| Author | Message | ||
| bonesrad
Member Username: bonesrad Post Number: 81 Registered: 5-2002 |
Just saw Furthur here in Seattle last night and it appeared as though John Kadlecik was playing an Alembic guitar. I was too far away to make out the electronics package. Can any of you confirm this is the case and maybe what the build specifics of this guitar are? BTW, the band sounded really good. Bones | ||
| sparechaynge
Member Username: sparechaynge Post Number: 57 Registered: 6-2010 |
I think it's a Carvin, isn't it? | ||
| bonesrad
Member Username: bonesrad Post Number: 82 Registered: 5-2002 |
That's entirely possible but it looked like it had an Alembic logo on the headstock and the wood combo and general construction was very Alembic like. Again, I was about 20 yards from the stage and I couldn't totally make it out. Just kinda curious. Bones | ||
| s_wood
Advanced Member Username: s_wood Post Number: 361 Registered: 5-2002 |
It's an Alembic for sure. | ||
| adriaan
Moderator Username: adriaan Post Number: 2973 Registered: 6-2002 |
Not too hard to search the internets, I would think - try this thread on the Furthur forum. | ||
| bonesrad
Member Username: bonesrad Post Number: 83 Registered: 5-2002 |
Thanks for the link. Very cool guitar. Bones | ||
| sparechaynge
Member Username: sparechaynge Post Number: 58 Registered: 6-2010 |
Sweet! Can't wait to hear it! I always thought JK should use Alembic. What about the controls? looks like vol, filter, Q and FX loop to my untrained eye. What about the two switches near the (what I think is) FX blend knob? | ||
| hammer
Advanced Member Username: hammer Post Number: 243 Registered: 9-2009 |
I read several months ago on John's own webpage that he was having a Further built but the last time I saw them, he wasn't playing it yet. | ||
| sparechaynge
Member Username: sparechaynge Post Number: 59 Registered: 6-2010 |
Ah. Just read webpage. Orion w/Further stage pkg.+MIDI. Nice. | ||
| hammer
Advanced Member Username: hammer Post Number: 244 Registered: 9-2009 |
Nice looking instrument   | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 10898 Registered: 5-2002 |
You can get an idea of what it sounds like here. Red Rocks, last Friday; Help On The Way > Slipknot > Golden Road. Sound quality of the video is pretty good; with great shot of the guitar. I think the guitar sounds great; a very clear and balanced tone. And for Phil fans, you can hear his lines very nicely on this vid. And from Sunday night, Eyes Of The World. Beautiful guitar! | ||
| bigredbass
Senior Member Username: bigredbass Post Number: 1931 Registered: 9-2002 |
You know, I'm starting to think the 'Alembic Couch' will be a sought-after piece of memorabilia some day . . . . . J o e y | ||
| moonliner
Member Username: moonliner Post Number: 53 Registered: 12-2004 |
I was at the show last night in Seattle too! It was my first time seeing Phil since Jerry's passing. We were front row, right on the rail in front of Phil. I was very happy to see Alembic represented so nicely onstage. The guitar sounded great, but I must admit my attention was on Phil just about the entire time. The first set was pretty good but I could tell they were having some problems getting the fire going, but I was happy just to be seeing Phil again. When they came out for the second set, things just took off! It was sheer bliss. I couldn't believe how great they sounded. Truth be told, when I first heard of the Furthur concept I was very skeptical. It just seemed like they had become a cover band of themselves... as time went on I realized how much I missed hearing Phil in person and finally decided I would go see them since they were basically playing just down the street from where I live. I am now a convert! I LOVED IT! I took my girlfriend who had never seen the Dead before... she grew up in Eastern Germany and they didn't get much choice of what they could listen to. I've been playing lots of music that is new for her and she was very interested in this Grateful Dead thing that seemed almost intangible in terms of describing the whole mythic culture surrounding it. Well, long story a bit shorter, she was charmed by the whole community vibe and was mesmerized by the music, as was I. We're going to see them tomorrow night in Portland and if we could we would go on Friday too! (any body got tickets?) Sorry for the rambling response but I thought I would share our experience. She thought the Alembic guitar was very sexy (she is very wise in that regard). There's just something special about Alembic's, and it goes beyond tone, or looks, or anything else you can name.... there is a magic deeply infused in Alembic. They were a very potent element of that great, cosmic swirl that was the 60's musical and cultural revolution, and that is one of the reasons I will always have a deeply seeded love of the Alembic company. They so beautifully represent that intangible, magical time! Some of that magic can be revisited by listening to CD's or DVD's.... or if you're really lucky, you can feel it in person, being created right then and there ... just go see FURTHUR! And if you need to touch the intangible, just pick up your Alembic! | ||
| sparechaynge
Member Username: sparechaynge Post Number: 62 Registered: 6-2010 |
Hey Bonesrad and Moonliner, Did it seem like Phil had a cold or something when you saw him? I saw the 4/7/12 show and his vocals sounded congested compared to some prior shows. I'm bummed he didn't sing Eyes @ Red Rocks in these vids, and if he was sick that would be why. | ||
| pace
Senior Member Username: pace Post Number: 884 Registered: 4-2004 |
Johns guitar sounds awesome!!!! Congrats!!!!! Pay heed, all of you who say activators can't capture that sound!!!!! | ||
| bonesrad
Member Username: bonesrad Post Number: 84 Registered: 5-2002 |
I haven't seen Phil live in years. While his bass playing sounded great, he does appear to be a little on the frail side. Hard to say how much longer he can keep up a rigorous touring schedule. They sound great now so if you have the opportunity to see them, don't pass it up. Bones | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 10900 Registered: 5-2002 |
Nice review Keith! | ||
| moonliner
Member Username: moonliner Post Number: 54 Registered: 12-2004 |
Just got back from the thursday night show in Portland. Wow, they were on fire right from the get go. Clearly they liked playing a beautiful, outdoor theater rather than the big, black, boomy box they were stuck in for the Seattle show. I don't know if Phil had a cold... didn't seem like it, but tuesday and thursday he did have a couple of tiny coughing spells. Didn't seem cold related though. When he did sing, it sounded great. Cosmic Charlie, Box of Rain, Mountains of the Moon were the ones I remember off the top of my head. Lots of back up singing too. At 72 years old I think Phil is in great shape, at least from my far away diagnosis. I would love for them to keep touring and making magic for many years, and it seems like they could do it with ease, but I must admit whenever I saw him cough I got a little nervous. I love Phil and want him around for many MANY more years! Here's a little picture of last nights show. I made sure John's Alembic logo was present (since this is the Alembic forum after all!)  | ||
| elwoodblue
Senior Member Username: elwoodblue Post Number: 1457 Registered: 6-2002 |
Nice pic...thanks for the tone report too ...looks like a comfy show  | ||
| sparechaynge
Member Username: sparechaynge Post Number: 63 Registered: 6-2010 |
Great picture! When I saw him in the spring he had some kleenex with him. I agree he's doing more than almost anyone else his age, and I hope he knows how much we appreciated it. | ||
| jzstephan
Intermediate Member Username: jzstephan Post Number: 126 Registered: 1-2012 |
Seventy is the new forty: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_Balin Still writing great songs and sings his ass off! | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 5236 Registered: 7-2004 |
"Seventy is the new forty" Why does that make me feel like Benjamin Button?  Bill, tgo | ||
| sparechaynge
Member Username: sparechaynge Post Number: 71 Registered: 6-2010 |
A little off topic, but as I am listening to the past week' worth of shows on the archive.org, I have noticed the absence of soundboards since 12.31.11. Anyone here know why? P.S. JK's Alembic sounds killer! | ||
| bonesrad
Member Username: bonesrad Post Number: 85 Registered: 5-2002 |
While my passion for my Alembic is still as strong as ever, after seeing Phil play his Modulus 6 string, I found one here locally that felt just right. I plan on taking ownership of it on Saturday. It will be a nice compliment to my Alembic. Bones | ||
| sparechaynge
Member Username: sparechaynge Post Number: 72 Registered: 6-2010 |
Nice, Bones! Every time I see Phil it make me want a 6'er. Glad you found one that's right for you. | ||
| sparechaynge
Member Username: sparechaynge Post Number: 73 Registered: 6-2010 |
Double post. (Message edited by Sparechaynge on October 05, 2012) |
