| Author | Message | ||
| Paul Lindemans (palembic)
Intermediate Member Username: palembic Post Number: 126 Registered: 9-2002 |
Hi there friends, it has took some time but al least, here she is: my bass. I baptised her "Bonnie" after my music "godess" Bonnie Raitt.  What can I say: - the capping is Dark Walnut.  Because I live in Belgium and there was no way to choose in a woodbank Mica did the wood-selection. She told me that time (and confirmed it a coupleof weeks ago) that it's Claro-wood: a Californian member of the walnut-family.  - Also the peghead is that wood I think.  On the picture you can see it's one piece and heavy flamed. Also the body has this "flames" but that's less visible on the pictures. There is a "gold" logo, plain standard. - the body is dark-walnut, maple, mahogany, maple, dark walnut sandwiched. - there are no led-sidemarks just brass marks. - The body has a "Omega" cut-out but this cut-out isn't of the really "round" type you see on other Alembics. It's more "oval" and therefore the guitar has a more "Manta" look.  - The neck is standard in the way that it has maple/purple heart laminates but is not standard in the sense that he is much wider than standard.  Generally the Alembics keep their "sleek" figure because the not wide neck (f.i. look at the Jimmy Johnson one). This guitar has a more "stout" look and is overall wider than standard. Beware: there is no balance problem, if you hang the guitar on a strap only at the upper strap-fixing she hangs in perfect balance, the neck slightly upwards.  What else is there to say ...not much, she sounds very nice and is a comfort to play. After being together for 6 years there are small bruises and points the high gloss finish going "matte" but I don't care. Being alive and in music leaves bruises on minds, souls, hearts and ...instruments. Thanks to the Alembic people who made her ("breed" her). Thanks to Mica for making the good choices. A sister for her recently came out of the dreaming fase into the sketching fase (see the thread on that purpose) but will not be possible in the near future. Be Alembicious! Paul PS: about the pictures. They were made with a 200mm and a 70 mm lens. I did this because wide angles often bias the "look" and the proportions of the guitar. Another thing to know: I took the pictures in the late afternoon and that gives a colour bias: the guitar is not THAT yellowish. Best results for colour is taking pictures of guitars outside at noon on a bright -high clouded- day. NEVER use a flash, most -even small/pocket- camera's have a knob to disable the flash. You better improvise a tripod to steady your camera. | ||
| Olivier Jaar (erroneus_jones)
Junior Username: erroneus_jones Post Number: 25 Registered: 10-2002 |
She's got grace! Love the wood | ||
| Michael Paskel (Mikey) (pookeymp)
Member Username: pookeymp Post Number: 66 Registered: 7-2002 |
I love her Paul...Bonnie is a real "Beauty"!!! Brother Mikey | ||
| Matt Bulmer (prime)
Junior Username: prime Post Number: 25 Registered: 11-2002 |
She is great looking Paul. I'd have to say that your bass is in amazing condition after having survived 6 years of playing and gigging. It's inevitable that she's going to have a few "battle scars". But from the look of the pics she's been loved her whole life. Matt P.S. Love the wood too. Looks like she's even got some subtle spalting going on. Truly beautiful | ||
| Paul Lindemans (palembic)
Intermediate Member Username: palembic Post Number: 134 Registered: 9-2002 |
Hi Matt, thank you for the compliment about the care I have for my guitar(s). Just an example: I still own my Yamaha FG 580 acoustic steelstring. In Yamaha history it's a "high-end" model (well, the "lowest" in the "high-ends"). I bought it 26(!) years ago. We're still togetheter and the guitar is sounding better than the start! I have professional guitar-players coming along who are realy astonished by her full sound. I have guitar-tech controlling her every 2 years and he can't believ his eyes that the guitar has that age. I payed here about $400 at the time, he estimates her $2000 now. At least he says that will be the price for it's equivalent. So Matt, I'm really caring for my guitars. Paul PS: I know there is a "sandwich" threat going on somewhere her and a wood-discussion. The sides and back(bookmatched) of the Yamaha are in absolutely beautiful Jacaranda, it's a Brazilian type of wood of which I heard that the export is stopped. I heard recently that "Jacaranda" stands for Brazilian ROSEWOOD. I'm not sure of it yet. (Message edited by palembic on January 03, 2003) | ||
| Paul Ellsworth (elzie)
Member Username: elzie Post Number: 52 Registered: 8-2002 |
That is a beautiful bass Paul! That is a whole lot of knobs and switches. I would be completely lost with that many choices  Paul 2 | ||
| Paul Lindemans (palembic)
Intermediate Member Username: palembic Post Number: 164 Registered: 9-2002 |
Hi Paul, there are less knobs than on a car, but more than on an ESP (HA). I WAS lost in the start but than I started to think as playing a Gibson Les Paul or my worn-out Ibanez hollowbody jazz-guitar. I just added the master volume. So the two PU-volumeknobs are coming in mere as tools for tone-shaping. I think that is the secret of playing S1 and 2's: adding the volume-knobs as part of the "tone" department. Well, we discussed it before my friend, we alembicians are kind of "knob-tweakers". Of course, you can turn the whole bunch to "full" and tweak a bit on your amp but then you should buy the "ultimate" Alembic: a beatiful crafted guitar with the most sounding and stylish woods with fancy inlay-work and ...just 1 Pick-up, NO KNOBS! HA! I tried to get close to this concept by "dreaming" my "humble bass" (see the "dreaming" department) but I still couldn't let go some knobs to tweak! CU Paul (the Series one) | ||
| Donald Pasewark (pasewark)
Junior Username: pasewark Post Number: 12 Registered: 4-2003 |
Beautiful Bass Paul! A five string is next on my list . . . | ||
| edwin_van_huik
Junior Username: edwin_van_huik Post Number: 17 Registered: 1-2003 |
Wat een lelijk kreng.............. | ||
| elzie
Advanced Member Username: elzie Post Number: 228 Registered: 8-2002 |
Yeah! What Edwin said! Paul II | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 689 Registered: 9-2002 |
Kaalkop ...moet jij niet dringend wat basjes gaan verkopen???? HA! Paul de slechte (translation on request) | ||
| rogertvr
Intermediate Member Username: rogertvr Post Number: 157 Registered: 1-2003 |
Wat een lelijk kreng.............. Kaalkop ...moet jij niet dringend wat basjes gaan verkopen???? PARDON?????????? ;-) | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 690 Registered: 9-2002 |
What an ugly bitch .......... Baldhead ...aren't you supposed to sell some basses? Well ...about that! Paul the bad one | ||
| rogertvr
Intermediate Member Username: rogertvr Post Number: 159 Registered: 1-2003 |
Oooooooooooh - ladies, get your handbags out! Handbags at ten paces - let the duel commence!!! | ||
| bigbadbill
New Username: bigbadbill Post Number: 3 Registered: 10-2003 |
Hey Roger, you have a TVR? They build them just up the road from me in Blackpool and a friend of a friend actually builds the engines I believe (if only they built alembics up the road from me...but no, that'd be too dangerous). | ||
| dean_m
Advanced Member Username: dean_m Post Number: 205 Registered: 7-2002 |
Hey Gents, Please excuse my ignorance on this but... Just for my own curiosity, what is a TVR? Paul and Edwin!!!! Play nice!!!! HA!!! Thanks guys!!! Dino | ||
| davehouck
Intermediate Member Username: davehouck Post Number: 185 Registered: 5-2002 |
Dean; Roger's TVR is pictured on this page: http://alembic.com/club/messages/449/4982.html | ||
| dean_m
Advanced Member Username: dean_m Post Number: 206 Registered: 7-2002 |
WOW!!!! That is beautiful!!!! Thank you Dave for the link. See, I learned something new today. Now I can rest!!!! Peace, dino | ||
| captain_jan
New Username: captain_jan Post Number: 7 Registered: 11-2003 |
Yes, very nice wood you've got on her! I understand all those OOOHH's and AAHH's in the front row of the audience you were "complaining" about Nice to know of the hints for good photos, thanks. bass regards Jan | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 744 Registered: 9-2002 |
Captain ...Alembic Ahoy! well "complaining" I hope there will come a time that the OOOOOOOOhhs and AAAAAAAaahs are for my playing (I know ...I'll have to practice). I know one trhing for shure: they will never be for my "bautifull being me" HA!!!! Paul the bad one PS how is the boat trip going??? I imagine you will not be home for christmas in Turku??? | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 1862 Registered: 9-2002 |
Hi Bonnie-fans, you'll have to check this page for the unveil of Bonnie's X-mas present but ...a little patience for that. After almost 9 years being together Bonnie dared the step on the bathroom-scale. For those who were wondering about her wheight???? Between 7 en 8 kilo ladies and gentle people !!!! (okay-okay ...a bit closer to the 8 than to the 7 I think). That means ...oh ...huh ...15.4322 pounds!!!!!! Paul the bad one (Message edited by palembic on January 05, 2005) | ||
| bracheen
Senior Member Username: bracheen Post Number: 673 Registered: 11-2003 |
Wow! What gauge stings are you using? Even heavy she's still beautiful, Brother Paul. Sam | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 1863 Registered: 9-2002 |
Brother Sam!!! Thank you! Heavy although ...brother Bob ...-you know ...the sailing dude who is temporary not available right now- send me a mail to check urgently my bathroom scale because it seems just impossible! Mmmmm ...makes sense because all feminine members of my family went on a diet the last weeks HA! Paul the bad one I have to find a way to y§&ç!§é"èàç!§é check that weight! | ||
| lbpesq
Advanced Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 230 Registered: 7-2004 |
Paul, tbo: O.K., I admit it, we over here on this side of the pond don't do metric very well. Still, isn't a kilo approximately 2.2 pounds? If so, then wouldn't 8 kilos be about 17.6 lbs.? And 7 would work out to 15.4? (At either weight I hope you have a very good strap! LOL) Am I missing something? Or maybe that beautiful claro-wood top adds bouyancy - sort of a helium effect? Bill, tgo P.S. I just noticed the reference to Bonnie Raitt as your treasure's namesake. I've been fortunate to have seen her live numerous times. She rocks! It also reminded me of one of my favorite bass players, (and certainly my all time favorite bass player name), her bassist in the early days: Freebo! Any idea what became of him? | ||
| davehouck
Senior Member Username: davehouck Post Number: 1154 Registered: 5-2002 |
http://www.freebo.com/main.html | ||
| dgcarbu
Intermediate Member Username: dgcarbu Post Number: 115 Registered: 6-2004 |
Paul(palembic), That is an Alembazingly, Alembeautiful, Alembincredibley, great looking bass. Outstanding choice of wood(s). Oh yeah, credit to the photographer. Darrell | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 1864 Registered: 9-2002 |
Ho yes ...I REALLY like hil a lot. He was of great influence on my bass-playing. I send him a mail and he answered! Nice guy. Not into bassplaying for the moment anymore. He is a singer-songwriter. PTBO | ||
| 811952
Advanced Member Username: 811952 Post Number: 344 Registered: 10-2003 |
Dave, Okay. I'm looking for information on flashing the ROMs in my '03 Dodge Ram 1500, so as to hopefully tweak my shift points and improve my mileage. Something tells me that by the time you finished reading the previous sentence you already had the best url in mind and had begun typing. If you don't post it now, I'm sure it's just out of humility. While the Freebo url may have been fairly straightforward, we've all benefitted enormously from your command of the web. You are amazing. John | ||
| hollis
Senior Member Username: hollis Post Number: 565 Registered: 11-2003 |
Brother Paul, I never get tired of seeing pictures of Bonnie, she's a masterpiece for sure. | ||
| davehouck
Senior Member Username: davehouck Post Number: 1155 Registered: 5-2002 |
John; you had me rolling on the floor laughing!! Thanks!! I think "amazing" doesn't really apply; it's more a function of spending way to much time on the internet while the stuff I get paid to do is piled up on my desk. Oh and you might want to check this link if you haven't already <g>: http://www.bgchrysler.com/Service/High_Performance_Parts/high_performance_parts.html Or possibly try: Mike Leach Co. 1443 W. Collins Orange, CA 92867 (714) 639-5220 | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 2470 Registered: 9-2002 |
Hi there bro's and Sis's all over the world sharing the sound of the deep frequencies, slapped, plucked or popped! I just hop in short to wish you all a very happy new year! All sort of woo's are keeping me away of posting and visiting this jolly club! To share about the technical/musical ones: Bonnie was suspected in deep electronical troubles but that (lucky me) didn't seemed the case. OTOH the troubles were located ...in my rig. The combibation of the DS-5R, F1-X, SF-2 and the new QSC 3002 PLX was not that good. Something is really giving a nasty distortion. Whatever bass I use, I seem to sound as an old JAck Bruce with extra overdrive. I hate it! Help is on his way (Edwin from the Bass Connection is supposed to hop over one of this weeks) so I see light at the end of the tunnel! Believe me ..."i'll be back" (mmmm ...who said that too? THat Califostrian dude ....what's his name ...). Paul the bad one (I still am) | ||
| bracheen
Senior Member Username: bracheen Post Number: 1115 Registered: 11-2003 |
Paul, it's good to hear from you. You've been missed. I'm glad that Bonnie is doing fine. How have you been? Give my regards to Edwin when he makes it over. I hope the new year is good to you and the family. Sam | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 1940 Registered: 7-2004 |
Paul: I've been wondering when you were going to stick your head in the door. Don't be such a stranger, this place ain't the same without you. No one else can demand photos and bang their beer bottles on the table quite like you! LOL. A very healthy and happy New Year to you, Bonnie, and Broomstick! Bill, tgo | ||
| lembic76450
Member Username: lembic76450 Post Number: 98 Registered: 5-2002 |
Paul Welcome back, your writings have been missed. I hope all is well with you and family. Bonnie is always such fine sight, the planets must have been in rare alignment for her creation, truly a timeless beauty. Again,welcome back. | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 2471 Registered: 9-2002 |
Gee ...thanks friends! As I said "I'll be back" ...soon. Yes Bonnie is in good health though I didn't play her the last ' months because she is simply not with me. I brought her to Edwins store for checking her up and testing and that's why I know my sound problems are situated in my rig. Simply because Edwin is now playing her almost everyday (testing ...huhuuh ...yeah right ...he's just showing off hehehehe). Broomstick is ...well ...Not really "Broomstick" anymore. she is a fretless bass now with J-retro 01 guts, a Badass bridge etc. Unfortunately the Squier PU's are really bad. The last step will be: changing the PU's. Yeah yeah ..then pictures. I call her the G-bass. G-force or somthing. Also called to girl I Loved very much. The gigs I play I did most of the time with the Rob Allen MB2 5 string fretless or with my Ellio Martina 4 string pictured here below  I called her "the A-bass" or just "Alfa". Part because it is the most "basic" bass , the start of all basses. Part to another girl I love very much and kept me playing bass when times were rough. I will post more pictures later but I just want to say now that it is an amazing instrument. Alembic VPFQ with PJ PU's. Mica was so kind to send me the old hat-style knobs to finish her. The body is figured Ash I think, the neck is bold on but laminated with purple hart, the neck is figured maple, the fingerboard is maple with mandolin frets and a "compound radius" (the fingerboard gets flatter more to the body). Schaller tuners, ABM bridge,24 frets long scale, position markers only on the side. The body style is inspired on the Early Sadowsky's, the peghead is Fender Telecaster (my first real bass ...well ...euh ..."real") So ...that's all about me for this time folks. See you all back at the other side of 12-31. Cheers! Paul the bad one PS: the Ampeg was owned by the house band and in bad shape. I didn't play that one. I played my rig ...with all the fuzz and hiss it produced but I managed. BTW, it was a gig ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT 1500 in Antwerp, "Café 't Hofke" and it was really a GREAT gig. Could you believe, for playing the blues I ma in great shape! Must have been something to do with having those scars on my heart and mind! Well ...I must get out of puberty once no??? Heheheheheheeeee (Message edited by palembic on December 30, 2006) | ||
| bob
Senior Member Username: bob Post Number: 792 Registered: 11-2002 |
What I love about this photo - aside from the expression on your face - is the shadows from the tuners. It makes it look like you're playing an 8 string, or at least 7.5! Great to hear that Bonnie is fine, and hopefully your rig will soon be sorted out. Happy New Year to you, my friend (and everyone else here, of course). -Bob | ||
| s_wood
Advanced Member Username: s_wood Post Number: 234 Registered: 5-2002 |
Paul: Welcome back, and Happy New Year to one and all! | ||
| adriaan
Senior Member Username: adriaan Post Number: 1315 Registered: 6-2002 |
This morning I found Bonnie in good company - surrounded by lots of close relatives in Ed's shop in Hilversum. She looked a little quiet, must be longing for TBO. | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 2491 Registered: 9-2002 |
Adriaan! Is het waar? ECHT? En heb je erop gespeeld? EN wat zei ze? Lachte ze een beetje? AUGH! Well ...IFF all goes well she will be back here in the weekend of the 28th of April. Than I can sort out with Edwin (who will bring her) if there are any problems left with Tweak Peaks. As I told on another threat we recorded live in a bar and ...TWEAK PEAKS SOUNDED GREAT with the A-bass. Now we're going to check if she can handle that B-string of Bonnie. Thanks for update Adriaan! Feel free to hop over whenever you want! Paul TBO | ||
| adriaan
Senior Member Username: adriaan Post Number: 1337 Registered: 6-2002 |
Hi Paul, I was at Edwin's store to try out the NS WAV pole bass (and bought it) but things were a little busy, so I didn't want to impose too much. He keeps the Alembics on the second and third line of stands, and on the wall, so you can't just pick one up easily! By the way, you do remember to turn the Aural Exciter down to zero on the SWR? It worked wonders the last time! | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 2496 Registered: 9-2002 |
Hey brother Adriaan! Yep ...I did that! I use the AUral Exciter very sparsely now! The SWR SM 400 I use for the "small" situations with the DUO from Glockenklang. It's not an easy amp to master but ...Well ...I simply love that old lady! THanks for that extremely good advice! Paul TBO BONNIE WILL BE BACK AT THE 28TH AOF APRIL! LET's come ovehee and have a welcomehome party! Who is coming? | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 2223 Registered: 7-2004 |
Great news, Paul. I may not be able to get away from work that day, but should you hear the sound of a beer bottle banging on a table in celebration wafting over from the direction of California, that will be me! Bill, tgo | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 2499 Registered: 9-2002 |
OK ...and one guitarplayer coming up and audio/sonically very present (but you ARE a guitarplayer after all ...hehehehe) | ||
| adriaan
Senior Member Username: adriaan Post Number: 1383 Registered: 6-2002 |
I ran into Bonnie again last Saturday. The lighting in Ed's shop is really terrible: the walnut looks sooooooo dull, not at all like in the sun-drenched pictures above ... Anyway, I didn't get to play her - had to get back home early. Perhaps we should organize a gathering of the Lowlands Alembics? | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 2521 Registered: 9-2002 |
Gathering of the Lowlands??? Sounds Great! How about all coming this way the 28th of April? Bonnie's homecoming???? Edwin will be here ...I hope ....WITH Bonnie ...I hope! I guess it will not be that impressive as those dudes at the West Coast over the pond but ....hey ...let's see what we can come up with for the first time! It's ALC time : Alembic Lowland Chapter! Yiehaaaaa! Paul the badly longing one | ||
| fc_spoiler
Senior Member Username: fc_spoiler Post Number: 462 Registered: 5-2006 |
Only € 46,20 for a train ticket to Brussel... tempting :-) | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 2531 Registered: 9-2002 |
She's home! She's hoooo-oome! Home I-V!!!! Nothing wrong with the lady! It seems that the 15" Glockenklang speaker was blown! Partially: he added a tremendous hiss on the low (B) sounds! Ok ...I dunno how I am gonna solve that but ... friends ... she's home! Here! On reach distande! Yeeehaaaa! Paul TBO | ||
| tbrannon
Advanced Member Username: tbrannon Post Number: 390 Registered: 11-2004 |
Have fun getting reacquainted. I've always loved the walnut top. LOVELY. | ||
| fc_spoiler
Senior Member Username: fc_spoiler Post Number: 480 Registered: 5-2006 |
All right!  Succes with your rig, the 15 inch speaker in my PH1000 is also blown (the down side of cranking a solid state amp to it's max...)It still works, but there's a distorted 2nd signal. At high volumes it's hardly noticable, but At low volumes it's really annoying. I was told repair would be approx 50 euro's | ||
| rraymond
Advanced Member Username: rraymond Post Number: 220 Registered: 6-2002 |
Congratulations on Bonnie's return home, Paul. Her good health is the "Silver Lining." Enjoy her for years to come! Reid | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 2339 Registered: 7-2004 |
Congrats Paul! The bad bass is home. All is well with the universe. Enjoy, brother. Bill, tgo | ||
| the_mule
Senior Member Username: the_mule Post Number: 625 Registered: 1-2004 |
Good to hear Bonnie is back home, Paul. I saw her standing at Edwin's last Friday, and I couldn't help staring at her curves... ;-) Wilfred | ||
| keavin
Senior Member Username: keavin Post Number: 1145 Registered: 12-2002 |
'Tuck her in tight!' | ||
| dadabass2001
Senior Member Username: dadabass2001 Post Number: 774 Registered: 6-2002 |
Well said, keavin. Paul, enjoy your "re-learning" of her neck. Mike | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 2532 Registered: 9-2002 |
Hi Bro's yep ...great to have her back! Pplaying whenevr I have the time and I even invent some time to do so! Mike indeed ...there is some re-learning to do! My speaker is now to the repair-dep but I am afraid it will be a new one! The are placing a Neodymium 700W by 8ohm from Beyma in the Glockenklang box and add one more bass"hole" to compensate for the higher pressure! WHat the consequences are going to be for the Duo I dunno yet! Next week I am invited to go to the repairshop with my complete rig and things will be measured! Happy I found my boss prepared to "sponsor" this in a way (I am co-mamaging teh company now for one year with him and results are good). For me it would be unaffordable! Yes ...there IS some silver ligning!! I hope I will have more good news to tell you all in a couple of weeks! Bonnie with cleaned up Rig back on stage the 2nd of June in Café ZEBRA! Paul TBO | ||
| extraterrestrial
New Username: extraterrestrial Post Number: 2 Registered: 4-2007 |
question: what was wrong with the bass?,im trying to avoid reading thru the whole thread! | ||
| the_mule
Senior Member Username: the_mule Post Number: 642 Registered: 1-2004 |
Paul wrote: "Nothing wrong with the lady! It seems that the 15" Glockenklang speaker was blown! Partially: he added a tremendous hiss on the low (B) sounds!" Wilfred | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 2534 Registered: 9-2002 |
Yessurindeed! PTBO | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 2545 Registered: 9-2002 |
Hi bro's and Sis's just a short note to give word that I'm still alive! With some narcissistic pleasure I present you a new shoot result from me and Bonnie! She's all well you know! As I am too! See ...I'm laughing!!! Paul TBO  | ||
| tom_z
Senior Member Username: tom_z Post Number: 547 Registered: 7-2004 |
Brother Paul! Great to see you and your lovely companion, Bonnie. Peace and Cheers! Tom | ||
| adriaan
Senior Member Username: adriaan Post Number: 1615 Registered: 6-2002 |
You just can't fake a smile like that one. Good to see you back in action! | ||
| bracheen
Senior Member Username: bracheen Post Number: 1272 Registered: 11-2003 |
Brother Paul, that is a great photo! Don't be such a stranger. You'll have to change your name to Paul the missing one. | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 2633 Registered: 7-2004 |
"Dancing with the Stars"! Paul - great to hear from you. Now that Bonnie's back, don't be such a stranger. Is Broomstick jealous? hehehehe Bill, tgo | ||
| rraymond
Advanced Member Username: rraymond Post Number: 312 Registered: 6-2002 |
That is priceless! Congrats Paul! Looks like you're thumpin' on Bonnie Chuck Berry style. "Roll Over Beethoven" | ||
| jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 1387 Registered: 10-2002 |
Boy Paul. Bonnie must have put on weight the way she's pulling you down. Time to pass her on to someone better able to support her like me;-) Just kidding ;-) That's a really good photo. graeme | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 2547 Registered: 9-2002 |
Hihihi it was an idea of the photographer that "Chuck-Berry-styled-pose". The picture is for our business website. They made me Managing Director of the company where I restarted after my own company going out of business. My idea for on the new website was that every member of the personnel brought something to the shoot that really defines his live and says something about him/her as a person. So ...that's obvious in my case! Without bass I wouldn't be me and the way around! I agree that there are other basses I could have picked out of my tiny collection but ...well ...Bonnie meant and still means a lot to me! So Broomstick -well ...it isn't really a "broomstick" anymore seen the pimping I did on that bass- isn't really jealous you know! By the end of october you'll find the total website finished at www.faro-com.be AND ...in english lingo! I'll be back (yeah ....right ...) Paul the bad one | ||
| jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 2084 Registered: 10-2002 |
Thought it was time this thread was pushed to the top of the pile. I'm really going to miss Paul. he always had a comeback for whatever daft comment I made. Graeme | ||
| bigbadbill
Senior Member Username: bigbadbill Post Number: 499 Registered: 10-2003 |
Me too Graeme. I still can't believe it. It's been a while since I've cried like I have the past 5 minutes or so... | ||
| lembic76450
Intermediate Member Username: lembic76450 Post Number: 192 Registered: 5-2002 |
Bump......... Always one of my favorite basses. Just wanted it near the top... | ||
| dannobasso
Senior Member Username: dannobasso Post Number: 1185 Registered: 3-2004 |
Always a favorite and a reminder to us all about the preciousness of the moment and to enjoy each and every one. | ||
| lembic76450
Intermediate Member Username: lembic76450 Post Number: 198 Registered: 5-2002 |
Bump For today, to the top again... | ||
| elwoodblue
Senior Member Username: elwoodblue Post Number: 982 Registered: 6-2002 |
Good call Kenn, Danno, Bill, and Graeme. | ||
| lembic76450
Advanced Member Username: lembic76450 Post Number: 242 Registered: 5-2002 |
Still the One..... | ||
| lembic76450
Advanced Member Username: lembic76450 Post Number: 253 Registered: 5-2002 |
A lot of fine basses have passed through here over the years, a Christmas bump for the one that still defines "Alembic" for me.... | ||
| lembic76450
Advanced Member Username: lembic76450 Post Number: 272 Registered: 5-2002 |
Anniversary bump (almost) for Paul | ||
| grateful
Advanced Member Username: grateful Post Number: 337 Registered: 12-2004 |
I miss "The bad one"'s eclectic, witty posts and think of him every time I visit here. | ||
| cozmik_cowboy
Senior Member Username: cozmik_cowboy Post Number: 888 Registered: 10-2006 |
Saw there was a new post, so I clicked & started dragging down. Ran out of scroll bar right at the duck-walk picture, with Paul's post starting "Just a short note to give word that I'm still alive!" Yes, I'm crying a little. Peter | ||
| pauldo
Senior Member Username: pauldo Post Number: 580 Registered: 6-2006 |
That picture is priceless - a man and his bass = pure joy. Bang a bottle! | ||
| lembic76450
Advanced Member Username: lembic76450 Post Number: 329 Registered: 5-2002 |
This is just to bring our friend back to the top.. One of my favorite Alembics.. | ||
| mario_farufyno
Senior Member Username: mario_farufyno Post Number: 868 Registered: 9-2008 |
thanks for remembering... cheers to Paul everlasting presence! | ||
| lembic76450
Advanced Member Username: lembic76450 Post Number: 357 Registered: 5-2002 |
It would seem to about that time for my annual bump to bring thoughts of Paul and Bonnie to the top. This is still my favorite Alembic. Safe roads, Paul... | ||
| edwin
Senior Member Username: edwin Post Number: 1709 Registered: 5-2002 |
It's one of the best. | ||
| lembic76450
Advanced Member Username: lembic76450 Post Number: 393 Registered: 5-2002 |
She is still the one... | ||
| pauldo
Senior Member Username: pauldo Post Number: 1422 Registered: 6-2006 |
That picture in post 2545! 8-D |
