Author Topic: Greg lake's alembic bass(one of) (Read 2458 times)

Googe Endeveronte (goooge) · « **on:** September 27, 2002, 10:12:47 AM »

i think this is called a scorpion (?) shape.
lifted from greg's website

jlpicard · « **Reply #1 on:** April 01, 2006, 02:26:09 PM »

and another with a 4 string this time.

David Houck · « **Reply #2 on:** April 01, 2006, 04:50:40 PM »

Nice pic of a nice bass!

olieoliver · « **Reply #3 on:** April 01, 2006, 05:49:09 PM »

That second pic is a cool looking bass. What kind of top is that?

Bradley Young · « **Reply #4 on:** April 02, 2006, 09:51:16 AM »

I'm guessing zebrawood, based on the really straight grain-- and the stage lighting produces the trippy look.

Brad

apdavis · « **Reply #5 on:** June 02, 2006, 08:00:12 AM »

Video with the 8 string scorpion.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LtVhVRHFb8

David Houck · « **Reply #6 on:** June 06, 2006, 07:40:03 PM »

Cool!!

s_wood · « **Reply #7 on:** July 14, 2007, 11:48:06 AM »

From 1978:

eligilam · « **Reply #8 on:** August 01, 2007, 07:27:55 AM »

The four-string version of that Scorpion in the last picture is now my official Excalibur. Time to start planning some sort of LA freeway armored truck heist.

Will, aka. Waynegrow

lysosome · « **Reply #9 on:** August 22, 2009, 12:59:50 AM »

I was browsing YouTube earlier and saw this video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJlpOQf4rYA

He's playing the 8 string scorpion-style bass picture above. Not really any good shots of the bass in the clip, but you can sure hear it!

mario_farufyno · « **Reply #10 on:** August 23, 2009, 07:33:35 AM »

Love hear him singing!

811952 · « **Reply #11 on:** December 19, 2009, 04:34:01 PM »

Wait a second. I recall that the Pirate 8-string bass had a hidden hum-canceller! Are there two? Or am I simply mistaken?

John

jazzyvee · « **Reply #12 on:** October 03, 2011, 04:26:02 PM »

Bump.
Just been watching some Emerson Lake & Palmer on you tube.
this bass is in use in these clips.

Fanfare for the common man.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OLWgrr671g

Jazzyvee

terryc · « **Reply #13 on:** October 04, 2011, 08:30:00 AM »

ELP..saw them in 1974 preforming the Brain Salad Surgery show at Wembley, Carl Palmer had a Stainless steel drum kit made by British Steel, when he asked what thickness of shells he wanted he said 1/4..consequently it weighed about 5 tons and had to have a reinforced plinth for it to stand on plus his tympans, church bell and the huge chinese gong..70's excess rock eh??

JuancarlinBass · « **Reply #14 on:** October 04, 2011, 09:36:51 AM »

However, when I opened for ASIA some months ago here in Caracas, Palmer (had to) play with a run-of-the-mill Pearl kit that was provided by the backline rental company. Times (and excesses) change, huh?.

Author Topic: Greg lake's alembic bass(one of) (Read 2458 times)

Googe Endeveronte (goooge)