| Author | Message | ||
| grooveman
Junior Username: grooveman Post Number: 11 Registered: 6-2007 |
Hai there my colleague-Alembicians, For everybody who wants to learn and read a nice story about Alembic (and others) I found This on the internet! Have fun! (Message edited by grooveman on June 26, 2007) | ||
| grooveman
Junior Username: grooveman Post Number: 12 Registered: 6-2007 |
Mmmmmm, now they hide page 17 to 50 from the Alembic story ... strange! ... just try!! | ||
| fc_spoiler
Senior Member Username: fc_spoiler Post Number: 538 Registered: 5-2006 |
Great!  First frontal picture of number 1 I've seen  | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 5166 Registered: 5-2002 |
You saw pictures? All I saw was a table of contents. | ||
| adriaan
Senior Member Username: adriaan Post Number: 1526 Registered: 6-2002 |
You probably weren't around for the guitar special published by Muziekkrant Oor back in 1975 or 1976 - this was when Oor still looked like a krant, and when my dad reviewed audio gear for them a couple of times ("Testkeesje"). My older brother (Kees, obviously) cut out all the pictures of nice looking guitars, and put them up on the wall. Unfortunately they were all tiny little snapshots in B&W, but from one of the blurbs I learned (at the tender age of 10) that Alembic #1 had pickups that could be adjusted on copper tubes. If I remember correctly, it also mentioned the Grateful Dead and Stanley. | ||
| grooveman
Junior Username: grooveman Post Number: 13 Registered: 6-2007 |
Dave ... use your scrollbar or press 'full screen' on the upperright! ;-) | ||
| tbrannon
Senior Member Username: tbrannon Post Number: 488 Registered: 11-2004 |
COOL!!! I'd never seen any pictures of that Casady test bass. Shame that one's not around anymore. Thanks for the link. | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 5170 Registered: 5-2002 |
It loaded this time, thanks! Very cool! | ||
| dela217
Senior Member Username: dela217 Post Number: 816 Registered: 6-2002 |
FYI: That picture of Casady's bass is how it looks today. It is still around and is owned by a club memeber who wishes to remain unknown. It originally had more knobs! The electronics in it today are standard PF6 stuff. The top was replaced too so the PF5 electronics could be mounted properly. That picture was taken out of Bass Player magazine when they did a feature on it a few years back. The graphite necked short scale was also lifted out of Bass Player. I did not read the articles because the font was too small. I am going to have to check it out later when I have more time. Michael (Message edited by dela217 on June 26, 2007) | ||
| tbrannon
Senior Member Username: tbrannon Post Number: 489 Registered: 11-2004 |
Michael, Thanks for that clarification. I thought that the bass turned into a tester that was eventually destroyed- am I confusing the bass in the article with another? Was it the Osage Orange bass that eventually got destroyed? Toby | ||
| byoung
Senior Member Username: byoung Post Number: 707 Registered: 12-2004 |
Osage Orange eventually delaminated, if I remember correctly. | ||
| bigredbass
Senior Member Username: bigredbass Post Number: 1206 Registered: 9-2002 |
I bought this book and really like it. Lots of ink about the 'usual suspects', terrific section about ALEMBIC, and lots of articles about basses from far off the beaten path. J o e y | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 5174 Registered: 5-2002 |
The "Alembic bass with Modulus Graphite neck circa 1977" is obviously mislabeled. Michael, thanks for the update; oh, and the articles are really good! | ||
| flaxattack
Senior Member Username: flaxattack Post Number: 1588 Registered: 4-2004 |
there are pictures of jack on 1 in the archives try doing a search i saw jack on 1 at suny binghampton in 73 the back is carved bigtime. i have some photos i took at that show somewhere in my puter... all i could say is what is that thing... it sounds awesome.... | ||
| grooveman
Junior Username: grooveman Post Number: 14 Registered: 6-2007 |
I've tryed to link this book again with another search options! Result: It's still the same book, but now we can see some more pages from the story! (till page 19) Great!! Again but more! (PS. if fonts are to small; In the upper-middle of the window is a zoom in/out-button!) |
