Giants of Bass

[dgcarbu]

malthumb,
 
Here's another of Mr. Louis Thunderthumbs Johnson...

[dgcarbu]

Do you remember this one?
Wizzard from Mother's Finest.

[dgcarbu]

How about this one?, It's Mr. Jermaine Jackson with a Series I circa 1976-77

[dgcarbu]

Here's an impromptu one of Regi Wooten at his brother, Victor Wooten's bass-camp.

[serialnumber12]

Im still waiting for the alembic book

[dgcarbu]

Here's the picture that started it all for me.  And then there's mine...

[malthumb]

dgcarbu,
 
Thanks for posting that picture.  Louis Johnson's Alembic, along with the one played by the bassist for Rose Royce (name escapes me) were the ones that turned me on to the brand.  Not only do I have the Right On Time CD, but I've been known to thump out Strawberry Letter 23 on ocassion.  I have a Series I Omega that looks very similar to the one Louis is holding in the picture.  Mine is an '87, though and has the pick-up selector near the other controls, as opposed to on the lower horn.  It's in the Showcase section.  Number 87-4431.
 
Peace,
 
James

[dgcarbu]

James,
 
I checked out your Series I Omega, what a beauty.  Looks identical to the one Louis was holding on their album.
 

 
I believe the original bassist for Rose Royce was Lequeint 'Duke' Jobe.  I could be wrong.
 
I just checked out your profile, I am seriously dark green with envy!!!  It must be nice to have several Alembics in your possesion.  I'm working on aquiring a brown bass myself.  You da man!
 
Darrell

[kenbass4]

OK, maybe I'm just being a little too opinionated, but
 
WHERE'S CHRIS SQUIRE???
 
(ok, he doesn't play an alembic, but I'd say he definately helped redefine the role of a bass player)

[811952]

Amen Ken!  Chris allegedly used an Alembic to record Lift Me Up according to Trevor Rabin.  The Ricky was really noisy and Trevor had to talk him into switching basses.  It may have been Trevor's Alembic for all I've ever been able to find out.  Chris is in the CD player in my truck most of the time.  Today it's The Ladder rattling the seats..
John

[kenbass4]

Yeah, that Lift Me Up statement has been mentioned before, and I believe it was Trevor's bass that he used, because Chris's web page doesn't list any Alembics in his arsenal.
 
http://www.chrissquire.com/cs_equipotherguitars.html

[pace]

Im curious as to how the author figures Dirk Lance & Stu Zender into the equation.... I have a feeling that without them the majority of us would regard & play our instrument just the same. Not to disrespect any player in particular, but I can think of dozens of others of the same caliber....  

[dgcarbu]

Okay, since the subject is expanding, what about the man behind the Motown Sound...
 

 
Mr. James Jamerson

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and don't forget this funkateer...
 

 
Bootsy
 

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Who can forget the O.G. plucker himself...  

  Mr. Larry Graham, and  

  Graham Central