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jacko
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Username: jacko

Post Number: 732
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Monday, August 07, 2006 - 1:35 am:   Edit Post

An article in this months 'Classic rock' (uk) mag had a very faint picture of Joe weilding what appeared to be an Alembic. A little surfing found this..
joe

Looks like a very nice burl walnot top with a contrasting maple inlay.

Graeme
tbrannon
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Post Number: 111
Registered: 11-2004
Posted on Monday, August 07, 2006 - 2:02 am:   Edit Post

wow.

Do I see the bird tailpiece as well?

The only thing it needs is some more cowbell. =)
adriaan
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Post Number: 993
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Monday, August 07, 2006 - 2:28 am:   Edit Post

Inlay? Probably just a reflection of a cymbal or something ...
jacko
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Post Number: 733
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Monday, August 07, 2006 - 2:57 am:   Edit Post

Definitely an inlay of some sort. There's another (not very good) photo of the bass at the top of this interview.

Graeme
adriaan
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Post Number: 994
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Posted on Monday, August 07, 2006 - 3:16 am:   Edit Post

Graeme,

I think we can safely rule out a reflection of a Rototom here LOL ...

In that second picture it most definitely looks like there is an inlay of some sort.
lbpesq
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Post Number: 1522
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Monday, August 07, 2006 - 7:47 am:   Edit Post

I got a fever ... and the only cure is MORE COWBELL!

Bill, tgo
smokin_dave
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Posted on Monday, August 07, 2006 - 3:11 pm:   Edit Post

I saw BOC a few times in the 70's and he alway's played an Alembic.
byoung
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Post Number: 328
Registered: 12-2004
Posted on Monday, August 07, 2006 - 8:58 pm:   Edit Post

Rototoms and cowbell in one thread?!?

Sure sign that the four horsemen are grooming their horses.

Brad
davehouck
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Post Number: 4209
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Wednesday, August 09, 2006 - 2:14 pm:   Edit Post

The "half Omega" suggests that it might be very early. And the inlay may be a top mounted cavity cover. May be a channel bridge too. I would guess '74 off the top of my head. The bass looks really nice in that picture!
davehouck
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Post Number: 4210
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Posted on Wednesday, August 09, 2006 - 2:29 pm:   Edit Post

Just found this where Bouchard says "in 77 I got an Alembic Bass, long scale, which is the bass on the studio version of Godzilla". So, it's probably a '77 and apparently he only used it on the one album. He also says "I still have all my basses except for the Alembic which is owned by a friend. He refuses to sell it back to me".
jacko
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Username: jacko

Post Number: 741
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Sunday, August 13, 2006 - 3:40 pm:   Edit Post

Well spotted dave! i struggled to find the photos never mind any quotes.

Graeme

(Message edited by jacko on August 13, 2006)
hb3
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Post Number: 145
Registered: 2-2005
Posted on Thursday, August 24, 2006 - 10:07 am:   Edit Post

He plays it on the Live in '77 DVD, including a long solo. I bet he used it on the "Fire of Unknown Origin" album too.

(Message edited by hb3 on August 24, 2006)

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