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Alembic products => Showcase => Artists and Their Alembics => Topic started by: chuckc on June 08, 2006, 02:50:41 PM

Title: Jack on No. 1????
Post by: chuckc on June 08, 2006, 02:50:41 PM

Caught this little diddy of Jack and the Airplane playing on the Smothers Bros show.  Not a great view but some pretty good sounds.  I think this is Alembic #1 but not completly sure.  Any help on this would be appreciated.
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InZS5jQTSvc&search=Jefferson%20Airplane (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InZS5jQTSvc&search=Jefferson%20Airplane)

Title: Jack on No. 1????
Post by: valvil on June 08, 2006, 04:07:53 PM

Can't be #1, 1968 is too early for that.  
 
Valentino

Title: Jack on No. 1????
Post by: dela217 on June 08, 2006, 06:00:04 PM

That is a heavily modified Guild.  Looks like that thing as 27 knobs on it!
 
Michael

Title: Jack on No. 1????
Post by: David Houck on June 08, 2006, 07:45:28 PM

According to The Long Story (http://www.alembic.com/family/history.html) the Starfire was modified in 1969.  So I checked the Smothers Brothers episode archive (http://www.smothersbrothers.com/episodes.htm) and it would appear that this film clip was taped on November 1, 1968.  So I'm guessing the modifications must have been done pretty close to that time.  Unfortunately there are no close ups of the bass, but lots of nice shots of Grace.  Nice video!  Thanks!

Title: Jack on No. 1????
Post by: chuckc on June 12, 2006, 11:04:10 AM

Well I finally got around to looking at this clip again on my media friendly laptop.  Amazing what a little resolution will do.  Pretty obvious this wasn't an Alembic but when I first viewed the video it was as if they were playing in a poorly lit studio and all you could see was outlines. My bad....doh! You are right Dave nice shots of Grace!!