Author Topic: Post a pic playing your Alembic!  (Read 56619 times)

Glynn

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Re: Post a pic playing your Alembic!
« Reply #945 on: February 28, 2022, 09:36:31 AM »

This is with a band that is still going Roy and the Saracens playing a mixture of songs from 1950s to 70s and 80s - Telstar (Tornadoes), Oh Carol (Neil Sedaka), Beatles, Georgie Fame, Spencer Davis and Moody Blues etc.  The line-up on this photo is left to right Mark Griffiths (guitar) covering for Jules Hunt (keyboards) - Mark played bass on tours with Cliff Richard, The Shadows, Everly Brothers (reunion gig) and is equally at home on bass or guitar, then me, then Alan Savage (drums) did all the Des O'Connor shows and loads of TV/sessions etc.  At front is Alan Wakeman (cousin of Rick and was in Soft Machine). Then the leader on guitar at the right, Roy Hawkesford.  Roy formed this band to re-create his band of the same name that played in Birmingham many, many years ago.  Jazzy, you may know some of these people. We all live in Northamptonshire now.
Ah - good times with my trusty Alembic.   

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Re: Post a pic playing your Alembic!
« Reply #946 on: February 28, 2022, 09:40:50 AM »
And one more with the John Dunmore Boogie band playing Louis Prima and blues/boogie.

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Re: Post a pic playing your Alembic!
« Reply #947 on: February 28, 2022, 09:41:35 AM »
Now with photo

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Re: Post a pic playing your Alembic!
« Reply #948 on: February 28, 2022, 10:00:43 AM »
Sorry - can't seem to resize the John Dunmore photo.

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Re: Post a pic playing your Alembic!
« Reply #949 on: February 28, 2022, 12:47:31 PM »
... Roy and the Saracens ...

Nice picture of the group!

Svein Håvard

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Re: Post a pic playing your Alembic!
« Reply #950 on: March 18, 2022, 01:23:47 PM »
Brought my Elan to a gig my band did a little while ago  8)

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Re: Post a pic playing your Alembic!
« Reply #951 on: March 18, 2022, 01:33:22 PM »
Nice shots; the black and white is especially nice.

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Re: Post a pic playing your Alembic!
« Reply #952 on: March 18, 2022, 03:56:49 PM »
Yeah great looking bass, do you have any clearer pictures of the bass that you can share on here?
The sound of Alembic is medicine for the soul!
http://www.alembic.com/info/fc_ktwins.html

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Re: Post a pic playing your Alembic!
« Reply #953 on: March 18, 2022, 03:58:00 PM »
Cool pics, bet you are psyched to be back out there playing again!  :)

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Re: Post a pic playing your Alembic!
« Reply #954 on: March 18, 2022, 05:19:52 PM »
A bit clearer picture maybe, next to the other alembics. The Orion have a new home now, did not get so much use since I prefer the slim neck on the Elan.

And yes, looks like it will be more and more gigging after all the covid lockdown`s the past years, so exited about the future :D

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Re: Post a pic playing your Alembic!
« Reply #955 on: March 18, 2022, 05:38:37 PM »
Very nice, and the koa top on that spoiler is super cool! :)

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Re: Post a pic playing your Alembic!
« Reply #956 on: March 19, 2022, 02:46:10 AM »
My favourite there is the elan, the finish with light and dark contrast woods is one of my favourites. All great basses.
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Re: Post a pic playing your Alembic!
« Reply #957 on: March 19, 2022, 04:54:54 PM »
I remember that bass from the KC inlay.  :)  It's a sweet one.

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Re: Post a pic playing your Alembic!
« Reply #958 on: March 19, 2022, 05:59:21 PM »
Yes that inlay seemed familiar to me too.
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Re: Post a pic playing your Alembic!
« Reply #959 on: April 02, 2022, 04:17:27 AM »
Here are a couple of pics from last night's gig. Series II Europa 5 and Classico
Forgive the untidy stage, we were having problems with the PA at soundcheck then we had to start bang on time before we could clear our baggage from the stage area.
The sound of Alembic is medicine for the soul!
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