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jacko
Advanced Member Username: jacko
Post Number: 264 Registered: 10-2002
| Posted on Wednesday, August 03, 2005 - 4:25 am: | |
All the years I've been a fan of the Doobie Brothers, i hadn't realised Tiran had used an Alembic till today. A quick troll through the internet turned up this pic of a very nice series bass. graeme |
davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck
Post Number: 2132 Registered: 5-2002
| Posted on Wednesday, August 03, 2005 - 5:53 am: | |
Cool! Were you able to determine when the picture was taken? |
jacko
Advanced Member Username: jacko
Post Number: 265 Registered: 10-2002
| Posted on Wednesday, August 03, 2005 - 5:57 am: | |
According to Doobfan - http://doobfan.com/photos/tempe/ it was Tempe, Arizona, 1974. I spent most of the morning hunting for pictures but only came up with this page. graeme |
davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck
Post Number: 2134 Registered: 5-2002
| Posted on Wednesday, August 03, 2005 - 6:20 am: | |
This one looks like an Alembic, except a few of the features don't look right. |
jacko
Advanced Member Username: jacko
Post Number: 266 Registered: 10-2002
| Posted on Wednesday, August 03, 2005 - 6:27 am: | |
Could've replaced the bridge for some reason, maybe a tremeloe (with the arm removed). looks like it might be a fan headstock. If it's not Alembic it's a pretty good triple 'O' copy. Graeme |
basstard
Intermediate Member Username: basstard
Post Number: 141 Registered: 3-2003
| Posted on Wednesday, August 03, 2005 - 12:27 pm: | |
The headstock makes me think it might be a Kenneth Lawrence bass... |
bigideas
Junior Username: bigideas
Post Number: 44 Registered: 1-2004
| Posted on Wednesday, August 03, 2005 - 5:16 pm: | |
a few of Kenneth Lawrence's first basses looked very very much like Alembics in body shape so i'm sure that's what it is. |
davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck
Post Number: 2139 Registered: 5-2002
| Posted on Wednesday, August 03, 2005 - 5:19 pm: | |
Thanks! |
2400wattman
Junior Username: 2400wattman
Post Number: 48 Registered: 11-2005
| Posted on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 8:29 pm: | |
Bec-Var strikes again? |
bigredbass
Senior Member Username: bigredbass
Post Number: 624 Registered: 9-2002
| Posted on Saturday, February 11, 2006 - 9:11 pm: | |
After reading the Lawrence section in "American Basses": KL really admired ALEMBICs and the work of Harry Fleishmann, learned a lot of his craft working for Steve at MOONSTONE. He built several early in his career that were along the lines of the bass Tiran is playing in the picture, obviously ALEMBIC-inspired. In fact a picture of one of his basses in that book looks a lot like the bass with Tiran. He's of course gone on to find his own style and is building terrific instruments and doing wonderful inlay work, one axe at a time by himself. J o e y |