Forgive my spelling on the previous post as I was using my iphone which is very frustrating to write anything more than a few words on.
After spending a good part of the day at bass day and trying out quite a few different basses that were there, I still have the view that Alembic is standing out in front with a few others in providing a great non-fender bass sound.
Victor Bailey was great to listen to and hear his experience and stories. The one he repeated many times was the point his dad reminded him of as a youngster.... Son, you pay the bills with the first 5 frets
He answered some interesting questions. One that made us laugh was when he was asked about what he thought of all these players who have incredible technique and play very fast and flashy stuff. His reply was, I hear and see lots of people doing that but I don't hear any music and look at where most of these guys are, they are either in workshops or at home. They are not doing gigs and making music. Son... you pay the bills with the first 5 frets :-)
Unless the bass day gets much bigger or there is a really big name to draw me there. I won't be rushing up there again. For what was there ?23 was a bit expensive.
Jazzyvee
