Author Topic: Funny Story/Alembic Ignorance (Read 774 times)

richbass939 · « **Reply #15 on:** January 12, 2006, 07:29:36 PM »

Good for you, taking the high road and letting him kick himself in the ego.
Rich

bigredbass · « **Reply #16 on:** January 13, 2006, 07:35:01 PM »

I just LOVE the part about ALEMBIC never having made one and it's actually in the next room! If ONLY this was on video to see this nitwit sew himself up in his own BS . . . King, you've made my day!!

It's funny as I've had a couple of these run-ins with some who didn't know about my 'Olympic' bass.

Last time I was in SamAsh to buy strings, the cat saw what I was buying and put the move on me to show me some basses. OK, he's just trying to make a living and that's fine, but I finally told him I just didn't see anything like I was used to. 'So what are you used to?' 'My ALEMBIC.'
'Oh . . . .'

One of the few times I EVER let someone sit in on the BigRedBass, a session/Opry-regular friend of mine showed up at the gig. 'So THAT's it?' 'We ONLY use Fenders on the dates . . ' But I could just HEAR the wheels turning and he was staring a hole through it. Remember, the standard practice around here is for your bass' action to be jacked WAY up 'so it won't buzz in the studio' and passive pickups. And most people have never seen an ALEMBIC in the flesh.

But he's a smart guy, good player, good ears. So I let him play 4 or 5 tunes. You guys know how my axes are set up, the pickups and the amp sounded like a million, and he was just DIGGIN' it! Later I hear he talks about it like it was just the living end, his basses are all just crummy, he needs an amp like me. I'd laugh a little more about it, except that's exactly what happened to me!

J o e y

811952 · « **Reply #17 on:** January 13, 2006, 07:51:34 PM »

Joey,

I used to do sessions in Nashville on the Series I (and a fretless jazz and a G&L L-1000, among others), and yes, people didn't like it until they heard it. Lots of closed minds and pre-conceived notions in that town...

John

applejuice · « **Reply #18 on:** January 14, 2006, 06:42:05 AM »

This type of thing happens to me alot. This one guy was convinced he was the best drummer in the world. I didn't say anything to him. I got on the drums and made him look like an idiot in front of 60 people. He was so mad he punched me.
- Joe

richbass939 · « **Reply #19 on:** January 14, 2006, 09:52:00 AM »

AJ Joe, welcome to the club. You probably don't still hurt where he hit you but I bet he can still feel getting his butt handed to him.
Rich

j_gary · « **Reply #20 on:** January 16, 2006, 08:07:34 AM »

Hi Joe, sounds like he made himself look like an idiot. Pardon me ladies, my thought is, if he can't properly hit a skin, he most likely hit like a girl. You alright?

Dare I ask, Applejuice? (great name for a drummer)

applejuice · « **Reply #21 on:** January 16, 2006, 06:13:36 PM »

Electric Apple Juice is the name of my band. I play bass in that band at least until we can find another. I can play drums extremely well and I have been playing for 8 years. I also play guitar, which is my favorite of the three.
Anyway, despite his lack of skill as a musician, he was pretty strong. My friends were in JROTC with him and he could do an incredible amount of push ups and pull ups. - Joe

terryc · « **Reply #22 on:** January 18, 2006, 07:46:06 AM »

Loved the long story...there are some right a***holes in this world who never get the facts right.
I have a friend who always goes on about his bloody F Jazz bass and how all the great players use them and insists on asking me 'have I still got the coffee table' as he calls my MK Standard.
Well one day he came to me and said he was doing some studio work and would like to borrow the Alembic..I think it was to show face as he was going to work with some high end musicians SO I faced him him and told him that he is always blagging my bass off and if your F Jazz is so damn good use that.
I didn't buy an Alembic to show off, I have always wanted one since I saw Stan Clarke use one, I waited over 20 years to get mine and it was second hand, if these people are so jealous then they should sell all there Fenders etc and buy one otherwise just shut up and leave us all alone.

keavin · « **Reply #23 on:** January 18, 2006, 08:02:11 AM »

Coffee Table!!! that's funny cause mine has been called the walnut head board,,,,, well all i can say is keep banging the sh*t out of it!!!!!

terryc · « **Reply #24 on:** January 18, 2006, 08:12:37 AM »

keavin...u in UK or just up very early in the USA

kmh364 · « **Reply #25 on:** January 18, 2006, 10:49:26 AM »

Alembic's site uses PST (Pacific Std. Time) for it's clock, so it appears many of us are earlier risers than is actually the case.

kmh364 · « **Reply #26 on:** January 18, 2006, 10:55:23 AM »

Personally, I really could care less what anyone else thinks of my Alembics.

There may be better instruments out there (although you'd really have to go some to find 'em), and there are certainly better players out there than me...so what?

I think Alembics are the cat's *ss and they totaly impress the sh*t out of the intended audience...ME! LOL!

Whether anyone else plays them or Brand X or whatever is of little consequence. Personally, I'd rather have one Alembic than a room full of anything else.

Just my $0.02

Cheers,

Kevin

alembic76407 · « **Reply #27 on:** January 18, 2006, 02:00:47 PM »

Kevin, I'd do you one better,
if I had to get rid of my Alembic's, I'd just quit playing

David T

terryc · « **Reply #28 on:** January 19, 2006, 05:48:15 AM »

If I had the money there would be no other choice than Alembic..once you have had the best anything else is a let down.
Having said that I suppose Fender basses still give a lot for decent money..I know there are a few on the forum that criticise Fenders but they still do there job and Leo did get the ball rolling initially.

alembic76407 · « **Reply #29 on:** January 19, 2006, 10:52:13 AM »

Henry Ford got the car thing rolling, but I still do not drive a Ford, Im a Porsche man