TEXAS in 2013

[olieoliver]

I had a great time seeing the old friends again and meeting the new ones. I regret that I couldn;t stay longer but I had to get Mike back to my house and he had over an hour drive back home. The T-Shirt rocked Rusty, very cool indeed. We did manage to get a little playing in right up until this hit the table!  

[dadabass2001]

Now that's a picture to make a guy drool!
 
Mike

[speicky]

Hi guys,
very cool reports and pics so far, please keep them comin'... every word I read and every picture I look at is pure joy. Rusty, excellent job on the Ts (yes, and I will say that seven more times) , and very good photos, too.
 
Especially, I love the very first and the very last, the gang and the girls in a group shot, what a nice frame... let me see... on your very first pic, there's Olie on the left, then Mike, John, Doc, an unknown character, Wayne, Sir David, and you, Rusty. but wait a Moment...
 
Please not tell me anyone that this unknown character is mein Bruder Robert F. K. from Fort Worth ! He looks just like him or a twin to me, amazing. I do not see his 5string walnut series bass, and he is not a forum member, AFAIK, so it must be a twin  Please forgive me that I do not know / memorize the the two additional smart guys in the last photo, far left to Olie, and the Young man between Sir David and Rusty.
 
Keep them Pictures comin' ! Yeehaw !
cheers, Christian

[speicky]

oh, @ Mike, Olies Picture made me drool, too...

[mikedm]

Ah, yeah. The ABCs of a great afternoon: Good friends, good food and Alembics. Meeting Rusty, Doc and Robert for the first time was a treat. Very likeable gents. A most enjoyable day, thanks everyone.
Hats off to John for hosting, you made the day for everyone. Rusty, thanks for the tee, a very nice touch.

[smuprof]

I'm missing a few details, but from left to right in the group picture, the basses are as follows:
 
 
- 2005 Mark King Signature Standard Balance K Body Omega Cut 5 String Coco Bolo front maple neck walnut pinstripes
 
- 2008 Series II w/Custom Inlays Small Standard Body Heart Omega Cut 4 String Coco Bolo front and back 3 purpleheart 2 ebony neck laminates (Alpha Omega COTM)
 
- 2000 Series II Fretless Standard Body w/Pistol Grip 5 string Coco Bolo bookmatch to center front Maple bookmatch to center back 3 ebony neck laminates (The Dark and the Light COTM)
 
- 2013 Series II w/Custom Inlays Balance K Body Heart Omega Cut 5 string Coco Bolo front and back 3 ebony neck laminates
 
- 201X Stanley Clarke Signature Deluxe 4 string Coco Bolo front and back 2 purpleheart neck laminates
 
- 1978 Series I Standard Body 4 string Walnut front 2 purpleheart neck laminates
 
- 20XX Signature Deluxe w/Laser LED inlays Small Standard Body Omega Cut 4 string Spalted Maple front and back 2 purpleheart neck laminates
 
- 1976 Series I Standard Body 4 string Maple front 2 purpleheart neck laminates
 
- 19XX 20th Anniversary 5 string Flame Maple front 3 purpleheart neck laminates
 
- 1980 Series I Standard Body 4 string Ironwood front 2 purpleheart neck laminates
 
- 1982 Distillate Exploiter Body 8 string Tulipwood (?) front 3 purpleheart neck laminates
 
- 2002 Series II w/Custom Inlays Standard Body w/Pistol Grip Heart Omega Cut 5 string Quilted Maple front bookmatch to center Flame Maple back bookmatch to center 3 ebony neck laminates (Unicor COTM)
 
- 1984 Spoiler Exploiter Body 4 string Walnut front maple neck walnut pinstripes
 
- XXXX Series I w/master volume Standard Body 5 string Bocate front and back Bocate core 3 purpleheart neck laminates
 
- XXXX Epic 4 string Walnut front maple neck walnut pinstripes
 
 
Feel free to identify, clarify or rectify as needed.  I'm sure there are more posts to come.
 
JT

[smuprof]

And Mike's Geddy Lee Jazz cannot go without mention. . . that's actually Geddy Lee's signature across the top in silver.
 
(not shown was another Jazz bass, Hofner, Kramer Flying V, and Carvin fretless hollow body)
 
JT

[rustyg61]

Jazzyvee, if I ever do win the lottery & am able to build a custom, I think it will be a 32 scale Series I. Not sure of the body style, but the Series I's sounded AMAZING & the 32 scale on Olie's custom suited me very well! I'm sure the Series II's can sound amazing too, but that's just too many knobs for me to deal with! The Series I's sounded incredible with little tweaking.

[rustyg61]

Sam, I used Fotosizer to resize my pictures. It's a free download. I had to use a couple of different size settings to get the optimum size & stay below 150K, but most are 1200 X 900. For some reason they come out much larger in the post than resizing them with Photoshop, & with Fotosizer you can do dozens of pics at once & it takes only a few seconds.

[rustyg61]

To all, thanks for the compliments on the shirts! I'm glad you like them & glad I was able to get them! John, your memory of the details of the collection is amazing! Thanks for the info!
 
Mike's Geddy Lee Jazz definitely deserves honorable mention! Thanks for bringing it out Mike! Sorry I didn't get pics of the other non-Alembics, the time just passed way too fast!

[rustyg61]

Here's another pic. Can everyone identify their peghead? :-)
 

[rustyg61]

I'm working on editing the video clips into a composite documentary of the Gathering. Hopefully I'll have that done in the next few days.

[sonicus]

Rusty , I have often thought that a Custom Series I  Distillate shape with master volume would be cool. One could chose between the original Distillate shape and the newer style with slightly extended upper horn .

[David Houck]

Great pics!  Beautiful basses!  And a bunch of happy looking folks!
 
Congrats!!!

[kramer]

Hallo, Christian, it is your Bruder! My bass is the Series 1 with master volume on the right, bubinga front, back with bubinga in the neck.