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Title: Stanley Clarke Sound
Post by: ulf on July 09, 2008, 12:56:23 AM

Hi to all Alembic Users
I like the typical sound of Stanley Clarke, as in the song Wild Dog
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YI_NLUhc1Ss (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YI_NLUhc1Ss)
 
Stanley plays an Series II and i ordered a Stanley Clarke Signatur Standard with Signature Electronics. Is it possible to stop this typical sound with the Signature standard of play?
Or need I the Series II Electronins?

Title: Stanley Clarke Sound
Post by: pierreyves on July 09, 2008, 03:22:03 AM

hey you listen an all studio sound...the same wild dog actually is here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypIga5kF9TE&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypIga5kF9TE&feature=related)

Title: Stanley Clarke Sound
Post by: David Houck on July 11, 2008, 07:30:29 PM

Nice video Pierre; thanks!

Title: Stanley Clarke Sound
Post by: room037 on July 12, 2008, 07:35:09 AM

I remember, He use as tenor bass (ADGC) in Wild Dog.
You need tenor strings set.
 
In my opinion, these sounds are different some points.
My Medium scale basses have different construction. (20th Anniv. Standard body S1, Small body S1)  
Of course, both Circuit have Alembic Filter sound, but Series circuit has wide dynamic range.
 
Body construction is most important for sound that I think.
Large body cavity creates deep sounds.
My Small body S1 sound is similar to Stanly's  than other basses.  
 
Eiji

Title: Stanley Clarke Sound
Post by: ulf on July 12, 2008, 08:22:08 AM

Eiji
thanks so lot, I ordered a set of picollo strings for my new SC
Ulf

Title: Stanley Clarke Sound
Post by: ulf on July 12, 2008, 08:24:45 AM

Pierre, thanks for live video, sounds better, yes

Title: Stanley Clarke Sound
Post by: room037 on July 12, 2008, 09:00:50 AM

Hi Ulf,
 
Mica left very interested post on  this thread (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=4463).
Stanly's Vermilion Series I bass has .030 - .040 - .065 -.080 strings.  
(Mica said I remember this being tuned DGCF.)
May be the bass was played at Wild Dog live NSJ 2004 that Pierre pointed out.
Yea! Just the sound was made by .030 to .080 strings. (Not Piccolo strings)
 
Eiji

Title: Stanley Clarke Sound
Post by: ulf on July 12, 2008, 09:43:44 AM

Eiji,
 
thanks for this interesting information!
I call my dealer in Germany and ask him for 030-080 strings, cause I ordered the Piccolo Strings.
 
Ulf

Title: Stanley Clarke Sound
Post by: room037 on July 12, 2008, 09:54:12 AM

Good luck! Ulf
 
Eiji

Title: Stanley Clarke Sound
Post by: hieronymous on July 12, 2008, 10:41:23 AM

LaBella makes a .030-.080 set - here they are at juststrings.com (http://www.juststrings.com/lab-m20.html target=_blank) - have fun! I like experimenting with different strings - whether it's called tenor or piccolo or whatever...

Title: Stanley Clarke Sound
Post by: klinkepeter on August 04, 2008, 12:29:40 PM

Hi Ulf, regards from Berlin, I?m a Stanley-Fan since my very beginning of playing bass and I know almost all of his records. As far I can say you need at least a Series I to get the typical sound of him, there are also a few different things in his gear I do have an opinion about.
You can write me an e-mail if you want and I?ll send you my tel.-number,
Peter

Title: Stanley Clarke Sound
Post by: ulf on August 06, 2008, 10:20:49 AM

hi Peter,
thanks so lot for your message
yes, Stanley plays the S1, but its to expansive for me, so I have ordered the SC Signature Standard and I hope to get a similar sound. Maybe I buy later the SF-1...
Now I\m waiting for my new and first Alembic...hope I get it in the next weeks.
Will send you a picture.
Ulf

Title: Stanley Clarke Sound
Post by: hieronymous on August 06, 2008, 10:23:51 AM

Sounds exciting Ulf! I also just bought a Stanley Clarke Signature Standard, but a five-string. It's a great bass - I know you will love yours! Make sure to post pictures in the Showcase section when you get it!

Title: Stanley Clarke Sound
Post by: ulf on August 07, 2008, 10:27:34 AM

Harry,
yes, I will post the pictures in showcase section.
I am curious to see the ordered wood Cocobolo
Ulf

Title: Stanley Clarke Sound
Post by: pierreyves on September 13, 2008, 08:45:00 AM

I play the same, I have d'Addario EXL 170 M 80, 60, 45, 32 tuned ADGC; I use only 80, 60, 45, I give the 100 and I buy one 32 alone.
For Labella's, I don't like stainless steel sound.
I have the same sound with my SC deluxe, F1-X, yamaha power amp and SWR goliath senior!
 
NB: Stanley play actually with his band TENOR bass ADGC.
 
http://www.stanleyclarke.com/gear_pg.htm
 
(Message edited by pierreyves on September 13, 2008)
 
(Message edited by pierreyves on September 13, 2008)

Title: Stanley Clarke Sound
Post by: hieronymous on September 13, 2008, 10:03:22 AM

Here's a cool video of School Days (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SI4lqxxTZ8 target=_blank) by the Clarke/Duke Project. He's playing either a tenor or piccolo - I thought I had it figured out, but I forgot! Notice where he plays the various riffs - I bet you can figure out the tuning he's using, either ADGC or DGCF?
 
Also, Pierre, could you post a link to your video of you at an outdoor soundcheck? At least I think it was you - I thought you really nailed the Stanley sound in that one!

Title: Stanley Clarke Sound
Post by: pierreyves on September 13, 2008, 02:34:51 PM

This is ADGC tenor bass like these:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOyOLMfJeBk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOyOLMfJeBk)

 
here is my video (sorry I don't have time to do e real link):
 
http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/alembic/video/x5vbpf_fete-de-la-musique-2008_music (http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/alembic/video/x5vbpf_fete-de-la-musique-2008_music)
 
but the sound is bad, my amp saturate, only a little Aswhdown mag 300 with a cheap HP of 200W !!!...

Title: Stanley Clarke Sound
Post by: ulf on September 15, 2008, 02:13:05 AM

Pierre-Yves
absoluty fantastic and amazing, your bass solo!
i like it...
I hope that I have these good sound as if I someday get my Alembic SC

Title: Stanley Clarke Sound
Post by: pierreyves on September 15, 2008, 10:13:13 AM

Thank's Ulf, but It has beeen not good movied (film??), I did corrections with the video with my computer, and the sound = beurk....

Title: Stanley Clarke Sound
Post by: hieronymous on September 15, 2008, 08:31:16 PM

Pierre - think of it this way - DESPITE the sound-quality, we can still tell that you nailed the sound with your bass and fingers!!!

Title: Stanley Clarke Sound
Post by: ulf on February 11, 2009, 03:05:58 PM

Hary,
remember your post here on August 2008...
you are right...I received my Bass now and the sound
is great!

Title: Stanley Clarke Sound
Post by: jazzyvee on February 12, 2009, 12:36:34 AM

Do you have any pictures of your bass to share with us?
jazzyvee

Title: Stanley Clarke Sound
Post by: ulf on February 12, 2009, 07:15:58 AM

Jazzy,
I hope next weekend have time for foto-shooting,
than will post it in showcase

Title: Stanley Clarke Sound
Post by: alembicfan on February 12, 2009, 11:08:16 AM

Hy Ulf,
 
if your bass was ordered through  
station music and came last week,
i saw it. I was there to get my black europa 5.
Nice bass. Did you see the buckeye series 2?

Title: Stanley Clarke Sound
Post by: hieronymous on February 12, 2009, 11:15:20 AM

See - I told you! ;)
 
Looking forward to pictures and soundclips if possible!

Title: Stanley Clarke Sound
Post by: ulf on February 13, 2009, 02:51:48 AM

Markus,
Lothar has show me your black beauty..very nice bass, I think she sounds fantastic.
yep..I see the buckeye...its a dream...(wish I have the money)...

Title: Stanley Clarke Sound
Post by: ulf on February 13, 2009, 02:55:03 AM

Hary,
pictures I send soon...
soundclips maybe next year
;-)

Title: Stanley Clarke Sound
Post by: alembicfan on February 13, 2009, 03:23:45 AM

Oh thank\s for the compliment.
The sound is awesome,yeah. Pic\s will follow next week.