Author Topic: Alembics used in major label recordings (Read 1143 times)

bassjigga · « **Reply #45 on:** January 24, 2007, 01:40:57 PM »

Probably not in the major category in terms of recordings, but definitely a major player: Trip Wamsley just put out a new one with tons of killer Alembic tones. Also some great sounding Vigiers too. I highly recommend you guys checkin this guy out if you don't know about him. Phenominal musician. www.tripwamsley.com or www.myspace.com/tripwamsley. Buy his album! He's also the guy who owns COTM Ocean Blue.

bumhucker · « **Reply #46 on:** January 24, 2007, 01:49:01 PM »

thanks for the mother's finest tip! i had never heard them before and i went to itunes and got some of the live stuff and it's killer!!!! magic carpet ride is clever and funk as all hail!

jacko · « **Reply #47 on:** January 25, 2007, 12:56:37 AM »

Trip Walmsley came over to the UK for Bassday 2005. he didn't bring any Alembics but played up a storm anyway. He's got to be one of the nicest most genuine guys i've met - he spent most of the day hanging out, chatting with Mike Pisanek and myself and helping us get through an unprecedented number of beers ;-)

Graeme

jags · « **Reply #48 on:** January 25, 2007, 05:24:27 AM »

nice pic of Jonesy,love the inlays and top! i'm pretty sure that Flea used an alembic when they recorded that Aeroplane hit(however it's spelled!?). its easy to tell with the slap and pop notes, especially in the intro

jacko · « **Reply #49 on:** January 25, 2007, 05:26:46 AM »

Hi john. From what i've read, all of 'One hot minute' was recorded on an Epic except Aeroplane.

Graeme

jlpicard · « **Reply #50 on:** February 08, 2007, 01:31:57 PM »

Anybody mention Greg Lake?

xlrogue6 · « **Reply #51 on:** February 13, 2007, 04:49:31 PM »

Jimmy Johnson, already mentioned for his Flim & the BB's stuff, absolutely rips it up on Allan Holdsworth's Then album, a smoking collection of live tracks.

yanc · « **Reply #52 on:** February 14, 2007, 03:58:27 PM »

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yanc · « **Reply #53 on:** February 14, 2007, 04:09:15 PM »

I don't know if it's the good topic, but on Marvin Gaye live at Montreux 1980. The bassist use an Alembic :

Don't know what model is ...

http://www.amazon.com/Marvin-Gaye-Live-Montreux-1980/dp/B000094J89/sr=8-2/qid=1171497561/ref=sr_1_2/105-2764407-4720456?ie=UTF8&s=dvd

David Houck · « **Reply #54 on:** February 14, 2007, 06:29:46 PM »

Hi Yanc;

I've stared at the picture for a while and then I went to YouTube and watched a couple videos and I don't think that bass is an Alembic. If it is, then it's a very unusual one.

mica · « **Reply #55 on:** February 14, 2007, 06:33:42 PM »

I don't think it is one from the photo, I don't recognize the peghead. I would be so jazzed if it were - I love Marvin.

811952 · « **Reply #56 on:** February 19, 2007, 07:43:44 AM »

Looks like an Aria, perhaps?

essenceman · « **Reply #57 on:** February 19, 2007, 12:04:57 PM »

John 'Rhino' Edwards, who now holds down the bottom end for Status Quo!!! used to play with that fabulous singer, Judie Tzuke, in the early '80s. He now plays mainly Status basses, but when I saw him with Judie Tzuke in 1984, he was playing a Series bass of some sort (can't remember which).

You can hear him on Judie Tzuke albums such as Sports Car, I am the Phoenix, Ritmo, The Cat is Out & Shoot the Moon, but the best is on the live album, Roadnoise - his sound on the track Katiera Island is fantastic!

s_wood · « **Reply #58 on:** February 19, 2007, 01:26:48 PM »

Good Grief! He's got Gibson Grabber on the stand behind him!

crobbins · « **Reply #59 on:** February 24, 2007, 04:28:01 PM »

Jerry Garcia 3/24/71 - Looks like a Les Paul neck on a handmade body. I'll take a guess that it was an early effort from the Alembic guys, because the raised pickguard appears to be made of hand-cast metal,and they were into that.