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Title: Stanley's new gear and new bass ?
Post by: pierreyves on October 20, 2007, 05:58:26 PM

Hello all,
you can see on these pictures find on Google (Berkeley 2006), that Stanley change of power amp (not SWR 750 but QSC...) and he use  loewenherz bass (http://www.loewenherzbass.com/index.html).
Anybody know the sound of this bass ?
 

(http://alembic.com/club/messages/411/45060.jpg)
 
 

(http://alembic.com/club/messages/411/45061.jpg)
 
 

(http://alembic.com/club/messages/411/45062.jpg)

Title: Stanley's new gear and new bass ?
Post by: dannobasso on October 21, 2007, 04:59:42 AM

Also looks like a Crest CA9 in there as well.

Title: Stanley's new gear and new bass ?
Post by: pierreyves on October 21, 2007, 05:24:40 AM

the upper is a QSC, no doubt.

Title: Stanley's new gear and new bass ?
Post by: senmen on October 21, 2007, 06:08:23 AM

Dear All,
yes I know Loewenherz very well. I had one here for testing for about a week. The owner of Loewenherz is a friend of mine and lives very close to me. The basses are designed by the owner and are buildt by a german bass luthier. The electronics are also german made by a small company. The craftmanship is really very good and the electronics are superb. It is active but my personal taste was, it sounds better ran passive. There are 6 pickups on the bass and you can switch on/off each seperately. This is a very versatile bass as with the different pickup combinations your are able to reproduce every desired sound including a real great Alembic sound, my favorite. Wonder why?
Optically I like more the 12 pickup model you can see on their website, but what kept me away from the basses until now is the versatility (too much for me) and the look of the lions head...
 
Oliver (Spyderman)

Title: Stanley's new gear and new bass ?
Post by: pierreyves on October 21, 2007, 06:26:59 AM

It's a bass or a computer ???
It's completely crazy, even the head of lion ...  
for my taste it's TOO much...
 

(http://alembic.com/club/messages/411/45073.jpg)
 
 
from this  page (http://www.loewenherzbass.com/english/manual.html)
 
(Message edited by pierreyves on October 21, 2007)

Title: Stanley's new gear and new bass ?
Post by: senmen on October 21, 2007, 07:21:54 AM

Yep,
for me it is also too much.
I like it rather simple.....
 
Oliver (Spyderman)

Title: Stanley's new gear and new bass ?
Post by: keith_h on October 21, 2007, 08:09:28 AM

When I last saw Stanley he had the Loewenherz on stage did not play it. All he played was the Alembic. I have also seen numerous concert photos with the bass sitting in the stand but none of Stanley actually paying it.  
 
Keith

Title: Stanley's new gear and new bass ?
Post by: Bradley Young on October 21, 2007, 09:14:19 AM

Last time I went to see him (Clarke/Duke project), he played the Lowenbrau for one song, IIRC.
 
Bradley

Title: Stanley's new gear and new bass ?
Post by: tbrannon on October 21, 2007, 09:23:37 AM

Bradley-
 
Lowenbrau huh?  That would explain the lion.....
 
IMO it's way too much.  Looks like an Alembic/Jaydee hybrid that grew up in a Tijuana pawn shop.
 
(Message edited by tbrannon on October 21, 2007)

Title: Stanley's new gear and new bass ?
Post by: eligilam on October 21, 2007, 03:59:16 PM

I think it's kind of cool...at the very least a conversation peice. Looks better than a Ritter or an Ernie Ball Bongo, for sure.  How much would one of these cost in the US?

Title: Stanley's new gear and new bass ?
Post by: basstard on October 23, 2007, 07:28:03 AM

Will - EVERYTHING looks better than a MM Bongo. A high-tech toilet seat, may I say. I don't agree with you about Ritter though.
 
As for the Loewenherz - yes, it's a bit too much. I don't like the discrepancy between the upper and the lower horn (their look just don't compliment each other, they simply don't match), and that lion head... Just ugh.
 
Still, I'd love to lay my hands on it (and have a spare week or two to explore all the possibilities).

Title: Stanley's new gear and new bass ?
Post by: Manfred on October 25, 2007, 07:34:55 AM

There's one at the bass exchange. Price included. I agree with Toby and Jarek. It's too much but it still looks better than a Bongo. But everything looks better than a MM Bongo.
 
 Bass Exchange (http://www.bassexchange.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=94_430&products_id=1404)  
 
Manfred

Title: Stanley's new gear and new bass ?
Post by: palembic on January 27, 2008, 08:59:01 AM

IN this interview posted by Brother Keavin he talks in the end about his new gear
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrfLvMk_CwE&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrfLvMk_CwE&feature=related)
 
Oh and this is the story about the 3 bassplayers and 1 drummer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrav_MSMjNs&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrav_MSMjNs&feature=related)
 
Talking about getting spoiled!
 
Paul TBO

Title: Stanley's new gear and new bass ?
Post by: Bradley Young on January 28, 2008, 05:29:51 PM

He was using QSC amps (to full effect!) when I went to see him on the 19th.

Title: Stanley's new gear and new bass ?
Post by: ajdover on February 24, 2008, 09:59:59 PM

The tailpiece on the Lowenherz looks like someone took a golden dump on the back end of the bass if you ask me.  I'm sure they're nice basses, but I wouldn't buy one based on that tailpiece .... yecchhh ...
 
Alan