Badass Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Anyone know where I can hear any Alembic bass clips in isolation, not single notes, but a phrase or riff maybe? I've tried my Stanley Clark collection, but there always seems another instrument in the background. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Not the opening notes of Silly Putty? There are drums in there but the bass is very exposed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badass Posted August 21, 2014 Author Share Posted August 21, 2014 Just listening to that one now, I missed it during my run through last night. Many thanks Bilbo. Any others? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 John Entwistle - Dancing Master, Talk Dirty Both cheesy songs but some stunning Alembic tone! Dancing Master has a monster bass solo in the middle played on both 4 and 8 string (there are drums underneath but the bass is very loud in the mix throughout). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badass Posted August 21, 2014 Author Share Posted August 21, 2014 I never gave John Entwistle a thought. Thanks for that info. Can't seem to find any sample libraries though for Alembic phrases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zero9 Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Stanley Clarke's "We supply" has a good Alembic riff at the start. Plenty of Alembics on Yootoob, including Stanley, Mark King and several impersonators Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badass Posted August 21, 2014 Author Share Posted August 21, 2014 AH nice, many thanks for that track intro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grenadilla Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 I just bought The Who- Live In Texas 1975 . It is a concert DVD I got for only $10 and it has John Entwistle playing his regular-shaped Alembic. It sounds great! There s a lot of treble twang without much distortion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Have you tried Jimmy Johnson with James Taylor? It's not entirely solo but on the double live album some of his playing is sublime and the tone of his Alembic is lovely. I can't hear quite how it is on this YT vid because I'm only on my iphone at the moment but worth hunting down the original live version of this song: http://youtu.be/AGmUsPp1yKI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 [quote name='grenadilla' timestamp='1408623875' post='2531886'] I just bought The Who- Live In Texas 1975 . It is a concert DVD I got for only $10 and it has John Entwistle playing his regular-shaped Alembic. It sounds great! There s a lot of treble twang without much distortion. [/quote] He's actually using quite a fair bit of distortion, but in a very controlled way - the inherent tone of the bass is never compromised. Plus, it's running in stereo so the bottom is always present and clean - only the output of the bridge pickup is distorted. It's a great DVD but I wish we got to see a bit more of JE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Cloud Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Allow me; http://youtu.be/80dsyo2Ox-0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 [quote name='White Cloud' timestamp='1408636889' post='2532115'] Allow me; [media]http://youtu.be/80dsyo2Ox-0[/media] [/quote] That's the ultimate as far as I'm concerned. In bass playing, bass tone, fashion and facial hair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badass Posted August 21, 2014 Author Share Posted August 21, 2014 Great stuff, many thanks....Just wish I had the money a buy one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Cloud Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 [quote name='Badass' timestamp='1408641770' post='2532179'] Great stuff, many thanks....Just wish I had the money a buy one. [/quote] Had one but moved it on....it just wasn't for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass-Driver Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Here are some sound clips of my Essence 5. Not very proffessional but might get you some picture. Empty stings and filter rolling off and on: https://soundcloud.com/dreamdigger/alembic-1 Fingerstyle - both pickups: https://soundcloud.com/dreamdigger/al-2 Fingerstyle - bridge pickup: https://soundcloud.com/dreamdigger/alembic-3 Fingerstyle - neck pickup: https://soundcloud.com/dreamdigger/alembic-4 Pick - both pickups: https://soundcloud.com/dreamdigger/alembic-5 Slapping - both pickups: https://soundcloud.com/dreamdigger/alembic-6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badass Posted August 22, 2014 Author Share Posted August 22, 2014 Hey Bass-Driver many thanks for those clips. Was there any EQ or compression added to the recordings? Or was it all flat? That is a great help to me. Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass-Driver Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 I can't remember - I recorded them several years ago in a semi-pro studio while recording my ex-band's album. All I can tell is that it went through an Aguilar Tonehammer preamp and there was no compression. Can't remember if an Aguilar amp and cab I borrowed from a shop I worked in at the time were used for the clips (they were used for recording the bass for the album though). This is how the bass sounds in the mix (there's a small solo when the bass is the most audible instrument): [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5H6A4J_49o"]https://www.youtube....h?v=H5H6A4J_49o[/url] And me failing to reproduce the same line at home (did that in a hurry, about a month after leaving the band), plugged into an el crappo Line6 combo (I hate it, with hatred): [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xZl1eBsmdM"]https://www.youtube....h?v=2xZl1eBsmdM[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badass Posted August 22, 2014 Author Share Posted August 22, 2014 Many thanks for all the info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass-Driver Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 No problem at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzyvee Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Here is a clip of my series Ii alembic played by Nate at the Alembic gathering in California a couple of years ago. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGpSJO8zBDo&list=UUQwyLh07zkCIZuRPMJL0Nmw You can also try listening to Bass Folk Song No. 10 from the most recent Stanley Clarke Band album it has quite a long section with the bass solo. [url="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/bass-folk-song-no.-10/id380065097?i=380065144"]https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/bass-folk-song-no.-10/id380065097?i=380065144[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badass Posted August 27, 2014 Author Share Posted August 27, 2014 Great stuff, many thanks...I have that album here on the shelf. Time for a fresh listen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 [quote name='White Cloud' timestamp='1408636889' post='2532115'] Allow me; [media]http://youtu.be/80dsyo2Ox-0[/media] [/quote] Ox Cam. Nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visog Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 (edited) I'd recommend Allan Holdsworth latest track 'Earth'. Killer Jimmy Johnson solo on one of his Alembics... Note, you'll have to pledge to Allan's project but I think it will be well worth it when all the tracks are released... [url="http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/allanholdsworth"]http://www.pledgemus...allanholdsworth[/url] Edited August 28, 2015 by visog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Jason Newsted bass solo on an Alembic Spoiler 5 String http://youtu.be/K8DJ0sGHOxg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzyvee Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TJ_UMV7sGQ&spfreload=10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL1oxAuot0A&spfreload=10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_4vYpk9JNY&spfreload=10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwBl9L869jY&spfreload=10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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