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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

You will find lots of tracks with multi-tracked bass lines on recordings by Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller, Victor Wooten

[quote name='rmorris' timestamp='1439911532' post='2846692'] Any ideas where best to buy small pieces of suitable woods ? [/quote] I got John Diggins (Jaydee custom guitars) to do mine for me I'm sure there are decent places on-line to get small pieces of wood.

I played a great gig at Cobbles in Lough, Lincolnshire on Friday night and they couldn't be more helpful to us. Helped us set up the P.A. carried boxes etc from the van, offered to make us breakfast the following morning even though we were staying in a local hotel for two nights.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-zKMsj5rio

Not done it on bass but i changed the one on my fender strat to a quilted maple one and it looks great.

I tied it twice so far. My bass gives me individual pickup outputs rather than bi-amping through a crossover. I tried it on a reggae gig but it didnt give me anything noticeably better. Last December i tried it at a big venue jazz-funk gig and it sounded great but it was a rush so i didnt have time to really check out properly how better or worse it was compared to mono. The sound guy took a di from each of my rack pre-amps and a mic from each cab. He did that because it was being multi track recorded into protools. Here is a preview from the gig http://youtu.be/o3DD0UbiRrY

Mica from Alembic reported it to the forum and posted photo's http://alembic.com/club/messages/403/211738.html?1438855531 Hope that helps the owner get it back.

If you are looking for a lightweight case that is flight case standard. You can get a Scott Dixon case. I have a few of them for guitar and one for bass and they are really strong and high quality. [url="http://www.scottdixoninc.com/#!Coffin%20Guitar%20Case%202/zoom/cgnx/i91uvg"]http://www.scottdixoninc.com/#!Coffin%20Guitar%20Case%202/zoom/cgnx/i91uvg [/url]

There are a number of options I've had some success with and you might find useful depending on your guitar amp. I have a Roland JC 120 and, on a few occasions when space has been at a premium i've done these. ( a ) set it up on it's side on the floor so the 2x12" speakers are one above the other which seems to project a lot better. Then you can tilt it back to get the firing line closer to your ears. ( b ) set it on it's side on something like a crate or flight case cab etc. Both of these will get the sound higher up towards your ears and the plus point for me is that I can keep my personal volume down.

[quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1439076904' post='2839863'] Neither would i. there are plenty of off the shelf basses that will blow you away. [/quote] I'd love to have a custom bass but my reality check is that I have a great alembic series bass and dont think i could specify anything that would give me better sounding or playability experience. so for now at least im off that market. However if someone was forcing the money into my hands to have one i'd get alembic to make me short scale 4 string series 2 bass. :-)

Latest update, apparently 20 guitars including a stick were stolen. Here are a couple of pictures of the Alembic bass that has been posted on the site. [attachment=198004:211746.jpg] [attachment=198003:211745.jpg] This headstock, body styling and electronics is quite an unusual configuration for an Orion bass.

Thanks for posting, I have just finished reading it. I've read a number of his interviews over the last few years and all are interesting and offer an insight into the great man.

I really hope the owner is reunited with their bass soon.

it seems the thieves are always about, I got an email this morning from Mica Wickersham at Alembic to Inform me about the theft of an alembic bass in the UK. Not much details at present about the circumstances or location of was taken from etc but i[color=#000000][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica][size=1]t's an Orion[/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica][size=1]5-string fretless bass. It's very distinctive with the large Balance Point body shape and Zebrawood top laminate. Europa electronics.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica][size=1]Serial No: [/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica][size=1]00 0W 12501.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica][size=1]Please keep your eyes open and if you get offered it or hear about it's whereabouts please contact [email protected] [/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica][size=1]I will post photo's when they become available.[/size][/font][/color] Cheers

I'm not someone who is a confident bass soloist so I rarely attempt them in public. I do like to listen to others play them to work out what I like or dislike about any particular solo and get some idea of how to develop something interesting to play. To my ears the most interesting bass solos are improvised ones that I've heard in jazz based music from musicians who have something to say and are able to articulate themselves and their bass in a musically appealing way whether it's melodic or way out. Seeing and hearing a virtuoso musician expressing themselves on bass or any instrument is an inspiration. The first bass solo I can remember hearing outside Jazz was on "Do What You like" from the Blind Faith album. It's not flash technical or anything like that, just a great solo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZfCMg93SpM&spfreload=10 Starts at 5:31

Hey Bubinga5, do you know what defines something as Neo Soul and for that matter what is Acid Jazz? Unfortunately I can't see many video's on bass chat so I can't see this one.

At the moment I'm looking an Alembic Spectrum after being out bid on this one on eBay at the last minute that was up for sale in Australia recently. [url="http://www.alembic.com/prod/spectrum.html"]http://www.alembic.c...d/spectrum.html[/url] [attachment=197798:$_57-2.JPG][attachment=197799:$_57-3.JPG][attachment=197800:$_57-4.JPG][attachment=197801:$_57-5.JPG][attachment=197802:$_57-6.JPG][attachment=197803:$_57-7.JPG][attachment=197804:$_57-8.JPG][attachment=197806:$_57.JPG]

I usually play a bass line from a Bob Marley track if it's a reggae gig. But if you are unlucky your should check could be like this [url="https://youtu.be/RuJDGzVtLmI"]https://youtu.be/RuJDGzVtLmI[/url]

I saw her at a concert a couple of years ago and she had back problems and had to be helped on to stage to a seat. But her command of the double bass was still amazing. A true talent.

Here is a double neck bass and baritone guitar that I tried out at the Alembic meet 3yrs ago. [attachment=197454:129427.jpg] And here is another extreme double necked alembic [url="http://www.alembic.com/info/doubleneck.html"]http://www.alembic.c...doubleneck.html[/url]

Auction ended yesterday and because of how the auction works I've ended up with two cabs and potential for a 16 x 10 bass rig so I before one gets sold I hope get the chance to try them both in a stereo setup with one of the cabs on each pickup at the rehearsal room. There would never be a reason for me to have that much firepower live though.

[color=#141414][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]I've recently (last week) been asked to join a band as guitarist and stand-in bass player. The music is Blues/rock & roll/Reggae. I noticed the current bass player uses a jackhammer pedal on his bass. I asked him why he uses that and he said he uses it mainly because he has a passive bass and needs a bit more Umpfh in his signal. I did notice he varies the controls to add a bit of grit depending on the song we play. [/font][/color] [color=#141414][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]I haven't ever used effects on bass so wonder about safely using an overdrive pedal if I need to stand in on bass instead of guitar since it's a sound the band are used to. My concern is damage to my speakers. My usual bass setup is QSC PLX2404 power amp full on and Mesa boogie Powerhouse cabs I control my volume via the pre-amp and bass and I don't play loud but i get the quality and headroom I need with my basses. I am a bit concerned that sending a distorted/overdriven/clipped signal from a pedal overdrive pedal may damage my speakers. [/font][/color] [color=#141414][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]A second question, would it be better to turn down the power amp, and over drive my valve pre-amp or just use a pedal?[/font][/color] [color=#141414][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]How do you guys do it?[/font][/color]

Played at the Northfield Culture Mash festival in Birmingham yesterday afternoon. Same here we had 15 minutes changeover and no sound check but all went well the crowd loved it and we had a good time. Some problems with the sound early in the set but, we just played through it and all went well.