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Title: Kool & the Gang
Post by: klinkepeter on October 30, 2014, 04:02:40 AM

Hi friends, this year might be the most successful in my musical life, besides the collaboration with Gregor Meyle ( a meanwhile very succesful german singer/songwriter) and the collaboration on the upcoming album of Phil Gould i'm happy to pronounce, currently i'm recording the bass tracks for the next Kool & the Gang album. The bass i'm using is the lovely lady you can see on the attached picture. As i figured out, Kool (Robert Bell) was using an Alembic in the early years of his band too .

Title: Kool & the Gang
Post by: zomnius on October 30, 2014, 04:07:24 AM

kool!

Title: Kool & the Gang
Post by: klinkepeter on October 30, 2014, 04:08:30 AM

here is the pic(http://club.alembic.com/Images/65124/199799.jpg)

Title: Kool & the Gang
Post by: klinkepeter on October 30, 2014, 04:12:30 AM

ha!, i can see the bass is not connected, that pic was made while checking the charts before the session...

Title: Kool & the Gang
Post by: JuancarlinBass on October 30, 2014, 06:15:09 AM

Kool indeed... and that cute knobby-headed four-strings makes up for a nice Gang... (Sorry, had to do it :P )

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Post by: jazzyvee on October 30, 2014, 06:16:10 AM

I'm curious as to why Mr Kool himself is not playing bass on the album?

Title: Kool & the Gang
Post by: klinkepeter on October 30, 2014, 06:30:32 AM

good question, i don't know it either

Title: Kool & the Gang
Post by: artswork99 on October 30, 2014, 01:22:34 PM

What a trip around the sun it's been, may it continue to be full of bright moments ;)

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Post by: David Houck on October 30, 2014, 02:21:55 PM

Very kool!

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Post by: funkyjazzjunky on October 30, 2014, 07:28:50 PM

I thought Mr Bell played Jaydee basses

Title: Kool & the Gang
Post by: jazzyvee on October 30, 2014, 11:30:23 PM

I've always associated him with Zon basses

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Post by: sonicus on October 30, 2014, 11:52:55 PM

I love that BASS !_____   Das ist aber Kool!!!!_____  Congratulations on the gigs !

Title: Kool & the Gang
Post by: klinkepeter on October 31, 2014, 03:01:35 AM

guess, i was wrong, thought, that bass is an alembic, but it?s not, which brand is that? It?s a nice looking instrument, very similar to the Alembic style...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GwjfUFyY6M (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GwjfUFyY6M)

Title: Kool & the Gang
Post by: keith_h on October 31, 2014, 04:47:40 AM

It looks like an Oasis to me but I can't get a good look at the logo.
 
Keith

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Post by: JuancarlinBass on October 31, 2014, 07:39:06 AM

If I recall correctly, I remember him playing a ZON bass on the Live at the house of Blues video (Which, by the way, was a KILLER concert!, double horn and rhythm sections and all!)

Title: Kool & the Gang
Post by: lbpesq on October 31, 2014, 09:40:50 AM

Peter:
 
Congrats on the Kool gig!  How are you coming along on those dance steps? lol
 
Bill, tgo

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Post by: charles_holmes on October 31, 2014, 02:53:41 PM

Rob Kool Bell died a few years ago.

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Post by: klinkepeter on November 01, 2014, 06:15:28 AM

to answer your question: i'm working since a couple of years for  one of the major studios in germany, the boss is a very smart guy networking, don't ask me how he got that job....

Title: Kool & the Gang
Post by: klinkepeter on November 01, 2014, 06:21:06 AM

and no, Robert Bell is still alive (thanks god!), he played with the band this year in germany, the guitarplayer Claydes Charles Smith died in 2006..