Author Topic: Latest Issue of Bass Player (Read 96 times)

funkyjazzjunky · « **on:** October 20, 2008, 07:33:26 AM »

Bass Player's 20th anniversary issue mentions Alembic in their review of boutique basses over the years.

jacko · « **Reply #1 on:** October 21, 2008, 11:50:22 AM »

That's a first. Bass player have barely acknowledged Alembic in the past 20 years.

Graeme.

adriaan · « **Reply #2 on:** October 22, 2008, 01:15:39 AM »

I set my heart on an Epic when I read the BP review in 94, and proceeded to buy one before the end of the year. I seem to remember that Alembic still advertized in those days.

funkyjazzjunky · « **Reply #3 on:** October 22, 2008, 11:55:15 AM »

BP does tend to ignore brands that do not advertise.

jeramaya · « **Reply #4 on:** October 30, 2008, 02:13:29 PM »

I think it was back in '94 (whoa, that long ago!!!?) that Bass Player had a factory tour of Alembic. I still have the issue. It was cool for me, because not long after that I bought my first Epic. Then I had to go back and reread the article.

bigbadbill · « **Reply #5 on:** October 31, 2008, 05:46:02 AM »

I thought that was a great article; I still have it.

jacko · « **Reply #6 on:** October 31, 2008, 06:20:13 AM »

Photocopy it and bring it along to Bass day Shaun ;-)

graeme

LMiwa · « **Reply #7 on:** October 31, 2008, 08:21:48 AM »

From the intro to Boutique Basses article in the Holiday 2008 20th Anniversary issue of Bass Player:

The original bass guitars were workaday tools designed for reliability, strong bass response, and cost-efficient manufacturing. But in the early '70's, Alembic changed all that. Prodded on by its hard-touring, musically experimental clientele (the Jefferson Airplane and Grateful Dead among them), Alembic instruments' exotic woods, custom-machined brass hardware, hi-fi electronics, and exquisite attention to artistic detail created an entirely new product category. These innovations continue in today's boutique basses, but it's the collaborative nature of the builder/bassist relationship that remins the defining characteristic of boutique bass building.

georgie_boy · « **Reply #8 on:** October 31, 2008, 08:41:07 AM »

In Fact Shaun,
Scan it and put it on the site for all to see.

Nice to hear from you again.

George