Author Topic: F2B FS @ GC Southfield Michigan (Read 846 times)

billostech · « **Reply #30 on:** March 21, 2012, 05:38:06 AM »

James,
That is awsome. I remember the last picture in another post.
When is your next gig. I would love to come hear you play.
Do you use pedals and/or boxes?
BTW. If ever you feel like parting with that 5ver I want first dibs

wookie · « **Reply #31 on:** March 21, 2012, 04:58:01 PM »

What dude? How do you get 2 basses In a week?!? Basses that I've never even seen?? Are you the most interesting man alive? You know the guy that say I don't always drink beer, but when I do, I prefer dos Equis!!!! Do you play shows? I'll make the drive twice and take 2 jumpings to see you and Bill! I'll be the poor guy jammin' Europa's from Jacktown/prison city! And what's up with all this mark bass amp stuff??? I just saw Randy Jackson endorses them. The only thing I heard about them was their customer service is bad. Apparently I live under a rock called Jackson county but I've been playin Alembic since I was like 16 or 17! Help get me up to speed fella's! Stay thirsty, my friends!

hieronymous · « **Reply #32 on:** March 21, 2012, 10:14:13 PM »

Funny you should mention him - this was posted on the facebook Alembic page:

wookie · « **Reply #33 on:** March 22, 2012, 08:37:28 AM »

Stay thirsty my friends.

hieronymous · « **Reply #34 on:** March 22, 2012, 03:42:55 PM »

Stay funky my friends!!!

billostech · « **Reply #35 on:** March 22, 2012, 03:50:17 PM »

Wazup Harry,
I have been checking out your soundcloud jams. Man they are nice. I got one out there, Out For a Walk that we should experiment with like we discussed a while ago. Take it, shake it, and make it into something nice.

malthumb · « **Reply #36 on:** March 23, 2012, 03:45:43 AM »

Wookie,

How to get two super sweet basses in one week?

I put in my order for the 5-string sometime in 1999 and died a slow death as it progressed through the shop. This was before Alembic started posting in-progress pictures on the club website.

As it was nearing completion, I found out one of my favorite artists ever was auctioning off a lot of his gear, so I made him a pre-auction offer for the 4 string. Obviously he accepted.

They both arrived the same week in June 2000

wookie · « **Reply #37 on:** March 23, 2012, 09:15:46 AM »

Are you serious? One of your favs sells you his bass!!!!! I would seriously need at minimum a sextuplet bypass if Jason Newsted would just trade all of my basses for one of his! You sir are very very lucky in deed. So Mr. James do play out with those fancy shmancy basses? I would go just to hear what a series bass sounds like. As long as this thread is totally jacked, I know I said the Europa 6 was the last bass but I might trade other stuff for a fretless Orion 5. I've never heard or seen one of these either. Can. Someone help me out, please??

billostech · « **Reply #38 on:** March 23, 2012, 09:19:50 AM »

Breathe Lloyd.... inhale.....exhale...inhale....exhale....

malthumb · « **Reply #39 on:** March 25, 2012, 06:29:40 AM »

Well, since we've got Wookie teetering at the edge of the cliff, the only polite thing to do is............

Push!

Go to this thread
http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/1374.html?1080578604

And then this one
http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/1995.html?1151852237

malthumb · « **Reply #40 on:** March 25, 2012, 06:42:03 AM »

Wookie,

For me, the thing with MarkBass is incredible power and tone out of lightweight products. Interesting comment from a guy who plays a 13-1/2 lb bass with no complaints.

But I did get tired of lugging my 80 lb rack, 85 lb SWR Triad (sometimes x 2) and 45 lb Goliath Jr (sometimes x 2) to every venue. Sometimes up and down stairs.

Now when I go to gigs, I can strap a bass or two on my back, carry my 102P combo in one hand and my extension cab in the other hand and call it a day.

And still pump out up to 500W of low end.

wookie · « **Reply #41 on:** March 25, 2012, 04:12:54 PM »

James,
Thanks for the input. I just saw a SWR triad for the first time and thought hmmm... that looks kinda cool. I used to have the whole ampeg metal god rig 8x10's with the 70's head and my Elan I thought I was top of the poop heap. I weighed 150 lbs and the cab weighed 165lbs and the head weighed 85 lbs. no fun is what that equals. anyway after I realized that I was better than everyone else in the band (that's not ego, they were really bad) I traded the bottom for a Carvin cyclops combo it sounds real good it has 1x15, 2x8 a horn and 2 ports I think it's 300 or 600 watts. it doesn't matter because the talent pool is a puddle around here so it makes a real loud practice amp. my wife (fiance) and daughter just love when they are trying to watch T.V. HA HA HA! So James are you going to Bills show? it'd be cool to meet. I really want to dig in deep into the bass I was hopeing you guys could help me out.

malthumb · « **Reply #42 on:** March 27, 2012, 03:13:48 AM »

(Message edited by malthumb on March 27, 2012)

malthumb · « **Reply #43 on:** March 27, 2012, 03:14:37 AM »

Wookie asked So James are you going to Bills show?

I had to parse back through the thread to see what show you were talking about. I assume you mean the April 20th open mic at Timber Wolf?

If so, I have a gig that night at Basement Burger Bar in Farmington. We have a standing 3rd Friday thing there.

billostech · « **Reply #44 on:** March 27, 2012, 04:07:52 AM »

James,
Me and the Mrs. may come by to hear your band next month. How is the food there?