drank more than what we got paid.

slawie
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Post by: jazzyvee on January 28, 2013, 01:37:50 AM: Interesting straight bar bridge. I can't say I've noticed that on an alembic before. is it original?
Jazzyvee
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Post by: jazzyvee on January 28, 2013, 01:45:07 AM: Interesting straight bar bridge. I can't say I've noticed that on an alembic before. is it original?
Jazzyvee
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Post by: slawie on January 28, 2013, 04:49:06 AM: The bar bridge is original. I recently replaced the tailpiece from a brass/timber to a solid brass. Long scale 34 no battery compartment.
slawie
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Post by: lembic76450 on January 28, 2013, 05:43:43 AM: This is from TheMet yesterday.
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/148835.jpg)
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Post by: edwin on January 28, 2013, 06:43:04 AM: Oooh, drinking while fretless! Living on the edge!
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Post by: kimberly on February 04, 2013, 11:58:40 AM: Hi Guys!

Mild hijack under the guise of catching up. ;)

Delano, long story over many years with my 'slap technique'. Honestly the simple mechanics of having the 'primary slap strings' being B,E,A on the bottom in itself requires reaching over the top of the D,G,C strings to reach them. At the same time from having my thumb on the top of my left hand (and missing half of it from the joint out) and my picking fingers on the bottom, (I hope that makes sense). This required me to develop a 'quasi' slap method that had me 'flailing around' for many years trying to emulate slap bass. And it's still a work in process, as is my music overall, but it's starting to work finally! True slap? Naaahhh...not even close. Effective for what I do? Works for me for now til I learn something else.

Christian, Peter, Paul, glad you guys like! I appreciate the compliments!

Dave, thanks for the 'tech support'!

Yep, I'm still using my RC-50 looper. The pedal board has changed some. New format with road cases. Signal chain starts going into a splitter, which one line goes direct to the mixer, one goes to a ME-50B. Stereo out, going to an Eventide PitchFactor. Stereo out going to an Adrenalinn III. Stereo out going to the looper. Of course this signal path arrangement does have a tendency to change and I'll end up with cables going all over everywhere with way too many line signals running around. Then I'll start all over again. :D

Guess that's it so, back to the regularly scheduled programming. ;)

Thanks Guys!

Best Regards,

Kimberly
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Post by: alembic76407 on February 11, 2013, 10:28:08 AM: Everytime I play my Series 1 I fall in love all over again

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/150039.jpg)
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Post by: volaju on February 26, 2013, 04:17:38 AM: Playing my Alembic Epic5 in ikea. November 2012. Samara city, Russia.

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/151210.jpg)

(Message edited by davehouck on February 28, 2013)
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Post by: deanjohnson on February 26, 2013, 08:05:21 PM: Me and Spyder 7 of 50 playing in Sumter SC on 23 Feb 2013. Everyone here always comments on it.(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/151288.jpg)
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Post by: deanjohnson on February 26, 2013, 08:11:34 PM: And another one.

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/151291.jpg)
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Post by: jazzyvee on February 26, 2013, 10:57:46 PM: Now that is a cool pose with a super cool bass.

I'm a closet Exploiter bass fan but i think it would have too much stage presence for the jazz funk type of gigs I do but I guess it would be kind of cool in a reggae band. :-)

Anyone got a picture of a Dragon's wing bass in a gig situation?
Jazzyvee
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Post by: mario_farufyno on February 27, 2013, 09:28:04 AM: I can say the same, I find Exploiter bodyshape very captivating, but can't imagine myself getting into one of my samba gigs with one in hand since they still think bass just as Precisions only. P-Basses sounds great, but they are simply not me...
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Post by: neyman on February 27, 2013, 11:30:02 AM: Another pic of me and my Orion

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/151364.jpg)
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Post by: deanjohnson on February 27, 2013, 03:07:57 PM: Me again...
Here's some more with a bit of color/colour! Should anyone wonder why I'm sitting down in some photos... I have a serious case of rheumatoid arthritis in my upper spine/neck (getting old is so much fun... not!) and have to sit once and awhile. Ol' number 7 is pretty heavy! Photos by my friend Jamie Compton
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Post by: edwin on February 27, 2013, 08:14:22 PM: I hear you, Dean! I was just diagnosed with arthritis in my hips. A perfect complement to being a new parent. Still, it beats the alternative.

I'm loving all these shots. Some basses I've never seen and some old friends. I'm also loving the fact that Alembic instruments travel from honky tonks to the most upscale of establishments.

Slawie, what's the serial number on that straight bar bridged bass? It looks like it might have originally had caramel pickups. I'm wondering if it might have been the original home of the pickups in my Starfire.

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/151408.jpg)
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Post by: deanjohnson on February 27, 2013, 08:55:34 PM: Thanks Edwin!
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Post by: slawie on February 27, 2013, 11:19:30 PM: Hey Edwin,
The serial number is 75-251S
As far as I know the pick ups are original
They are the single screw types with the round connectors
slawie
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Post by: edwin on February 28, 2013, 01:21:14 AM: Ah, mine are older than that, I think. They are also single screw and are trapezoidal inside the rectangular shell. The connectors are RCA.
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Post by: slawie on March 09, 2013, 01:32:58 PM: Played on the worlds smallest stage on Saturday night. Two hour set, sat on a stool with my speaker box massaging my left kidney!
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/152409.jpg)

slawie
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Post by: FC Bass on March 09, 2013, 01:48:40 PM: Awesome pics!

3 Alembics in the picture:

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/152412.jpg)

(and a tower from Petaluma)
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Post by: jazzyvee on March 10, 2013, 10:44:53 AM: FC, do you play specific alembics for particular songs or do you play whatever you feel like at the time?

Jazzyvee
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Post by: FC Bass on March 10, 2013, 12:38:33 PM: The '88 Spoiler is tuned one step below the low strings of a five string (ADGC) I use it for two songs: Sad but true and Whiskey in the jar.
The Elan 5 is used on songs I play with a pick ('88 and up Metallica songs)
The '83 Spoiler on older 'tallica tunes songs played with the fingers (AXY = best thumbrest ever) and to keep the show going for some songs played with a pick.
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Post by: edwin on March 10, 2013, 01:15:31 PM: I've got to reiterate once again that I think it's so awesome that Alembics can cover so much musical territory and sound so different doing it.

BTW, I checked your site, fcbass and it gave me a Spinal Tap moment with a page none more black and none of the apparent promised info on effects and amps.
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Post by: jazzyvee on March 11, 2013, 02:29:30 PM: Taken at a gig with Elizabeth Fields Collective at the Jam House in Birmingham at the beginning of the month. The bass is my bocate Europa 5.
Wearing a suit on a gig is not my style really but that was what the band wanted. :-)

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/152692.jpg)

Jazzyvee
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Post by: edwin on March 11, 2013, 02:52:41 PM: You look good! I'd even hire you as my barrister!
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Post by: musashi on March 12, 2013, 11:07:47 AM: (http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/152814.jpg)
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Post by: stoney on March 12, 2013, 11:38:44 AM: (http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/152822.jpg)
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Post by: senmen on March 12, 2013, 11:51:56 AM: Cool shot Stoney!
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Post by: mnewman on March 12, 2013, 09:12:55 PM: (http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/152885.jpg)
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Post by: jazzyvee on March 12, 2013, 11:42:11 PM: Thanks Edwin, you can hire me if you are 100% innocent or 100% guilty but nothing in between otherwise you could be in in trouble...... :-)

Best to stick with Bill tgo
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Post by: edwin on March 15, 2013, 12:19:34 AM: Well, Bill can be my solicitor, but I need a barrister with some boom!

Matt, very nice bass! I love those early ones.
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Post by: lbpesq on March 15, 2013, 12:29:08 AM: Does that mean I gotta wear one of them white curly wigs?

hehehehe

Bill, tgo
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Post by: edwin on March 15, 2013, 02:18:48 AM: Nope, that's the barrister's job. Solicitors are behind the scenes. I figure the dreads got the wig function covered. I like the idea of someone with jazzy's hair representing me as it conveys a sense of my self-perception from back when I had serious hair.

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/153158.jpg)
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Post by: oddmetersam on March 15, 2013, 03:15:22 AM: Inspired by some of the more evocative pics you guys have been posting...

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/153168.jpg)
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Post by: jazzyvee on March 15, 2013, 07:02:02 AM: Bill, the speed my hair is greying up I will have my own white curly hair soon.

Jazzyvee
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Post by: rustyg61 on March 15, 2013, 05:32:42 PM: Here's some pictures of my friend Georgie Boy from Scotland with his Series I. I "might" have embellished them a bit with Photoshop! He IS actually wearing a shirt with my band The Nailers on it though!
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/153270.jpg)

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/153271.jpg)

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/153272.jpg)
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Post by: pauldo on March 16, 2013, 04:00:34 AM: Matt!
Do you have more pictures of your vintage series I in the Showcase section?

Would love to see more of that one.
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Post by: mario_farufyno on March 16, 2013, 05:06:28 AM: What are all those switches, mnewman?
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Post by: cozmik_cowboy on March 16, 2013, 08:51:09 AM: Going by the obvious age of Matt's bass, I'd guess he has p/up selector, vol X2, Filter X2, Q switch X2, and p/up trimpot X2, Mario; on the really early ones the trims were front-mounted instead of in the cavity.

Peter
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Post by: mnewman on March 16, 2013, 11:34:11 AM: Pauldo: There are more pics in the showcase section. Two places actually, one from the previous owner, Michael Delacerda and myself.
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Post by: mnewman on March 16, 2013, 11:39:26 AM: Mario: Cozmik is right about the layout.Everything is on the face of this bass including the battery compartment between the two pick-ups. This bass is medium scale at 32''and weighs in around 9 pounds.
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Post by: smokin_dave on March 16, 2013, 09:09:48 PM: (http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/153386.jpg)
At a fallen friend/bandmates memorial jam.A jam in honor of the late,great Jerry Blues Booth.

(Message edited by smokin dave on March 16, 2013)
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Post by: mario_farufyno on March 17, 2013, 09:32:30 AM: Thanks, Peter
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Post by: cozmik_cowboy on March 17, 2013, 09:59:14 AM: You're welcome, Mario.
Sorry about your friend, Dave.

Peter
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Post by: pierreyves on March 17, 2013, 03:55:50 PM: first gig until 1982 !!
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/153464.jpg)

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/153465.jpg)

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/153466.jpg)
3 Alembic on the same gig !! blackwood, Edwin and MK deluxe !
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Post by: jazzyvee on March 17, 2013, 05:00:22 PM: Great pictures, it looks like a great time was had by all.

Jazzyvee
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Post by: pierreyves on March 18, 2013, 01:56:27 AM: (http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/153532.jpg)
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Post by: mike1762 on March 23, 2013, 02:45:02 AM
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Post by: mario_farufyno on March 25, 2013, 04:38:58 AM: Oh, Pierre this ebony alembic really stands out, such a beauty!
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Post by: mario_farufyno on March 25, 2013, 04:51:38 AM: Oh, Pierre this ebony alembic really stands out, such a beauty!
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Post by: pierreyves on March 25, 2013, 08:22:35 AM: blackwood, not ebony ;-)
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Post by: jazzyvee on March 25, 2013, 03:38:49 PM: deanjohnson, in your first picture of the spider bass it looks like the spiders web is back lit. Is this just a trick of the stage lighting?

Jazzyvee
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Post by: jazzyvee on March 25, 2013, 04:03:50 PM: deanjohnson, in your first picture of the spider bass it looks like the spiders web is back lit. Is this just a trick of the stage lighting?

Jazzyvee
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Post by: deanjohnson on March 25, 2013, 05:25:17 PM: It's from the lighting. Pretty cool!
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Post by: jazzyvee on March 25, 2013, 11:56:40 PM: On a striking looking bass like that, a backlit spiders web would be pretty neat.

Jazzyvee
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Post by: jarlmos on April 05, 2013, 01:36:05 PM: My first gig with my amazing Europa. It has an amazing sound and it's really fun to play. We had a great time.
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/156397.jpg)
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Post by: FC Bass on April 06, 2013, 05:58:00 PM: Someone else playing my Alembic:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/156563.jpg)
We had some fun tonight :-) The singer/guitarplayer and I (Bass) switched places and did a Motorhead/Sepultura coversong (Orgasmatron) Symen played my '83 Spoiler and I played my Squier Strat with an Alembic 4 string Jazz pickup. The humbucker I had in there was pretty bad and microphonic, with the Alembic pickup through a Tubescreamer into a Mesa combo I had a great sound :-) The Strat with Alembic pickup:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/156564.jpg)
(I had no long/slim screws, so I used a kinda rude mounting system) :-) Sorry Bill (tgo) this one isn't for sale
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Post by: pauldo on April 07, 2013, 05:56:28 AM: Flip-
I dig that guitar, pain and grief radiate from it both literally and figuratively.

It's a piece of art without even hearing it.
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Post by: jazzyvee on April 07, 2013, 10:08:41 AM: Does that alembic pickup go straight to the output jack or is there a stratoblaster or any other electronics between?

Jazzyvee
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Post by: FC Bass on April 07, 2013, 10:46:14 AM: Thanx!

The pickup goes straight to the output, I had to use the Tubescreamer (set at 11) to get enough signal for the Boogie to rumble :-)
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Post by: deanjohnson on April 07, 2013, 12:04:51 PM: Frankenstrat!
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Post by: mario_farufyno on April 08, 2013, 06:48:00 AM: Ouch, it is almost like I could feel guitar's pain...

Flip, this long way to the pedal didn't built up the noise?

(Message edited by mario farufyno on April 08, 2013)
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Post by: lbpesq on April 08, 2013, 06:53:40 AM: Looking at that guitar is like watching someone get hit in the family jewels. It hurts to even think about it! Now if you could get Eddie Van Halen to play it, Fender would put out an exact copy for $25K! lol

Bill, tgo
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Post by: jazzyvee on April 08, 2013, 07:05:10 AM: Yep then he could hire you go make sure he gets his due royalties.

Jazzyvee
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Post by: mario_farufyno on April 09, 2013, 04:19:08 AM: I loved the mounting system of this PU... Looks like it has a spring on a hinge at the upper side. The screws can add mass, do they increase sustain? lol...
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Post by: FC Bass on April 11, 2013, 04:39:42 PM: Lol all :-)

Here's the vid (very poor sound) qlique (http://youtu.be/KC7zgEJyv-s target=_blank)
I will upload a new version when I get a better quality recording (video camera from behind the foh desk)
If the link is broken, search for Damaged Justice NL Orgasmatron

Noise level was somewhat acceptable... I might try it with a preamp if we're going to do such a crazy thing again :-)

Ooops... did I warn you to turn off sound before clicking on the vid link?
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Post by: mario_farufyno on April 12, 2013, 06:46:39 PM: It is not fair, that guitar plays by itself!

*(watch at the end... lol)
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Post by: lbpesq on April 13, 2013, 07:29:09 AM: And Charlie Watts is your drummer??!!!!!

Bill, tgo
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Post by: FC Bass on April 13, 2013, 07:37:00 PM: Watts on steroids! :-)

That's a Sepultura thingy, see here (http://youtu.be/guwkHprgXhA?t=3m13s target=_blank) (also some Alembic action in vid, Paulo jr. played a Spoiler 4 and an Essence 5)
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Post by: mavnet on April 14, 2013, 09:45:24 AM: A long long time ago, in a much skinnier and hairier galaxy... 1979.

closeup of the bass -

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/157800.jpg)
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Post by: edwin on April 14, 2013, 11:46:02 AM: Nice shot! What are the extra switches on the bass?
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Post by: mavnet on April 14, 2013, 08:31:34 PM: Electronics on this (and its fretless sibling) are one superfilter channel, one series filter w/cvq, with a bunch of switches that let me switch high/band/low for the SF, filter in/out for the series filter, and let me put the two filters in series, plus mono/stereo switch.
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Post by: jacko on April 15, 2013, 01:46:36 AM: Nice bass Mark. reminds me of Joe Bouchard's (of BOC fame). Always liked those batwing inlays.

Graeme
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Post by: mario_farufyno on April 15, 2013, 06:06:35 AM: this Bass has some serious guts, indeed...
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Post by: jazzyvee on April 27, 2013, 07:02:28 AM: Unfortunately it's particularly sharp but, here is a picture of me with lead singer Dennis Seaton from last night's Musical Youth gig.

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/159861.jpg)

Jazzyvee

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Post by: rustyg61 on April 27, 2013, 07:26:54 AM: Great shot Jazzyvee!
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Post by: jazzyvee on May 01, 2013, 02:02:16 PM: A guitar based photo to even things up a bit. This is the Dragon Magic, former custom of the month. I used it for a documentary film about Musical Youth in a rehearsal studio. Seemed a pretty good idea.

It hasn't seen much action recently as I've been concentrating on the bass side of my playing. That's gonna switch again soon I can feel it.

Jazzyvee
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Post by: FC Bass on May 05, 2013, 11:18:21 AM: New family picture, lots of stuff from California :-)
(Alembic, Fender, Mesa, SWR, Morley, Alesis and Voodoo lab)

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/161129.jpg)
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Post by: FC Bass on May 05, 2013, 11:47:47 AM: And another one:

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/161133.jpg)
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Post by: sonicus on May 05, 2013, 01:30:29 PM: More from California ! The" Sonicus Project " Live At The Omni ; in Oakland ,California
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/161137.jpg)

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/161138.jpg)
(Message edited by davehouck on May 06, 2013)
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Post by: georgie_boy on May 09, 2013, 12:17:08 PM: Wow!!!
Nice one S!

G
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Post by: mario_farufyno on May 09, 2013, 01:54:00 PM: Flip, is this Wha a Bass Wha or Guitar model? I'm increasingly unsatisfied with my Dunlop Cry-Baby Bass Wha since it chops off my Rogue's highs and I'm considering substitute it with a Guitar Wha... Sorry for hijack, guys, but does anybody has any advice?
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Post by: edwin on May 09, 2013, 02:22:39 PM: My favorite bass wah is the old Morley Chrome Power Wah. It had the widest sweep I've ever heard. I've got one that goes between wh and volume and works great.
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Post by: jazzyvee on May 09, 2013, 02:36:12 PM: (http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/161640.jpg)
For some reason the picture thief got the last one i posted earlier, So here it is again.

A guitar based photo to even things up a bit. This is the Dragon Magic, former custom of the month.
I used it for a documentary film about Musical Youth in a rehearsal studio.

Jazzyvee

(Message edited by jazzyvee on May 09, 2013)
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Post by: FC Bass on May 09, 2013, 02:46:05 PM: Wolf: Alembic & Mesa, always a good choice! :-)

Mario: It's an old Morley Power wah fuzz (from 1975)
Original for guitar I think, but with an extreme wide sweep.
I only use it for wah/fuzz sounds (with a Big Muff), see here (http://youtu.be/sTeOIkOvq7s target=_blank)
I never tried it with normal bass sounds though...
I'll see if I can try it in the next couple of days, I'm sure you won't miss highs with this pedal :-)

If you want one of these old ones and don't need the fuzz, best would be to get the Power Wah (PWO)
They are a lot cheaper, have the same Wah sound and you can switch between Wah/volume pedal mode.
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Post by: 5a_quilt_top on May 09, 2013, 03:44:27 PM: I have one of those:

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/161645.jpg)

You are correct - the sweep is very wide and smooth and the fuzz is vicious. Sounds WAAYYYYY better for bass than guitar, IMO.

I'd use it more, but it sucks tone when in bypass mode - any suggestions?

Sorry for hijack.
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Post by: sonicus on May 09, 2013, 03:57:49 PM: George ,
Thanks ! That's my bubinga series I medium scale 81-1940 .
Flip, Yes ! I have the old Mesa Road Ready cabs with 10 EV's . I have one more 2x10 that's not in the picture.
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Post by: lbpesq on May 09, 2013, 04:16:45 PM: I use an RMC wah by Geoffrey Teese. Love it. You can see all of his wahs here (http://www.realmccoycustom.com/).

Bill, tgo
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Post by: JuancarlinBass on May 09, 2013, 06:17:34 PM: I have the exact same Mesa 2x10 as Sonicus Also have a 2x15 EV Diesel. What I have not... is a couple guys to help me move it around As I heard Diana Ross once say... This mother 's heavyyyyyyy.
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Post by: rustyg61 on May 10, 2013, 12:09:29 AM: Jazzyvee, that is a gorgeous guitar! The wood looks like it is on fire!

Rusty
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Post by: jazzyvee on May 10, 2013, 10:40:52 AM: I never noticed that effect before but I can see what you mean. Maybe it represents the dragon emerging from the fire. :-)
Certainly no fire coming from my fingertips :-)

Jazzyvee
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Post by: keith_h on May 10, 2013, 12:20:11 PM: I used to own a Morley Power Wah. Not only did it have a good fuzz but it was a good volume pedal. I regret selling it to a lead guitarist I used to play with.

Keith
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Post by: rustyg61 on May 10, 2013, 12:46:14 PM: It does look like the dragon is coming out of the fire! Maybe it's Smaug coming out of The Lonely Mountain!
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Post by: mario_farufyno on May 10, 2013, 06:05:50 PM: Wild! Thanks, Flip, it is always great to know fuzzes that work good with active electronics, too. Have to check those Morley, probably the Power Wha, and the McCoy Bill is using (RMC3 looks really interesting).

Flip, I also have this tonekilling issue on the Dunlop, so I pass it trough a Boss LS-2 line selector as a main bypass.

(Message edited by mario farufyno on May 10, 2013)
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Post by: jazzyvee on May 11, 2013, 01:41:30 PM: Series I Europa on it's first full gig.
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/161942.jpg)

Jazzyvee
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Post by: rustyg61 on May 11, 2013, 03:37:06 PM: Great shot Jazzyvee!
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Post by: edwin on May 11, 2013, 06:51:47 PM: So, how's the Series working out for you on stage? Sure looks good!
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Post by: jazzyvee on May 12, 2013, 03:33:13 AM: I've only done one full 2 hour gig with it so far so it's still a work in progress as I still need to be able to move the controls instinctively from one type of sound to another and know it's there before starting to play as it's not easy to tweak between notes on a busy bass line.

It really does look great, I love it. I actually play it more at home than I do my SII bass.
We are doing some big festivals this year, Camp Bestival and, The Isle of Wight Bestival so I may take one of the series basses there. 10's of thousands turn up at the Bestival I'm told..... Cool

Jazzyvee
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Post by: alembickoa on May 18, 2013, 12:36:42 PM: With John Garcia and Kevin Coggins...
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/163104.jpg)
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Post by: David Houck on May 18, 2013, 04:15:06 PM: Cool picture! Is the mailbox a tip jar?
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Post by: pas on May 26, 2013, 04:28:57 PM: (http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/164030.jpg)
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Post by: ivartshiva on May 27, 2013, 08:01:01 PM: In the pit band for Rocky Horror Show 2009, Higher Ground, South Burlington, Vermont - I'll try to get a more recent shot (150K limit? really?)

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/164150.jpg)
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Post by: mario_farufyno on May 28, 2013, 05:50:29 AM: Best photo of all!
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Post by: mario_farufyno on May 28, 2013, 06:21:37 AM: Best photo of all!
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Post by: alembickoa on May 30, 2013, 02:31:07 PM: Yup, Dave...a mailbox. Even has a sign that says all tips go to the band.
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Post by: mario_farufyno on May 31, 2013, 05:37:35 PM: (Message edited by mario farufyno on May 31, 2013)
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Post by: jazzyvee on July 20, 2013, 12:51:37 PM: Couple of gigs from this afternoon. The first time I've done a gig in a graveyard.
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/168936.jpg)

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/168937.jpg)
The bass sounded fantastic though and the band loved it. Mesa boogie 1x15, F1-x and QSC PLX 2402. Jazzyvee
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Post by: sonicus on July 20, 2013, 01:51:31 PM: Double Post (removed)

(Message edited by sonicus on July 20, 2013)
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Post by: sonicus on July 20, 2013, 01:53:02 PM: Jazzy .
A fine treat for the Spirits who's last physical incarnation are at rest there . Nice images in the fresh air !
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Post by: lbpesq on July 20, 2013, 02:18:48 PM: When there is a written pause in the song, you really get to rest in peace!

Must have been your most popular gig ever - people were just dying to get in!

(sorry, couldn't resist)

Bill, tgo
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Post by: jazzyvee on July 21, 2013, 04:08:11 AM: Well Bill, were playing to Dead heads.
:-)

Jazzyvee
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Post by: lbpesq on July 21, 2013, 10:35:51 AM: Touche!

ROTFLMAO
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Post by: tmimichael on October 20, 2013, 09:56:03 AM: My Series II this past summer...(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/178960.jpg)
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Post by: pauldo on November 10, 2013, 04:37:04 PM: From the gig I had November 9th at the Pabst Theater playing with America's Oldest Police Band (Milwaukee Police Band). Really grainy - time for a new camera. . .
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/182019.jpg)

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/182020.jpg)
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Post by: rustyg61 on November 10, 2013, 05:33:21 PM: Halloween 2013

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/182033.jpg)
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Post by: mavnet on November 18, 2013, 05:55:49 PM: Going through my computer last night, found this from the late 70s... my best bass face.
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/183095.jpg)
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Post by: alembic76407 on January 25, 2014, 07:28:35 AM: perfecting the BASS WIZ, Me back in the 70s

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/187402.jpg)
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Post by: Bassman8416 on January 25, 2014, 08:00:39 AM: I Love Alembic basses, I finally own one and find I have a strong desire to have one built for me.

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/187406.jpg)
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Post by: coop on February 17, 2014, 02:17:29 PM: Here is the first pic of me with my new SCSD playing the blues at a charity event for a local free health and dental clinic. Perhaps by the next event, I'll have my currently-under-construction Rogue in hand!

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/188071.jpg)
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Post by: jacko on February 18, 2014, 12:46:57 AM: looking good Bradley :-)

Graeme
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Post by: jazzyvee on March 03, 2014, 01:35:58 PM: Here is another video of my playing my Series I Europa bass at the Bestival Festival 2013 on the Isle of Wight.

http://youtu.be/l-I1F5Kaar8 (http://youtu.be/l-I1F5Kaar8)

Jazzyvee
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Post by: jazzyvee on March 05, 2014, 02:16:39 AM: Yesterday I uploaded onto youtube a video of a gig in 2003 which was the year I started doing gigs on bass. This was the first session I did with a singer called Gregory Peck.
I was using a Mesa boogie walkabout head and a Mesa boogie 2x10 powerhouse cab. Sound isn't great and you can hear the compressor in the video camera working hard.

http://youtu.be/kH3tUO5e-5k (http://youtu.be/kH3tUO5e-5k)
Jazzyvee
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Post by: rustyg61 on March 05, 2014, 09:03:06 AM: Great seeing you with the SCSD Jazzyvee!
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Post by: pauldo on March 08, 2014, 01:34:23 PM: Swing of Pearls last summer at the Rhodee Memorial Band Shell

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/188788.jpg)
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Post by: artswork99 on March 10, 2014, 08:01:53 AM: 2012 gig with WorldLine
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/188825.jpg)
2013 gig with WorldLine's Live Art Project!
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/188826.jpg)
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Post by: lembic76450 on March 10, 2014, 09:57:41 AM: This is the most recent shot, taken by Mojo Photography. The band is Violin River, all Dead, all night
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/188836.jpg)
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Post by: jacko on March 11, 2014, 01:52:32 AM: Nice backdrop kenn. I have the same T'shirt too :-).

Graeme
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Post by: dead_head on March 11, 2014, 08:32:10 PM: Kenn, did you guys enter the Dead Covers Project this year? You guys are good!

Rob
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Post by: lembic76450 on March 11, 2014, 09:08:18 PM: Rob, no we never did. I am guessing you listened to the myspace page. It is all quite old and the best things there, IMHO, are Cassidy and Dire Wolf. I'll have to post something newer in the future. I thank you for taking the time to listen... Rob, I just looked at your profile, we can't be more then a mile apart, likely closer. I thought I was the only Alembic player it town.
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Post by: dead_head on March 12, 2014, 08:55:10 PM: Yeah, Kenn. We probably are less than a mile apart. I'm sure we have many mutual musical acquaintances, too. My daughter used to work at Perry's in Narragansett when she was in college. She turned me on to Violin River, and gave me your business card. I guess she was friendly with the singer and her husband. It's a small world. Anyway, I've been a big fan ever since!

Rob
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Post by: dlbydgtl on March 15, 2014, 08:39:09 PM: Playing my series one earlier this week(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/189192.jpg)
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Post by: rustyg61 on March 15, 2014, 10:59:34 PM: Here's me playing the Unfinished Sweet with my unborn Europa! More to come......!!

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/189196.jpg)
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Post by: jazzyvee on March 16, 2014, 05:07:37 AM: Dlbydgtl, your bass is one that has stayed in my mind as particularly outstanding. I've been seriously impressed by the look of this bass since it appeared in the custom of the month.
:-)

I do have a preference for darker wood alembics and madagascar ebony among with coco bolo is one of my favourites.
Jazzyvee
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Post by: pierreyves on March 16, 2014, 05:22:38 AM: bigyouth at the bass and I at the tenor !!
http://youtu.be/XuT-3HKRa0Q (http://youtu.be/XuT-3HKRa0Q)
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Post by: pauldo on March 16, 2014, 06:37:53 AM: Real nice cover of Pork Pie Hat.
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Post by: jazzyvee on March 16, 2014, 05:15:15 PM: Absolutely, I hope one day to be able to get to one of the School Days band gigs. :-)
Jazzyvee
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Post by: pierreyves on March 17, 2014, 08:54:59 AM
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Post by: pierreyves on March 17, 2014, 09:04:38 AM: with my new Series I 5str and my (ex) metal band !
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/189273.jpg)

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/189274.jpg)

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/189275.jpg)
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Post by: bigyouth on March 20, 2014, 09:45:22 AM: tres joli photos Pierre-Yves
nice pics
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Post by: neyman on March 20, 2014, 12:21:56 PM: Making sure the keyboardist doesn't invoke that left hand!
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Post by: flpete1uw on April 01, 2014, 06:42:39 AM: First 2 are from a 60's themed Birthday Party the 3rd was at a local Convention center Healing Mass. Funny how little pics I have of myself.
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/189797.jpg)

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/189798.jpg)

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Post by: lbpesq on April 01, 2014, 07:02:14 AM: Is that a Mackie 808S I spot in the background?

Bill, tgo
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Post by: sonicus on April 01, 2014, 09:01:46 AM: Very Cool____Pete
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Post by: flpete1uw on April 01, 2014, 02:34:12 PM: Bill,
The sound system belongs to the guitarist and I didn't get a good look at it. No time this was a surprise party and we barely had time to get a song list together.
Both gigs were completely different 1 with long sustained notes and tones and the other freewheeling fun. Each rewarding in themselves.
Peace,
Pete
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Post by: jzstephan on May 28, 2014, 01:13:28 PM: (http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/192514.jpg)
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Post by: David Houck on May 28, 2014, 02:17:29 PM: That's just a wonderful guitar.
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Post by: rustyg61 on May 28, 2014, 06:36:12 PM: I enjoyed watching that one come together in the FTC! Gorgeous!!!
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Post by: rustyg61 on May 28, 2014, 06:36:27 PM: I enjoyed watching that one come together in the FTC! Gorgeous!!!
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Post by: jazzyvee on June 05, 2014, 02:12:59 PM: (http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/193250.jpg)
Series II just had to make an appearance at a rare home city gig.

Jazzyvee
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Post by: David Houck on June 05, 2014, 03:26:43 PM: Nice pic of a very nice bass Jazzyvee!
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Post by: wfmandmusic on June 24, 2014, 06:25:15 PM: Bass face!(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/194207.jpg)
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Post by: pauldo on June 26, 2014, 03:03:25 AM: Nice looking Distillate.
What's the top wood on that?
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Post by: wfmandmusic on June 27, 2014, 11:17:47 AM: Koa
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Post by: manticore on July 13, 2014, 03:04:45 PM: With my '92 Elan 6. A veteran of literally thousands of gigs, this has been my primary ax for the last 22 years.
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Post by: jazzyvee on July 16, 2014, 01:53:47 PM: Here are two pictures taken at my gig last night.
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Post by: alembickoa on July 16, 2014, 02:36:01 PM: Magnificent...
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Post by: alembickoa on July 16, 2014, 02:36:15 PM: Magnificent...
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Post by: rustyg61 on July 17, 2014, 03:06:17 AM: Cool shirt Jazzyvee! Even cooler Europa!
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Post by: jazzyvee on July 17, 2014, 04:49:18 AM: Here is a link to the Facebook photo album from this gig.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152327486004107.1073741830.21358399106&type=1&l=035d6c5bbe (https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152327486004107.1073741830.21358399106&type=1&l=035d6c5bbe)
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Post by: jazzyvee on July 21, 2014, 04:59:08 AM: Here are some video's shot with phone's and small digital camera's from that gig last week. We fumbled a few changes from lack of rehearsal but overall the band sounded great and the audience loved it.

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL83iJEMd_7jxDfZIlNzlUQdhS1XkxFDK3 (http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL83iJEMd_7jxDfZIlNzlUQdhS1XkxFDK3)
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Post by: terryc on July 21, 2014, 06:20:24 AM: Close up of my MK Signature with LED's on at a gig last year.

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Post by: eastcoastepic on August 05, 2014, 10:02:21 PM: (http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/196233.jpg)
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Post by: eastcoastepic on August 05, 2014, 10:19:03 PM: Ha, dunno what happened to the text in the last post, but this is my girl at the Wonder Bar, Asbury Park, NJ, earlier this year. She is locally famous; me, not so much.... :-)
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Post by: dadabass2001 on August 13, 2014, 10:23:05 AM: Here's me playing at Rock N Roll Rewind in Dubuque IA 2 weeks ago
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/196669.jpg)

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/196670.jpg)
Mike
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Post by: pauldo on August 13, 2014, 08:11:08 PM: Mike, good to see you out rockin' the Distillate!
Cool horn section.

:-D
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Post by: sonicus on August 13, 2014, 08:18:50 PM: Very Kool !
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Post by: kenbass4 on August 14, 2014, 09:32:40 AM: Okay, I need to add 1

This was from our Relay For Life on June 21st. This is the reason I couldn't make the Mothership Gathering (which I would have LOVED to attend)
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Post by: keurosix on August 29, 2014, 08:02:54 PM: Here's a few pics from our gig in Clinton, CT on the Green. One with Bianca my Europa 6 and one with Zorro my Epic 5 fretless. Playing through my SWR SM900 amp into an AccuGroove El Whappo. I also played through my SWR SM400 through a Goliath 4x10 as a back up. SM900 starting to show years of wear.
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/197496.jpg)

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/197497.jpg)
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Post by: mtjam on September 06, 2014, 05:56:38 AM: Not the best picture of me, but my EVH looks great!

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Post by: mtjam on September 06, 2014, 06:05:33 AM: Here's a shot of my first Alembic shining in the sun. Here comes sunshine!

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Post by: slawie on October 05, 2014, 04:57:41 AM: Well it's a little more than a photo.
It's a video back from when Moses was a boy

http://www.yourepeat.com/watch/?v=BxzDseN9LbM&start_at=0&end_at=262# (http://www.yourepeat.com/watch/?v=BxzDseN9LbM&start_at=0&end_at=262#)
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Post by: stout71 on October 19, 2014, 10:54:36 AM: First gig with Shamrock. Better late than never!(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/199291.jpg)
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Post by: rustyg61 on October 19, 2014, 11:38:38 AM: Great shot Jerry!
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Post by: lembic76450 on November 10, 2014, 01:37:12 PM: From yesterday, 11.9.14 at TheMet photo credit: John Wardyga

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Post by: jsharp67 on November 12, 2014, 08:24:15 AM: (http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/200437.jpg)
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Post by: jazzyvee on November 12, 2014, 11:16:01 AM: Nice guitar.
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Post by: jacko on November 13, 2014, 01:08:45 AM: Wow! Great way to introduce yourself Jeff. Let's have some more pics - why not start an introduction thread?

Graeme
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Post by: jsharp67 on November 13, 2014, 05:00:56 AM: Thanks Graeme! And thanks Jazzyvee. It is truly a fantastic instrument. It takes quite a bit of time to grasp what it is capable of but once you do, nothing else comes close.
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Post by: jacko on November 23, 2014, 03:27:41 PM: Played to around 50 deadheads at the UK SoL winter party last night so I thought a little tie-dye was in order...
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Post by: jacko on November 23, 2014, 03:28:04 PM: Played to around 50 deadheads at the UK SoL winter party last night so I thought a little tie-dye was in order...

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Post by: jazzyvee on December 07, 2014, 08:51:03 AM: Here is a static picture taken today by my other half after shooting my part in the video I'm doing for my Grover Washington 15th year commemoration concert. It kind of shows my connection with the bass.

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Post by: pauldo on December 09, 2014, 10:23:20 AM: Love the top on that one Jazzy.

What size is that B string?
It looks massive.
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Post by: jazzyvee on December 09, 2014, 05:43:13 PM: The B-string as .130 though the bass had .128 when I got it from Alembic so it's not that big. :-)
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Post by: speicky on January 05, 2015, 02:20:49 PM: My first thought was... WOW ! That top MUST be 3D ! And second, after reading Paul's post: finally, I have seen a bass strung B-A-D-G-C
cheers, Christian
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Post by: rustyg61 on January 05, 2015, 03:59:59 PM: My first gig with my new Europa which I was inspired to build after seeing Jazzyvee's Europa in the picture above, & Steve Wood's gorgeous Bluemoon Europa.

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/205336.jpg)
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Post by: pauldo on January 05, 2015, 05:03:30 PM: Rusty, she looks great in action!
How did the show go with your new baby?
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Post by: bassfingers on January 05, 2015, 05:53:27 PM: Now there is the face of a contented man.Great shot Rusty.
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Post by: jacko on January 06, 2015, 01:12:21 AM: looking good Rusty. It's cool that you got the cable to match :-)

Graeme
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Post by: rustyg61 on January 06, 2015, 05:03:45 PM: My first gig with my Europa was great! This bass is incredible! It is full & punchy & has great attack. You can hear & feel every note! It plays like a dream too. My fingers were not nearly as sore at the end of the night as they usually are on my SCSD.

Simon, I am definitely contented with this bass! I've waited all my life to have a bass like this!

Graeme, I made the cable myself because I wanted a short cable for small venues. Where this picture was taken I'm never more than 5 feet away from my amp so the 20 foot cable that it came with is overkill. So I got some great advice from Jimmy Johnson & Keith Humphrey on what connectors & cable to use. Keith suggested this Canare L-4E6S cable which comes in many colors & is smaller in diameter than the Alembic cable so it is very flexible.
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Post by: moonliner on January 12, 2015, 10:08:07 PM: Here's my Alembicized Guild Starfire at it's first gig, the day after I got home from picking it up. JOY!!
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/205689.jpg)

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Post by: mtjam on January 13, 2015, 02:32:23 AM: Awesome! Congratulations!
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Post by: rustyg61 on January 13, 2015, 03:50:41 AM: Great to see your baby taking her first steps Keith! Congratulations!
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Post by: rustyg61 on May 19, 2015, 10:40:34 PM: My first gig with my new Accugroove Wedgie speaker. These cabinets are AMAZING!

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Post by: sonicus on May 20, 2015, 01:41:17 AM: Cool . One can hear the picture !
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Post by: moongerm on May 20, 2015, 07:51:34 AM: Yeah Rusty, get down brother! That's the photo of one happy cat!
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Post by: rustyg61 on May 22, 2015, 06:30:56 AM: I am definitely happy! Since getting the F-2B & Accugroove cabinets I have finally found the sound I've been looking for my entire life! Perfect bass + perfect amp + perfect speakers = MAGIC!!!
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Post by: edwin on May 22, 2015, 12:10:04 PM: Congrats! Now you can move on from gear obsessing and get back to practicing! :-)

JK, that never ends.
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Post by: rustyg61 on May 23, 2015, 05:31:26 PM: Thanks Edwin, & you are so right! Fortunately, great sound inspires me to practice!
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Post by: edwin on May 23, 2015, 10:16:01 PM: :-)
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Post by: alembic76407 on May 30, 2015, 09:54:04 AM: this is more than likely the first photo of me playing my Alembic

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Post by: jazzyvee on July 10, 2015, 02:36:51 AM: This is my last gig with my S2 at a jazz club earlier this spring.
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Post by: edwin on July 10, 2015, 11:27:07 AM: Last gig? Does that mean you no longer have it? I love that bass.
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Post by: jazzyvee on July 10, 2015, 04:52:28 PM: Edwin, I can see how that reads now.... I meant it was the last time I took it out on a gig. I probably should have said it was the most recent gig I did with the bass. She's a keeper. If you ever see it up for sale you know it's been stolen so call the cops. :-)
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Post by: jazzyvee on July 10, 2015, 04:59:56 PM: Edwin, I can see how that reads now.... I meant it was the last time I took it out on a gig. I probably should have said it was the most recent gig I did with the bass. I love it and it's a keeper so If you ever see it up for sale assume it's been stolen & call the cops. :-)
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Post by: wyrtti on July 11, 2015, 02:21:39 AM: Hi,
Here is a picture of me playing my beloved Europa.

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/210984.jpg)

Cheers,
Topi
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Post by: 811952 on August 12, 2015, 12:31:37 PM: (http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/211889.jpg)
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Post by: dadabass2001 on August 12, 2015, 01:56:33 PM: Here's some shots from this year: Studio work in January with my 81 Distilate:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/211896.jpg)
and three shots from Rock & Roll Rewind this past weekend in Dubuque, IA:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/211897.jpg)

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/211898.jpg)

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/211899.jpg)
I had a wonderful musical weekend!
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Post by: jacko on August 17, 2015, 03:38:33 AM: lookin' good Mike.

graeme
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Post by: jazzyvee on August 31, 2015, 12:02:14 PM: My first public gig with my Series I guitar.
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/212373.jpg)
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Post by: sonicus on August 31, 2015, 04:12:54 PM: A recent rehearsal . (http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/212378.jpg)
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Post by: zomnius on August 31, 2015, 10:44:00 PM: series fun
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Post by: sonofa_lembic on September 01, 2015, 01:34:10 PM: Just last week with my new hat! Balanced K 5 Deluxe in cocobolo.(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/212407.jpg)
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Post by: sonofa_lembic on September 01, 2015, 01:40:12 PM: Photo from '79 with my first Alembic. Getting old sucks!(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/212410.jpg)
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Post by: David Houck on September 06, 2015, 01:28:25 PM: Hats must be required gear in that group!
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Post by: sonicus on September 26, 2015, 08:45:44 PM: Formatting ErrorThe formatting code mail requires 2 argument(s); you provided only 1 argument(s).

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Post by: sonicus on September 26, 2015, 09:01:09 PM: (http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/216852.jpg)

73-32 At a Gig
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Post by: alembickoa on September 27, 2015, 12:20:17 AM: Old days theme? 8^)

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Post by: stout71 on September 27, 2015, 09:53:12 AM: Last night with Moby Dick.

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Post by: sonicus on September 28, 2015, 09:32:14 AM: 81-1940 Sounding Swell at 9/27/15 Gig

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Post by: elwoodblue on September 28, 2015, 02:26:31 PM: That's a cool pic Wolf , with the rays and all.
Lookin' pretty kicked back
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Post by: dabis on September 28, 2015, 02:48:05 PM: My Alembic Essence has been my main (and only) bass during 15 years. More than 100 gigs, demos, recordings sessions and everything. Since 2009 the Essence is sharing the stage with an Stingray. Here are some pics of past good shows: Opening for Lordi 2007
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Ripollet Rock 2009
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Opening for Negative 2010
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Post by: sonicus on September 28, 2015, 04:10:56 PM: Thanks Elwoodblue!
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Post by: bigredbass on October 01, 2015, 10:51:06 PM: Welcome David, you look like you're working that Essence, looks like fun. I was just watching MotoGP from Aragon last week.

Rock On !

Joey
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Post by: dabis on October 03, 2015, 07:47:25 AM: Hi bidredbass! Yeah, my essence worked hard during this time.

Nice race with Dani and Valentino fighting like never seen.This season seems to be more thrillering than the last 10!
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Post by: serialnumber12 on October 12, 2015, 06:28:51 AM: (http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/220511.jpg)
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Post by: serialnumber12 on October 12, 2015, 06:39:33 AM: (http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/220515.jpg)
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Post by: David Houck on October 12, 2015, 02:43:23 PM: I see that there's a jar there for folks to leave tips for the bass player.
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Post by: serialnumber12 on October 12, 2015, 02:55:23 PM: weed money.
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Post by: jacko on October 13, 2015, 12:34:50 AM: like :-)
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Post by: serialnumber12 on October 13, 2015, 10:45:17 AM: (http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/220658.jpg)
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Post by: lembic76450 on October 13, 2015, 01:26:11 PM: From the 40th anniversary of Lupo's here in R.I.
Shortly after opening we were his first non blues band.

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Post by: jazzyvee on October 13, 2015, 03:07:26 PM: Good picture, co-incidentally it looks like you have plugged your bass into the microphone.... :-0
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Post by: jazzyvee on October 23, 2015, 04:21:16 PM: This bass has come a long way to do a gig tonight. Monday it was in Australia, Friday it's on a gig in the UK. The sound of this bass is nothing short of incredible. I can hear why Stanley loves them. it has a certain sweetness of tone that the 34 inch scales don't have. Incidentally how cool is it to do your first straight ahead jazz gig on an alembic...!!!!

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/221204.jpg)
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Post by: jazzyvee on October 23, 2015, 04:21:38 PM: This bass has come a long way to do a gig tonight. Monday it was in Australia, Friday it's on a gig in the UK depping on bass for a band called 'From Scratch who play calypso infused Jazz.
I have to say though, sound of this bass is nothing short of incredible. I can hear why Stanley & Pierre-Yves love them. A series shortie has a certain sweetness of tone that the 34 inch scales don't have. Incidentally this was my first ever full straight ahead jazz gig and how cool do it on a series alembic. It's earned it's place on next weeks jazz funk gig. I have a couple of clarkee tracks in the set list so that will be perfect.

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Post by: rustyg61 on October 23, 2015, 04:28:45 PM: So glad you finally got the SI shorty you have been wanting! Please tell me there will be video from tonight!
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Post by: mtjam on October 23, 2015, 04:42:53 PM: Congrats on your Series 1 short scale! Have fun with it tonight!
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Post by: jazzyvee on October 24, 2015, 02:16:13 AM: There is a video but that won't be hitting the internet anytime. I'm doing a gig next week with my own NotStrictlyJazz Quartet which will be within my comfort zone so it will be a better recording.
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Post by: serialnumber12 on October 24, 2015, 06:56:12 AM: me as a kid with my alembic.
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/221229.jpg)

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Post by: stout71 on October 31, 2015, 10:08:13 AM: Happy Halloween!!(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/221484.jpg)
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Post by: sonicus on November 01, 2015, 09:34:33 AM: Here is one from my 10/30/15 Central Stage gig.
Taken from a friends cell phone _____
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Post by: willie on November 20, 2015, 06:35:30 AM: Custom 5 String Europa Live at Lodge Near Near Raystown Lake PA
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(Message edited by adriaan on November 20, 2015)
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Post by: willie on November 20, 2015, 06:36:46 AM: Custom 5 String Europa Live at Lodge Near Near Raystown Lake PA
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Post by: willie on November 20, 2015, 06:42:35 AM: 4 String Europa Live at Lodge Near Raystown Lake PA with 12000 Watt Bass Rig
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/222001.jpg)
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(Message edited by adriaan on November 20, 2015)
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Post by: rv_bass on November 20, 2015, 02:18:27 PM: Nice basses, that's quite the wall of sound you have there!
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Post by: willie on November 23, 2015, 05:39:48 AM: Thank You. The Basses are the Best there are. Obviously! The Wall of sound can actually be bigger. Didn't need anymore for this event. But the sound is incredible!!! I designed and built the 1X15 cabinets and replaced all the drivers in the Eden 4X10 cabinets. Used all Beyma Drivers. Best sounding Rig I ever heard!!! Took me a while to build one capable of reproducing the full range of an Alembic Bass. This system does it great. Full 20-20KHZ response. And with all that power it is incredibly clear. Can be expanded with more cabinets and up to 15000 Watts! Haven't needed to do that yet though. This set up does the Job!!!
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Post by: jacko on November 23, 2015, 05:45:43 AM: The guitarist in my new band looked a bit shocked when I told him my fender pre / QSC power set up could run at 2400 watts. I reckon his head would explode if I turned up with your rig Willie. :-)

Graeme
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Post by: willie on December 09, 2015, 08:56:16 AM: Grameme
This system scares everybody when they first see it. They think it's all about volume and that I'll overpower everyone. They don't understand that it is about TONE! And they don't understand why a Bass needs a Rig with such a wide frequency response. But they don't understand the capabilities of an Alembic Bass and what it takes to faithfully reproduce it's sound until they hear it. But Yes, of course I can get that tone at a very high volume level and still be crystal clear. The 10 Mid Bass drivers and Super Tweeters Really helped with the mid's and highs being so clear. The 15G40 15 Absolutely Thunders down to the lowest notes of my 5 string! And all of that POWER Makes Really Helps Too
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Post by: willie on December 09, 2015, 09:08:35 AM: Grameme
This system scares everybody when they first see it. They think it's all about volume and that I'll overpower everyone. They don't understand that it is about TONE! And they don't understand why a Bass needs a Rig with such a wide frequency response. But they don't understand the capabilities of an Alembic Bass and what it takes to faithfully reproduce it's sound until they hear it. But Yes, of course I can get that tone at a very high volume level and still be crystal clear. The 10 Mid Bass drivers and Super Tweeters Really helped with the mid's and highs being so clear. The 15G40 15 Absolutely Thunders down to the lowest notes of my 5 string! And all of that POWER Makes Really Helps Too
Title: Re: Post a pic playing your Alembic!
Post by: willie on December 09, 2015, 09:10:24 AM: Grameme
This system scares everybody when they first see it. They think it's all about volume and that I'll overpower everyone. They don't understand that it is about TONE! And they don't understand why a Bass needs a Rig with such a wide frequency response. But they don't understand the capabilities of an Alembic Bass and what it takes to faithfully reproduce it's sound until they hear it. But Yes, of course I can get that tone at a very high volume level and still be crystal clear. The 10 Mid Bass drivers and Super Tweeters Really helped with the mid's and highs being so clear. The 15G40 15 Absolutely Thunders down to the lowest notes of my 5 string! And all of that POWER Really Helps Too!!!!!
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Post by: sonicus on December 09, 2015, 09:18:59 AM: Triple Post Jack Pot ! ( like a slot machine ! )
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Post by: alembickoa on December 09, 2015, 09:25:51 AM: Wow...I show up at a gig with 1 AccuGroove El Whappo and everyone panics.
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Post by: ed_zeppelin on December 09, 2015, 11:02:08 AM: I take a different approach to bass than most. I use Sony MDR-7506 headphones for everything, and you should too. But you won't know why - I mean really have the lightbulb appear above your head - until you do it yourself.

No amount of my yammering can possibly convey what listening to your own rig through flat-response headphones can teach you in thirty seconds.

And that's just the first part. The second - and most important - part is to listen to your rig with drums, at full roar from across the room! Again, you won't really get it until you do it yourself. The reason is because drums do all sorts of weird *trump to your bass tone and unless you're hip to it you won't even know about it until you're halfway through the first song.

Drums soak up all kinds of lows and mids, and I'll make a flat-out prediction here that your drummer doesn't own a tuner (if they do, buy them gifts. Talk nicely to them. That's a unicorn drummer, and they're far and few between).

If the floor tom and bass drum(s) are out of tune with each other by even a few cents (much less, tuned to whatever tuning your drummer thought sounded spiffy in his basement) there goes your carefully-crafted 250-500 punch.

You can throw as much wattage as you want at it, but it'll still sound flabby, like someone beating a headboard against the wall in the next room at a cheap hotel (I've actually experienced this way too many times on tour). Buy your drummer a $15 tuner and have him pick a key (G is popular) and your life will improve immeasurably.

The reason you want to hear your rig from across the room (don't you love wireless?) with a drummer bashing away is simply because we don't have ears in our knees. Standing in front of a bass amp (or worse, beside it) is the absolute worst place in the room to hear your bass. Sound waves from low notes are fifty feet long.

Low frequencies are omnidirectional (which is why you can hide the woofer from your home entertainment setup behind the couch) and denote power, and higher frequencies are directional, and denote definition.

I used a minimoog for decades (mostly for Dreamweaver, ha ha) and discovered that calling up a saw toothed wave and lopping the top off gives you a colorless bassoon-like tone, but adding high frequencies back gives you everything from a piercing solo violin screech to a mellow oboe sound, and everything in between.

The more you fiddle with those upper harmonics and partials, the more it defines the characteristics of vastly different instruments. It's the same thing with digital modeling, because that's what they sampled in the first place! (All synthesis comes down to basically four waveforms.)

It's the same balancing act with electric bass with drums, whether you're aware of it or not. (They don't call you a rhythm section for nothin', stud.) Its all about the sound of the ensemble, and the nice thing is that when you get your power dialed in with the drums, your sound is defined by what you do with the upper harmonics.

*my new word for the same old ... well, you know.
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Post by: rustyg61 on December 09, 2015, 12:55:36 PM: Steve, I'm with you! I'll take my 58 pound El Whappo over any rig on the planet! I can't imagine anything sounding better!
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Post by: willie on December 09, 2015, 01:25:39 PM: I actually use very expensive flat response headphones most of the time when I play at home. I don't even turn on any power amps. Can't. I live in an apartment. So I know the sound through headphones. And although for noise and interference problems I prefer to use a cord when playing live I have used my wireless system to stand next to the soundman while he set my sound because I didn't want him trying to make my Alembic sound like a Fender Precision Bass. Which is all a lot of them know. With all that said. There is nothing like feeling the power of that Rig hitting you in the back and feeling the stage shake and your pant legs moving from the air moving. Headphones can't do that! To each his own. Most concert stages are clear of Backline amplification anyway nowadays with everyone using in ear monitors. But I like to Feel the Bass as well as hear it! I have seen some other people say that a good tube pre amp with a high powered PA style amp is a different sound compared to any combo or Hybrid setup. I totally agree. And I have certainly had enough people ,(Guitar Players), complain when they see a large Bass Rig. Tried explaining about sound reproduction. I'm tired of that argument!
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Post by: alembickoa on December 09, 2015, 03:24:19 PM: Rustyg61...I play an Orion 6,an Epic 5, and a cool Mexi-Jazz through an original SWR 750 through originally an AccuGroove Tri210XL, and now an El Whappo. The amp is set dead flat and that's it. Pure tonal madness. Mark Wright is a bloody genius.
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Post by: alembickoa on December 09, 2015, 03:28:42 PM: Rustyg61...we need to let Alembic players know about AccuGroove, especially the El Whappo. Mark Wright has solved the bass cabinet issue.

Apologies for the double post.

(Message edited by Alembickoa on December 09, 2015)
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Post by: willie on December 10, 2015, 06:13:38 AM: Playing Custom Mark King Deluxe(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/222396.jpg)
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Post by: rustyg61 on December 10, 2015, 09:28:48 AM: Steve, I totally agree with you about the El Whappos! Mark Wright is to speakers cabinets as Ron Wickersham is to basses & guitars! I often tell people that AccuGroove is the Alembic of speaker cabinets! I also have a Wedgie & use it for most gigs. It is more than adequate to keep up with the 2 guitars & acoustic drums in my classic rock band. I use the El Whappo for large venues or outdoors, but at only 58 pounds I could easily use it at every gig. I take every opportunity to sing the praises of both Alembic & AccuGroove, they are truly a match made in Heaven!
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Post by: willie on December 10, 2015, 01:00:06 PM: I thought this thread was about pictures of people playing their Basses. Seems to have gone off into Bass cabinet preferences. I know about the El Whappo. I didn't build my system blind. I've been studying speaker cabinet design and sound reproduction for years. I have another cabinet that is a 3 way isolated cabinet. Although because of the magnets it is heavier than the El Whappo and is 3 way. Not 4 way. I don't use compression horns. I don't use 10 woofers. My system may weigh more. But I'll put it up against anything out there. It is a 3 way system. With the different frequency ranges separately compressed, amplified and then reproduced by the correct driver for that frequency range. I'm sure I would love the sound of the El Whappo. It is the sound I was trying to create. I just did it on a large scale. And I prefer conventional magnets to Neo's. They may weigh less. But I wasn't going for light weight. I was going for TONE!!! I'll post a picture of my 3 way isolated cabinet that I designed and built with my brother. He is a master carpenter. Anyone have any pictures of themselves playing their Basses?
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Post by: jazzyvee on December 11, 2015, 12:12:18 AM: Yeah things have gone astray a little but still interesting to read. Anyway, here is a thread re-alighment picture... :-)
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/222432.jpg)
This was taken at the Symphony Hall, Birmingham at the annual ArtsFest in 2010.
That bass hasn't seen much stage action in recent years, and hopefully next year that will change.
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Post by: goodbyeporkpiehat on December 11, 2015, 01:54:55 AM: ed_zep wrote: I take a different approach to bass than most.

N00b here, sorta wandered in by accident.

I remember ed_zep from another forum. He gave me some good advice - just wanted to say Hi.
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Post by: rustyg61 on December 11, 2015, 02:48:39 AM: Willie, AccuGroove uses 2 soft dome tweeters, not compression horns. The highs are much smoother than my Eden cabinets.

Jazzyvee, great to see you playing the Stanley! I'm used to seeing you with one of your Europas, so this is a nice picture indeed!
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Post by: rv_bass on December 11, 2015, 05:44:40 AM: Very nice bass Jazzy, definitely get that in the mix! Cool photo!
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Post by: willie on December 11, 2015, 06:29:43 AM: That's why I took the compression horns out of my Eden cabinets. The Beyma super tweeters I use have much smoother highs. And better frequency response. The horns only went to 14Khz. The tweeters I use go all the way to 20Khz. I also replaced the 10 Eminence Woofers with Beyma 10 Mid Bass Drivers. The Mids are so much clearer now. I designed The 15 cabinets internal volume and venting size to match the resonant frequency of the drivers. The Beyma 15G40 Drivers blow away the JBL E140 and E145 Drivers I used before. Pure Clear Thunder! And I love JBL. End result. A very HiFi sounding Bass Rig capable of extreme SPL! I was going for the same result as they were when they designed the El Whappo. A clear sounding system that could accurately reproduce he full dynamic and frequency range of my Alembic Basses. It is so nice to be able to hear them so clear. And Powerful! System response is 25-20Khz! SPL level? Never got to push it that hard to find out. But it's definitely up there.
Nice picture Jazzyvee. Good to get thread back to pictures. Beautiful Bass. Definitely start using that Bass more. Although you do have some other ones that are incredible! You seem to like the Europa Body shape like I do. Love your Quilted Maple 5 String. My 5 String Custom Europa is the best sounding 5 string I ever heard. Especially through my Rig! OMG!!!!
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Post by: jazzyvee on December 11, 2015, 06:54:29 AM: Yeah Willie the Europa's are my fave for 5 string basses. For 4 strings I prefer short scale then the Elan for a 34.
Like you my 5 string SII europa is an amazing sounding 5 string bass, something I've been told after virtually every gig I've done with it.
If these El Whappo's appear this side of the pond I will check them out.
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Post by: jazzyvee on December 11, 2015, 08:29:13 AM: Yeah Willie the Europa's are my fave for 5 string basses. For 4 strings I prefer short scale then the Elan for a 34.
Like you my 5 string SII europa is an amazing sounding 5 string bass, something I've been told after virtually every gig I've done with it.
If these El Whappo's appear this side of the pond I will check them out.
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Post by: rustyg61 on December 11, 2015, 08:39:44 AM: Willie, here is my Europa. This was right after I got it & before I got my AccuGrooves. I was experimenting with playing in stereo with my Series II electronics using a couple of small combo amps.

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/222448.jpg)
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Post by: ed_zeppelin on December 13, 2015, 08:14:34 AM: Rusty, my favorite thing about that picture is that you dressed to match your bass. And you did it to perfection.

I'm such a nut about Monet that I have piles of books (http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr_n_0?fst=as%3Aoff&rh=n%3A283155%2Cn%3A5271%2Ck%3AMonet+gardens&keywords=Monet+gardens&ie=UTF8&qid=1450022564&rnid=1000) about his garden (http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Monet%27s+Garden&FORM=RESTAB) and I try to recreate his themes in our garden and then paint 'em (I call my style Depressionist). You are a monochromatic masterpiece. Every time I look at your Alembic, it looks like it was just lifted out of Monet's Japanese water garden:

(http://alembic.com/club/messages/394/222555.jpg)

Hell, I don't care if you can play a note. I'd hire you just to stand there with that bass. Give the act a much-needed touch of class.
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Post by: David Houck on December 13, 2015, 03:51:29 PM: Hi Tom (Goodbyeporkpiehat)

Welcome to the board.
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Post by: rustyg61 on December 13, 2015, 06:11:07 PM: Thanks Ed! I think this was my second gig with my Europa & the 1st with my blue shoes. I've worn red Converse Hi Tops since 1985, but when I got my Europa I had to get some blue ones! I can definitely see my bass in the garden painting!
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Post by: rustyg61 on December 13, 2015, 06:28:42 PM: Here you go Ed -

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/222580.jpg)
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Post by: alembickoa on December 18, 2015, 01:07:06 AM: Alembic and AccuGroove. Great combination. Rusty61...enjoy!!! (http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/222802.jpg)
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Post by: rustyg61 on December 18, 2015, 01:43:21 AM: The best in the business!

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/222805.jpg)
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Post by: alembickoa on December 18, 2015, 01:59:10 AM: Is it me or does just about everyone on this forum have a bass lust crush on Jazzy's Europa? I know I certainly do...
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Post by: rustyg61 on December 18, 2015, 02:55:25 AM: Jazzyvee's Europa was the one that inspired me to get mine!
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Post by: jazzyvee on December 18, 2015, 04:27:33 AM: Thanks alembikoa, I had a big lust crush on that bass for a number of years and the previous owner, poor_nigel, knew this and thankfully decided I should be the next owner. He is understandably very particular about where his superb instruments go to when they leave him so I was particularly honoured to be chosen to be the next (and hopefully the last) owner of this bass.

I'm not sure if the previous owners gigged with it at all but I doubt it was used much as it was spotless when I got it and it still is and I use it to practice with all the time.

Here is a picture of it in California accompanied by some of it's siblings.

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/222809.jpg)
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Post by: alembickoa on December 18, 2015, 10:09:00 AM: Magnificent. Sure love the Europa.
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Post by: jon_jackson on December 19, 2015, 05:55:03 AM: The original owner of the Almost Twins Europa series II basses never played them, according to his son. I, and I am sure Thomas, was able to register my Twin with Alembic as a new bass. Here's the 4-string, for those who prefer an even number of strings.
Jon

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/222877.jpg)
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Post by: hgregs on December 23, 2015, 07:13:01 AM: with my favorite bass, the 1994 europa
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/223137.jpg)
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Post by: benson_murrensun on February 03, 2016, 03:11:42 PM: (http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/225078.jpg)
The Blue Steel out for an evening recently.
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Post by: David Houck on February 10, 2016, 07:40:54 PM: Nice to see that guitar again.
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Post by: jazzyvee on February 14, 2016, 04:18:39 AM: A couple of shots from last night's gig with Musical Youth.
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/225492.jpg)

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/225493.jpg)
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Post by: dlbydgtl on February 16, 2016, 05:06:28 PM: On the whorehouse front porch with my Europa.(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/225634.jpg)
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Post by: dtothec on February 22, 2016, 08:26:24 AM: My walnut Rogue (http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/225841.jpg)
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Post by: dtothec on February 22, 2016, 08:30:24 AM: My Buckeye Burl(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/225844.jpg)
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Post by: jacko on February 23, 2016, 12:36:15 AM: looking good Darrell. Nice rig too :-)

Graeme
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Post by: dtothec on February 23, 2016, 08:32:59 PM: Thanks Graeme! Just having fun! That's actually my light rig Ampeg SVT 7pro. My big rig is a SVT 4pro that I use at bigger venues if they don't have a good PA. I bi-amp it and run 2x18 Subs on the bottom and two 4x10 neo's for mids and highs. The best and worst decision I ever made in music was buying my first Alembic bass. The best because they are the best sounding and looking basses that I have ever seen or heard. I have yet to hear a sound system that can make them sound bad. Now for the bad, once you buy your first one, you get hooked and want/need another and another and well you get the picture!
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Post by: jazzyvee on February 24, 2016, 12:54:40 AM: Your big rig sounds like something I would love to try. I'm sure I've seen Stanley Clarke with something similar on a concert over here. Two SWR Big Ben cabs, two 4x10 cabs and a guitar amp. It must sound incredible even when not up loud.
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Post by: dtothec on February 24, 2016, 12:50:49 PM: Jazzy you are correct, it is probably even better not loud, because bass being omni-directional gets lost the farther you get away from the speakers especially the real low notes. That's because it's hard to move the air in the back of a room. That's why a bass has to have three or 4 times the power, and much more speaker surface than a guitar, which is directional and cuts through without having to move the air. When you go to a concert at a very large venue, they always have literally a wall of woofers and thousands of watts driving them to the point that the building shakes so that the bass is heard and felt (you can feel bass that you can't hear) throughout the venue. With that said that's where the 18's come in, they move air at high or low volume and at low volume if you don't have enough speaker surface the low notes will fall off pretty quickly.
I had a chance to see Stanley last year at a venue with a real high ceiling that seats 1600, and he had a rig similar to what you described. He was able to fill that venue with bass without playing loud. He does use two different amps for bass guitar and acoustic. He uses an Ampeg SVT 4pro (bi-amp) for splitting his high and low pickups on his guitars, and a SVT 2pro for his acoustic bass. The little fender amp covers the high frequencies on his tenor and piccolo basses. I've rambled enough, but in my opinion for what it?s worth an 18 or 15? with 4x10 is a great combination to cover the full spectrum of frequencies that you can get with an Alembic bass. BTW my SVT 4pro is in a rolling rack case because they are pretty heavy.
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Post by: tomhug on February 24, 2016, 06:33:45 PM: (http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/225976.jpg)

Recent outing with Memphis Bluesman Darren Jay, with my recently upgraded and shielded 1977 Series I (.5)
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Post by: rv_bass on February 24, 2016, 07:07:47 PM: Nice, Tom. What was the upgrade you had done?
Rob
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Post by: tomhug on February 25, 2016, 05:07:28 AM: Hi Rob,

When I had the shielding upgrade done, as long as Ron was under the hood, I had the Q switches swapped out for continuously variable Q potentiometers.

Between the new pickups, the variable Qs, and the fact that I don't have to think about electronic noise based on which venue I am playing, it's really a completely different and revitalized bass. While it sounded excellent before, it had a much more limited (or maybe targeted is a better term) tone palette. Now it covers all that ground and much more.
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Post by: rv_bass on February 25, 2016, 07:05:01 PM: Hi Tom,
Thanks for the feedback and congrats on the new configuration. I've been thinking of doing a similar thing to one of my basses, I just keep hearing good things about the tonal flexibility with the CVQ switches. I might just end up making the change. Enjoy!
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Post by: toddharris on March 02, 2016, 11:56:24 AM: Here are two of the three best Short Scaled early Series I basses I've had
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/226273.jpg)

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/226274.jpg)
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Post by: geepee on April 03, 2016, 02:20:36 AM: A couple of recent gigs in London
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/227666.jpg)

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/227667.jpg)
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Post by: lidon2001 on April 11, 2016, 09:39:18 PM: It only took about 10 years, but the Amboyna Essence finally made it on stage
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/227932.jpg)
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Post by: alembickoa on April 14, 2016, 05:15:04 PM: Getting ready.
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Post by: alembickoa on April 14, 2016, 05:15:16 PM: Getting ready.
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/228136.jpg)
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Post by: rustyg61 on April 14, 2016, 05:36:51 PM: Loving the El Whappo Steve!
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on April 25, 2016, 08:04:01 AM: (http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/228452.jpg)

Me and the Persuader 5-string, at the stage door steps of the Patrick Henry Hotel's Grand Ballroom, all tuned up, dressed up, and ready to play!
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Post by: rustyg61 on April 25, 2016, 02:56:08 PM: Beautiful bass Gregory!
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on April 26, 2016, 03:28:22 AM: Thanks Rusty... yeah, I love the looks of that bass almost as much as I enjoy playing it. Just wait 'til you see the next one though... I'm told it's quite fetching. Shouldn't be too much longer. =)
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Post by: elwoodblue on May 15, 2016, 12:53:40 AM: Dang Gregory,
is there a showcase thread for that beauty? If not could you make one ;D

(This picture heavy thread loads much quicker now, and now being able to view most recent
posts at the top of page makes seeing you all much easier. Thanks again Mica and everyone else who helped get the new board going.)
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on May 15, 2016, 05:06:23 AM: Here ya' go Elwood:

http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=9179.0

The Persuader Showcase is a quiet little corner here. ;D

+1 on the quicker page loading... I've noticed that too, which is a nice bonus since 95% of the time I'm viewing the Club on mobile.
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Post by: mario_farufyno on May 20, 2016, 02:38:23 PM: Wow, I really dig Persuaders, and this is a beauty!
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Post by: jazzyvee on May 28, 2016, 07:59:32 PM: Here is a photo from tonight's debut gig for the band "Know Wonder" a Stevie Wonder Tribute band, at a venue called The Bandstand in Eastbourne.
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Post by: mtjam on June 05, 2016, 05:24:57 AM: Here's a pic from yesterday's gig. Sporting my Alembic shirt that I got from my good buddy, Stoney!
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Post by: mtjam on June 05, 2016, 05:29:38 AM: Another one from 6/4/16
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Post by: mtjam on June 05, 2016, 05:38:43 AM: One more of my beloved plain Jane purpleheart Series in action!
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Post by: rv_bass on June 05, 2016, 05:41:42 AM: Rob, beautiful bass!
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Post by: mtjam on June 05, 2016, 05:46:02 AM: Those TIs I got from you sound and feel great on that bass! Thanks again!
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Post by: rv_bass on June 05, 2016, 05:47:11 AM: Awesome!
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on June 05, 2016, 09:06:47 AM: Ahh, the enigmatic "FS" purpleheart Series bass makes an appearance, and with the new Minotaur strap I see. ;)

That bass has always been one of my favorites Rob. I love the elegant simplicity. Looks like you guys are having fun up there. :)

and +1 on the TI strings... I love 'em on my Alembics too.
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Post by: mtjam on June 07, 2016, 03:06:02 PM: Thanks for the compliments! I'm really enjoying playing my Series more often these days. The strap is actually an Italia. I've never tried a Minotaur, but I hear great things about them.

Let's keep the pictures going!
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Post by: manticore on June 09, 2016, 09:00:16 PM: Me and my trusty '92 Elan a few weeks ago...
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on June 10, 2016, 03:36:23 AM: Quote from: mtjam on June 07, 2016, 03:06:02 PM
...I've never tried a Minotaur, but I hear great things about them.

Sorry man, I keep getting the Robs here confused! ;D
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Post by: sonicus on June 20, 2016, 02:45:17 PM: Two Alembics in EASY WIND .
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Post by: malthumb on July 05, 2016, 07:10:52 PM: Been a while (4 years) since I have posted in this thread. So here goes. This is actually from a couple years ago. We were doing the pre-show party for Monster Truck Jam at Ford Field in Detroit.

(http://i590.photobucket.com/albums/ss348/martinjlm/Stroller%20Goat%20Gig%20Photos/d405ff8090593cfc95bc5684356c38b4_zps9a282b88.jpg)
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Post by: malthumb on July 05, 2016, 07:16:21 PM: This is not a very good picture, but it is one of the rare photos taken with 87 4431. Stanley's old bass. It was at a benefit concert held at the Majestic (or Magic Stick, it doubled as a pool hall) in Detroit. My younger son Justin also played the same bass that night. Then he met Stanley after one of Stanley's concerts at the same venue. He was able to tell Stanley that he had played one of his basses on the same stage before Stanley did. I, unfortunately, was on a plane to Geneva at the time of the concert.

(http://i590.photobucket.com/albums/ss348/martinjlm/Stroller%20Goat%20Gig%20Photos/b833020f867e774bc95dec8c46a1f384_zps8fbebc33.jpg)
(http://i590.photobucket.com/albums/ss348/martinjlm/099b322eec54543eb61ddf859276d860_zps0cc86c70.jpg)
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Post by: David Houck on July 05, 2016, 07:42:40 PM: :)
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Post by: edwin on July 05, 2016, 09:16:45 PM: What a great shot of Justin! He's going to treasure that moment.
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Post by: jazzyvee on July 06, 2016, 01:45:56 AM: Here is a photo from my gig with Musical Youth on Friday night at a CamperJam2016, Weston Park.
My reggae bass, signature electronics in an all maple bodied Europa bass, was holding down some powerful, tight and punchy bottom end that night.
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Post by: geepee on July 08, 2016, 02:03:20 PM: On tour in Switzerland
(http://i.imgur.com/bYWshJd.jpg)
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Post by: geepee on July 08, 2016, 02:43:56 PM: Another couple from O2 Arena, Camden. Different Band. Big gig!

(http://i.imgur.com/GixPIWF.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/p8SPds7.jpg)
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Post by: jazzyvee on July 09, 2016, 04:08:38 AM: Big gig, big bass sound!! Great pictures.
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Post by: yarzenioova on July 29, 2016, 12:18:17 PM: Essence on jazz music workshops in Polish mountains.First gigs with it on stage.Sound engineers loved it,biggest Polish bass players,actually our hall of fame wanted to get it from me,literally all musicians loved its sound.I got an impression I received so much praise from people I've admired for years thanx to her. Alembic thank you for your product;)
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Post by: geepee on September 05, 2016, 11:42:56 AM: I performed at the Gibraltar Music Festival with my Series 1, 1981, Vintage Alembic, check out these photos!

Credit to David m Parody
Credit to John M. Piris
Credit to Gibraltar Music Festival

It was an amazing experience and I was treated like a rock star!

Gibraltar is beautiful too.

The band I'm playing with is 'The Second Sons'

www.georgepricebass.com (http://club.alembic.com/www.georgepricebass.com)
https://www.facebook.com/secondsonsofficial/?fref=ts (https://www.facebook.com/secondsonsofficial/?fref=ts)
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Post by: rv_bass on September 05, 2016, 06:59:33 PM: Looks like you are having some fun!
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Post by: jazzyvee on October 03, 2016, 01:14:29 AM: Here is an after gig picture from last night with my NotStrictlyJazz quartet and new Alembic Series I bass. There were some photo's taken during the gig so hopefully I will get some sent to me.
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Post by: tomhug on October 07, 2016, 09:16:06 AM: From last night, regular Thursday Night blues jam at which I am one of the hosts (http://probluesjam.org/)
(https://scontent.ford1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14516455_10207544218343159_6452122191827691821_n.jpg?oh=4e14551e91041af5db83fe0f9f52e100&oe=58A18A25)
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Post by: jazzyvee on October 13, 2016, 05:31:07 PM: A shot from my gig last night at the Jam House in Birmingham with a band called 1 Eye. I took my series I and my alembicised stratocaster. Both sounded awesome through my Fender Twin amp.
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Post by: manticore on October 16, 2016, 09:18:28 PM: Tacoma Dome, May 2016. Fun gig...
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Post by: jazzyvee on November 04, 2016, 01:50:38 AM: It was a new guitar night last night in the house band. I was sporting my new Series I and the guitarist was sporting his new gretsch.
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on November 04, 2016, 05:18:23 AM: Drummer looks happy Jazzy... you guys must be doin' something right with those new guitars. ;)
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Post by: benson_murrensun on November 25, 2016, 01:19:51 PM: I haven't used my Alembic bass in quite a while, as my wife, Sheila has "taken over" the bass chair. But this Tribute prototype gets lots of use... Here is a link to a vid on youtube. The guitar on the left is a Knaggs, the bass is a Birdsong, and on the right is the Blue Steel Tribute.
The tune is a romp about the absurdity of purchasing a wife via mail order, juxtaposed with the eruption of the Pompeii volcano. (Why ask why?)
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Post by: Dm1 on January 05, 2017, 03:48:45 AM: If someone ever wondered if an Alembic can fit in a speed metal band, the answer is yes! ;D
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Post by: pauldo on January 12, 2017, 10:20:52 AM: Daniel,
That's the beauty of Alembics . . . they can fit in any genre!

Is that a GK800RB bi-amped in to your Hartke stack?
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Post by: edwin on January 12, 2017, 05:44:52 PM: I would think that they'd be perfect in a speed metal band.
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Post by: Dm1 on January 13, 2017, 07:10:17 AM: Quote from: pauldo on January 12, 2017, 10:20:52 AM
Daniel,
That's the beauty of Alembics . . . they can fit in any genre!

Is that a GK800RB bi-amped in to your Hartke stack?

I never would have imagined how maleable it would be. Just the other night went from playing Marvin Gaye to Iron Maiden without needing to touch my amp.

Oh how I wish it was. That one is a brazilian copy of the GK400RB, and not bi-amped, it just happens to have two 4 ohms outs. I am actually looking for a nice deal on a used GK800RB.
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Post by: Dm1 on January 13, 2017, 07:10:56 AM: Quote from: edwin on January 12, 2017, 05:44:52 PM
I would think that they'd be perfect in a speed metal band.

And you sir, would be absolutely right! ;D
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Post by: pauldo on January 14, 2017, 06:49:23 AM: Too bad you are in Brazil. I am in a tight financial situation and rarely have a gig that requires my 800RB. She is collecting dust with my Mesa 1x15 and Hartke 2x10. . . :'(

Pretty much rely on my Carvin MB15 for shows these days, plenty of volume for what I am doing and on occasion I will couple the Mesa cab with it and get a little more air moving. For the right price I would let her go, hate to think what shipping to Brazil would cost.
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Post by: Dm1 on January 14, 2017, 09:58:19 AM: Quote from: pauldo on January 14, 2017, 06:49:23 AM
Too bad you are in Brazil. I am in a tight financial situation and rarely have a gig that requires my 800RB. She is collecting dust with my Mesa 1x15 and Hartke 2x10. . . :'(

Pretty much rely on my Carvin MB15 for shows these days, plenty of volume for what I am doing and on occasion I will couple the Mesa cab with it and get a little more air moving. For the right price I would let her go, hate to think what shipping to Brazil would cost.

Too bad indeed since this copy has been proven a bit unreliable, and the extra headroom from the 800 would be great for me, pity they are waaay overpriced around here. I hope your financial situation improves without you havint to part ways with your gear. Cheers
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Post by: jazzyvee on March 03, 2017, 04:21:18 PM: Just got home from my band gig at the Jazz club in the Birmingham Symphony hall. I took my new to me, series I europa.
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Post by: hankster on March 03, 2017, 08:04:59 PM: Me and the SJ. About 12 years ago.
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Post by: jacko on March 16, 2017, 02:57:51 PM: Couple of shots from last week's 117 gig at bannermans in Edinburgh sporting my new Claret T ;D

Graeme
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Post by: 5a quilt top on April 18, 2017, 11:50:52 AM: Recent pic of me playing my 5-string Europa "Royale" for an late afternoon - early evening outdoor event at a private country club north of Phoenix.

It was win/win that night: if the music wasn't cuttin' it, those in attendance could still enjoy the view - which is breathtaking from the patio where we played.

There is absolutely nothing like a mid-April evening in AZ - the desert is in bloom, there's usually a slight breeze and, at least that night, there was a full moon.

All of that, coupled with Alembic tone and playability made for an exceptional playing experience - I even got to use the side LED's after the sun went down!

All gigs should be like that.
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on April 18, 2017, 04:52:59 PM: Man, that's nice! :)

Was "Royale" the first Alembic to have a maple fingerboard?
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Post by: geepee on April 19, 2017, 04:25:06 AM: Hi everybody,

I've been fairly busy gigging recently, here are some snaps with my series 1!
I've also got a new youtube video out, I hope you enjoy it! It's with this series 1! It's a bass cover of Bali Run by Fourplay!

Cheers everybody

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2KA1-YyFXI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2KA1-YyFXI)
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Post by: jazzyvee on April 19, 2017, 05:53:19 AM: Hi edwardofhuncote, This is the other one Iv'e seen with a maple board (http://alembic.com/info/fc_blanca.html)
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on April 19, 2017, 06:02:02 AM: Ah, "Blanca"... yes, I remember that one now. :)

"On Alembic basses and guitars, there are only a handful of examples, perhaps a dozen, with Maple fingerboards. This of course may change in the future, but for now it's a rare bird indeed."

I knew there weren't many. ;)

Nice pics, George. I should really get someone to take some action-pics of me and my Alembics sometime... trouble is, they look pretty much just like the still-shots. ;D
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Post by: 5a quilt top on April 19, 2017, 08:07:27 AM: Re: maple fingerboard - no "Royale" was not the first, "Blanca" preceded her and was partially her inspiration. However, "Royale" may be the first Europa model with a maple board.

Her unique bright ringing tone and the simplicity of the Europa electronics are perfect for multitasking between rock, pop, funk, country and disco (all of which we played that night). I spec'd a Fat Boy for the bridge PU, a comfort-taper neck profile and gold-plated hardware. Other than those things (and the maple board), she's a straight Europa model.
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Post by: Spyder2015 on April 24, 2017, 05:42:54 AM: Well...here's my latest pic, participating on an Music/Art project running while the world's biggest Exhibition of modern art (so called "documenta") takes place in my home town Kassel, Germany. Sounds recorded in a factory are mixed with a brass section, a Greek Bouzoki, a Saz from Turkey, an electric guitar and of course the Spyder!
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Post by: eastcoastepic on April 25, 2017, 08:05:32 PM: Dancing with my girl, 'Genevieve', in central New Jersey, USA, about a half-mile west of the Atlantic Ocean for this gig. We celebrated our 13th anniversary together just a few months ago...my how time flies.....
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Post by: jazzyvee on May 20, 2017, 03:29:18 AM: Quote from: jazzyvee on March 03, 2017, 04:21:18 PM
Just got home from my band gig at the Jazz club in the Birmingham Symphony hall. I took my new to me, series I europa.
Here are some you tube clips from that gig some on mobile and some using my Canon 5D slr so the quality varies.
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Post by: gearhed289 on May 24, 2017, 09:17:24 AM: Not a great shot of the bass ('86 Distillate), but look at all those subs under the stage! ;D I'm there again tomorrow night (5/25/17) with my band Nomadic. Martyrs' in Chicago.
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Post by: jazzyvee on May 29, 2017, 06:00:40 AM: Here is a rare pic of me in a bow tie and my Orion guitar
Those of you with a keen eye will recognise the MK balance K bass that used to belong to Pierre-Yves and now to Martin, the bass player in the band.
A rare moment indeed for a band over here in the UK to have two alembics on stage at the same time.
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Post by: Twocan on June 04, 2017, 05:43:22 AM: Boston Harbor Cruise last night. My Elan rocked the boat.
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Post by: RobBottom69 on June 12, 2017, 09:46:05 PM: Here's a shot of a jam I did this weekend. It's the first time I played the Epic out. The clip is the ending of Feel Like a Stranger.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVF8lO5cZkM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVF8lO5cZkM)

(http://i1371.photobucket.com/albums/ag315/Rob_Bottom/SouthBayFLAS_zpszrv45dtk.jpg)
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Post by: jazzyvee on June 13, 2017, 01:22:45 AM: You are getting a great sound from that bass and much more mellow than I thought it would sound played with a pick.
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Post by: jacko on June 13, 2017, 01:33:20 AM: Quote from: Twocan on June 04, 2017, 05:43:22 AM
Boston Harbor Cruise last night. My Elan rocked the boat.

hey Steve. I'll be over your side of the pond and staying in Boston 15 & 16 july. if you have any gigs those nights let me know.

Graeme
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Post by: Twocan on June 13, 2017, 09:01:34 AM: Quote from: jacko on June 13, 2017, 01:33:20 AM
Quote from: Twocan on June 04, 2017, 05:43:22 AM
Boston Harbor Cruise last night. My Elan rocked the boat.

hey Steve. I'll be over your side of the pond and staying in Boston 15 & 16 july. if you have any gigs those nights let me know.

Graeme

Bummer - somehow that's one of the few weekends I have off this summer! I hope you have a great trip!
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Post by: edwin on June 13, 2017, 03:47:33 PM: Quote from: jacko on June 13, 2017, 01:33:20 AM
Quote from: Twocan on June 04, 2017, 05:43:22 AM
Boston Harbor Cruise last night. My Elan rocked the boat.

hey Steve. I'll be over your side of the pond and staying in Boston 15 & 16 july. if you have any gigs those nights let me know.

Graeme

And I'll be leaving Boston from Logan Airport back to Colorado on the 14th!
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Post by: David Houck on June 21, 2017, 12:39:31 PM: Nice jam on Feel Like A Stranger. Interesting that the band puts warning cones around the guitar player. :)
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Post by: jazzyvee on July 06, 2017, 06:08:33 PM: Here are a couple with my S1 Shorty from tonights gig.
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Post by: flpete1uw on July 11, 2017, 06:39:47 AM: There are so few pictures of me. This one taken from a recent Gig / Fundraiser.
I guess I'm just the stereo typical bass player doing my job in the back round.
Its all good. 8)
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Post by: geepee on July 15, 2017, 02:14:09 PM: Look at this guys, check out that series II!

We played at Dartford Festival in Kent, London! Main stage too!

You can find the band at http://charlynofficial.com (http://charlynofficial.com)

Cheers!
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Post by: jazzyvee on August 09, 2017, 05:54:21 PM: One from a festival gig in North London I did recently depping in the UK's No1 Drifters Tribute band called Soul Kinda Wonderful.
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Post by: pauldo on August 10, 2017, 10:41:39 AM: Jazzy - the wood on that bass really pops - just beautiful.
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Post by: geepee on August 10, 2017, 11:36:00 AM: Gigging the Series 1 last week. ;D
Atmospheric shot.

(https://oldgitblog.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/screen-shot-2017-08-10-at-19-28-55.png)
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Post by: mica on August 10, 2017, 02:23:20 PM: I love seeing all these shot in the "wild"
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Post by: tomhug on August 10, 2017, 04:11:48 PM: (https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4417/35681855273_aa9485719f_c.jpg)

Essence 5 in Purple Heart and Grateful Dead repertoire. This was a fun Gig!
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Post by: geepee on August 20, 2017, 04:56:54 PM: Classico with Emily Faye.
Sound Lounge, Tooting, London

(https://i1.wp.com/oldgitblog.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/screen-shot-2017-08-21-at-00-48-52.png?ssl=1&w=800)
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Post by: Twocan on September 16, 2017, 08:52:11 PM: https://youtu.be/518bQB556H0

South Boston Street Festival. Still feels like Summer!
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Post by: tx196059 on September 17, 2017, 06:41:35 AM: Very cool Steve!! Great video to start Sunday with. Cheers buddy.
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Post by: rv_bass on September 17, 2017, 07:23:13 AM: Awesome! I will look for you guys in Boston😊
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Post by: Twocan on September 17, 2017, 07:23:52 AM: Thanks to you both!
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Post by: tomhug on September 17, 2017, 10:34:20 AM: Quote from: Twocan on September 16, 2017, 08:52:11 PM
https://youtu.be/518bQB556H0

South Boston Street Festival. Still feels like Summer!

Very nice!

I was confused because I recall you played fretless and fretted Essence 5's (as I do). I assume the Elan 5 w/ Signature is a new-ish acquisition? It sounds really round and warm in this clip - perfect for the material. I've always felt that MarkBass and Alembics are a good pairing. Sounds great!
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Post by: Twocan on September 17, 2017, 10:55:13 AM: There is a lot of versatility in the Signature package. I often go back and forth over which I like more - that or the Rogue electronics.

I've actually had the Elan the longest, and it gets the most stage time for me. It came to me "well loved" and I don't worry about it getting bumped or dinged as much as I do my Essences. That first cut is always the deepest!

I usually have both filters wide open, or close to it, with the pan leaning a bit to the front pickup. I also use a Yamaha NE-1 parametric EQ, which really warms up the tone.
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Post by: Twocan on September 17, 2017, 04:09:27 PM: One more that someone just posted today - the bass comes through a bit better in this one:
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Post by: pauldo on September 20, 2017, 02:51:25 AM: NICE!!!
The whole band seems more relaxed in the second video. Why ain't no one dancin'?
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Post by: pas on September 20, 2017, 09:03:26 AM: From a gig earlier this year...
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Post by: jacko on September 21, 2017, 12:47:10 AM: Love the shirt paul .

Graeme
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Post by: slawie on September 22, 2017, 02:20:29 PM: It's been a while (two years) since my last gig.
It is good to be back on stage!
(http://)
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Post by: haircuttingcowboy on October 09, 2017, 02:39:21 PM: Quote from: geepee on August 20, 2017, 04:56:54 PM
Classico with Emily Faye.
Sound Lounge, Tooting, London

(https://i1.wp.com/oldgitblog.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/screen-shot-2017-08-21-at-00-48-52.png?ssl=1&w=800)
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Post by: haircuttingcowboy on October 09, 2017, 02:40:39 PM: Quote from: geepee on August 20, 2017, 04:56:54 PM
Classico with Emily Faye.
Sound Lounge, Tooting, London

(https://i1.wp.com/oldgitblog.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/screen-shot-2017-08-21-at-00-48-52.png?ssl=1&w=800)

Very good-looking band.
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Post by: mavnet on October 15, 2017, 06:40:33 PM: Played a fun gig in Beacon NY last night. What you can't see is my pedalboard with a Cali76 compact deluxe, an F2B-like pedal built by a guy in Bucharest, and the Demeter Minnie 800D driving some TC Electronics cabs. Sounded pretty good!
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Post by: geepee on October 22, 2017, 04:15:45 AM: Hey guys,

Here's my Direwolf! It plays like a dream and it sounds just great!

(https://georgethebass.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/img_2710.jpg?w=820)

Thanks!

www.georgepricebass.com (http://www.georgepricebass.com)
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Post by: mario_farufyno on October 23, 2017, 08:45:38 AM: Looks great, too!
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Post by: dead_head on October 23, 2017, 11:31:15 AM: Best of luck with it. Enjoy! :)
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Post by: soflbass on October 23, 2017, 12:17:30 PM: Quote from: geepee on October 22, 2017, 04:15:45 AM
Hey guys,

Here's my Direwolf! It plays like a dream and it sounds just great!

(https://georgethebass.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/img_2710.jpg?w=820)

Thanks!

www.georgepricebass.com (http://www.georgepricebass.com)
Wow! Beautiful bass. Enjoy!
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Post by: gearhed289 on October 28, 2017, 10:18:31 AM: From last night's show with my band Nomadic (https://www.reverbnation.com/nomadic1).
(https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/22789062_10212089987543473_3819768873740601803_n.jpg?oh=209995a0f6eb0b35307662e666493d76&oe=5A66B07C)
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Post by: pauldo on October 28, 2017, 06:46:53 PM: Distillate in action!
:-D
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Post by: soflbass on October 30, 2017, 07:10:51 PM: Having a bit of fun on a Halloween gig. ;D
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Post by: pauldo on October 31, 2017, 04:14:41 AM: You stole Flea's pants! Nice.
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Post by: soflbass on October 31, 2017, 07:47:52 AM: Quote from: pauldo on October 31, 2017, 04:14:41 AM
You stole Flea's pants! Nice.
I did! Unfortunately, I can't play like Flea. But it was fun and a labor of love!
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on October 31, 2017, 09:18:20 AM: I posted these a couple weeks ago on my 2017 Gigs Thread, but here's a couple shots of "Chain-Links" on-the-job with New River Bound.
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Post by: jazzyvee on November 03, 2017, 10:47:57 AM: I just found this video clip from my days playing guitar with Apache Indian.
This was from the time I was using my Orion guitar on the road.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWkjh45rDBk&feature=youtu.be (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWkjh45rDBk&feature=youtu.be)
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Post by: gearhed289 on November 25, 2017, 08:50:29 AM: I had the pleasure of playing the awesome "She" last night at an open jam, along with guitar whiz Dave Uhrich. Amazing Series II/Bird of Prey.
(https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/23795341_1732938276717276_7593154421173795787_n.jpg?oh=f7c62983c3e84300d9acf3ddd5d657bc&oe=5AA2CD7F)
(https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/23843570_1732938726717231_9207415751220124129_n.jpg?oh=b82a2b885a1f033f1d2aa8bff2bde7f2&oe=5AA4B3E4)
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on November 26, 2017, 03:33:59 PM: That is a fine bass there! I remember it (her!) from the Featured Custom pages. :)
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Post by: geepee on January 15, 2018, 03:11:43 PM: Hey people!

I just have to share these new photos with you all, I hope that's okay!

I got them through today! The editing is crazy really!

(https://georgethebass.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/20180115_120702409_ios.jpg?w=740)

(https://georgethebass.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/gp-second-sons.jpg?w=740)

Hope you like them!

p.s. if anybody is on instagram, I'll post mine and I'll give you a follow, if that's your thing!

http://instagram.com/georgepricebass/ (http://instagram.com/georgepricebass/)

Cheers!
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Post by: soflbass on January 16, 2018, 05:26:34 AM: Nice pictures George! Looks like you got the groove on 8)
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Post by: jazzyvee on February 21, 2018, 03:41:10 AM: Here is a quick shot from my gig last night using my Series I redwood Europa.
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Post by: tomhug on March 19, 2018, 08:00:10 PM: This was from the free phil lesh/bob weir duo after party show at Reggie's Live (https://www.reggieslive.com/show/trouble-ahead/)that we played

(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/798/40911698111_c0aa501ece.jpg)

Fun show. I'm tucked away in the back, in the dark. House rig was a bit of a mud-fest. There's video of one song, and the video actually pulses in time with the kick drum. Apparently they like to run the subs very loud at Reggie's. I was glad to have such an even-playing, stable instrument (my Essence 5)
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Post by: David Houck on March 19, 2018, 08:58:29 PM: Looks like fun.
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on March 21, 2018, 11:29:58 AM: A couple action shots of me and "Chain-Links" on the job... one from a recent audition show with Harwell-Grice Band, and one with New River Bound at a called contra-dance last Fall. Finally, one from soundcheck last Saturday.
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Post by: mario_farufyno on March 21, 2018, 12:36:38 PM: Wow, that bass is really something gorgeous, Edward!
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Post by: hankster on April 28, 2018, 06:02:54 PM: With the Advocats Big Band.

/Users/richardblair/Pictures/Photos Library.photoslibrary/resources/proxies/derivatives/1d/00/1d75/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_1d75.jpg
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Post by: soflbass on May 02, 2018, 03:07:14 PM: Earth day, City of Sunrise, FL
The Crossthread Band
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Post by: David Houck on May 02, 2018, 07:16:08 PM: Nice Essence.
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Post by: soflbass on May 02, 2018, 08:28:36 PM: Thank you David! I'm fond of it as well!
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on May 06, 2018, 10:44:37 AM: Me and my first Alembic; a (restored) Persuader 5-string, on a wedding gig last night. Next month marks our fourth year together... without exaggeration, playing this bass has been a life-changing experience. Yeah, it sounds crazy... until you try it.
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Post by: David Houck on May 06, 2018, 01:11:04 PM: Quote from: edwardofhuncote on May 06, 2018, 10:44:37 AM
... playing this bass has been a life-changing experience ...

My first Alembic was as well. So was my first Series bass. And so was Karma, exponentially so; as it continues to be.
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Post by: hankster on May 13, 2018, 02:35:29 PM: Me with my SJ, playing a big band gig. Not a brilliant picture of the bass, except you can see its sandwich-ness.

r.
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Post by: David Houck on May 13, 2018, 04:04:25 PM: Apparently, the guy on the bottom right of the picture can't believe how good your bass sounds; looks like he's having an OMG moment.
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Post by: hankster on May 14, 2018, 07:07:38 PM: That’s my explanation also.
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Post by: jazzyvee on May 19, 2018, 11:08:46 AM: Yikes!!!
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Post by: David Houck on May 19, 2018, 12:22:39 PM: Cool! :)
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on May 19, 2018, 12:39:29 PM: Yes! The Classico has landed.

8)
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Post by: mario_farufyno on May 20, 2018, 01:29:00 PM: Wow, Jazzy, that's great!
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Post by: dead_head on May 21, 2018, 12:21:34 PM: Congratulations! Enjoy!
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Post by: rv_bass on June 09, 2018, 05:54:55 PM: Playing the '78 Omega Series I at Porch Fest today...
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on June 09, 2018, 07:19:14 PM: That is a seriously classy bass Rob... 8)
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Post by: David Houck on June 09, 2018, 08:58:38 PM: Porch Fest!
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Post by: rv_bass on June 10, 2018, 05:09:59 AM: Thanks, Greg! And yes, David, I love playing at Porch Fest, there is music all over town happening simultaneously... such a cool idea!
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Post by: fogdiver on July 01, 2018, 01:15:23 PM: Playing my Spoiler. Next month we belong together for 25 years!
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Post by: fogdiver on July 01, 2018, 01:22:02 PM: Another pic - in the practice room.
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Post by: David Houck on July 01, 2018, 02:42:40 PM: Congrats on 25 years!
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Post by: jazzyvee on July 07, 2018, 01:21:28 AM: Gig last night at a festival in Telford
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Post by: rv_bass on July 07, 2018, 04:37:43 AM: Nice bass Fogdiver!

Cool pic Jazzyvee :)
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Post by: David Houck on July 07, 2018, 05:30:24 AM: Yes; very cool pic JV.
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Post by: tomhug on July 07, 2018, 10:15:42 AM: You can just see the head-stock of my Series I for this HOT outdoor gig.
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1824/43258635831_4cdddaa57c_c.jpg)

The band that followed us (97Nine), also has a bass player who plays an Alembic. He was smiling at me as they were loading in. At first I couldn't figure out why, but then I realized - a fellow Alembic aficionado.
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Post by: pauldo on July 08, 2018, 06:19:53 PM: That’s really cool Tom. ‘Cept for the heat index!

Does Jeff from 97nine know about this sight?
I found this about him, love the heart shaped omega cut.
http://www.97nine.com/about/jeff/
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Post by: Dave Sep on July 09, 2018, 05:07:23 AM: I played last Friday and Saturday nights at the same place, indoors at a small festival in Dorset, UK. The lighting wasn't great, but you can just about make out the Epic bass I bought a few days before the gig. I thought I'd try it for a couple of numbers and then use my tried and trusted Fender or Gibson, but never even opened the cases on the spares, all I wanted to play was my Alembic!
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Post by: David Houck on July 09, 2018, 06:19:07 AM: Congrats on your new Alembic!
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Post by: Dave Sep on July 09, 2018, 07:20:53 AM: Thank you! Hopefully some better pictures from the weekend will come to light, but I was wedged into a dark corner and couldn't face the audience without risking a dent in the Epic's headstock from hitting the keyboard player's head!
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Post by: gearhed289 on July 09, 2018, 08:18:09 AM: Quote from: tomhug on July 07, 2018, 10:15:42 AM
You can just see the head-stock of my Series I for this HOT outdoor gig.
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1824/43258635831_4cdddaa57c_c.jpg)

The band that followed us (97Nine), also has a bass player who plays an Alembic. He was smiling at me as they were loading in. At first I couldn't figure out why, but then I realized - a fellow Alembic aficionado.

Cool! I'm actually a founding member of 97Nine (and gave the band its name, based off the old 97.9 the Loop radio station). I've played Jeff's bass. It's a beast! 36'' scale 5 string Rogue with a mini omega cut. I had just bought my Distillate when I decided to leave the band, so I thought it was funny they got a guy who plays an Alembic!
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Post by: tomhug on July 09, 2018, 10:42:23 AM: Quote from: gearhed289 on July 09, 2018, 08:18:09 AM
Quote from: tomhug on July 07, 2018, 10:15:42 AM
You can just see the head-stock of my Series I for this HOT outdoor gig.
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1824/43258635831_4cdddaa57c_c.jpg)

The band that followed us (97Nine), also has a bass player who plays an Alembic. He was smiling at me as they were loading in. At first I couldn't figure out why, but then I realized - a fellow Alembic aficionado.

Cool! I'm actually a founding member of 97Nine (and gave the band its name, based off the old 97.9 the Loop radio station). I've played Jeff's bass. It's a beast! 36'' scale 5 string Rogue with a mini omega cut. I had just bought my Distillate when I decided to leave the band, so I thought it was funny they got a guy who plays an Alembic!

Small world! Yeah, that 36" Rogue is quite something, with the Extra-Long Scale. And 97Nine is a great band, too. Definitely benefits by having a bass with definition like that.
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Post by: tomhug on July 09, 2018, 10:43:42 AM: Quote from: pauldo on July 08, 2018, 06:19:53 PM
That’s really cool Tom. ‘Cept for the heat index!

Does Jeff from 97nine know about this sight?
I found this about him, love the heart shaped omega cut.
http://www.97nine.com/about/jeff/

We didn't get too long to chat - load-in and load-out was a tight turnaround, so I didn't get a chance to mention the Alembic Club to him.
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Post by: gearhed289 on July 10, 2018, 10:41:20 AM: Not sure if he knows about the club, but he does know about the website in general. Another acquaintance of ours owns an amazing "featured custom" called She. http://www.alembic.com/info/fc_she.html
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Post by: jazzyvee on July 10, 2018, 04:22:04 PM: Here is a pic at a local Jazz festival with my Series II Europa.
And actually this was one of the rare times I have used an ampeg rig on stage that didn't sound like it had been thrashed.

I put the graphic flat and kept away from any kind of input gain or eq that produced the edgy sounds the other bands got and I was rewarded handsomely with sonic sweetness.
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Post by: growlypants on July 10, 2018, 05:44:45 PM: Man, that's a pretty bass!
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Post by: Dave Sep on July 11, 2018, 12:02:09 AM: Great pic, I'm usually in the dark next to the drums, so rare to get anything worth sharing, definitely none as clear as yours. Cool bass, cool player.
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Post by: jazzyvee on July 11, 2018, 02:28:14 AM: That happens on most of the gigs when I'm not the band leader as in those I'm usually hidden at the back by the drummer and behind the brass section.
This gig was different as I'm the band leader so right up front with the sax player.
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Post by: David Houck on July 11, 2018, 05:15:04 AM: Nice pic JV.
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on July 11, 2018, 10:02:05 AM: That's me too... support musician, even with Harwell-Grice Band I'm positioned in back, where the camera's eye seldom catches me. Which is fine... I do wish my basses made it into a few action pictures though. ;D
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Post by: StefanieJones on July 11, 2018, 02:35:55 PM: Nice pic, Jazzy! Looking sharp.
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Post by: Phil P on July 11, 2018, 05:00:02 PM: I'm not gigging at the moment so heres a picture of my lad with my bass a couple of weeks ago at the Buckle and Boots festival.

(https://oldgitblog.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/dscf9780.jpg)
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Post by: jazzyvee on July 12, 2018, 12:03:57 AM: Cool picture, I hope to get to one of George's gigs one day.
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Post by: Spyder2015 on July 17, 2018, 01:57:57 AM: Cool!
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on July 23, 2018, 10:23:06 AM: 81D1986 & me, in the studio last week.
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Post by: pauldo on July 25, 2018, 03:52:58 AM: This was brought up in a different thread... here is the infamous Pull My Finger group at The Globe.

The zebrawood on the Distillate clashes with the horizontal stripes on my shirt... What was I thinking? ??? :D
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Post by: Zut8083 on July 25, 2018, 11:35:24 AM: The zebrawood top and neck lams in the distillate blend into your shirt really well, like camouflage. It's a cool effect!
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Post by: rv_bass on August 07, 2018, 07:27:27 PM: Cool pic Pauldo :)
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Post by: dead_head on August 08, 2018, 01:10:40 PM: Yeah, +1 on the pic, Pauldo...
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Post by: pauldo on August 08, 2018, 06:54:36 PM: Thanks guys, I actually remember that time of the show.

It was the first song, Have You Been to the Mountain? an ode to Martin Luther King Jr. written by our guitarist, started soft and slow and then really drives hard - obligatory hair waving moment when it kicks into gear!

The hair ain’t so long these days and sadly that song hasn’t been played in a long time.
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Post by: geepee on August 21, 2018, 01:22:35 AM: I played a wicked festival in Rochdale, UK, on the weekend just gone with a girl called, Emily Faye (https://www.facebook.com/theemilyfayemusic/)!
I hope you like the picture!

(https://georgethebass.files.wordpress.com/2018/08/feel-good-festival-2018-146.jpg?w=740)

Thanks guys!

www.georgepricebass.com (http://club.alembic.com/www.georgepricebass.com)
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on August 21, 2018, 05:48:55 AM: Great picture! Nice to see "Direwolf" getting a workout. :)
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Post by: rv_bass on August 21, 2018, 06:27:47 PM: Nice, geepee, looks like you’ve been having fun playing some cool festivals this summer!
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Post by: goran on September 08, 2018, 12:44:19 AM: here is one that my keyboard player took of me :)
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Post by: sonicus on September 10, 2018, 08:53:56 AM: This photo is from my gig with " Dead Guise" at the Castro Valley Fall Fair on 9/8/18
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Post by: growlypants on September 10, 2018, 11:00:04 AM: Allright!! (Nice shirt, by the way!)
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Post by: the_home on September 10, 2018, 04:53:56 PM: Nice shirt, sure... I'm diggin' the bike cap and the Essence.
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Post by: gearhed289 on September 24, 2018, 09:05:10 AM: Had a last minute gig on Saturday backing up Grammy award winning guitarist/producer/songwriter Larry Mitchell, along with local guitar whiz Dave Uhrich. Fun stuff, no rehearsal! Brought the Distillate and it sounded great. There was some low end feedback on stage that we finally figured out was likely the bass rig aggravating a drum mic. I eventually turned down the lows and it seemed to go away.
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Post by: David Houck on September 24, 2018, 05:29:01 PM: Love Larry Mitchell's playing and the way he shapes his sound; he has been one of the resources I've drawn from in learning how to use delays and reverb. Cool that you got to play with him!
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Post by: gearhed289 on September 25, 2018, 07:23:24 AM: Quote from: David Houck on September 24, 2018, 05:29:01 PM
Love Larry Mitchell's playing and the way he shapes his sound; he has been one of the resources I've drawn from in learning how to use delays and reverb. Cool that you got to play with him!

That's cool! I wasn't familiar with him prior to this. He sent me some song files a few days prior to the gig and we had a quick run through in the dressing room before the show. Really nice stuff, and he is the NICEST guy. Super chill and appreciative.
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Post by: Picure on October 04, 2018, 04:09:25 AM: This is from a show I played in August. It was my first show with the Series 1

(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/vjxc0kvjsevgngx/0F8A9484.jpeg?dl=0)
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Post by: mario_farufyno on October 04, 2018, 02:01:31 PM: Maple in all his glory
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Post by: jwright9 on October 04, 2018, 03:56:38 PM: Quote from: Picure on October 04, 2018, 04:09:25 AM
This is from a show I played in August. It was my first show with the Series 1

(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/vjxc0kvjsevgngx/0F8A9484.jpeg?dl=0)

What is the name of your band and how can I listen? I would love to hear your music.
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Post by: rv_bass on October 04, 2018, 05:23:52 PM: Nice bass, medium scale? Gotta love a Series Alembic! :)
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Post by: Picure on October 04, 2018, 07:07:07 PM: Quote from: J9 on October 04, 2018, 03:56:38 PM
What is the name of your band and how can I listen? I would love to hear your music.

This was a session gig I did for an Taiwanese singer called Kowen Ko. You can check out his youtube channel here: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCZILrpz5dm_A86fns5aF0ng

Quote from: rv_bass on October 04, 2018, 05:23:52 PM
Nice bass, medium scale? Gotta love a Series Alembic! :)

Medium Scale correct! Thanks!
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Post by: jazzyvee on October 09, 2018, 12:41:02 AM: Here is a pic from my recent gig with Musical Youth at Birmingham Town Hall. it’s a really big old concert hall in the centre of the city That has been refurbished in recent years and has great acoustics.
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Post by: jon_jackson on October 09, 2018, 06:49:00 AM: The Twin!
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Post by: jazzyvee on October 09, 2018, 05:14:33 PM: Quote from: jon_jackson on October 09, 2018, 06:49:00 AM
The Twin!
Absolutely. I just love the sound of that bass.
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Post by: garth4664 on October 13, 2018, 03:49:35 PM: Bowie tribute band :)
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Post by: David Houck on October 13, 2018, 04:53:37 PM: Cool!
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Post by: rv_bass on October 15, 2018, 08:38:19 AM: Nice! Is that the custom bees wing Schedua Series I bass with tree-of-life inlay?
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Post by: garth4664 on October 16, 2018, 02:35:32 AM: Yes it is...76 070 :)
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Post by: goran on October 16, 2018, 10:29:08 AM: Rehearsal, doing a Leonard Bernstein the Mass, two basses, two guitars, two drums and 3 choirs, plus symphony orchestra with extra percussion, so cool to be in the middle of all that sound!
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Post by: David Houck on October 16, 2018, 03:22:46 PM: That bass is looking good under those lights.
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Post by: mario_farufyno on October 16, 2018, 06:58:09 PM: What a Mass...ive band, Goran!
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Post by: the_home on October 16, 2018, 07:09:04 PM: Nice bass... unreal ensemble. Is this your regular gig?
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Post by: goran on October 17, 2018, 01:08:57 AM: Thanks guys! Nope, not regular gig (I wish, ha!), they just need a el. bass players for that concert, actually two concerts :)

It's so great to play it!
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Post by: mario_farufyno on October 22, 2018, 02:14:32 PM: Bourbon Street Jazz Bar (same stage where I watched Marcus Miller and the late B.B. King), such honor!
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Post by: David Houck on October 22, 2018, 05:24:31 PM: Nice video!
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Post by: Picure on November 18, 2018, 12:25:35 PM: Playing an 11lbs Series 1 behind my head sorta screwed up my neck that night...

Crowd Lu Live in Tokyo
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/475yv73v6cu7ai0/Photo%202018-11-19%2C%2012%2001%2022%20AM.jpg?dl=0)
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Post by: David Houck on November 18, 2018, 01:10:28 PM: Hah!
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Post by: jazzyvee on November 18, 2018, 03:28:27 PM: Here is a video with my series I & II Europa basses from a Grover Washington jr tribute gig i put on a few years back at a music college.
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Post by: pauldo on November 19, 2018, 04:36:04 PM: Solid grooves and great tones all around on that Jazzyvee!
Real nice What is Hip? bassline.
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Post by: goran on November 29, 2018, 03:07:54 AM: here is a small clip with Kozmodrum band, the bass has octaver pedal til the end
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Post by: Picure on January 05, 2019, 11:59:14 AM: My recent gig with Yoga Lin at Taipei Arena. I am running my Series 1 through an F1X+SF2. In this video Im using the neck pickup only because this part I’m going wireless.
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Post by: rv_bass on January 05, 2019, 12:19:28 PM: Cool stuff, Picure!
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Post by: jazzyvee on January 05, 2019, 02:04:01 PM: Great playing Picure. First time I've seen a capo used on a bass.
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Post by: Picure on January 05, 2019, 02:09:42 PM: Thanks rv_bass and jazzyvee!

I could play this same song without the capo but some passages wont sound as smooth.
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Post by: allgood on January 06, 2019, 03:56:15 AM: Really cool!
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Post by: hankster on January 19, 2019, 07:38:57 AM: With the Tokyo Giants - 10-pieces R&B outfit - at the Linsmore Tavern.
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Post by: pauldo on January 19, 2019, 11:09:54 PM: Nice pic! Always fun playing with a horn section (ass-u-me that a 10 piece band has a couple horns).
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Post by: hankster on January 26, 2019, 07:24:21 PM: Yup. 5 horns. Good clean fun!
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Post by: StefanieJones on February 08, 2019, 11:09:34 PM: Pic from tonight's show. Thanks,David for explaining how to attach pics. Simple enough right? >.>
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Post by: pauldo on February 09, 2019, 05:41:46 AM: Nice action shot!
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Post by: rv_bass on February 09, 2019, 05:42:20 AM: Nice, Stefanie, cool effect on the neck and head from movement too! Is that a walnut top?
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Post by: StefanieJones on February 09, 2019, 06:37:46 AM: Quote from: rv_bass on February 09, 2019, 05:42:20 AM
Nice, Stefanie, cool effect on the neck and head from movement too! Is that a walnut top?
Zebrawood ^.^
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Post by: growlypants on February 09, 2019, 06:42:24 AM: VERY cool! (Is that some sort of mall you're in?)
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Post by: StefanieJones on February 09, 2019, 07:31:58 AM: Quote from: growlypants on February 09, 2019, 06:42:24 AM
VERY cool! (Is that some sort of mall you're in?)
Yes, we're playing in the mall, lol. I love the acoustics to be honest. There's a wonderful natural reverb in that place and I love playing there. There's a bar that pays us and they have doors that open completely so it's open to the mall. We face the bar. Fun times!
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Post by: David Houck on February 09, 2019, 07:48:02 AM: Quote from: StefanieJones on February 08, 2019, 11:09:34 PM
... Thanks, David for explaining how to attach pics ...

You're welcome; and thanks for sharing your gig picture!
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Post by: rv_bass on February 09, 2019, 08:31:28 AM: Nice...I love zebrawood! :)
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Post by: jazzyvee on February 23, 2019, 11:25:59 AM: I've just got home from a video shoot with a band I help out on bass for. This is for their latest single release though I wasn't playing on the studio version.
Had to take the series II. :-)
They wanted it to be a black suit affair. :-(
I will post a link to the video once it's edited which apparently will be in about 2 weeks time.
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Post by: rv_bass on February 24, 2019, 05:25:41 AM: Lookin’ good Jazzyvee! :)
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Post by: StefanieJones on February 24, 2019, 04:08:54 PM: Dang, Jazzy! Looking sharp there!
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Post by: growlypants on February 24, 2019, 04:55:05 PM: ...although, I hope that's not any OFFICIAL release, because I can't quite make out the drummer. (!!). Beautiful bass, though!
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Post by: jazzyvee on February 24, 2019, 11:30:53 PM: No it is snap a friend of the band took ok a mobile. There were no official photos taken.
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Post by: sonicus on February 25, 2019, 08:44:57 AM: From my last gig on 2/16/19 .
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Post by: rv_bass on February 25, 2019, 05:20:10 PM: Nice picture, Wolf, looks like you guys had a cool light show!
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Post by: sonicus on February 25, 2019, 05:33:43 PM: Thanks Rob !
Yes , the light show was swell ! We were asked to rebook at that venue by the owner . I think that might be on 6/8/19.
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Post by: slawie on February 25, 2019, 10:48:39 PM: I might just be there at the time

slawie
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Post by: sonicus on February 26, 2019, 01:28:29 AM: Slawie , It would be great to see you !

Wolf
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Post by: Alexce69 on February 26, 2019, 06:02:22 AM: One gig in a small club, some years ago..
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Post by: StefanieJones on March 06, 2019, 10:53:43 AM: Nice pics, Wolf and Alex. :D

That light show is something in your pic, Wolf. SO trippy.
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Post by: the_home on March 06, 2019, 06:10:04 PM: The originals band I play with was set to release a new CD before Christmas. Unfortunately, still finishing the final mix. On the positive side we had some professional pictures taken for the CD. Here's the first action shot of the 'blistered Koa' Series 1 bass I was able to acquire last fall.

(Oops! Image problems!)
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Post by: mario_farufyno on March 08, 2019, 02:40:43 PM: Wow, Wolf, great lightning!
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Post by: pauldo on March 08, 2019, 03:24:45 PM: Quote from: the_home on March 06, 2019, 06:10:04 PM
The originals band I play with was set to release a new CD before Christmas. Unfortunately, still finishing the final mix. On the positive side we had some professional pictures taken for the CD. Here's the first action shot of the 'blistered Koa' Series 1 bass I was able to acquire last fall.

(Oops! Image problems!)

Tim, There are size limitations for files.... try making a copy of the original and making it’s file size less than 500KB. We all like to ogle each other’s wood crafted wonders.
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Post by: jazzyvee on March 12, 2019, 06:30:47 PM: Here is a picture from my gig last night. Series II action.
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Post by: David Houck on March 12, 2019, 07:35:44 PM: Nice shot of the band in action, Jazzyvee.
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Post by: lbpesq on March 12, 2019, 08:37:05 PM: Hey, Vince. Nice looking Bass. Tina says hi and asked if it was a Brexit party! Lol

Bill, tgo
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Post by: jazzyvee on March 13, 2019, 01:48:25 AM: Hi Bill, gigging is a good escape from the blanket media coverage on Brexit. I wish there was this kind of coverage and analysis before the vote.
Back on to all things Alembic, Dave did you notice the Classico peeking out behind me :-) That gig was my double bass debut and we battled through a couple of Stanley Clarke powered tracks, 500 miles high and Sakura Sakura. I should be getting some professionally shot pictures from the gig so will post them after I get to check them out.
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Post by: jazzyvee on March 13, 2019, 02:20:55 AM: This is a picture taken at rehearsal yesterday by the Marketing team for the Birmingham Symphony Hall for their instagram page.
And the last two were taken by a photographer at the gig in the evening.
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Post by: David Houck on March 13, 2019, 06:50:07 AM: Nice shots of you with the Classico. 500 Miles High is an old favorite, and I imagine it's fun to play on the Classico.
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on March 13, 2019, 09:52:55 AM: Your technique and posture is spot-on Jazzy... you instructor is teaching you well! (and that bass is a Classy-co for sure!) ;D I know I keep saying this, but this sibling to yours is just a few kilometers from me here in Virginia. https://reverb.com/item/3711147-alembic-classico The only thing stopping me from going to play it is I know I'll want one. ::)
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Post by: jazzyvee on March 13, 2019, 12:03:18 PM: David, yep It has a great feel to it. I am nowhere near playing it the way Clarkee does but I still managed to play it in a way that kept the feel of the track.
That classico on Reverb is very close to what mine looks like they could indeed be made from the same slab of maple.
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Post by: jazzyvee on March 14, 2019, 06:28:33 AM: A video I did with a local band recently has just been released on their web site.
Warning Alembic Series II prominently on display however I am not the bass player on the record. I think he used a Jaydee bass.

Not a valid %s URL
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on March 14, 2019, 09:50:39 AM: Very professional production. 8)

I'm wondering how does that work in post-production, Jazzy? Are you all playing/singing along to audio playback so it synchs up to video?
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Post by: jazzyvee on March 14, 2019, 12:48:14 PM: Yep. I got sent the track to learn.
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on March 14, 2019, 01:37:03 PM: Me and my buddy Teddy-Mac working out some new tunes for this year. The older I get, the more I appreciate my close musical friends... Ted and I have been playing music together off and on in some formation for almost 30 years now. This was one of the first outings for the new-to-me old Series I. She fit right in with Ted's Huss & Dalton 'Crossroads' guitar.
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Post by: rv_bass on March 14, 2019, 04:37:25 PM: Nice stuff, Jazzyvee!

Greg, can’t put that Series down can you? :)
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Post by: David Houck on March 14, 2019, 05:20:58 PM: Greg; you and Ted look like you're having fun.
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Post by: pauldo on March 15, 2019, 05:51:59 AM: Quote from: edwardofhuncote on March 14, 2019, 01:37:03 PM
The older I get, the more I appreciate my close musical friends...

Absolutely!
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on March 17, 2019, 09:22:43 AM: In the dazed haze... hard to say what I was thinking about here. Probably something like:

(((hmmm... does that bridge filter need to be a little more open?)))
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Post by: JuancarlinBass on March 19, 2019, 12:47:20 PM: Just realizing... In a few months I will get to 10 years of being the caretaker for my beloved Alembic (and also being member of this wonderful club!!!). Hoooray!!!!

(Edit: And also realizing I somehow managed to post this in the wrong thread... and cannot find a way to delete it by myself, so if any moderator can delete this... Or just leave it for the cheerfulness of it :) )
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Post by: Picure on April 13, 2019, 10:35:02 AM: A bit late but finally found a video of our first concert of our tour last December with Yoga Lin. In this video I’m rockin’ the Series 1 with SF2+F1X. This was before I sent her back to the mothership for upgrades.

Full band comes in at 2:50
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Post by: jazzyvee on April 27, 2019, 02:29:15 PM: Here are a few more pics from one of my gigs last month.
Hopefully Mica will forgive me for covering the logo with my clip on tuner ;D :-\ ;)
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Post by: hammer on April 27, 2019, 03:20:40 PM: Ah! you are using the Classico. I'd love to hear some clips of it being used at your gigs.
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Post by: rv_bass on April 27, 2019, 04:28:48 PM: Beautiful bass, Jazzyvee! Looks like you and G of H use the same strap, what kind is it? Looks like a good one. :)
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Post by: jazzyvee on April 28, 2019, 01:12:46 AM: Yes we do. Its from a Greek company. Here is a link.
https://www.minotaurguitarstraps.com/bass-wide-straps/109-bass-fclef-used-look.html (https://www.minotaurguitarstraps.com/bass-wide-straps/109-bass-fclef-used-look.html)

I have tried a few of the minotaur straps over the years and that one is by far the most comfortable with heavy basses and the leather is thicker.
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Post by: jazzyvee on April 28, 2019, 01:18:58 AM: Hammer, i have used it on one gig so far. As a complete novice I haven’t enough hours on it or the technique to do a whole gig yet.
I did two tracks recorded by Stanley Clarke, 500 miles high and Sakura Sakura. There were a lot of phone cameras in action on thet gig but no-one i spoke to recorded 500 miles high which is really the one i felt went the best.
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Post by: fogdiver on May 01, 2019, 10:18:59 AM: Playing my spoiler at my 50th birthday party last march.
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Post by: fogdiver on May 01, 2019, 10:21:26 AM: ...one more time.
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on May 01, 2019, 02:05:17 PM: Looks like a great way to celebrate 50 to me! I hope to do something like that for my 50th next month. Definitely, an Alembicized event.
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Post by: David Houck on May 01, 2019, 08:07:25 PM: Happy Birthday!
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Post by: mario_farufyno on May 02, 2019, 08:24:13 AM: not a superb performance, but I'd like to show you, guys... (be nice)

I'm into bass solo arrangements which I can play chords and melodies along bass line at same time and still keep the original song recognizable. Not every tune permits that on 4 string bass. My old time pals would be surprise for the selection (we were jazz snobs at the 80s), but this one was perfect to my goal and I didn't even have to change a note to match bass open strings.
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Post by: growlypants on May 02, 2019, 08:42:13 AM: EX-cellent!! (I would disagree - that WAS a superb performance!). Cool headstock addition, as well!
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Post by: mario_farufyno on May 02, 2019, 08:39:18 PM: King Lizard? Ha, thanks!
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Post by: pauldo on May 03, 2019, 06:01:28 AM: :D 8)
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Post by: David Houck on May 03, 2019, 02:14:50 PM: Nice video!
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Post by: jazzyvee on May 05, 2019, 01:07:05 AM: Here is a pic of me demo-ing my Classico at the Midlands Bass Bash at the Doveridge Village Hall in a lovely little village in near Ashbourne Derbyshire yesterday.
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on May 05, 2019, 06:44:33 AM: Nice! :)

How is it transporting the Classico? If I remember right, you drive a fairly small vehicle... seats lay flat?
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Post by: jazzyvee on May 05, 2019, 07:42:54 AM: We travelled in my other half’s volvo so it fitted fine. The last time i took it out was in my smart for four with my 5 string, amp and cab with stands. A smart for two which i had previously can comfortably fit a 3/4 double bass with the front seat down.
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Post by: gearhed289 on May 06, 2019, 08:34:55 AM: Quote from: mario_farufyno on May 02, 2019, 08:24:13 AM
not a superb performance, but I'd like to show you, guys... (be nice)

I'm into bass solo arrangements which I can play chords and melodies along bass line at same time and still keep the original song recognizable. Not every tune permits that on 4 string bass. My old time pals would be surprise for the selection (we were jazz snobs at the 80s), but this one was perfect to my goal and I didn't even have to change a note to match bass open strings.

Dig it man, that was cool!
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Post by: Tennesseemick on May 06, 2019, 11:08:29 AM: Hobby band, iPhone recording, best with ear buds/headphones.

This was an early recording of an original tune.
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Post by: mario_farufyno on May 07, 2019, 07:47:14 AM: Great tune Michael and thanks Tom.

I miss our fellow lady club member who played Epic through a boss looper, but can't remember her name... long time no see.
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Post by: Tennesseemick on May 07, 2019, 09:08:43 AM: Quote from: mario_farufyno on May 07, 2019, 07:47:14 AM
Great tune Michael and thanks Tom.

I miss our fellow lady club member who played Epic through a boss looper, but can't remember her name... long time no see.

Thanks for the compliment!
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Post by: adriaan on May 07, 2019, 02:28:39 PM: Quote from: mario_farufyno on May 07, 2019, 07:47:14 AM
I miss our fellow lady club member who played Epic through a boss looper, but can't remember her name... long time no see.
You must be thinking of Kimberly.
https://www.youtube.com/user/bassplayerkimberly/videos?disable_polymer=1
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Post by: mario_farufyno on May 08, 2019, 06:35:52 PM: Yes, Adriaan, you nailed it. Kimberly is great, thanks!
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Post by: geepee on May 19, 2019, 04:23:35 AM: I'm going through a phase of playing dim lit gigs but hey, thanks to the LED's, groovin' ain't a problem!

I can't be the only player that also goes through phases of having a favourite bass, doesn't matter what brand! They all play different and serve different projects...it's a wonderful puzzle!

Have a great day folks!

(https://georgethebass.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/teg_3204pw.jpg?w=525)

https://www.facebook.com/GPriceBass/videos/293063174975754/ (https://www.facebook.com/GPriceBass/videos/293063174975754/) - Here's my bass solo if you'd like to hear the bass in action!
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Post by: David Houck on May 19, 2019, 08:04:10 AM: Nice solo video!
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Post by: soflbass on May 20, 2019, 10:59:34 AM: Quote from: geepee on May 19, 2019, 04:23:35 AM
I'm going through a phase of playing dim lit gigs but hey, thanks to the LED's, groovin' ain't a problem!

I can't be the only player that also goes through phases of having a favourite bass, doesn't matter what brand! They all play different and serve different projects...it's a wonderful puzzle!

Have a great day folks!

(https://georgethebass.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/teg_3204pw.jpg?w=525)

https://www.facebook.com/GPriceBass/videos/293063174975754/ (https://www.facebook.com/GPriceBass/videos/293063174975754/) - Here's my bass solo if you'd like to hear the bass in action!
George, always impressed by your videos and Alembics. Is that an Alembic version of a jazz bass? Rock on!
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Post by: geepee on May 21, 2019, 01:56:51 AM: Thank you! It's an Alembic Custom P/J Bass! I picked it up at Bass Direct a few months ago! Europa electronics and it sounds so good! Fast neck, great sound, everything you'd hope an Alembic would be!

Thank you!
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Post by: Picure on May 26, 2019, 04:39:33 AM: Playing my 1980’s Series 1 with Ron’s electronics upgrade at the Hong Kong Coliseum for Yoga Lin’s “Idol” world tour.

(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/f4l0elhm9dia0y8/Photo%202019-5-26%2C%205%2055%2052%20PM.jpg?dl=0)
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Post by: David Houck on May 26, 2019, 09:08:40 AM: Cool shot!
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Post by: jazzyvee on May 26, 2019, 11:53:27 AM: An extremely short clip that the producer of the session I was recording today took on his mobile phone.
My series I Redwood Europa 5.
https://www.facebook.com/freqaudiorecordings/videos/2230629647014509/?t=0 (https://www.facebook.com/freqaudiorecordings/videos/2230629647014509/?t=0)

Not sure if you will be able to follow the link if you are not on Facebook though.
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Post by: Theodore Samartzis on July 09, 2019, 04:00:46 AM: Canterbury 2016 with Paradise Band
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Post by: David Houck on July 09, 2019, 07:52:21 AM: Nice looking bass, Theodore; and welcome to the board.
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Post by: jazzyvee on July 09, 2019, 10:50:26 AM: I got sent a mix of the track to review on Saturday night and had a quick listen after getting home from my gig. The band leader sent it to me as she thinks I have a good ear for things like this.
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Post by: geepee on July 15, 2019, 02:31:36 AM: Here's a cool photo, sorry for those in the Facebook group that may have seen this...!

(https://georgethebass.files.wordpress.com/2019/07/img_1589.jpeg?w=525)

Vintage 81 Series 1, Bubinga!

Photographer - https://www.goldwoodimages.com - one of the best in the BIZ
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Post by: rv_bass on July 15, 2019, 04:58:13 PM: Very nice bass!
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Post by: jazzyvee on July 17, 2019, 10:53:35 PM: Here are a few bars of me on a gig with Musical Youth playing their most popular track, (needs no introduction i'm sure), on this festival gig I was playing my Series II Europa 5.
It's on facebook so i'm uncertain who will be able to see the video clip.

https://www.facebook.com/197407657879239/videos/2355883084732072/ (https://www.facebook.com/197407657879239/videos/2355883084732072/)
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Post by: geepee on July 19, 2019, 02:30:17 AM: Sounds stupendous!
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Post by: jazzyvee on July 19, 2019, 04:57:52 AM: Hey George we have another London gig coming up next month 10th August. I will send you details in case you want to take in another of our gigs.
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Post by: jazzyvee on July 30, 2019, 04:52:22 PM: Taken at a gig last weekend, depping in a UB40 tribute band called UB42. It's been a long time since I've taken my standard Europa bass out on a gig.
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Post by: David Houck on July 30, 2019, 08:33:22 PM: Nice shot of you and the Europa!
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Post by: Picure on August 10, 2019, 11:54:31 PM: My recent TV show gig playing the S1 with Taiwanese artist Wu Qing Fong.

https://tw.iqiyi.com/v_19rtlm13bs.html?fbclid=IwAR2ylbnUDGJpMqo_VNXbVAAfSDQFLxLnpw0wGb-RGAheA4szqx9up0Wvv7s (https://tw.iqiyi.com/v_19rtlm13bs.html?fbclid=IwAR2ylbnUDGJpMqo_VNXbVAAfSDQFLxLnpw0wGb-RGAheA4szqx9up0Wvv7s)
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Post by: pauldo on August 11, 2019, 04:21:36 AM: ;D
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Post by: Mark 63 on August 16, 2019, 06:25:25 AM: Space Heaters (of Connecticut) at the end of Railroad Days, Canaan, CT. We had a blast playing right before the fireworks (which is a great way to guarantee a good crowd). I'm loving the Brown Bass. The low end fundamentals are incredible.

(https://i.imgur.com/wJiP9zn.jpg)

If you're in Northwestern Connecticut and enjoy the Dead, come see us at Housatonic River Brewing (New Milford) Sept 1. 3-6 pm.
More gigs to come in Canaan in the Fall.
Donjito's in Mamaroneck, NY, Nov 1.
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Post by: David Houck on August 16, 2019, 10:20:20 AM: Nice shot!
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Post by: gearhed289 on August 19, 2019, 08:59:36 AM: Friday night - Mainstage Theater at Pheasant Run in St. Charles, IL.

(https://scontent-ort2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/68261240_2632824703395291_4288582672495673344_o.jpg?_nc_cat=109&_nc_oc=AQnJ6iL1lJUTaYsMy6Wm4BsAqiZFu9t5gw__5lMCbq5xSCvsIjMYUfwU9KistFdUlhE&_nc_ht=scontent-ort2-1.xx&oh=9eed20757e4769f31defe45d95aa19b4&oe=5DE104ED)
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Post by: David Houck on August 19, 2019, 10:49:53 AM: That too is a nice shot!
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Post by: Mark 63 on August 19, 2019, 07:45:48 PM
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on August 20, 2019, 05:30:13 AM: Love the action shots. 8)
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Post by: David Houck on August 20, 2019, 10:32:06 AM: Nice video!
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Post by: StefanieJones on August 21, 2019, 12:09:34 AM: Quote from: Picure on August 10, 2019, 11:54:31 PM
My recent TV show gig playing the S1 with Taiwanese artist Wu Qing Fong.

https://tw.iqiyi.com/v_19rtlm13bs.html?fbclid=IwAR2ylbnUDGJpMqo_VNXbVAAfSDQFLxLnpw0wGb-RGAheA4szqx9up0Wvv7s (https://tw.iqiyi.com/v_19rtlm13bs.html?fbclid=IwAR2ylbnUDGJpMqo_VNXbVAAfSDQFLxLnpw0wGb-RGAheA4szqx9up0Wvv7s)

Just got around to seeing this. Really cool. Loved the song and bassline, too. Awesome!
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Post by: geepee on August 28, 2019, 02:13:37 AM: I'm currently depping on an AWESOME gig with a band called Lethbridge Owen! We played a cool festival last weekend and somehow, this was taken! I know the tread is called, 'Post a pic playing your Alembic' but there don't seem any threads called, 'Post a pic pointing at people in the audience'...!

Have a great day folks!

(https://georgethebass.files.wordpress.com/2019/08/img_2065.jpg?w=1400&h=9999)
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Post by: David Houck on August 28, 2019, 10:06:59 AM: :)
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Post by: jazzyvee on August 31, 2019, 02:13:24 AM: Here is one my other half took a while ago when I was "practicing". I guess this means I was on my Dream Gig.!
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Post by: garyhead on August 31, 2019, 05:59:50 AM: Quote from: jazzyvee on August 31, 2019, 02:13:24 AM
Here is one my other half took a while ago when I was "practicing". I guess this means I was on my Dream Gig.!

Was it ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZz Top? ;)
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Post by: jazzyvee on September 01, 2019, 12:32:44 PM: hahaha I like that one!!!
Note also the Nepalese Yak wool slippers :-)
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Post by: pauldo on September 01, 2019, 03:02:01 PM: Those look super comfy and warm!
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Post by: FC Bass on September 01, 2019, 08:34:11 PM: :-)
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on September 02, 2019, 05:09:13 AM: Quote from: jazzyvee on August 31, 2019, 02:13:24 AM
Here is one my other half took a while ago when I was "practicing". I guess this means I was on my Dream Gig.!

Nice picture Jazzy. I seem to remember in the opening chapter of Victor Wooten's book, "The Music Lesson" he had fallen asleep while practicing on the sofa... perhaps you are onto something there. :D
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Post by: StefanieJones on September 11, 2019, 10:08:37 AM: Quote from: edwardofhuncote on September 02, 2019, 05:09:13 AM
Quote from: jazzyvee on August 31, 2019, 02:13:24 AM
Here is one my other half took a while ago when I was "practicing". I guess this means I was on my Dream Gig.!

... had fallen asleep while practicing on the sofa... . :D

I do that all the time. That's why I never get better. I sleep more than practice ;)
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Post by: pauldo on September 12, 2019, 12:54:33 AM: Quote from: StefanieJones on September 11, 2019, 10:08:37 AM
Quote from: edwardofhuncote on September 02, 2019, 05:09:13 AM
Quote from: jazzyvee on August 31, 2019, 02:13:24 AM
Here is one my other half took a while ago when I was "practicing". I guess this means I was on my Dream Gig.!

... had fallen asleep while practicing on the sofa... . :D

I do that all the time. That's why I never get better. I sleep more than practice ;)

Naps ARE my happy place! :D
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on September 12, 2019, 04:32:41 PM: Quote from: edwardofhuncote on September 02, 2019, 05:09:13 AM
Quote from: jazzyvee on August 31, 2019, 02:13:24 AM
Here is one my other half took a while ago when I was "practicing". I guess this means I was on my Dream Gig.!

Nice picture Jazzy. I seem to remember in the opening chapter of Victor Wooten's book, "The Music Lesson" he had fallen asleep while practicing on the sofa... perhaps you are onto something there. :D

Brief thread hijack... since I brought it up; Vic's book is a highly recommended read. It's from a while back, (2008) but I really got a lot out of it.

https://www.amazon.com/Music-Lesson-Spiritual-Search-Through/dp/0425220931/ref=asc_df_0425220931/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312057344057&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=1244301346492750235&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9008748&hvtargid=pla-499637974557&psc=1

In keeping with the picture theme, here's one from a Saturday morning practice session. I listen to a Saturday morning radio program about gardening at 6am, (from the sofa!) then I practice a while. Sometimes I record with the phone... this is a still from earlier this year when I was learning a September 1977 version of "Peggy-O" on #77-621.
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Post by: David Houck on September 12, 2019, 09:00:50 PM: Nice bass!
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Post by: pauldo on September 13, 2019, 12:35:47 AM: Very McVie-ish!
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Post by: jacko on September 18, 2019, 02:35:24 PM: Haven't posted on here for a while so here's a shot from a recent One One Seven gig I played at the Vortex Lounge in Cumbernauld (about midway between Glasgow and Edinburgh). We used their backline and kit for the gig so no big Mesa boxes behind me but the Signature Deluxe sounded fantastic anyway.
For an extra treat here's a link to a few of our own tunes recorded last year..
https://soundcloud.com/the117/sets/locked-loaded?fbclid=IwAR1PmZd8Syg-lwGmkYJHjJ0SKZokLUPHTcQfEpdZRUh7F-5ZH_akirLJTfM (https://soundcloud.com/the117/sets/locked-loaded?fbclid=IwAR1PmZd8Syg-lwGmkYJHjJ0SKZokLUPHTcQfEpdZRUh7F-5ZH_akirLJTfM)
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on September 18, 2019, 03:13:39 PM: Nice action shot! :D
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Post by: David Houck on September 19, 2019, 06:44:12 PM: Nice pic, Graeme!
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on September 22, 2019, 08:52:58 AM: From a party we played Friday night... Series I silhouette, caught by the backline cam.

One of the caterers happened to be a guitar player, and asked- what was that bass I was playing, as he had never seen or heard anything like it... the crystalline highs but thunderous lows too. I just smiled, and told the story, (the shorter version) and made sure he knew they made guitars too.
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Post by: pauldo on September 22, 2019, 10:21:24 AM: It is always a pleasure when a discerning eye/ear recognizes the craftsmanship from the Mothership.
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on October 01, 2019, 05:57:25 PM: One of the guys who subs with Harwell-Grice Band sent me this one earlier today... it's from a gig we played on a floating boat dock a little while back. Me and my first Alembic, 89P5559, a Persuader five-string the folks at Alembic HQ helped me put back in proper order a few years ago. She's still a regular go-to.
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Post by: jazzyvee on October 11, 2019, 12:39:31 PM: Taken during soundcheck this afternoon at Birmingham Symphony Hall.
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Post by: jwright9 on October 11, 2019, 12:41:37 PM: Very cool. That is my favorite photo in this entire thread!
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Post by: jazzyvee on October 11, 2019, 12:42:51 PM: Im not sure why its upside down. Its the right way up on my phone.
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Post by: xlrogue6 on October 11, 2019, 02:10:07 PM: Let me help you with that, Jazzy--here's a couple bro-in-law Tom put up on FB today. He called you Thunder Thumbs.
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Post by: pauldo on October 11, 2019, 02:33:38 PM: Thunder Thumbs! 8)
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Post by: jazzyvee on October 12, 2019, 06:33:21 AM: I thought that was reserved for Louis Johnson. Im certainly not anywhere near that league. Buti did have a quick chat with Tom before the gig started.
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Post by: rv_bass on October 20, 2019, 06:25:17 PM: Me and “Little Acer” (Acer is the Latin genus for maple) playing the melody and solo for Goodbye Porkpie Hat...love that tune.
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Post by: StephenR on October 20, 2019, 06:35:24 PM: Lookin' good Rob! And... excellent choice of tune.
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on October 20, 2019, 06:45:41 PM: Nice!
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Post by: rv_bass on October 20, 2019, 06:57:58 PM: Thanks, guys :)
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Post by: David Houck on October 21, 2019, 06:25:24 AM: Yes, Pork Pie Hat is a wonderful tune. And a nice picture of the instrument and musician.
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Post by: jazzyvee on October 26, 2019, 06:18:28 AM: A shot from the gig last night. I was using my Burl Redwood Series I Europa 5 string bass and my barefaced cabs and SF-2 as pre-amp.
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Post by: rv_bass on October 27, 2019, 03:21:33 PM: Nice Jazzyvee, that burl one is a beautiful bass. I’m going to have to try the SF-2 as a Stand alone preamp.
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Post by: jazzyvee on October 28, 2019, 02:45:56 AM: The SF-2 as a pre-amp works well for me but using it is not as straight forward as I hoped it would be. I think it's harder to use as a standalone than in the send return look. Here is my take on it in my use and I accept I may be wrong in what I'm hearing compared to how it's supposed to sound. Firstly I only use it as a standalone pre-amp when playing reggae and I've not tried gigging it with other genre's because I found it too hard to make tone changes at the bass on the fly as the SF-2 seems to be the filter that is taking charge so I can't really hear it much.
For reggae I'm only generally dealing with the frequencies below the bass guitar filter cut off point so around 200 to 100hz that enables me to get some more heft and I keep the filtered signal about half the level of the unfiltered signal so that I can hear some of the upper frequencies to help with hearing my pitch clearly.

When I use it in the send/return loop of my F1-x for other gigs it is much less bossy with the sound and I can much more easily set it up in a way that allows me to control the sound more from the bass than having to make changes from the SF/2 or F1-z.
A superb piece of kit though but you can easily ruin a speaker that can't take a lot of bottom end with it. Don't ask me how I know that... :-)
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Post by: rv_bass on October 28, 2019, 08:19:53 PM: Thanks for the feedback. Based on your description I think I’ll stay with it running through an F-1X. And yes, a fantastic filter!
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Post by: jazzyvee on October 29, 2019, 12:29:14 AM: One of the forum members Will Gunn uses his as a preamp for his series bass. However he has no filters on his bass and so sets all his tone using the SF-2. I would suggest getting in touch with him as he is extremely helpful and knowledgeable on this and all things alembic. I have had hugely beneficial chats with him on line over the years.
http://www.alembic.com/info/fc_refinement.html (http://www.alembic.com/info/fc_refinement.html)
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Post by: jazzyvee on November 08, 2019, 05:21:19 AM: here is another pic from my second gig with my classico. im not sure why its upside down.
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Post by: rv_bass on November 08, 2019, 06:06:31 AM: I copied and flipped it, let’s see if it worked...
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Post by: gearhed289 on November 08, 2019, 08:20:48 AM: That's a great shot! (better right side up ;) )
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Post by: pauldo on November 08, 2019, 09:03:42 AM: Very nice... that looks like it could be a magazine ad!
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Post by: jazzyvee on November 08, 2019, 09:18:47 AM: Thanks for flipping the photo. i tried it and still when i posted it, it showed upside done.
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Post by: StefanieJones on December 08, 2019, 09:49:26 AM: It's been a while, still loving "Walter"

Edit;Maybe someday someone will get a good pic. I realized the zebrawood is washed out and doesn't really show the beauty of it.
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Post by: rv_bass on December 08, 2019, 10:33:47 AM: Cool photo, Stephanie, love the zebrawood!
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Post by: jazzyvee on December 08, 2019, 11:03:07 AM: Captured by my good lady, meditating on the tone of my Series II ........
Anyone else been captured in this mode?
Note the authentic Nepalese Yak wool slippers.
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Post by: pauldo on December 08, 2019, 11:54:26 AM: That’s a great pic Stephanie... always good to see Walter out and about! ;D
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on December 08, 2019, 12:43:17 PM: Lovin' the action and meditation shots. :)

Are your headphones plugged into your bass Jazzy? (I've been doing that lately...).
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Post by: StefanieJones on December 08, 2019, 01:32:00 PM: Quote from: jazzyvee on December 08, 2019, 11:03:07 AM
Captured by my good lady, meditating on the tone of my Series II ........
Anyone else been captured in this mode?
Note the authentic Nepalese Yak wool slippers.

Nice pic, very relaxed :)

I'm having deja vu ;D
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Post by: jazzyvee on December 08, 2019, 04:49:55 PM: @edward, No I always use my DS-5 when practicing on my series bass.
@Stefanie, yeah that particular relaxation happens a lot when I'm practicing late at night. Strangely enough many times when I get home from a gig I need to play at home before hitting the sack in order relax and come down from the high of the gig. Usually those times I fall asleep with the bass in my hand waking up to a cold house, put the bass away and go to bed.
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Post by: mario_farufyno on December 09, 2019, 12:52:07 PM: Quote from: StefanieJones on December 08, 2019, 09:49:26 AM
It's been a while, still loving "Walter"

Edit; Maybe someday someone will get a good pic. I realized the zebrawood is washed out and doesn't really show the beauty of it.

Stephanie, I'm a pedal guy so I'm a little curious about which pedals do you have there...

And, btw, Distillates have an incredibly beautiful body shape, isn't?
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Post by: David Houck on December 09, 2019, 03:19:45 PM: Nice pics, Stefanie and Jazzyvee! Cool socks!
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Post by: StefanieJones on December 11, 2019, 12:27:13 PM: Quote from: mario_farufyno on December 09, 2019, 12:52:07 PM
Quote from: StefanieJones on December 08, 2019, 09:49:26 AM
It's been a while, still loving "Walter"

Edit; Maybe someday someone will get a good pic. I realized the zebrawood is washed out and doesn't really show the beauty of it.

Stephanie, I'm a pedal guy so I'm a little curious about which pedals do you have there...

And, btw, Distillates have an incredibly beautiful body shape, isn't?

Hi Mario the pedals on the board I'm using are polytuner->boss ds1 distortion->mxr bass octive ->Ebs bass IQ->Rodenberg GAS 707->ibanez flanger. I'm thinking about getting a compressor and the tc electronic g system next year. I love playing around with that stuff.
My bass is a Spoiler and I love it. Distillates are awesome looking, for sure.
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Post by: goran on December 11, 2019, 12:32:17 PM: someone said pedals? ;D
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Post by: jazzyvee on December 12, 2019, 12:08:07 AM: Wow Goran, I'm curious what music do you play where you use all those pedals?
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Post by: StefanieJones on December 12, 2019, 09:12:33 AM: Yeah that's quite an impressive pedalboard, Goran! I wouldn't mind seeing some closeup pics ;)
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Post by: goran on December 15, 2019, 08:54:25 AM: Quote from: jazzyvee on December 12, 2019, 12:08:07 AM
Wow Goran, I'm curious what music do you play where you use all those pedals?

It's kind of weird EDM but all played live.
Something like this that I did:

Last video if it's too much just fast forward to 9.15
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Post by: goran on December 15, 2019, 10:08:04 AM: btw. here is my gear at home, first time in 4 years...
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Post by: edwin on December 15, 2019, 12:17:20 PM: Quote from: goran on December 11, 2019, 12:32:17 PM
someone said pedals? ;D

Mmmmmm. 441.
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Post by: StefanieJones on December 15, 2019, 05:21:51 PM: Quote from: goran on December 15, 2019, 08:54:25 AM
Quote from: jazzyvee on December 12, 2019, 12:08:07 AM
Wow Goran, I'm curious what music do you play where you use all those pedals?

It's kind of weird EDM but all played live.
Something like this that I did:

Wows neat! I like the transition around 3.40ish on the 1st one a lot. The second video is crazy cool :D
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Post by: pauldo on December 15, 2019, 09:14:09 PM: Small world... I was just reading a review about Deadmau5 and thought it sounded interesting - boom, there it is! 😳
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on December 16, 2019, 05:25:59 AM: I am perpetually amazed and often humbled by the sheer talent on this Board.
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Post by: dlbydgtl on December 18, 2019, 08:11:32 PM: Some shots of series 2 in action..Last Sunday.
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Post by: rv_bass on December 19, 2019, 07:30:18 PM: “Mmmmmm. 441.“

441+D5=Nice tape :)
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Post by: StefanieJones on December 24, 2019, 10:27:32 AM: Quote from: dlbydgtl on December 18, 2019, 08:11:32 PM
Some shots of series 2 in action..Last Sunday.

Nice pics :)

You Have no rival
You Have no equal.

Extra nice.
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Post by: mario_farufyno on December 25, 2019, 03:08:44 AM: Quote from: StefanieJones on December 08, 2019, 09:49:26 AM

Hi Mario the pedals on the board I'm using are polytuner->boss ds1 distortion->mxr bass octive ->Ebs bass IQ->Rodenberg GAS 707->ibanez flanger. I'm thinking about getting a compressor and the tc electronic g system next year. I love playing around with that stuff.
My bass is a Spoiler and I love it. Distillates are awesome looking, for sure.

Ops, sorry for geting the bass wrong and thanks for your reply.

Hey, I use a Compressor (a simple one overeasy slider DBX, the 163X) but after Wha and Envelope Filter to kind of tame any excessive volume raise in their ressonant peaks. I also placed it after modulation and that helped me to match its natural volume loss compared to other pedal's output levels, great tool.
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Post by: mario_farufyno on December 25, 2019, 03:16:31 AM: Love your band, Goran. Great playing, congrats!

*(curious about your pedal setup, too, btw ;) )
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Post by: goran on January 01, 2020, 09:03:29 AM: New Years eve gig on main square... Friend of mine took the pic.
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Post by: David Houck on January 01, 2020, 10:02:38 AM: Very cool!!! (and apparently very cold)
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Post by: rv_bass on January 01, 2020, 10:51:28 AM: Looks like a fun night! :)
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Post by: goran on January 01, 2020, 11:09:26 AM: Quote from: mario_farufyno on December 25, 2019, 03:16:31 AM
Love your band, Goran. Great playing, congrats!

*(curious about your pedal setup, too, btw ;) )

I have a pedalboard review on my youtube channel just search for my name, or just type bass pedalboard it will be there.. it is an old one but planing to do a new one soon.
thanks
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Post by: rv_bass on January 01, 2020, 01:07:09 PM: Goran, I just watched your YouTube pedal board video. Nice demonstration of the pedals and cool sounds individually and in combination!
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Post by: goran on January 02, 2020, 01:08:37 PM: Thanks, now you gave me more strength to make another one. :)
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on January 03, 2020, 04:33:56 AM: That New Year's Eve gig looks cold, Goran... hope you had some hand-warmers in your pockets! Nice picture. :)
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Post by: StefanieJones on January 03, 2020, 04:04:43 PM: Nice pics, goran! Lovely crowd and brrrrr!
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Post by: goran on January 04, 2020, 03:04:29 AM: Yea it was cold, but still I wasn't able to wear gloves without fingers and play 5 string... but it was a fun night!
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on January 04, 2020, 03:56:37 AM: Ha! I'm sorry Goran, I was afraid that might be lost in translation... I never could play with gloves either. There is a product available here designed to keep your hands warm, just while in your pockets, though you could put them in gloves too. I don't know if Hot Hands are available in Eastern Europe. https://hothands.com/ I use these on my job during cold Winter days when I have to be outdoors, but they are great to have a couple in your pockets for a cold outdoor gig too. They have saved me quite a few times. This was a VERY cold Christmas parade several years (and pounds!) ago, with my '81 Distillate.
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Post by: goran on January 05, 2020, 02:14:08 AM: Oh Edward, I didn't know about this. Looks like SciFi to me, just showed it to my wife and she was like "you can buy them here." Wish I knew that sooner. :)
Btw. for warmth I use McNair shirt made by Merino wool. Light but warmest jacket I ever tried. I telling you this because your shirt reminds me of McNair https://mcnairshirts.com/
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Post by: jazzyvee on January 05, 2020, 09:49:29 AM: First gig of 2020 with my series I guitar.
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Post by: hdfixer on January 07, 2020, 08:55:28 PM: My first gig with my new (to me) Series 1. Sound was glorious. Glare from the setting sun in set one was strong!
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on January 07, 2020, 10:44:03 PM: Great to see that bass at work again... nice picture! 8)
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Post by: jazzyvee on January 07, 2020, 11:34:01 PM: Starting the year with a Series I gig. Things can only get better. Enjoy that masterful bass. Cool pocture Hdfixer
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Post by: rv_bass on January 08, 2020, 04:34:49 AM: Hdfixer, cool bass!

Jazzyvee, would you happen to have a sound clip of your guitar with that band? I have a Series I guitar and I’d love to hear the sounds others are getting out of theirs.
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Post by: David Houck on January 08, 2020, 08:15:11 AM: Jazzy; which band is that?

HD; nice picture!
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Post by: Pandastylebass on January 08, 2020, 08:52:25 AM: The only pic I have of me playing my Alembic is a screenshot from a video, but the look on my face says it all! I need some more gigs!!! ;D
(https://i.imgur.com/5yRWquD.jpg)
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Post by: jazzyvee on January 08, 2020, 05:35:55 PM: Hi David, it is a newly formed band called Big Ship Alliance and they are a Freddie McGregor tribute band and that was their first gig. I got involved at the last minute because their guitarist had to go away to deal with family issues in the caribbean. A rare guitar gig for me gave me a chance to get the dragon out.
@rv_bass, I played clean mostly into two channels of my JC120. If I remember correctly, channel 1 (dry), I had the neck pickup with a wah pedal and a Radial Tonebone Trimode distortion pedal which is one that sounds great with active guitars. the bridge pickup went in the second channel which has built in chorus and a little reverb. I kept both pickups on all the time and changed the tone using the filters and volumes. However part way through the early part of the set the battery on the wah went flat so that wasn't used much sadly as thats my main pedal.
I will see if there are any decent sound clips or video clips.
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Post by: David Houck on January 08, 2020, 07:46:57 PM: Nice picture Casey; and looks like a good crowd too.
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Post by: pauldo on January 08, 2020, 08:42:06 PM: That smile! We know that smile.

;D
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Post by: jazzyvee on January 08, 2020, 11:49:03 PM: The knowing smile of a satisfied alembician
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Post by: mario_farufyno on January 09, 2020, 04:00:27 AM: Quote from: goran on January 01, 2020, 11:09:26 AM
Quote from: mario_farufyno on December 25, 2019, 03:16:31 AM
Love your band, Goran. Great playing, congrats!

*(curious about your pedal setup, too, btw ;) )

I have a pedalboard review on my youtube channel just search for my name, or just type bass pedalboard it will be there.. it is an old one but planing to do a new one soon.
thanks

I saw them yesterday, thanks!
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Post by: jazzyvee on January 10, 2020, 03:18:46 PM: Some pictures came in today unfortunately the octopad on it's stand was in front in all the photos so the guitar is not featured in any..
Yes I still have my intense gigging face on. hahaha It's a bit of a trade mark for me too.
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Post by: David Houck on January 10, 2020, 06:20:14 PM: Nice shot!
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on January 14, 2020, 04:35:00 AM: My nephew spotted this snippet of HGB on YouTube... and me with the Custom fretless Alembic. I'm pretty sure it's from a show last June that Gabe couldn't make, hence our regular go-to Ernie is on resonator guitar.

It's a shame they didn't get the rest of "Deep Ellum" here... sounds like we were having a pretty good time with it!
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Post by: elwoodblue on January 14, 2020, 05:04:14 AM: Your Custom sounds clear and big....cool stuff :D
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Post by: mario_farufyno on January 14, 2020, 08:28:12 AM: Cool, great band, Edward.
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Post by: David Houck on January 14, 2020, 10:07:27 AM: Nice video Gregory!
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Post by: pauldo on January 14, 2020, 11:13:58 AM: :D
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Post by: mario_farufyno on January 15, 2020, 03:49:51 AM: Gregory? Oh, man...
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on January 15, 2020, 05:06:41 AM: Quote from: mario_farufyno on January 15, 2020, 03:49:51 AM
Gregory? Oh, man...

I answer to either one, Mario. ;) ('Edward' is an old family name, usually assigned to eldest male children... if my Mom calls me that in a certain tone of voice, it usually means I'm in trouble!)
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Post by: rv_bass on January 15, 2020, 05:34:20 PM: Nice video, Greg, sounds great, love Deep Elm as well!
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Post by: mario_farufyno on January 16, 2020, 05:13:35 PM: Quote from: edwardofhuncote on January 15, 2020, 05:06:41 AM
I answer to either one, Mario. ;) ('Edward' is an old family name, usually assigned to eldest male children... if my Mom calls me that in a certain tone of voice, it usually means I'm in trouble!)

Oh, yes, we've all heard that mom's "you're in trouble mister" tone once... ha!
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Post by: jazzyvee on February 16, 2020, 02:50:02 PM: Here is a picture from the same gig as the picture I posted 9 up from here. It has a better pic of the guitar.
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Post by: jazzyvee on February 25, 2020, 11:21:19 PM: I've just been setting up a new hard drive to hold all my media files and stumbled across this golden oldie from about 2006. I had not long got this Europa and I think this was my first gig with it. My naive self decided to covered Marcus Miller's version of Frankenstein because I loved the original version by I think Edgar Winter and also it pushed me in my learning to slap and double thumb. Quite a raw sound from the band compared to our current sound and a lot more grey hair too.
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Post by: pauldo on February 26, 2020, 09:26:13 AM: That was a treat. :D
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Post by: hdfixer on March 09, 2020, 04:57:44 PM: My band The Morgan Hillbillies, played The Granada Theater in Morgan Hill CA Saturday night as part of St. Catherine's school Cougar Gala Auction. We had fun!

(https://www.talkbass.com/attachments/img_8689-jpeg.3736823)

And video! I'm still getting used to the "muscle memory" of this bass so one small flub while singing and playing at the same time, but I don't think anyone noticed. Walking bass solo too!

I was running into a DarkGlass Hyper Luminal Compressor > Bergantino B|Amp>Bergantino HG410 (the sealed cab with 3 forward and 1 back firing speakers). Very happy with the sound. Oh, and TI Jazz Flat strings - my favorite flats (run them on my Epic 5 fretless too).
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on March 09, 2020, 05:19:03 PM: Well done!
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Post by: pauldo on March 09, 2020, 09:08:22 PM: The tone on that beautiful bass is fabulous, cuts through the mix very nicely. 8)
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Post by: mario_farufyno on March 11, 2020, 04:40:48 PM: Nice, HDFixer!
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Post by: goran on March 12, 2020, 04:07:17 AM: HDFixer, that's a beautiful bass, nice video!
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Post by: mavnet on March 12, 2020, 01:20:33 PM: I was practicing with some friends the other day, saw this on the wall. Iconic.
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Post by: Picure on March 28, 2020, 03:06:30 AM: Bass cover of the intro to "The Crucible" by Motopsycho
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on March 28, 2020, 03:47:19 AM: Excellent, Jack. #80-1687 is right at home there. 8) Sounds like you are making the most of some practice time during a lull in touring.
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Post by: pauldo on March 28, 2020, 01:21:03 PM: Jack that sounded great!
What are you using for the distortion?
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Post by: Picure on March 28, 2020, 06:34:31 PM: Quote from: edwardofhuncote on March 28, 2020, 03:47:19 AM
Excellent, Jack. #80-1687 is right at home there. 8) Sounds like you are making the most of some practice time during a lull in touring.

Thanks a lot Edwarldo! And yea, my touring has been postponed until mid May but who knows if the gigs in May will happen? :-[
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Post by: Picure on March 28, 2020, 06:36:36 PM: Quote from: pauldo on March 28, 2020, 01:21:03 PM
Jack that sounded great!
What are you using for the distortion?

Thanks a lot pauldo! I actually didn’t use any distortion pedal for this video, I only used the demo version of the AMPEG SVT VR bt Universal Audio and cranked it to overdrive.
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Post by: Picure on March 30, 2020, 02:11:01 AM: The Allman Brothers Jessica Bass Cover Live at University Of Florida 1982 version
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Post by: pauldo on March 30, 2020, 09:08:10 AM: That brought a smile! :-D
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on March 30, 2020, 09:45:54 AM: YES! You are getting quite a fanbase built up over here Jack. :)

Looks like you've got both pickups up full, and Q-switches in the mid position, but I can't quite see where your filters are set. I did catch a little tweak at about 1:55. Sounds awesome man!
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Post by: Picure on March 30, 2020, 10:01:44 AM: Quote from: edwardofhuncote on March 30, 2020, 09:45:54 AM
YES! You are getting quite a fanbase built up over here Jack. :)

Looks like you've got both pickups up full, and Q-switches in the mid position, but I can't quite see where your filters are set. I did catch a little tweak at about 1:55. Sounds awesome man!

Thanks for checking it out! If I have my neck filter about 35% open and my bridge about 25% open.
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on March 31, 2020, 04:18:36 AM: Accidentally caught the Alembic rack-mount stack in the background the other day... the old 1914 Gibson I'm playing here has been in my care since 1999. It belongs to an old friend. I sent her the picture to let her know we were both okay. :)

(its actually a cropped still from a video, but I can't figure out how to shrink the files enough to post them here...)
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Post by: gearhed289 on March 31, 2020, 09:28:42 AM: Quote from: Picure on March 28, 2020, 06:36:36 PM
Quote from: pauldo on March 28, 2020, 01:21:03 PM
Jack that sounded great!
What are you using for the distortion?

Thanks a lot pauldo! I actually didn’t use any distortion pedal for this video, I only used the demo version of the AMPEG SVT VR bt Universal Audio and cranked it to overdrive.

That sounds really great!
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Post by: David Houck on March 31, 2020, 11:08:49 AM: Quote from: edwardofhuncote on March 31, 2020, 04:18:36 AM
... I can't figure out how to shrink the files enough to post them here...)

Best thing for posting a video is to upload it somewhere else and post a link. For instance, years ago I opened a vimeo account, uploaded a couple videos, marked them private, and posted the links here in the club. I think you can do the same thing on youtube, though I've never tried it. For all I know the vimeo rules might have changed since then; but might be worth looking into it.
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Post by: jazzyvee on April 01, 2020, 10:07:29 AM: You are correct David, I do the same sometimes. Post as private on youtube and post the link here.
If you use a social network like facebook, then they are only visible if you are a member or the uploaded video is set to public outside of facebook.
Youtube is easier.
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Post by: mario_farufyno on April 01, 2020, 11:34:29 AM
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Post by: pauldo on April 01, 2020, 10:42:46 PM: Mario that was a treat! Your smile makes it even better, can tell you were having fun.
All tracks are the Rogue? She sounds great.
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Post by: mario_farufyno on April 02, 2020, 06:24:07 PM: Thanks, Pauldo. Yes, the Rogue did the 3 voices, I've just fiddled with the filter, switches and PU balance to change enought their tones to keep each part in its own space. Amazing how versatile Alembic can be. One voice does chords and melody, the second brings the bass line plus harmonics and the third makes the guitar voice.

Some saturation and chorus were also added to the "guitar" part during mixing process, "bass and harmonics" was compressed and both were sent to delay and reverb aux tracks. The "main" voice has no ambience and got a heavier compression and limiting just to sound more raw and forward.

The smile came after finally getting it right at the 11th take, ha! At the moment I wasn't aware that my quicktime movies were taken at low frame rate and that would mess with sync in editing. So it didn't matter after all, could have "punch in" the track or comb several takes and just mimic when filming.
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on April 16, 2020, 12:58:40 PM: That's great Mario. Nice A/V skills too. :D

I'm working on a couple 'play along with' videos and thinking of establishing a channel for posting. Just giving myself a fence to swing for in the gig-less situation we're all finding ourselves in of late.
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Post by: rv_bass on April 16, 2020, 03:38:34 PM: Very nice Picure and Mario, really enjoyed both. Mario, I have to learn the video/sound recording and editing, looks fun!
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Post by: mario_farufyno on April 17, 2020, 06:52:31 AM: I am enjoying Picure's movies and performance then my eyes start to drift away from the scale... what a nice collection!
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on May 09, 2020, 06:18:09 PM: I'm very squeamish about posting this up here with you guys, so go easy on me... just having a little fun playing along with the Grateful Dead on my Custom fretless 5-string. The tune is one of my favorites from the 5/5/1977 New Haven show.

Roll tape in the practice room... Peggy-O, take-two...
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Post by: rv_bass on May 09, 2020, 07:23:03 PM: Greg, that sounded great, and on a fretless, very nice! :)
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Post by: elwoodblue on May 09, 2020, 09:07:01 PM: The Custom Fretless sounds rich and wonderful,
...nice take!
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Post by: David Houck on May 10, 2020, 08:18:07 AM: Quote from: edwardofhuncote on May 09, 2020, 06:18:09 PM
... just having a little fun playing along with the Grateful Dead on my Custom fretless... Peggy-O ...

That was great, and reflects the time you've spent studying Phil's playing.
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Post by: flpete1uw on May 10, 2020, 11:51:07 AM: A lighten up the spirits “Full Moon Driveway Jam”. For the neighborhood peeps.
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on May 10, 2020, 01:22:06 PM: I love it, Pete! :D Was just talking to my buddy Ted yesterday about the logistics of doing a neighborhood jam if/when it ever gets warm enough up here... between us we've got enough PA equipment to broadcast the few blocks we'd need to reach. We're thinking Memorial Day weekend.
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Post by: flpete1uw on May 10, 2020, 04:25:45 PM: Gregory, this little jam really uplifted a lot of people from some dole drums. Including us!
If you can pull it off it’s worth it’s weight just in smiles.
You sounded great in your previous post.
Onwards in hopes of improved lives.
Peace
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Post by: mario_farufyno on May 10, 2020, 10:21:44 PM: Thanks Greg
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on June 14, 2020, 04:24:49 AM: I took a swing at "Tennessee Jed" recently, with my Persuader 5-string... (hence, the coupla' extra-low notes - I couldn't resist) ;D
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Post by: jazzyvee on August 02, 2020, 09:46:38 AM: Just has first post lockdown rehearsal with a band i joined just before lockdown. Took the classico to see how my learner fingers are coping. Its a band called La Cigale and play Brazillian music.
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on August 02, 2020, 10:12:36 AM: Such a cool bass... love those old silver-face Mesa WalkAbouts too. Very hard to beat!

Quote from: jazzyvee on August 02, 2020, 09:46:38 AM
...For some reason my phone picture refuses to show upright...

Of an upright bass! The un-kind irony! ;D
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on August 09, 2020, 11:19:56 AM: Spent some quality time this morning with #77-621 plugged into a little bit different setup. Couple weeks ago, I snagged a really good buy on an older Mesa Diesel 15 cab in the local Craigslist, and bought it just to keep in the Harwell-Grice band van. (so I don't have to carry a cabinet around anymore...) I even made a makeshift case for it out of an old shipping carton. Those things are built like a tank, and are about 80 lbs. It'll be fine living in the chaos of the Urban Assault Vehicle. It came with casters already mounted! Now (if ever the gigs return) I can show up with my two chosen Alembic basses and this Gator 3u zipper with an old red-knob model F-1X and a Crown XLS 1000 poweramp, and a small pedalboard that sits on top. It has only my Mesa DI, a Polytune strobe in a dedicated Tuner out, a Chorus and a Compressor, both in an effects loop. I keep this antique DS-1 unit #27 with Dave's old Series I. It is a stereo-only unit, so I had a Y-adapter made so it was more gig-able. (and Jeannie, of course...)

I ran a few tests with it this morning... there is a touch of chorus here, and the Mesa DI 'boost' is engaged. EQ is basically flat... though I am boosting the bass and treble a bit at the F-1X. Deep & Bright switches are disengaged. 621's controls are set: both pickups on, bridge filter at about 40% open, Q-switch off, neck filter 85% open, Q-switch center.

The backing track is from Wikiloops. I particularly enjoy this drummer and guitarists' playing.
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Post by: dela217 on August 10, 2020, 04:23:10 PM: Pretty Bass!
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Post by: rv_bass on August 10, 2020, 04:26:47 PM: Greg, 77-621 sounds great, sounds like you have round wounds on it, nice rich tone!

Dela, beautiful bass...Wow!! :)
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on August 11, 2020, 06:58:05 AM: That Zebrawood, Michael. 8) I should have given you the hat-tip there... that's your old red-knob F-1X, at work again! ;D

Thanks Rob. :)

When 621 came to me from Mr. Dave Houck, it was strung with T-I Jazz Rounds, and they were just magical on that bass. I had the T-I Jazz Flats I usually prefer on there for a short time, but as soon as it was refretted, those wonderful green-silked Rounds went right back on, and the sizzle returned. It's hard to mess up a good Series I, but there are some combinations that just work better... this is one of them.
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Post by: David Houck on August 11, 2020, 07:13:32 AM: Nice picture, Michael!
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Post by: sonicus on August 11, 2020, 07:28:01 AM: Here I am playing at a gig on 10/27/19.
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Post by: rv_bass on August 11, 2020, 04:48:13 PM: Wolf, looks like you are deep in the groove. Nice looking walnut Essence with sustain block and Q! :)
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Post by: sonicus on August 11, 2020, 06:38:30 PM: Thanks Rob !
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on October 04, 2020, 05:53:50 AM: From a welcome rescheduled, previously covid-cancelled gig, last night; a fundraising effort in the little community of Callaway in Franklin Co. Virginia, home of the Harwell-Grice Band. It was COLD here last night. My car said 44° after load-out. Brrr! Like everyone else, we've played very little this year... this was only our second time onstage this season with only one more thing in the books for 2020.

I took along the fretless Hyak Scroll bass [78-0502] for a backup and switchoff, (see it peeking out from behind the bass rig?) but played with "Joy" [#80-1684] most all evening. She's getting prepared and packed up safe today for the long trip home to California. Good things about to happen there. :)

*had a little fun with the editor... picture is a videocapture anyway. ::)
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Post by: David Houck on October 04, 2020, 12:52:17 PM: I hope you were able to stay safe. After the events of this past week I'm even more inclined to stay home than I was before.

Stopped at my favorite local sandwich shop about a week ago, which I had visited maybe twice since February, and found they had to close again because one of the staff there had tested positive, this in a place that was following good protocols.

Good that you got to play again, but do stay safe.

Edit: Ah; I see in the other thread that you were playing outside. Good! (Though a bit cold for sure.)
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on October 26, 2020, 01:02:16 PM: This recording session had to be postponed until after I got this last ESI. Then I had to practice a while... My smilin' buddy here (also a Gregory) runs an advertising agency, and records his own backing tracks. He's quite a monster drummer, and a pretty fair guitarist too, and truth be told, he could've just played the bass track himself, but he wanted me and my Alembic to come do them. So in a few weeks, the local restaurants, muffler shops, oil change places, just about anything you can imagine with a radio commercial needing a rock backing track will hear Greg and Greg, on bass, drums, and guitars.

Forthcoming Album working title is: "We Never Heard Of You Either" ;D

Dave, your old bass really sings.... my goodness that thing is soooo sweet. :)
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Post by: dlbydgtl on April 04, 2021, 03:26:16 PM: Happy Easter. Good to be back at it..
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Post by: dlbydgtl on April 07, 2021, 05:37:53 PM: Another from the weekend. If you expand, a good look at my series II.
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Post by: rv_bass on April 07, 2021, 06:48:50 PM: Beautiful bass, is it fretless? And is the top a type of burled maple?
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Post by: jazzyvee on April 07, 2021, 11:27:58 PM: Wow that bass is spectacular. I am impressed with anyone who plays fretless bass but to choose an alembic surely speaks volumes of the confidence a player has in their own abillity to play consistently in tune. As we know alembic basses are completely honest and will shout from the rooftops in absolute clarity whatever you play, right or not.
Hats off to you sir. :)
Do you have any sound clips or youtube links?
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Post by: goran on April 08, 2021, 01:30:54 AM: I just found this pic in newspaper where I did some live show for national TV station and somebody took a pic of a guy that did a video editing for music video.
I just though that's a great pic, can you spot an Alembic? :)
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Post by: rv_bass on April 08, 2021, 05:18:22 AM: Goran, nice shots of the Alembic, beautiful bass, be sure to post a link when the video comes out! :)
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Post by: goran on April 09, 2021, 06:18:45 AM: Oh yea forgot about that, truthfully I think this was made for some show for national TV station, I don't really know... but it was fun seeing all those people after lockdown and after not being able to play for long time.
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Post by: rv_bass on April 09, 2021, 06:35:08 AM: Wow, that was awesome, looks like so much fun! I love all of the percussion and the little guy on the purple drums, saw a fretless player in there too. Thanks for sharing! :)
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Post by: lbpesq on April 09, 2021, 11:31:11 AM: Very cool, though I doubt that is a live mix. I suspect 25 guitars, 25 basses, and 40 drummers would be more reminiscent of Woodstock = lots of mud!

Bill, tgo
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Post by: goran on April 10, 2021, 11:08:55 AM: Thanks a lot, I know the recorded drums and guitars there live, but just to add to whole mix pic, basses were done in studio. Yea it was fun to do that, great experience, and everything sounded huge
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Post by: rv_bass on April 10, 2021, 02:56:30 PM: Looks like a cool venue too!
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Post by: pauldo on April 11, 2021, 04:29:43 AM: That video made me smile.
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Post by: dlbydgtl on April 19, 2021, 07:50:30 PM: It is fretless. The wood is Masur Birch which I had spotted in the Wood Bank section under the heading “ Out in Left Field.” Has a center Ebony stripe running through neck which really ties together the brightness of the Birch and the smooth low end of the ebony fingerboard. Play through an F-1X pre-amp. As always Mica and Susan’s input helped create an amazing sounding bass.
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Post by: jazzyvee on April 19, 2021, 11:44:16 PM: Nine years ago today Mica handed this lovely dream bass to me at their Santa Rosa Facility. The joy of playing it has made me a better player and improved my ability to shape my sound more effectively for live gigs. The tone, playability and articulation is incredible. Whilst i am not the original owner i asked the seller 'Poor Nigel' to send it to Santa Rosa so i could pick it up there and attend the 2012 annual gathering.
Great memories of that trip and i really enjoyed meeting Mica, some of the alembic team, Ron, Bill tgo and his family and the some of the members of this forum. Thanks 👍🏾
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on April 20, 2021, 03:16:26 AM: Happy Anniversary. Thomas had exquisite taste in basses and guitars. He wanted players to have them, and I'm certain he is delighted to see you with it today. :)
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Post by: jazzyvee on April 20, 2021, 05:06:44 AM: He did indeed and I am extremely honoured that he chose me to be the new owner after noting how much Interest I had in that bass. Respect to him.
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Post by: lbpesq on April 20, 2021, 10:03:08 AM: Wow, has it really been nine years! Time does indeed seem to fly!

Bill, tgo
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Post by: rv_bass on April 20, 2021, 03:19:21 PM: Beautiful bass, Jazzyvee! :)
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Post by: jazzyvee on April 20, 2021, 03:47:16 PM: Quote from: lbpesq on April 20, 2021, 10:03:08 AM
Wow, has it really been nine years! Time does indeed seem to fly!

Bill, tgo
Hi Bill did you get my recent email?
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Post by: jazzyvee on July 25, 2021, 03:18:33 PM: Not long got home from my first gig since the UK Covid-19 lockdown early last year and it was also my first full gig on double bass. (Classico). I had a great time and some pleasing comments on my playing. Still a lot of work to do but i survived with my dignity in tact and a lot of interest in this bass.
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Post by: rv_bass on July 25, 2021, 04:20:14 PM: Very nice, and it looks like you ended up using a full rig with it?
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Post by: jazzyvee on July 25, 2021, 05:13:48 PM: I used a small rig, my 1x12 cab and my F-1-x powered rig.
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Post by: StephenR on July 25, 2021, 06:57:50 PM: Quote from: jazzyvee on July 25, 2021, 05:13:48 PM
I used a small rig, my 1x12 cab and my F-1-x powered rig.

Cool shot, Barefaced cover visible in the upper left, the Classico probably sounded great through the Big Baby II. I imagine you are going to have to get used to fielding a lot of questions about the bass whenever you gig with it. Are there any video clips of this gig?
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Post by: jazzyvee on July 27, 2021, 03:05:00 AM: Stephen, actually from what I was told by a couple of bass players, it sounded fine in the venue but from where I was standing it was far too bassy which made it hard for me to tell if I was on or close to the right pitch so hopefully muscle memory was working well.
If have time to soundcheck next outing I will try to get a good sound that works for me and the venue as the settings were closer to what I would use on a regular gig than specifically for a DB.
Early last year before lockdown I went to see a band "Dominic Aldis Trio" and their double bass player was using a Big Baby II on a full acoustic DB and that sounded great so it is possible with some experimenting. I have been toying with the idea of getting one of those new "EBS Stanley Clarke Acoustic bass Preamps" both for this bass and as a portable preamp when I have to use a backline provided on any of my bass gigs then I can go straight into the power amp section of any bass rig.

I have done one or two tracks with it on two other outings and those did get a lot of interest.
if there are any video clips that are up to scratch I will post links. :-)
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Post by: rv_bass on July 27, 2021, 05:56:31 AM: Perhaps a 110 is a better match for the Classico.
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Post by: jazzyvee on July 27, 2021, 08:23:04 AM: Yep Rob it has been suggested to me before that a 1x10 with a compact class D bass head would be fine.
I got a used Schertler Unico from an online auction earlier in the year and I took for a service straight after buying it. I'm still waiting for that to come back and hoping that will be all I need. I think it has an 8" Woofer and 1" dome tweeter.
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Post by: jazzyvee on July 31, 2021, 11:09:30 AM: A photo from last night's gig at Camp Bestival. Hope the official photos appear soon.
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Post by: jazzyvee on August 01, 2021, 05:11:46 AM: Here is a snippet from the gig taken but a friend of the band who drove the van down to the gig.
The bass was Di through a Markbass rig but i expect most of the sound is coming from the stage side fills. The bottom end sounds sweet though. Headphones or decent speakers are needed to hear it properly.
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on August 01, 2021, 08:12:35 AM: Sounds Fantastic, Jazzy. Nice venue too! 8)
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Post by: pauldo on August 01, 2021, 01:40:31 PM: Nice transition!

My wife heard this while I was listening and asked who it was. I said it is one of the guys from the Alembic Club, Jazzyvee he plays in Musical Youth, she was “What!?” ???

Pass the Dutchie was her jam when it first came out! 8)
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Post by: jazzyvee on September 12, 2021, 01:16:23 PM: A short video clip with my Classico from this afternoon's gig.
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on September 12, 2021, 03:15:12 PM: Nice job holding that little pocket together Jazzy. And extra points for the FAN at the hot afternoon outdoor upright gig!
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Post by: jazzyvee on September 12, 2021, 03:45:46 PM: Thanks, it was a nice gig and some of the tracks had me on the edge trying to transpose on the fly with unfamiliar tracks. Phew. It was a fun gig and by the second half most of the audience were on their feet dancing. Bass players in the crowd were really complimentary about both my playing and the sound which was described by one as Authentic, smooth and classy.
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Post by: mario_farufyno on September 13, 2021, 05:06:54 AM: Yeah, Jazzy, great Donato!
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Post by: sharkwagon on September 13, 2021, 08:07:31 AM: Not a great picture of my Epic, but definitely my favorite picture of me playing it.
For me this is what it's all about - jamming with a close friend, pictures are 27 years apart
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on September 13, 2021, 08:42:56 AM: That's great, Shark. I had a similar deja-vu moment Friday night with a couple old buddies of mine. We were running the roads together playing music all the way back in the early 90's. Had a 3-hour bar gig together the other night. 30 years on, still a blast, every time.

(pics of us are from gigs a couple years ago, but recent... wish I had some of us from back then. Someone probably does...)
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Post by: el8ed on September 13, 2021, 11:06:42 AM: Hey Greg, that hollow-body bass in your first photo looks lovely.
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Post by: pauldo on September 13, 2021, 03:39:44 PM: There is magic in long term musical relationships.
Congratulations to both of you!
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Post by: jazzyvee on January 06, 2022, 11:52:11 AM: Just this minute discovered the video I did with Musical Youth earlier on in the year. The track was recorded for the current album "When Reggae Was King" and I played my black maple Europa 5 bass. The song originally was recorded live at a showcase gig at a local music college theatre. However there was a lot of spill into the mics and other technical issues everything was re-recorded in the studio except my bass line which was DI'd so came out in tact and clean. :-)

I only used the classico for the video because.... well.... why not. :-)

Enjoy.
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Post by: lbpesq on January 06, 2022, 12:25:45 PM: Cool, Jazzy! The Classico looks great! And, if I'm not mistaken, isn't that also your laser engraved Strat in the video?

Bill, tgo
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Post by: jazzyvee on January 06, 2022, 02:23:02 PM: Well spotted Bill, it is the same one. It seemed appropriate for a Wailers track and the guitarist was ok about using it for the video shoot as he also is a strat player.
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Post by: David Houck on January 06, 2022, 03:48:05 PM: We just watched your video Jazzy; loved it! Though it could have used more screen time for that bass. :)
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Post by: goran on January 07, 2022, 01:30:03 AM: Yea Jazzy, that's a cool vid.. sounds great!
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Post by: FC Bass on January 07, 2022, 03:34:13 AM: Awesome!
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on January 07, 2022, 03:54:00 AM: [forwarded] to my bandmates in HGB. Well Done. 8)

I wish we could do a vid, but I shudder to think of what Josh might do if he knew he was on TV... he's a loose enuff cannon on a live stage. ::)
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Post by: gearhed289 on January 07, 2022, 11:18:16 AM: Quote from: jazzyvee on January 06, 2022, 11:52:11 AM
Just this minute discovered the video I did with Musical Youth earlier on in the year. The track was recorded for the current album "When Reggae Was King" and I played my black maple Europa 5 bass. The song originally was recorded live at a showcase gig at a local music college theatre. However there was a lot of spill into the mics and other technical issues everything was re-recorded in the studio except my bass line which was DI'd so came out in tact and clean. :-)

I only used the classico for the video because.... well.... why not. :-)

Enjoy.

Outstanding! What a groove.
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Post by: jazzyvee on January 07, 2022, 12:52:10 PM: Quote from: edwardofhuncote on January 07, 2022, 03:54:00 AM
[forwarded] to my bandmates in HGB. Well Done. 8)

I wish we could do a vid, but I shudder to think of what Josh might do if he knew he was on TV... he's a loose enuff cannon on a live stage. ::)
You should do one it was good afternoon of fun in a break in the covid lockdown and the video crew were a great bunch of people.
Hope we get to do more.
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Post by: rv_bass on January 07, 2022, 03:30:01 PM: Very nice kind of modern take on that one, Jazzyvee! :)
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Post by: jazzyvee on January 09, 2022, 01:20:48 AM: In case anyone is concerned. "No Sheriff's were harmed during the making of this video". ;D ;D ;D 8)
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Post by: lbpesq on January 09, 2022, 10:26:15 AM: But what about the deputies?

Bill, tgo
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Post by: jon_jackson on January 10, 2022, 05:55:33 AM: Great video and music!
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Post by: jazzyvee on January 23, 2022, 02:10:22 PM: Here is another pic from behind the stage at the last gig I did with my quartet in October 2019 at the Symphony Hall in Birmingham. Our next gig is in April.
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Post by: David Houck on January 24, 2022, 11:25:20 AM: Quote from: jazzyvee on January 23, 2022, 02:10:22 PM
Here is another pic from behind the stage at the last gig I did with my quartet in October 2019 at the Symphony Hall in Birmingham. Our next gig is in April.

Great shot Jazzy!
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Post by: Glynn on February 28, 2022, 09:36:31 AM: This is with a band that is still going Roy and the Saracens playing a mixture of songs from 1950s to 70s and 80s - Telstar (Tornadoes), Oh Carol (Neil Sedaka), Beatles, Georgie Fame, Spencer Davis and Moody Blues etc. The line-up on this photo is left to right Mark Griffiths (guitar) covering for Jules Hunt (keyboards) - Mark played bass on tours with Cliff Richard, The Shadows, Everly Brothers (reunion gig) and is equally at home on bass or guitar, then me, then Alan Savage (drums) did all the Des O'Connor shows and loads of TV/sessions etc. At front is Alan Wakeman (cousin of Rick and was in Soft Machine). Then the leader on guitar at the right, Roy Hawkesford. Roy formed this band to re-create his band of the same name that played in Birmingham many, many years ago. Jazzy, you may know some of these people. We all live in Northamptonshire now.
Ah - good times with my trusty Alembic.
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Post by: Glynn on February 28, 2022, 09:40:50 AM: And one more with the John Dunmore Boogie band playing Louis Prima and blues/boogie.
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Post by: Glynn on February 28, 2022, 09:41:35 AM: Now with photo
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Post by: Glynn on February 28, 2022, 10:00:43 AM: Sorry - can't seem to resize the John Dunmore photo.
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Post by: David Houck on February 28, 2022, 12:47:31 PM: Quote from: Glynn on February 28, 2022, 09:36:31 AM
... Roy and the Saracens ...

Nice picture of the group!
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Post by: Svein Håvard on March 18, 2022, 01:23:47 PM: Brought my Elan to a gig my band did a little while ago 8)
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Post by: David Houck on March 18, 2022, 01:33:22 PM: Nice shots; the black and white is especially nice.
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Post by: jazzyvee on March 18, 2022, 03:56:49 PM: Yeah great looking bass, do you have any clearer pictures of the bass that you can share on here?
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Post by: rv_bass on March 18, 2022, 03:58:00 PM: Cool pics, bet you are psyched to be back out there playing again! :)
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Post by: Svein Håvard on March 18, 2022, 05:19:52 PM: A bit clearer picture maybe, next to the other alembics. The Orion have a new home now, did not get so much use since I prefer the slim neck on the Elan.

And yes, looks like it will be more and more gigging after all the covid lockdown`s the past years, so exited about the future :D
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Post by: rv_bass on March 18, 2022, 05:38:37 PM: Very nice, and the koa top on that spoiler is super cool! :)
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Post by: jazzyvee on March 19, 2022, 02:46:10 AM: My favourite there is the elan, the finish with light and dark contrast woods is one of my favourites. All great basses.
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on March 19, 2022, 04:54:54 PM: I remember that bass from the KC inlay. :) It's a sweet one.
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Post by: jazzyvee on March 19, 2022, 05:59:21 PM: Yes that inlay seemed familiar to me too.
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Post by: jazzyvee on April 02, 2022, 04:17:27 AM: Here are a couple of pics from last night's gig. Series II Europa 5 and Classico
Forgive the untidy stage, we were having problems with the PA at soundcheck then we had to start bang on time before we could clear our baggage from the stage area.
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Post by: jon_jackson on April 02, 2022, 08:01:33 AM: Nice to see you using the Twin!
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Post by: rv_bass on April 02, 2022, 12:43:25 PM: Looks like fun! Do you run mono through an F-1X and SF-2 into the BB2?
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Post by: jazzyvee on April 02, 2022, 04:25:46 PM: I was using In-2, to my SF-2 into the F-2B then power amp. i was using a mono setup.
i planned to use my Stanley Clarke acoustic preamp but there were problems with the pa so plugged into bass rig. The settings weren't right but had to get on with the gig.
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Post by: mica on April 02, 2022, 07:36:28 PM: Im so happy seeing everyone getting the change to play and share music again.
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Post by: jazzyvee on April 05, 2022, 11:02:41 AM: A couple more came in from my last gig.
One of the trademarks of this photographer is her angled photos.
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on April 05, 2022, 02:45:12 PM: Lookin' good with that Classico there, Jazzy. 8)
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Post by: David Houck on April 05, 2022, 07:54:43 PM: Nice shots, Jazzy!
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Post by: StephenR on April 05, 2022, 08:43:25 PM: Best shots I have seen so far, Jazzy. Nice creative camera work that serves the subject and the photographer.
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Post by: edwin on April 07, 2022, 06:00:33 PM: Here's a shot from last Friday in Telluride, CO. Sadly, the mountains aren't in the shot, but the second picture shows them. This marks 30 years of playing gigs in Telluride.
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Post by: rv_bass on April 07, 2022, 07:04:00 PM: Nice, I love Telluride! :)
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Post by: David Houck on April 08, 2022, 12:14:11 PM: Nice pics, Edwin!
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Post by: edwin on April 08, 2022, 03:57:51 PM: Here's the view from the stage.

Sadly, the neck pickup died during this show.
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Post by: rv_bass on April 08, 2022, 05:15:02 PM: Nice festive crowd, looks fun :)
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Post by: pauldo on April 08, 2022, 05:56:25 PM: Love that stage shot! So many happy faces.
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Post by: David Houck on April 09, 2022, 12:07:56 PM: Great crowd shot!

The only time I was there was '79 for the jazz festival. Wondering how the town has changed since then. Guessing the vibe will have changed to some degree over 43 years, though that street looks quite similar to what I remember.
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Post by: goran on April 09, 2022, 01:04:41 PM: Finally gigs started to happen for real!
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Post by: rv_bass on April 09, 2022, 01:11:53 PM: Wow, Goran, that looks cool, congratulations on getting back out there! :)
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Post by: David Houck on April 10, 2022, 10:18:12 AM: Nice venue, Goran!
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Post by: goran on April 10, 2022, 10:53:28 AM: Thanks you so much guys! It was a blast!
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Post by: hammer on April 10, 2022, 11:46:31 AM: Looks fabulous. What and where was the venue?
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Post by: goran on April 11, 2022, 01:27:08 AM: It's a venue here in my home town (Zagreb, Croatia) played with a band was/is really famous here. They formed in 1969 way before I was born... 😀
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Post by: FretlessPirate on July 17, 2022, 12:36:25 PM: Alembic Exploiter, maybe '83? Can't remember.......HAHAHAHA!
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Post by: pauldo on July 17, 2022, 01:27:01 PM: Nice!
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Post by: jazzyvee on July 31, 2022, 02:36:18 AM: A couple of pics i found on FB from last night's gig a Reggaeland in Milton Keynes, UK.
Burl Redwood Series I Europa 5 was providing the bottom end.
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on July 31, 2022, 03:34:58 AM: Nice action pics. :)
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Post by: StephenR on July 31, 2022, 08:46:19 AM: Nice pics Jazzy. Did you bring your Barefaced cabs or just the SF-2 and a power amp and use a provided backline cab?
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Post by: David Houck on July 31, 2022, 09:33:27 AM: Nice shot looking out at the audience.
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Post by: jazzyvee on July 31, 2022, 11:45:32 AM: I took my barefaced Big twin II and used it in preference to the ampeg fridge and eden head.
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Post by: StephenR on July 31, 2022, 11:56:25 AM: Good move, I hate using anything made by Ampeg, not my sound. Weird they paired the "fridge" with an Eden head. BTII probably sounded excellent for this gig.
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Post by: jazzyvee on August 09, 2022, 01:50:30 AM: Last night's gig at the Commonwealth Games 2022.
You can just about see the top and tail of my series II europa.
Just posted the video on youtube earlier
Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iomi closed the event. Sadly didn't get a chance to meet them.
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Post by: pauldo on August 09, 2022, 04:42:21 AM: 😎
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Post by: jazzyvee on August 10, 2022, 05:32:55 AM: The first picture looks like a man and his alembic on a huge stage..... My favourite of the pictures I have seen so far.
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Post by: geepee on August 24, 2022, 08:56:04 AM: Quote from: jazzyvee on August 10, 2022, 05:32:55 AM
The first picture looks like a man and his alembic on a huge stage..... My favourite of the pictures I have seen so far.
tis very very cool! One off the bucket list I'm sure!
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Post by: David Houck on August 24, 2022, 03:26:17 PM: Quote from: jazzyvee on August 10, 2022, 05:32:55 AM
The first picture looks like a man and his alembic on a huge stage..... My favourite of the pictures I have seen so far.

Yeah, that's a great shot. Love the jacket!
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Post by: gearhed289 on August 25, 2022, 09:32:02 AM: Great stuff man! Looks like a killer gig.
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Post by: lbpesq on August 25, 2022, 11:52:54 AM: LOVE the jackets!

Bill, tgo
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Post by: jazzyvee on August 25, 2022, 05:12:33 PM: I'm still hoping for some personal close-ups with me and the bass but at the moment it seems that all the photographers were on the opposite side.
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Post by: hankster on September 04, 2022, 04:57:36 PM: At entirely the other end of the spectrum…an outdoor show in a small outdoor venue on Gabriola Island with my brother and my best friend of some 48 years (we think of him as me new guy in the band, he started playing with us 47 years ago…)
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Post by: rv_bass on September 04, 2022, 05:06:01 PM: Great photos, looks like a fun evening! :)
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Post by: jazzyvee on September 22, 2022, 11:20:38 PM: Got hold of a full frontal pic from the Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony. Though not great quality but alembic where it should be. Stage front.
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Post by: BeenDown139 on September 23, 2022, 02:41:27 AM: that is awesome!
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on September 23, 2022, 06:53:20 AM: Nice One!
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Post by: jon_jackson on September 23, 2022, 07:12:10 AM: Great picture!
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Post by: rv_bass on September 23, 2022, 07:16:43 AM: Nice photo, looks like you are having fun! :)
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Post by: Jonny on September 23, 2022, 08:21:52 AM: Nice matching outfits! Classy.
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Post by: David Houck on September 23, 2022, 06:22:53 PM: Excellent!
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Post by: rv_bass on September 23, 2022, 06:36:06 PM: Jazzyvee, I don’t see a guitar player, are you using two keyboard players instead?
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Post by: jazzyvee on September 23, 2022, 11:07:03 PM: Well spotted. So here's the the situation, our guitarist was on tour with another artiste he works regularly with, called Maka-B, and the saxophonist was away on a family holiday.
The keyboard player on the left,Michael Grant, is the band's original keyboard player and moved to Canada about 5 years ago so he came over for the gig. The other keyboard player, like myself are part of the core of the band.
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Post by: pauldo on September 24, 2022, 11:11:46 AM: Yes! The picture holds a lot of energy.
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Post by: fogdiver on October 09, 2022, 07:04:11 AM: Playing my 1989 Zebra Wood Spoiler at a lovely openair-concert in Günzburg/Bavaria/Germany.
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on October 09, 2022, 07:12:56 AM: Nice action pics!
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Post by: fogdiver on October 09, 2022, 07:46:42 AM: And here´s another one from a gig yesterday - unfortunately a little unclear

https://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=26288.msg266667#msg266667 (https://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=26288.msg266667#msg266667)
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Post by: David Houck on October 09, 2022, 06:06:06 PM: Nice pics!
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Post by: pauldo on October 10, 2022, 05:31:28 AM: Love that zebrawood.
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Post by: dela217 on October 10, 2022, 01:38:05 PM: Me too!

Great pics
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Post by: rv_bass on October 10, 2022, 03:33:57 PM: Nice photos (and zebrawood), looks fun! :)
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Post by: gearhed289 on December 11, 2022, 08:30:43 AM: Couple good ones from last night. My first gig with Who tribute Who's Who. Also first with my recently acquired Distillate Exploiter.
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Post by: David Houck on December 11, 2022, 09:07:57 AM: Nice shots! In the first picture, you appear to be floating a few inches off the floor; is that an effect of the Exploiter's tone?
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on December 11, 2022, 09:15:59 AM: Nice action pics, Tom!
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Post by: pauldo on December 11, 2022, 03:50:52 PM: Those are AWESOME!
You really are nailing the Ox vibe. And that bass certainly would/ could/ should make you float!

Thanks for sharing.
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Post by: gearhed289 on December 12, 2022, 09:02:41 AM: Quote from: David Houck on December 11, 2022, 09:07:57 AM
Nice shots! In the first picture, you appear to be floating a few inches off the floor; is that an effect of the Exploiter's tone?

Haha! Yeah, those two 15s behind me got me airborne. ;)
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Post by: BeenDown139 on December 12, 2022, 11:06:35 AM: as usual, a little late to teh party. this professional stoner lifestyle uses a lot of my bandwidth lately.

this totally makes my day. i'm [so glad that bass found a happy home and exposure to an audience! i think she was trying to tell me for a long time it was time for both of us to move on. and here i thought it was just me ;-)
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Post by: dlbydgtl on December 24, 2022, 05:03:32 PM: Christmas Eve with my Original Alembic. My heart bass
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Post by: pauldo on December 24, 2022, 05:50:56 PM: Beautiful
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Post by: rv_bass on December 24, 2022, 06:06:58 PM: Very nice! :)
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Post by: jazzyvee on January 17, 2023, 01:17:48 AM: Quote from: gearhed289 on January 07, 2022, 11:18:16 AM
Quote from: jazzyvee on January 06, 2022, 11:52:11 AM
Just this minute discovered the video I did with Musical Youth earlier on in the year. The track was recorded for the current album "When Reggae Was King" and I played my black maple Europa 5 bass. The song originally was recorded live at a showcase gig at a local music college theatre. However there was a lot of spill into the mics and other technical issues everything was re-recorded in the studio except my bass line which was DI'd so came out in tact and clean. :-)

I only used the classico for the video because.... well.... why not. :-)

Enjoy.

Outstanding! What a groove.
Here is a picture i had drawn from one of the photos taken on the day. My partner's sister is a professional caricature artist and just before Christmas i asked her to interpret one of the photos taken on the day. I then had some copies made and gave one each to the band.
enjoy.
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Post by: pauldo on January 17, 2023, 04:45:02 AM: 😎
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on January 17, 2023, 08:13:56 AM: Love it! Looks like a fun bunch to play music with too.
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Post by: jazzyvee on January 17, 2023, 09:09:44 AM: They are. I've been in the band as guitarist and bassist since late 2004. I did have a couple of years out when there was a reshuffle but then did a few gigs helping out on bass then got asked to stay.
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Post by: Songdog on February 24, 2023, 01:46:41 PM: Alembic bass. Avalon DI.

Eargasm.
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Post by: rv_bass on February 24, 2023, 03:02:43 PM: Very nice, Songdog, does that have a maple core?
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Post by: Songdog on February 24, 2023, 07:25:01 PM: There's very little in this bass that's not maple! https://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=27285.msg279555#msg279555

It's incredibly responsive - it just seems like the notes come out faster than my other basses. And sustain for days. Is it the maple? Is it the electronics? In any case, it's a real delight to play. It sounds good through pretty much any amp. Hearing it through an Avalon U5, Neve console, and some nice headphones... well, you all can probably imagine how incredible that sounded.
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Post by: rv_bass on February 25, 2023, 02:17:22 PM: Very nice, sounds wonderful! :)
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Post by: pauldo on February 25, 2023, 02:40:58 PM: Quote from: Songdog on February 24, 2023, 07:25:01 PM
There's very little in this bass that's not maple! https://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=27285.msg279555#msg279555

It's incredibly responsive - it just seems like the notes come out faster than my other basses. And sustain for days. Is it the maple? Is it the electronics? In any case, it's a real delight to play. It sounds good through pretty much any amp. Hearing it through an Avalon U5, Neve console, and some nice headphones... well, you all can probably imagine how incredible that sounded.

Sounds like joy! 😃
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Post by: gearhed289 on March 02, 2023, 11:15:12 AM: Me and "the Bishop" playing a sold out show with Who's Who at the Hobart Art Theater in Indiana last Friday.
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Post by: goran on March 02, 2023, 01:54:02 PM: Just did one transcription from Gonzalo Rubalcaba and Aymée Nuviola : Viento Y Tiempo album, song is El Güararey de Pastora
So you can hear how beautiful bass sounds.
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Post by: dannobasso on March 02, 2023, 05:09:35 PM: Excellent sir!
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Post by: gearhed289 on March 03, 2023, 07:06:25 AM: Wow, killer playing! That was really enjoyable.
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Post by: rv_bass on March 03, 2023, 05:56:12 PM: Sounds great, Goran, beautiful bass! :)
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on March 04, 2023, 04:08:51 AM: Sounds like you and AM-107 are getting along famously, Goran. Great playing.
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Post by: dannobasso on March 26, 2023, 06:29:37 PM: From our BLAK29 video shoot for our next single "Blackout"
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Post by: rv_bass on March 27, 2023, 07:50:55 AM: Nice photo and bass, those Excels are big basses! :)
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Post by: David Houck on March 27, 2023, 07:25:51 PM: Great shot Danno!
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Post by: Picure on March 31, 2023, 06:28:38 PM: Me playing my 1980 Series 1, opening for Mayday with HUSH. 😍
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Post by: David Houck on April 01, 2023, 02:44:37 PM: Nice shot Jack!
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Post by: Picure on April 01, 2023, 06:28:57 PM: Quote from: David Houck on April 01, 2023, 02:44:37 PM
Nice shot Jack!

Thanks a lot! 🤠
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Post by: rv_bass on April 02, 2023, 05:42:37 AM: Quote from: Picure on March 31, 2023, 06:28:38 PM
Me playing my 1980 Series 1, opening for Mayday with HUSH. 😍

Cool photo, where is it from?
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Post by: Phil P on April 02, 2023, 12:17:13 PM: My first gig with this series bass having wrestled it back from my son who has been 'looking after it' for a few years.
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Post by: Picure on April 02, 2023, 03:16:52 PM: Quote from: rv_bass on April 02, 2023, 05:42:37 AM
Quote from: Picure on March 31, 2023, 06:28:38 PM
Me playing my 1980 Series 1, opening for Mayday with HUSH. 😍

Cool photo, where is it from?

Its from a recent show I played in Kaohsiung Taiwan
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Post by: rv_bass on April 02, 2023, 07:22:58 PM: Picure, must be cool to play a stadium like that!

Phil, looks good, but does George know you snuck the bass out for a gig? :)
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Post by: jazzyvee on April 02, 2023, 11:48:22 PM: Quote from: Phil P on April 02, 2023, 12:17:13 PM
My first gig with this series bass having wrestled it back from my son who has been 'looking after it' for a few years.
Cool picture Phil, and a cool bass. Clearly that big Spyder he has guarding his basses didn't faze you. :-)
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Post by: pauldo on April 03, 2023, 06:27:51 AM: Aah the pieces have come together for me. Phil is GeePee’s Dad. 😎
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on April 03, 2023, 07:16:34 AM: Great to see you back again, Jack! And nice to see 1687 is working on some BIG stages. That bass is well-traveled. 8)
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Post by: Phil P on April 03, 2023, 12:04:38 PM: Yes, I'm GeePee's dad. I bought the series 1 from Pierre Yves a few years ago and converted it to have CVQ. When we left the UK I didn't trust the shipping company with it so I left it with George for safekeeping. When I started gigging again he brought it over. I also bought a Zebrano Orion 5 string fretless. Nice bass. Everytime I go back he has acquired another one or two. I'm looking forward to sorting out his latest 6 string Elan when I'm over in the UK later this month.
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Post by: Picure on April 17, 2023, 07:11:00 PM: Quote from: edwardofhuncote on April 03, 2023, 07:16:34 AM
Great to see you back again, Jack! And nice to see 1687 is working on some BIG stages. That bass is well-traveled. 8)

Thanks a lot! Yes I have been using the 1687 for my last tour with with HUSH. But lately I am reluctant to take it on the upcoming tours to China because a friend of mine had his acoustic guitar destroyed by the airlines while playing in China recently. I did tour China before the pandemic with my Alembic in a Reunion Blues Continental gig bag, and sending it into the cargo hold of the planes we took. It survived, but I’m not so sure about doing that now 😂
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Post by: dannobasso on April 24, 2023, 08:16:25 PM: Revolver Magazine is premiering BLAK29's new video for "BLACKOUT" off our release "The Waiting" on Tuesday April 25th.
Warning, there is a very attractive lady featured in this along with my Alembic Custom Excel 5 with Europa electronics and my new Signature Flaxwood guitar in black.

https://www.revolvermag.com

https://www.revolvermag.com/music/fans-rob-zombie-danzig-see-blak29s-sultry-video-new-song-blackout
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Post by: jazzyvee on May 27, 2023, 03:05:24 AM: Well here is a twist on the thread. The story is this, the neice of my other half had to do a project to submit for her school 'A' level art exam, and decided to do a picture based on two photographs her mum took of me maybe a year ago.
I had seen a photo of a really early version which was more or less sketched out but not painted in.

Well she finished the picture last week and invited me to her school to see the picture, so i popped over on Friday after work with my guitar. It's her first ever oil painting and the first time i have had my portrait painted and it still feels strange.

The strings are the bronze ones from my acoustic bass guitar and the music is a snippet from a score she found on-line from Musical Youth's song "Pass the Dutchie".

I'm planning to buy the picture from her after her exam and the exhibition in the school. I'm so proud of her, such a talented young lady.
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Post by: pauldo on May 27, 2023, 08:36:36 AM: That turned out REALLY nice. The extra vibration in the strings makes it 'sing'!
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Post by: mb94952 on May 27, 2023, 11:51:41 AM: Recording at Studio 44 in Sebastopol with my Excel 4. My favorite bass, EVER.
(https://i.imgur.com/bxsfcLOm.jpg)
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Post by: jazzyvee on May 27, 2023, 11:55:27 AM: Is that a single or two pickup Excel?
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Post by: mb94952 on May 27, 2023, 12:25:33 PM: It has two Fatboys, and Europa controls. It's PERFECT ! The previous owner I guess was a Metallica fan and blacked it out, but the fretboard is indeed Pao Ferro, which I love the blossoming of notes.
(https://i.imgur.com/LnFQ7vwm.jpg)
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Post by: David Houck on May 27, 2023, 01:23:28 PM: Very cool portrait Jazzy!
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Post by: goran on May 28, 2023, 12:34:53 PM: Such a nice portrait! Beautiful!
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Post by: Picure on June 29, 2023, 10:43:54 AM: From a show this week
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Post by: pauldo on June 29, 2023, 03:08:06 PM: Feeling the energy from the left side of the stage! 😎
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Post by: David Houck on July 01, 2023, 02:44:41 PM: Quote from: Picure on June 29, 2023, 10:43:54 AM
From a show this week

Nice shot Jack!
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Post by: jazzyvee on July 15, 2023, 09:45:15 AM: Here is a clip from our gig last night at Party in the Park Festival, Newport Wales
I think you will recognise the song. I'm using my new Orion 5 string.
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Post by: BeenDown139 on July 15, 2023, 09:59:44 AM: awesome!
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Post by: jazzyvee on July 15, 2023, 10:06:45 AM: That will be the same lineup for our tour in the USA next month. Although the keyboard player will be the original band member who now lives in Canada.
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Post by: jazzyvee on July 22, 2023, 01:01:12 PM: A shot from this afternoon's set at Pennfest 2023 in Buckinghamshire.
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Post by: jon_jackson on July 23, 2023, 06:33:22 AM: Great!
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on July 23, 2023, 09:49:29 AM: Looks like a very nice stage, but looks really strange to see everyone in hats and jackets. :D
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Post by: jazzyvee on July 23, 2023, 10:54:02 AM: Well, it tipped down with rain on and off all day. So everyone was taking precautions.
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Post by: hdfixer on July 23, 2023, 11:23:39 AM: First time playing my SII in public with my new band The Desert Sons AKA: All Shirt, No Cattle. Hot and dusty, a splendid evening for some cosmic country rock!
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Post by: dela217 on July 23, 2023, 04:02:43 PM: Ya'll sound great!
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Post by: jazzyvee on July 23, 2023, 04:29:46 PM: Nice playing and a great sound you are getting from your bass.
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Post by: rv_bass on July 23, 2023, 06:32:50 PM: Very nice, sounds great, beautiful bass! :)
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Post by: mb94952 on July 23, 2023, 06:39:45 PM: That tone is stellar @hdfixer
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Post by: hdfixer on July 23, 2023, 10:50:36 PM: Thank you so much for the kind comments.

It's worth mentioning that contributing to the great tone my rig for the gig was a Bergantino B|Amp into a Bergantino HG410. Very accurate setup, perfect for Alembics, lightweight and relatively compact as well.
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Post by: pauldo on July 24, 2023, 03:05:40 AM: 😎
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Post by: jazzyvee on July 24, 2023, 07:40:30 AM: Quote from: hdfixer on July 23, 2023, 10:50:36 PM
Thank you so much for the kind comments.

It's worth mentioning that contributing to the great tone my rig for the gig was a Bergantino B|Amp into a Bergantino HG410. Very accurate setup, perfect for Alembics, lightweight and relatively compact as well.
There is a lot of love over at UK Basschat for Bergantino bass cabs. I have never tried one myself.
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Post by: David Houck on July 24, 2023, 06:53:22 PM: That sure is a nice looking bass!
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Post by: jazzyvee on July 27, 2023, 03:52:52 PM: Just got a photo through from my gig last weekend at Pennfest 2023 in Buckinghamshire. Had to take My Series I Burl Redwood Europa 5.

Photography by:https://martinbone.co.uk/ (https://martinbone.co.uk/)
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Post by: BeenDown139 on July 27, 2023, 04:04:04 PM: Quote
It's worth mentioning that contributing to the great tone my rig for the gig was a Bergantino B|Amp into a Bergantino HG410. Very accurate setup, perfect for Alembics,

been a lotta uproar at castle BeenDown what with the audition coming up and all. been meaning to give this a listen as there's a good chance i'll be doing the same thing soon.

yer tone stnads right out, i hope you get comments on it. excellent performance sir!
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Post by: David Houck on July 28, 2023, 01:21:47 PM: Quote from: jazzyvee on July 27, 2023, 03:52:52 PM
Just got a photo through from my gig last weekend at Pennfest 2023 in Buckinghamshire. Had to take My Series I Burl Redwood Europa 5.

Great shot!
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Post by: jazzyvee on August 11, 2023, 11:40:18 AM: Soundcheck last night in Redmond Seattle. However it looks more like i am “sleepless in Seattle”
After soundcheck one of the sage crew came over as he noticed my bass was an alembic. Said he didn’t know there were modern versions.
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Post by: garyhead on August 11, 2023, 12:48:21 PM: I see Ampeg as your back line……
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Post by: rv_bass on August 11, 2023, 01:17:54 PM: Looking good, Jazzyvee, looks like a nice place to play :)
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on August 11, 2023, 02:41:24 PM: Welcome to the States, Jazzy. 8)
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Post by: jazzyvee on August 11, 2023, 08:36:28 PM: We
Quote from: garyhead on August 11, 2023, 12:48:21 PM
I see Ampeg as your back line……
Well, i just decided to use whatever was available which happened to be two ampeg rigs. The bass was in a di box so the rig was only a monitor and visual thing. Tonight’s gig in at the Sandy Ampitheatre in Utah had a choice of two modern ampeg heads with vintage looking cabs. They sounded OK.
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Post by: gearhed289 on August 14, 2023, 09:27:02 AM: I don't think I posted this pic from February, but I ran across it the other day and thought it was worth sharing. Hobart Art Theater in Indiana.
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Post by: jazzyvee on August 14, 2023, 10:01:09 AM: I would love a reason to buy one of those as an 8 string or a spyder 8 but i don't have any gigs to use an 8 string.
Such a cool bass.
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Post by: rv_bass on August 14, 2023, 10:34:02 AM: Nice photo, Gearhed289, looks fun and beautiful bass! Bet you felt the bass with those speakers too! :)
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Post by: Stefano on August 14, 2023, 11:32:32 AM: Playing my S2 on a gig last March.
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Post by: David Houck on August 14, 2023, 01:27:15 PM: Tom and Stefano, great stage shots!
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Post by: pauldo on August 14, 2023, 01:57:10 PM: I spy a Fenderbird.

The smoke effect is cool.
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Post by: rv_bass on August 14, 2023, 06:55:45 PM: Cool photo, Stefano, nice looking bass as well :)
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Post by: gearhed289 on August 15, 2023, 07:35:04 AM: "Bet you felt the bass with those speakers too! :) "

Haha, yeah! I like the bass loud, and playing in a Who tribute band, nobody complains about it. ;D My favorite with these guys is my '71 Ampeg BT-140 2x15 cab with JBL D140s. But I'd asked some friends that have played that venue, and was warned about a tricky little staircase to get on stage, so I brought my custom built (by me) combo with a JBL K140 and an old TL-606 cab with an EVM15L stacked on top. Run off of an Ampeg SVT III Pro.

"I spy a Fenderbird."
Yup! Someone gave me the body back around 2005, and I eventually acquired parts and pieces to complete it about 2 years later. It's slightly crude, but sounds great with Gibson TB+ pickups. And it's a real conversation piece.

Stefano, nice shot. Good to see Alembics in the wild!
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Post by: paujones on August 15, 2023, 07:59:02 PM: Finally getting around to share a few interesting shots... a few month back, my band, Fleetwood Mask, was asked to launch a fundraiser at the Sausalito Record Factory Studio, formerly known as the Sausalito Record Plant. Lots of SF Bay Area rock royalty recorded there... Fleetwood Mac, Santana, Metallica, Van Morrison, Stevie Wonder, Grateful Dead, etc. We set up in Studio B, I had a showcase of John McVie's amps and instruments, and I have 3 Alembics... 73 Series 1 SN43, Continuously fretted Series 2, and the Penguin Porpoise bass. The Lakland was McVie's main stage guitar from 2009 - 2019, along with that rack of Orange and Ampeg amps and cabinets. Good Times in NorCal...
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Post by: David Houck on August 16, 2023, 03:03:01 PM: Quote from: paujones on August 15, 2023, 07:59:02 PM
... a few month back, my band, Fleetwood Mask, was asked to launch a fundraiser at the Sausalito Record Factory Studio, formerly known as the Sausalito Record Plant ...

Nice shot of the band!
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Post by: rv_bass on August 16, 2023, 03:32:44 PM: Nice photos and collection, cool stuff :)
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Post by: pauldo on August 16, 2023, 03:42:25 PM: Ditto - cool stuff!
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Post by: StephenR on August 16, 2023, 06:22:46 PM: Cool shots. Was this a paid public fundraiser?
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on August 17, 2023, 05:11:58 AM: I spy the Kramer Ferrington ABG from "Seven Wonders" there too... 8)
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Post by: BeenDown139 on August 17, 2023, 05:20:02 AM: Quote
I don't think I posted this pic from February, but I ran across it the other day and thought it was worth sharing. Hobart Art Theater in Indiana.

hey! that bass looks familar! :-)
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Post by: hieronymous on August 18, 2023, 11:22:43 AM: I'm not playing it in the pic, but I was a few moments before, and I like the way the Tahoe t-shirt colors match the bass!

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53125566129_5b6a420818_c.jpg)
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Post by: David Houck on August 18, 2023, 01:17:44 PM: :)
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Post by: lbpesq on August 18, 2023, 01:19:49 PM: From the maiden gig of “Dead Enough” last month. Also color coordinated guitar/shirt. I’m playing a guitar I put together with an old Modulus Blackknife neck, Flame Koa over Black Korina Warmoth body, and Alembic Strat set PUs and electronics with added Q-switch.

Bill, tgo
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Post by: jazzyvee on August 18, 2023, 09:09:15 PM: Great action shot Bill.
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Post by: lbpesq on August 18, 2023, 11:26:30 PM: Yeah, I was really channeling my Bob Weir in that one!

hehehehe

Bill, tgo (who loved the psychedelic 3D view you posted elsewhere)
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Post by: goran on August 30, 2023, 03:33:17 PM: Didn't know that girls love Alembic basses ;)
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Post by: rv_bass on September 01, 2023, 03:50:37 PM: :)
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Post by: geepee on September 12, 2023, 04:07:08 AM: Hi Alembic fanatics,

I don't get to gig the 8 much but when I do, buildings and tents vibrate like they should!

(https://scontent-lhr8-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/373714701_10226708742402597_3357558606271811601_n.jpg?_nc_cat=110&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=49d041&_nc_ohc=6KzNlgOnyZ8AX949FTU&_nc_ht=scontent-lhr8-1.xx&oh=00_AfBjjol-UBhZZvgmGwgNlELsFk2EBWlwko05l5U7w50Ghw&oe=65054361)
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Post by: rv_bass on September 12, 2023, 04:40:41 AM: Awesome! :)
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on September 12, 2023, 05:52:18 AM: I see one lit up in the on-deck stand too. :)
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Post by: pauldo on September 12, 2023, 06:22:10 PM: George! That 8 string spyder!!! What band was that with?
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Post by: geepee on September 13, 2023, 02:35:15 PM: Hi Thanks! I'm playing with the Hayley Griffiths Band here. We have a UK tour in October which I'm looking forward to. It's tricky music though.
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Post by: jazzyvee on September 13, 2023, 04:41:20 PM: Quote from: geepee on September 13, 2023, 02:35:15 PM
Hi Thanks! I'm playing with the Hayley Griffiths Band here. We have a UK tour in October which I'm looking forward to. It's tricky music though.
i will watch for some dates in or close to Brum.👍🏾🎶🥳
Seems like you are close at the Robin 2 in Bilston, (where i saw Jimmy J playing with Allan Holdsworth), or The Stables in Milton keynes.
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Post by: gearhed289 on September 14, 2023, 07:30:10 AM: "I'm playing with the Hayley Griffiths Band here. We have a UK tour in October which I'm looking forward to. It's tricky music though."
That's great man!
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Post by: jazzyvee on September 14, 2023, 01:18:32 PM: Awesome track!
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Post by: jazzyvee on September 14, 2023, 01:27:57 PM: Not great sound quality by here it is starting about 07:00
It was our gig at the Honda Centre Orange County Ca.

At the Greek Theatre
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Post by: gearhed289 on September 20, 2023, 07:57:45 AM: Just a snippet of a good old jam in E minor with the Distillate Exploiter. ;D
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Post by: jazzyvee on October 29, 2023, 04:12:30 PM: At the end of my practice session learning some new tracks for a dep gig. I had a go at recording my refurbished Elan 4 bass on my ipad along with a no bass backing track.
Josie by Steely Dan.

The bass is strung with new D'addario Chromes.
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Post by: lbpesq on October 29, 2023, 10:19:46 PM: Hi Vince! Senior Management and I just watched the video. She said to tell you it was “truly lovely”, (said with a British accent), and to give both our regards to your S.M. The bass line sounded most excellent!

Bill, tgo
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Post by: jazzyvee on October 30, 2023, 12:20:17 AM: Thanks I can now actually picture you both in your sitting room watching on the large TV. My regards to both of you and i will pass on the message.
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on October 30, 2023, 02:43:50 AM: That refinish with the cream pickups was a very good call, Jazzy. Nice job with the tune too.
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Post by: jon_jackson on October 30, 2023, 07:54:43 AM: Beautiful bass and excellent playing, JV!
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Post by: gearhed289 on October 30, 2023, 09:20:04 AM: Great stuff Jazzy. Those guys wrote some very sophisticated music that somehow resonated with a wide ranging audience.
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Post by: David Houck on October 30, 2023, 09:41:15 AM: Quote from: gearhed289 on September 20, 2023, 07:57:45 AM
Just a snippet of a good old jam in E minor with the Distillate Exploiter ...

Cool Who cover.
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Post by: David Houck on October 30, 2023, 09:57:53 AM: Quote from: jazzyvee on October 29, 2023, 04:12:30 PM
... Josie by Steely Dan ...

Nice ... and an interesting opportunity to listen to the bass line out front like that. If I didn't have to go outside and work some more on removing leaves from the driveway I would look up the chord progression and study it while listening to your video again.
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Post by: sonicus on November 22, 2023, 04:30:51 AM: Proudly pleased was I thus indeed to play ,mine Alembic Bass at The Sweetwater .The music hall of much highest esteem . On Sunday the nineteenth of November. 'Twas a joyous occasion to behold
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Post by: DistillaMatto on November 22, 2023, 07:10:35 AM: Very nice. Is that an epic?
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Post by: sonicus on November 22, 2023, 07:45:47 AM: DistillaMato Mine is a 1992 Essence with brass block ,Cue switch & dual trim pot pan mod .As well as my Alembic, there was a guitarist on stage with me, who played his Alembic Tribute guitar .( opposite side of the stage )
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Post by: lbpesq on November 22, 2023, 09:39:00 AM: Hey, Wolf. Who were you playing with?

Bill, tgo
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Post by: sonicus on November 22, 2023, 11:51:01 AM: Bill . My old friend , Drummer Brian Melvin got the gig with a long cast of invited players that he contacted to perform with him , I was asked to play 4 Dead tunes out of his lineup of musicians. Brian had introduced me to Jaco Pastorius ,back in the days when he was gigging with him .:)
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Post by: rv_bass on November 22, 2023, 02:02:13 PM: Great photo, Wolf, looks like fun :)
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Post by: sonicus on November 22, 2023, 05:29:36 PM: Thanks for the compliment , it was quite fun indeed .
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Post by: DistillaMatto on November 22, 2023, 05:45:00 PM: Quote from: sonicus on November 22, 2023, 07:45:47 AM
DistillaMato Mine is a 1992 Essence with brass block ,Cue switch & dual trim pot pan mod .As well as my Alembic, there was a guitarist on stage with me, who played his Alembic Tribute guitar .( opposite side of the stage )
Cool. Ah, I can see the Tribute poking out from behind the other guitarist.
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Post by: jazzyvee on December 20, 2023, 03:22:18 PM: Just had a set of photos from a photographer at a festival we did early this summer.
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Post by: Spoilers! on December 21, 2023, 06:00:39 PM: That's a great photo!
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Post by: goran on December 22, 2023, 06:02:55 AM: Great photo Jazzy!!
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on December 23, 2023, 11:40:15 AM: Lookin' sharp, Jazzy! Nice rig behind you there too.
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Post by: David Houck on December 23, 2023, 01:42:31 PM: Quote from: sonicus on November 22, 2023, 11:51:01 AM
Bill . My old friend , Drummer Brian Melvin got the gig with a long cast of invited players that he contacted to perform with him , I was asked to play 4 Dead tunes out of his lineup of musicians. Brian had introduced me to Jaco Pastorius ,back in the days when he was gigging with him . :)

This guy: https://www.brianmelvin.com/bio.htm (https://www.brianmelvin.com/bio.htm)
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Post by: jazzyvee on December 24, 2023, 01:13:21 AM: Quote from: edwardofhuncote on December 23, 2023, 11:40:15 AM
Lookin' sharp, Jazzy! Nice rig behind you there too.
Barefaced cabs are superb with alembics.
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Post by: DistillaMatto on January 05, 2024, 03:14:02 AM: Quote from: jazzyvee on December 20, 2023, 03:22:18 PM
Just had a set of photos from a photographer at a festival we did early this summer.
Oh, your're the guy on youtube that I commented on the Steely Dan "Peg" video. I thought your Elan was a Spoiler. Still learning here. Great cover.
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Post by: DistillaMatto on January 28, 2024, 06:08:08 PM: Live in Ageo Saitama yesterday. Distillate Bass in action. There were a bunch of bands so we all used the same amp.
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Post by: sonofa_lembic on February 14, 2024, 07:44:21 AM: 2. Pre show rehearsal with Montel Jordan.
1. The old Bat Bass......
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Post by: fivestringdan on February 14, 2024, 08:54:52 AM: Christmas party over the holidays. Wonderful group of musicians.
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Post by: pauldo on February 14, 2024, 10:11:17 AM: Great pictures everyone. Makes me wish I was gigging....

wonder if there are any bands that are done performing by 8:00pm?
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Post by: David Houck on February 16, 2024, 09:52:49 AM: Thanks for the pictures; I always enjoy the pics in this thread!
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Post by: hieronymous on February 16, 2024, 06:35:10 PM: Agreed with the previous two posts! Gig pics are awesome - the other "stuff" whether bass related (like amps, effects, etc.) or gig related or room related - points to the various dimensions of playing!
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Post by: geepee on March 07, 2024, 02:05:01 AM: Hiya folks,

For those that don't use Facebook, you might like this. I took my 8 string to a Prog gig - the gig was with the Hayley Griffiths Band. Overall, pretty decent gig and I had fun using this beast. Luckily it was a good thing I took this one because my DW bass' battery started to go before the set ended. Phew, saved the gig and nobody knew. WIN!

Anyway, cheers!

(https://scontent-lhr6-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/429648332_10227651016278855_7468106340689462715_n.jpg?_nc_cat=100&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=5f2048&_nc_ohc=HV0YLXAiHqwAX-YPsr0&_nc_ht=scontent-lhr6-2.xx&oh=00_AfBcApvY6k-WK5G4XCX21XB11b7GMQMUTAGpo342hm8QMQ&oe=65EDAACD)
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Post by: pauldo on March 07, 2024, 06:10:17 AM: THUNDER!!! :D
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Post by: gearhed289 on March 07, 2024, 07:00:59 AM: I did see this on Facebook, great pic. I had friends at that fest. Some of the "Chicago prog gang" travel the world for festivals like Fusion.
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Post by: David Houck on March 07, 2024, 02:16:11 PM: Great shot!
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Post by: gearhed289 on March 14, 2024, 08:02:19 AM: Someone captured a decent video of the Real Me at my Who's Who gig Saturday night.
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Post by: pauldo on March 14, 2024, 10:09:58 AM: Very nice!!!!
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Post by: DistillaMatto on March 15, 2024, 08:13:29 AM: Quote from: gearhed289 on March 14, 2024, 08:02:19 AM
Someone captured a decent video of the Real Me at my Who's Who gig Saturday night.

You are better than the guy I was trying to learn the riff from on youtube somewhere. Especially the finger trills.
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Post by: gearhed289 on March 15, 2024, 09:18:22 AM: Thanks guys! There are a couple of deviations from the record, but I play it pretty close, trying to keep the "signature" riffs intact.
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Post by: David Houck on March 15, 2024, 12:25:19 PM: Quote from: gearhed289 on March 14, 2024, 08:02:19 AM
Someone captured a decent video of the Real Me at my Who's Who gig Saturday night.

Nice playing, and great that the bass is up in the mix!
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Post by: rv_bass on March 15, 2024, 01:09:39 PM: Sounds great, gearhed! :)
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Post by: g-dude on March 15, 2024, 01:24:08 PM: Quote from: gearhed289 on March 14, 2024, 08:02:19 AM
Someone captured a decent video of the Real Me at my Who's Who gig Saturday night.

Nice! Sounded fantastic.
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on March 16, 2024, 04:30:04 AM: Nice, Tom. 8)
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Post by: gearhed289 on March 16, 2024, 03:13:14 PM: "great that the bass is up in the mix!"

The sound guy at that venue is a bass player that I'm friendly with, so I knew I was in for a good night. ;D Plus it's a Who tribute, so I don't often get yelled at for being a little generous with the stage volume. 8)
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on May 19, 2024, 11:44:35 AM: Familiar shapes, recurring themes...
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Post by: FC Bass on May 19, 2024, 12:45:26 PM: Last gig:
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Post by: FC Bass on May 19, 2024, 12:47:52 PM: Moving pictures with sound (way too loud bass) ::) ;D
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on May 19, 2024, 12:56:26 PM: Nice action pic FC. 8)

See... it's just impossible to look badass when you play bass in an oldtyme string band. (you can still sound badass though...) ;D [size=78%] [/size]
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Post by: David Houck on May 21, 2024, 10:48:22 AM: Yes, a great action pic indeed!
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Post by: DistillaMatto on June 02, 2024, 07:43:31 PM: Live yesterday. I've heard of guitar face before but "Bass Face"?
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Post by: pauldo on June 03, 2024, 01:44:25 PM: Bass Face is real. I genuinely believe you groove better whilst making Bass Face.

Paul (who believes Face can be a range of contortions from mild to wild)
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Post by: gearhed289 on June 26, 2024, 08:08:04 AM: I'm not actually playing it, but I thought this was a cool pic with my Distillate Exploiter in it. Taken at the beautiful recording studio where my new-ish original band Doctor Crypto ( https://www.facebook.com/doctorcryptochicago (https://www.facebook.com/doctorcryptochicago) ) rehearses and records - Pressure Point Studios in Chicago's south loop. We're finishing tracking of 7 new tunes tonight. I used the Alembic on 4. The other 3 are 8 string Ric. That's our keys/2nd guitar guy Rodney behind the Kurzweil.
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Post by: DistillaMatto on June 26, 2024, 08:18:38 AM: Quote from: pauldo on June 03, 2024, 01:44:25 PM
Bass Face is real. I genuinely believe you groove better whilst making Bass Face.

Paul (who believes Face can be a range of contortions from mild to wild)
Right on. Thank you.
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Post by: DistillaMatto on June 26, 2024, 08:19:34 AM: Quote from: gearhed289 on June 26, 2024, 08:08:04 AM
I'm not actually playing it, but I thought this was a cool pic with my Distillate Exploiter in it. Taken at the beautiful recording studio where my new-ish original band Doctor Crypto ( https://www.facebook.com/doctorcryptochicago (https://www.facebook.com/doctorcryptochicago) ) rehearses and records - Pressure Point Studios in Chicago's south loop. We're finishing tracking of 7 new tunes tonight. I used the Alembic on 4. The other 3 are 8 string Ric. That's our keys/2nd guitar guy Rodney behind the Kurzweil.
That studio has a cool vibe.
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Post by: David Houck on June 26, 2024, 11:42:36 AM: Nice looking room!
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Post by: jazzyvee on July 14, 2024, 02:18:54 PM: From a festival gig last night with a Bob Marley tribute band
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Post by: David Houck on July 15, 2024, 07:34:12 AM: Nice action shot! And the pants are cool!
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Post by: jazzyvee on July 15, 2024, 10:54:15 AM: Thanks, the pants came from your side of the pond when i was on tour last summer. This was the first time i'd worn them since buying them.
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Post by: hammer on July 16, 2024, 07:46:03 PM: Jazzy I have to state the obvious. The overwhelming majority of us could never pull off wearing those pants. However, you do it with ease, grace, and a coolness that makes me jealous. And I'm not just suggesting that most of us couldn't pull it off today because our age. We couldn't do it regardless of the number of time we've been around the sun. 8)
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Post by: FC Bass on September 21, 2024, 12:03:30 PM: From last night, first gig I also used another bass than the SII since I got it a year ago :-)
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Post by: flavofive on September 23, 2024, 09:45:56 AM: It was great weather here this weekend, but possibly one of the last warm weekends of the year, so I set up a (ridiculous) Wall of Sound / Phil Lesh tribute while I still could.

(https://i.imgur.com/DHeaXBQ.jpg)

Summertime done come and gone, my oh my
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Post by: jazzyvee on September 23, 2024, 12:59:23 PM: Wow that's a great collection of barefaced cabs. I've moved over to their 12' speaker cabs a few years back and they are superb. Best cabs i've ever played bass through.
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Post by: flavofive on September 24, 2024, 03:14:02 PM: Thanks Jazzy! Totally agree, their 12" ones are probably my preference too. I've seen your BF rig in another post; looks awesome.
They're great for guitar as well! Since they're FRFR, you can run anything through them, just depends what preamp/modeler/amp you use.
The 10" line is great too, just more specific to bass.

And the low weight... wow, what a difference between them and pretty much any other cabs I've played through; it's terrific. Even just setting up that photo with anything other than BF would have probably sent me straight to the chiropractor (or the hospital) ;D
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Post by: jazzyvee on September 24, 2024, 05:26:06 PM: I quite fancy a used One10T cab to make a compact practice and rehearsal setup with my old mesa walkabout head. What is your impression of one with an alembic, and what configurations of your cabs make up your main gigging setup?
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Post by: David Houck on September 24, 2024, 06:31:15 PM: Great shots Flip!

And nice mini wall of sound Mike!
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Post by: flavofive on September 25, 2024, 11:07:35 PM: Many thanks David!

Jazzy, that's exactly what the One10T is excellent for - a (very) compact and lightweight cab that is perfect for practice / playing alone. Depending on the music you're playing, it can be plenty for even a band/gig situation. E.g. if you're playing in a small-to-medium room with an expectation for low-ish volume, like many bars/restaurants - especially without a drummer or with lower-volume drums, like in a jazz trio. Let's be honest, we bassists are constantly getting asked to turn down anyway, or at least I am ;D
It has a reputation for being super-loud for its size, and that's true, at least in comparison with traditional cabs/combos. E.g. my old 1x10" Peavey combo only got ~half as loud, and easily weighed 2-3x as much as a One10T + a modern compact Class D amp like a TE Elf. It is just SO easy to carry.

BUT, don't expect miracles; it might possibly be the best 1x10" cab in the world, but it's still just a single 10" speaker. Not surprisingly, low bass frequencies are where it reaches its limits first. So it also depends a bit on what you need out of it. For someone who plays with deep, heavy bass, maybe no 1x10" is enough. But for, say, a Jaco-style bridge pickup player, it might have headroom to spare. I would say it's NOT quite loud enough to keep up with a typical rock drummer by itself, just to give an idea of its limit.
The more "built-in" sound is GENERALLY great for bass, which works well if you're playing through an amp/modeler without a cab sim. I DO recommend the tweeter. It's not absolutely essential, but I love the flexibility, and it really bridges the gap toward a Big Baby 3. Turning it up even halfway is like taking off a blanket. As an Alembic player, I'm guessing a player like yourself might appreciate the ability to open up that range a bit - at least when you want to. The high-frequency dispersion doesn't seem quite as good as a BB3, but again, it's fine for a tiny cab at a significantly lower cost.
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Post by: BeenDown139 on October 21, 2024, 08:44:49 AM: so i got hooked up with a singer-songwriter and his drummer friend who wanna play some gigs in the mile high so here we are at rehersal #2 last night. got a 6 song show to play next weekend downtown so i'll be packing the MKD and my small amp. i'm at the total antipode of playing in yet another cover band so it's kinda refereshing. we might actually make it to a stage in this one. these guys trek up from colorado springs to rehearse in denver, dunno how long that's gonna last so i'm gonna roll widdit until the wheels fall off
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Post by: David Houck on October 21, 2024, 06:34:06 PM: Good luck with the gig.
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Post by: gearhed289 on October 22, 2024, 08:03:25 AM: The lights make it look like I've got cool blue inlays. 8)
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Post by: David Houck on October 22, 2024, 11:49:05 AM: Cool indeed!
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Post by: BeenDown139 on October 22, 2024, 03:44:20 PM: Quote
The lights make it look like I've got cool blue inlays

awesome picture. compliments to the photog! 8)
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Post by: BeenDown139 on November 02, 2024, 04:33:01 PM: i only got a coupla video screen captures from the guy videoing this gig, they all turned out blue, this is the only one that you can tell i'm holding an alembic. in this case the mighty Mark King Deluxe backdropped with my favorite tie-dye. this shot's the best of the lot. sigh...
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Post by: David Houck on November 02, 2024, 06:14:12 PM: Actually, it's kinda neat!
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Post by: gearhed289 on November 04, 2024, 07:03:35 AM: That is actually very cool!
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Post by: BeenDown139 on November 04, 2024, 10:43:04 AM: thanks y'all, you're really too kind. I only got 4 stills from this gig, here's one of the whole band. i'm backing a quirky singer-songwriter and his drummer buddy. i'm sure i'm older than both my bandmates combined, i just don't know by how much. i must be a cover band burnout. this is a refreshing change from performing the same old tired songs that i've been doing since the mid-70's in some cases so i'm gonna roll widdit until the wheels fall off. for completeness i included a portrait of the grizzled old bass player practicing his craft in front of an actual audience. my buddies liked this one for some reason.
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Post by: pauldo on November 04, 2024, 02:26:02 PM: That blue shade to the pictures feels calm/ comfortable.
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Post by: jfw on November 07, 2024, 09:05:47 PM: Here I am last Sunday playing my Alembic 1984 Series I outdoors at the NYC Marathon.

The funniest part is that our keyboardist ran the marathon for 18 miles, joined us for two songs, and then went on to finish the race!

A video of it went viral:
NYC Marathon Keyboard Solo Guy Dishes On His Viral Mid-Race Jam Session [Interview/Videos] (https://liveforlivemusic.com/news/nyc-marathon-keyboard-solo-guy-interview-video/)
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Post by: David Houck on November 08, 2024, 05:10:09 AM: Cool!
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Post by: pauldo on November 08, 2024, 08:13:26 AM: Indeed - very cool.
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Post by: gearhed289 on December 06, 2024, 08:29:14 AM: Jammin in my jammies! ;D I recently landed a gig with a great progressive hard rock band based here in Chicago called the Cyberiam. This is the most rhythmically challenging stuff I've ever had to learn and commit to memory, and the songs tend to be on the longer side, with many different parts. We've been doing silly stuff on Facebook to try and get as many people as we can to my first show with them next Friday, December 18th at Durty Nellie's in Palatine, IL. This is a short part of their song Wilde Things (the lyrics are all based on Oscar Wilde quotes). I probably should have turned up the volume because you can hear a lot of the acoustic sound of the bass. Anyway, check it out. I'm about 90% there...
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Post by: pauldo on December 07, 2024, 04:12:48 AM: Very nice. Sounds like you got it! 👍🏼
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Post by: DistillaMatto on December 07, 2024, 05:58:09 AM: Quote from: gearhed289 on December 06, 2024, 08:29:14 AM
Excellent. Digging the wall art.
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Post by: David Houck on December 07, 2024, 06:50:33 PM: Congrats on the gig!
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Post by: jazzyvee on December 21, 2024, 03:40:30 PM: Some videos I recently popped onto You tube Covering some tracks by Doobie Brothers and Gerry Rafferty.
Stuck in the Middle with you ( Koa Series II Shorty)

Listen to the Music (Elan 4 Plus)

Long Train Running.(Elan 4 Plus)

The doobie brothers tracks were recorded whilst learning both tracks as a music agency fairly local to where I live was trying to put together a Doobie Brohers tribute band for a theatre tour. However before i'd grasped the songs the places were filled.
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Post by: David Houck on December 21, 2024, 04:08:49 PM: Listening to Long Train Running; sounds great!
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on December 22, 2024, 07:35:08 AM: YouTube won't let me watch on my browser, but that Elan looks great in the new natural finish. Especially with the cream/white pickups. Very good call there. 8)
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Post by: adriaan on December 22, 2024, 08:38:42 AM: Quote from: edwardofhuncote on December 22, 2024, 07:35:08 AM
YouTube won't let me watch on my browser, but that Elan looks great in the new natural finish. Especially with the cream/white pickups. Very good call there. 8)
Not just your browser, honestly. On the “Video unavailable“ message, just click the Watch on YouTube link, and let it take you to the YT site or app, where the clip should start playing.
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Post by: jazzyvee on December 22, 2024, 09:07:06 AM: I guess there was an option i missed when uploading the files.
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Post by: Picure on January 23, 2025, 08:40:58 PM: Got to take out the good ol’ S1 out for a spin today. Cant really remember the last time I gigged with her because I am so reluctant to take her out on tour 😆
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Post by: jazzyvee on January 24, 2025, 12:05:38 AM: Cool!
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on January 24, 2025, 04:12:23 AM: Lookin' good Jack! That backdrop is hard to look at though. 😄
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Post by: SuperBASSaNova on April 05, 2025, 04:41:21 AM: Rocking the Rogue 8)
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Post by: David Houck on April 05, 2025, 06:03:00 AM: That was very nice! And an interesting piece.

Oh, and apparently a nice venue as the audience was quiet and paying attention.
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Post by: pauldo on April 05, 2025, 07:26:04 AM: Quote from: SuperBASSaNova on April 05, 2025, 04:41:21 AM
Rocking the Rogue 8)

That sounded great. Appreciate the juxtaposition of busy drums against the melodic bass/key interludes.
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Post by: SuperBASSaNova on April 06, 2025, 01:41:43 AM: Happy to hear that!

The venue was small, but really nice, indeed! It featured a Boesendorfer Imperial Concert Grand 290, which sounded absolutely amazing in the room.
We were there as a pre-band for the Ron Minis Trio (...crazy guys) ...not to bad for some hobby-musicians trying to promote their music ;-)
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Post by: rv_bass on April 06, 2025, 03:43:03 AM: Very Nice :)
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Post by: gearhed289 on April 10, 2025, 07:51:27 AM: Well, it's not MY Alembic, but I'm playing it. 8) This just popped up as a Facebook memory from 2016. Sitting in for a song with my former classic rock cover band 97Nine with guitarist and educator EXTRAORDINAIRE, Dr. Dave Uhrich. The bass is a 36'' scale Rogue 5 with a mini heart omega. What a beast!
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Post by: David Houck on April 10, 2025, 01:33:26 PM: Nice!
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Post by: jazzyvee on June 07, 2025, 09:28:21 AM: Another from Steely Dan Peg also on my Elan.
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Post by: jazzyvee on June 07, 2025, 09:31:33 AM: Stuck in the Middle with You on Series Ii Europa.
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Post by: jazzyvee on June 07, 2025, 09:32:50 AM: Steely Dan again FM ( No Static)
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Post by: jazzyvee on June 07, 2025, 09:35:42 AM: Steely Dan, Home at last.
For many years, as far back as I can remember, I almost always select this track on my car stereo once I get off the motorway after a long distance gig.
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Post by: StephenR on June 14, 2025, 10:54:10 AM: Playing my Series II bass in Berkeley, CA with Stu Allen and Mars Hotel last night. We covered the 4/1/88 Grateful Dead show from the Meadowlands Arena. Band really ripped it up, fun to reconnect with Stu and my first gig using my re-configured Bareface rig.
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Post by: BeenDown139 on June 14, 2025, 12:20:17 PM: a fine looking instrument, sir!

🗿
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Post by: StephenR on June 14, 2025, 12:41:57 PM: Not only fine looking but I get lots of comments about how amazing it sounds. Series II electronics and an ebony neck laminate is a hard combo to beat.
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Post by: rv_bass on June 14, 2025, 01:10:52 PM: Looks good, Stephen, beautiful bass. What is your new rig configuration?
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Post by: StephenR on June 14, 2025, 02:05:17 PM: I was using a 2x12 Barefaced Supertwin with a single 12” Big Baby 2 on top, same Eden pre, superfilter and Crest Prolite 3.0. The Supertwin was so much louder than the BB2 and lacks the horn that the BB2 has so the rig sounded out of balance and was missing the clarity and sense of air I wanted from the high end. The BB2s have a wider frequency response low and high, I wanted a rig that sounded as similar to playing through a PA as possible and the two BB2s get me much closer.
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Post by: rv_bass on June 14, 2025, 02:54:52 PM: That’s great, I use one BB2 or two of them when I need more volume, I really like them. I’m also using a Prolite 3.0 and an F-2B (when not using a Walter Woods amp). I like the Barefaced big Baby cabs.
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Post by: jazzyvee on June 15, 2025, 01:38:36 AM: Another Barefaced user here. I generally use the Big Twin 2 as my main cab and BB2 for smaller gigs. They are a great match with my alembics.
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Post by: BeenDown139 on June 15, 2025, 10:06:24 AM: Quote
Series II electronics and an ebony neck laminate is a hard combo to beat.

+1 on that
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Post by: mavnet on June 15, 2025, 11:47:37 AM: 1979, somewhere in LA. I'm behind Susie, who we'd just finished a song about ("she's an inflatable dream...").
My rig is behind the guitarist - 2 alembic (pre bag end) 15" cabs, with a 2x12 on top, crown and HH amps in the rack, F2b. There's another 15 and 2x12 off camera somewhere. Moved a lot of air. I really miss the sound. On the other hand, about 4 years after that I had back surgery. Related? :)
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on June 15, 2025, 01:38:12 PM: My Custom fretless, 8 years to the day after my first gig with it, (June 12th, 2017 ) Chains went on yet another. Nothing special, at least not to anyone but me. Very special to me, every time I get to play this one, especially with these folks.
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Post by: BeenDown139 on July 05, 2025, 06:14:29 AM: i took the ebony amazon along for our 4th of july show. anybody looks cools with a series II strapped on!
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Post by: David Houck on July 05, 2025, 08:09:52 AM: Nice shirt!
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Post by: gearhed289 on July 25, 2025, 07:22:11 AM: This is from one of two videos that my band the Cyberiam just shot. The song was actually recorded with my Distillate Exploiter, but I thought my newly acquired Spoiler had a better vibe for the video. I don't know why, LOL. I believe this will be released September first.
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Post by: jazzyvee on July 25, 2025, 12:14:56 PM: A short video I got sent from my gig a couple of weeks back

The bass is really heavy in the mix as the video was recorded in front of those huge subs in front and under the stage.
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Post by: fivestringdan on July 25, 2025, 02:35:50 PM: Here's the pit orchestra for "9-5" the musical. Europa 6 string and a double bass stashed in the corner. Great sounding group, this is SO much fun!
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on July 28, 2025, 04:16:18 AM: Quote from: fivestringdan on July 25, 2025, 02:35:50 PM
Here's the pit orchestra for "9-5" the musical. Europa 6 string and a double bass stashed in the corner. Great sounding group, this is SO much fun!

I bet that would be a fun one. What selection(s) is the upright used on?
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Post by: fivestringdan on July 28, 2025, 08:37:16 AM: It's about a quarter of the show, maybe?

"Here for You"--the "Mr. Hart" theme
"Backwood Barbie"--little two step diddy
The fantasies of the female leads when they get stoned. Three tunes, "Dance to Death", "Cowgirls Revenge" and "Potion Notion". Then segue into the finally "Joy to the Girls"
"One of the Boys" and the playoff
Super fun show!! The band gets to play along with a recorded track of Dolly singing a verse and chorus of "9-5" in the show finally!

Quote from: edwardofhuncote on July 28, 2025, 04:16:18 AM
Quote from: fivestringdan on July 25, 2025, 02:35:50 PM
Here's the pit orchestra for "9-5" the musical. Europa 6 string and a double bass stashed in the corner. Great sounding group, this is SO much fun!

I bet that would be a fun one. What selection(s) is the upright used on?
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Post by: FC Bass on July 28, 2025, 08:47:24 AM: Last strands of hair holding on for their dear lifes and ugly shouting contest ;D
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Post by: jazzyvee on July 28, 2025, 11:54:23 AM: Powerful photos Flip.
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Post by: pauldo on July 28, 2025, 01:43:33 PM: Flip got the “bass face” happening! 😎

Daniel, the band looks great.

Played in a Pit for one run - without a doubt it was both terrifying AND exhilarating at the same time.
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Post by: David Houck on July 28, 2025, 01:56:07 PM: Great shots!
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Post by: edwardofhuncote on July 28, 2025, 03:48:50 PM: FC is a scary dude for such a friendly fella'... just part of the gig I reckon. 😊

Of course you can't play a badass black Series II Europa and have my goofy grin... that just wouldn't sell. 🤣
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Post by: rv_bass on July 28, 2025, 07:14:53 PM: Nice photos, FC, bet it sounds great! Just wondering, how did you attach your Alembic patch to your strap?
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Post by: FC Bass on July 29, 2025, 08:34:13 AM: :-) Thanx all!

The patch is attached through heat, the surface of the strap is leather. https://store.turbify.net/alembic/darknesspatch.html "heat seal backing can be ironed on" :-)
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Post by: StephenR on August 06, 2025, 05:20:20 PM: Some photos from the Axial Tilt show at Great American Music Hall Sunday August 3 “Celebrating 60 Years of the Grateful Dead”. Super busy music weekend in San Francisco. Jay Lane came by to play the last set with us but Gabe had left by midnight and didn’t get any shots with him. Nice surprise for the audience… here is one to get things rolling. The online gallery has lots of photos many with “Alembic” content. I had a good time talking all things Alembic with John Kadlecik, he told me a lot about working with Ron on the electronics for his Orion guitar build. Our side of the stage was running on Alembic power…

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Post by: rv_bass on August 06, 2025, 06:03:27 PM: Great photos, Stephen, it must have been a fun night! 😊
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Post by: pauldo on August 07, 2025, 02:59:57 AM: Thanks for sharing. Really does look spectacular.
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Post by: David Houck on August 07, 2025, 08:16:17 AM: Yes, great pictures!

Did not realize (or perhaps just don't remember) that Osborne plays drums.
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Post by: StephenR on August 07, 2025, 09:47:23 AM: Gig was exhausting but lots of fun, feel blessed to have the opportunity to play with great musicians in such a beautiful venue. I didn’t realize Joan played drums until she sat down and started playing. Doubt that her playing drums was planned, the second kit was set up in case Jay actually made it across the city after his show with DeadCo.