| Author | Message | ||
| mtjam
Member Username: mtjam Post Number: 71 Registered: 11-2011 |
I just read today somewhere about someone having one of the late, great Allen Woody's (Govt Mule, Allman Bros.) Alembics. I always heard he was a huge fan of Alembic, and I am wondering if anyone knows anything about the Alembics he played. Pictures would be great,too! | ||
| artswork99
Moderator Username: artswork99 Post Number: 1890 Registered: 7-2007 |
I found this thread (5 posts down) with a picture of Allen Woody and his bass collection. | ||
| mtjam
Member Username: mtjam Post Number: 72 Registered: 11-2011 |
Thanks for the link! I hadn't seen that discussion when I searched for Woody on the Club. I've seen a video of the Allman Brothers rehearsing in the early 90's which shows Woody playing what appears to be a Series bass. I am a huge Govt. Mule fan, and I really enjoyed the Rising Low movie featuring Woody's favorite bassists. Highly recommended to anyone who hasn't seen it. | ||
| hieronymous
Senior Member Username: hieronymous Post Number: 1309 Registered: 1-2005 |
Great topic! I saw him with once with the Allman Bros. in Boston, sometime around '93 or '94. Never got into the Mule until after he had passed. For some reason I thought he played an Alembic on "Kind of Bird" from Shades of Two Worlds but it's probably just my imagination! | ||
| pauldo
Senior Member Username: pauldo Post Number: 1040 Registered: 6-2006 |
Rising Low is a "must see" for a bassist. If not just for the opportunity to get inside of Joey Arkenstat's head. | ||
| mtjam
Member Username: mtjam Post Number: 73 Registered: 11-2011 |
Joey Arkenstat is a legend! I want to get some of his instructional materials. : ) I saw the Mule open for the Allmans in the mid-90s, but I didn't pay much attention to them. I started getting into them more around 2004 and I've seen them in concert many times. Warren Haynes is one of my favorite musicians. I also recommend the CD/video The Deepest End (I think that's what it's called), which is a live concert featuring many of the players from Rising Low. Unfortunately, it does not include Joey Arkenstat. No Alembics, either. | ||
| jure_the_second
Junior Username: jure_the_second Post Number: 37 Registered: 9-2002 |
Here is an interview where Woody mentiones his Alembics: http://www.vintageguitar.com/2794/allen-woody/ | ||
| jure_the_second
Junior Username: jure_the_second Post Number: 38 Registered: 9-2002 |
[edit] (Message edited by Jure the second on October 19, 2013) | ||
| jure_the_second
Junior Username: jure_the_second Post Number: 39 Registered: 9-2002 |
Found some clips of Allen Woody with Alembic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1-ECHbQfvk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYWT_xnDNOc Jure | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 11212 Registered: 5-2002 |
23 years ago! | ||
| spose
Advanced Member Username: spose Post Number: 314 Registered: 5-2002 |
rising low could have been 100% excellent but I give it a 50% because the film maker couldn't get his ego out of the way. I met and hung with woody and talked a bit about Alembic. He is greatly missed. | ||
| pace
Senior Member Username: pace Post Number: 953 Registered: 4-2004 |
Did Allen have an 8string Exploiter?!? It could have been his regular 4-string, but the first time I saw him w/ ABB in the early 90s I could swear that he came out w/ one during Whipping Post, and did a solo out coming out of the drum solo.... It was definitely an Exploiter though... |
