Author Topic: Attention Alemboids of Portland Oregon (Read 194 times)

lowave · « **on:** March 07, 2006, 10:49:24 AM »

Seems like about once a month someone comments hey Im from Portland too. So I think we should have Portland thread going. If you have a connection to Alembics and Portland in any way then drop a post here. Perhaps after a little while we can get together in person and congradulate each other on our impeccable tastes in musical equipment.
Tom 5 Essence.

gtrguy · « **Reply #1 on:** March 08, 2006, 09:20:15 AM »

I'm in. Dave from Portland.

lbpesq · « **Reply #2 on:** March 08, 2006, 11:32:18 AM »

If you have a connection to Alembics and Portland in any way then drop a post here.

Well, it ain't much, but here goes. The New Riders of the Purple Sage, (one of my favorite bands from *#@%^!$#! years ago), played Alembics. IIRC Marmaduke (John Dawson) played a series guitar and Dave Torbert played a series bass. One of my favorite songs of theirs was Portland Woman.

I had a couple of cases up in Portland a few years ago. I really liked the town. I forget the name, but you guys have a heckuva bookstore up there.

Bill, tgo

gtrguy · « **Reply #3 on:** March 08, 2006, 01:07:36 PM »

Funny, I was just in Oakland 3 weeks ago. Bought a bass in Blue Note music in Berkeley. Toured Alembic then also.

Powell's is the bookstore here.
Dave

lbpesq · « **Reply #4 on:** March 08, 2006, 10:52:31 PM »

Dave:

Blue Note is a cool little store, sort of a safe harbor away from the GCs of this world.

Bill, tgo

jetbass79 · « **Reply #5 on:** March 17, 2006, 09:13:02 PM »

I'm in Portland too...my bass has been referred to as the weird looking bass.

gtrguy · « **Reply #6 on:** March 20, 2006, 10:38:56 AM »

Cool, what is it?

jetbass79 · « **Reply #7 on:** March 20, 2006, 03:58:31 PM »

It's a set neck balance K with Europa controls and a crown peghead. There's a picture of it somewhere in one of these forum folders...oddly enough I lost a lot of the pictures I had of it due to reformatting my hard drive...