Another Activated Fender!

[FC Bass]

Onstage with "Ozzy"  

 

[hieronymous]

Awesome! Glad the Fembic made an appearance. Ozzy looks spot on in that first pic!

[hieronymous]

Here's a shot of the AlFemBic in action - I'm playing double stops on Ease Back by the Meters:
 

[hieronymous]

The AlFemBic has been my main bass recently - I like this pic because it has my mindfulness beads (nenju) and also you can see the Alembic logo on the strap!
 

[hieronymous]

Here's another shot:
 


 
 
This picture was taken during my solo bass segment, hieronymous meets rev harry - I can tell because it's the only time during the show that I used a pick. Here's some so-so audio of the performance:
 
https://soundcloud.com/hieronymous-seven/hieronymous-meets-rev-harry
 
Activators sound good through distortion!

[hieronymous]

Posted some more audio from the same show as the above two shots:
 
https://soundcloud.com/stanleylighthead/cinnamon-slice
 
And here's video of the same slice:
 
https://soundcloud.com/stanleylighthead/cinnamon-slice
 
On this tune I had the P & J pickups balanced for the most part, with the filter frequency set pretty high, Q switch most likely on +6.

[hieronymous]

Pulled out the AlFeMbic recently - been making "bass cover" videos and usually using my Stanley Clarke Signature Squared. But this time I was playing along with an old recording of my own band, where I used a Fender Japan Jazz Bass, so the AlFeMbic was a no-brainer!

I've been getting braver mixing in more of the bridge pickup on all my Alembics/Alembicized instruments - here too.

[edwardofhuncote]

That one populated in my YouTube channel feed yesterday evening. You did a great job here. I forwarded to another of our followers to make sure he didn't miss it. 

[rv_bass]

Awesome!

[lbpesq]

Really nice Harry.  And your covid cut is certainly growing out!

hehehehe

Bill, tgo

[hieronymous]

Thanks everyone - this was a fun one - working on a couple of others, one will have the 5-string SCSS.


This is the longest my hair has been in 20 years, thanks for noticing Bill 

[hieronymous]

Got the AlFeMbic out to change the strings - disappointed with the Dunlop & D'Addario strings I tried, so DR Sunbeams went on and I love them! Played along with a track from the new Red Hot Chili Peppers album and finally recorded it - I think I need to bring the pickup down under the G string, otherwise I like it!

There is still a dead spot (at the 6th fret on the G string - that's better than the 7th fret dead spot on my Donald Duck Dunn P!)

[pauldo]

Love the energy at the end!  😎

[jazzyvee]

Great playing and sound there Harry.

[lbpesq]

I like it!  Love the tone.  And I always thought RHCP sounds better with clothes!

Bill, tgo