| Author | Message | ||
| blazer
Intermediate Member Username: blazer Post Number: 152 Registered: 12-2003 |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufnUxdbp1ko Genesis performing their Hit "Misunderstanding" live during the ABACAP tour in the early eighties. And Mike Rutherford appears to be laying down the bottom on an Alembic. The crown shaped headstock and the oval inlays are give aways. So what's the story behind Mike's Alembic? | ||
| harald_rost
Intermediate Member Username: harald_rost Post Number: 137 Registered: 6-2002 |
All these camera-men will end in the hell because they never focalize the bass player in such films! Argh! Harald | ||
| 57basstra
Senior Member Username: 57basstra Post Number: 654 Registered: 4-2005 |
It's not the camera-people nearly as much as it is the producers calling the shots. You can hear a bass player going to town on a lick and see video of a guitar player hacking away at chords or a drummer pounding his toms. | ||
| bigbadbill
Advanced Member Username: bigbadbill Post Number: 335 Registered: 10-2003 |
I have some concert footage that was shown on the tv and Mike is using an Alembic Series. Looks (and sounds)great. I noticed that he'd moved the strap button to the lower horn though; I guess he wasn't happy with the balance. I know that after this he started using the Steinbergers; he described the huge tone range of the Alembic as "almost too confusing". | ||
| keavin
Senior Member Username: keavin Post Number: 1220 Registered: 12-2002 |
It takes time to get used to the "world of sounds" of a series bass & alot of bassists cant handle the variations & therefore they switch basses.......that's a result from years of playing P-bass (the two knob syndrome). (Message edited by keavin on June 11, 2007) | ||
| bracheen
Senior Member Username: bracheen Post Number: 1225 Registered: 11-2003 |
The tone knob on my old P-bass didn't change anything that I could tell. I figured it was there for symmetry. | ||
| kenbass4
Advanced Member Username: kenbass4 Post Number: 252 Registered: 10-2003 |
Michael Rutherford is HOW I discovered Alembic!! After drooling over his One-off Shergold doubleneck, I saw his equipment list and photos that showed an Omega Series bass, and I began hunting for an Alembic to try out...which then got me hooked!! | ||
| chuck
Intermediate Member Username: chuck Post Number: 136 Registered: 3-2005 |
The last video of Fleetwood Mac Live in Boston shows some very good shots of John Mcvie (my hero) doing his thing,of course Stevie is much better on the eye's. | ||
| olieoliver
Senior Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 1400 Registered: 2-2006 |
I didn't know Rutherford played Alembic either. | ||
| 811952
Senior Member Username: 811952 Post Number: 1064 Registered: 10-2003 |
Nor had I. Not a big surprise though, now that I know! ;) | ||
| lidon2001
Advanced Member Username: lidon2001 Post Number: 310 Registered: 4-2005 |
Daryl Stuermer can be seen playing one of these neck through Suntech Strats in the video:  | ||
| blazer
Intermediate Member Username: blazer Post Number: 154 Registered: 12-2003 |
THANK YOU! I always wondered who made that Guitar that Daryl played in the first couple of tours he did with Genesis. | ||
| lidon2001
Advanced Member Username: lidon2001 Post Number: 311 Registered: 4-2005 |
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| terryc
Intermediate Member Username: terryc Post Number: 185 Registered: 11-2004 |
Can someone tell me what that is hanging at the end of the headstock?? Nice wood though | ||
| adriaan
Senior Member Username: adriaan Post Number: 1506 Registered: 6-2002 |
Looks like a wall-mount hanger to me. The picture is turned to the right. | ||
| blazer
Intermediate Member Username: blazer Post Number: 161 Registered: 12-2003 |
I found footage of that same concert which shows Mike's Alembic much better. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaLoZwt00Fk And yes indeed, he has the strap on the lower bout, probably to improve the balance of that bass. | ||
| edmouk
New Username: edmouk Post Number: 8 Registered: 7-2007 |
Mike Rutherford can also be seen playing an Alembic S1 on the "Three sides live" video (a documentary about Genesis during the Abacab tour) : This VHS tape was published by Virgin some 25 years ago. It has to be said that Mike only used his Alembic for 2 or 3 songs in this show (Darryl Stuermer played a Fender Precision I think when Mike played the guitar parts). On the Mama tour, he used a Status S2 (A Strata to be more precise - The previous name of Status before Fender asked Rob Green to change it because it sounded too much like "Strato"). | ||
| edmouk
New Username: edmouk Post Number: 10 Registered: 7-2007 |
I've just found this :   | ||
| blazer
Intermediate Member Username: blazer Post Number: 163 Registered: 12-2003 |
Wow, that's from the "Six Of The Best" reunion concert in 1982 where they had quite a full stage, with Peter Gabriel (seen playing percussion on the pictures), Steve Hackett, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Tony Banks Daryl Steurmer and Chester Thompson. There are bootlegs from that one off reunion performance but no official recordings or films which is a damn shame. (Message edited by Blazer on August 02, 2007) (Message edited by Blazer on August 02, 2007) | ||
| edmouk
Junior Username: edmouk Post Number: 12 Registered: 7-2007 |
Yes that's right. I have the 2 CDs bootleg and the sound is really poor. Just for fans I suppose. |
