| Author | Message | ||
| crobbins
Senior Member Username: crobbins Post Number: 836 Registered: 6-2004 |
Blue Oyster Cult 1975.  | ||
| afrobeat_fool
Advanced Member Username: afrobeat_fool Post Number: 300 Registered: 7-2009 |
Looks like 7 screaming dizbusters! | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 4815 Registered: 7-2004 |
These guys went to college with my brother. Back then they were called "Soft White Underbelly". Bill, tgo | ||
| hb3
Senior Member Username: hb3 Post Number: 586 Registered: 2-2005 |
That was also their secret name when they'd do small club gigs. Joe Bouchard plays the Alembic in the BOC "Live in 77" -- I think it's called -- DVD. | ||
| mike1762
Senior Member Username: mike1762 Post Number: 795 Registered: 1-2008 |
I seem to remember Kevin saying that #12 belonged to this guy??? | ||
| hb3
Senior Member Username: hb3 Post Number: 587 Registered: 2-2005 |
You also can definitely hear the Alembic tone on some of those early recordings. I'm pretty sure that's an Alembic on "Godzilla." | ||
| pace
Senior Member Username: pace Post Number: 696 Registered: 4-2004 |
Joe has done a couple of acoustic gigs recently at the theatre across from my shop.... If I ever run into him I'll ask him more about his affinity for Alembics..... | ||
| crobbins
Senior Member Username: crobbins Post Number: 837 Registered: 6-2004 |
What about this bass?  | ||
| bigredbass
Senior Member Username: bigredbass Post Number: 1653 Registered: 9-2002 |
That's a Rudy Sarzo Signature Peavey Cirrus, great bass. To my mind, the Cirrus' are THE great overlooked neckthru bass. Made one-at-a-time in Mississippi to Hartley's quality standards. Not as cheap as they once were (what is?), but I always have a soft spot for Peavey, and these really are very nice 'off the rack' axes. These are modeled somewhat after the Aria SB's Rudy played once upon a time (the 'black-eyed ovals' are a nod to those axes), and RS even used them reloaded with Alembic MXY's back then. J o e y | ||
| white_cloud
Junior Username: white_cloud Post Number: 25 Registered: 6-2010 |
Joey - totally agree. Peavey basses are hugely underated. The USA built Cirrus is a great instrument. | ||
| rjmsteel
Intermediate Member Username: rjmsteel Post Number: 156 Registered: 7-2008 |
Got one. Curly Bubinga top - Walnut Body - Walnut and Maple lams in neck, (through-neck). Oiled body only. Sounds warm. In fact I played the bass through an old single 15" Roland amp, (at a local Blues Jam - doing blues/jazz), and the instrument sounded as if it were a fretless bass. BUT.... I JUST received my Custom Series Rogue, delivered by the UPS driver at my workplace, 3 hours ago!!!! Still in the Box. Gonna be a FUN evening!! - Rich | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 10130 Registered: 5-2002 |
Congrats Rich! | ||
| crobbins
Senior Member Username: crobbins Post Number: 840 Registered: 6-2004 |
Rich, please post some pics of your finished bass. Congrats...... | ||
| bigredbass
Senior Member Username: bigredbass Post Number: 1654 Registered: 9-2002 |
One other thing I forgot to mention, and the picture shows: Like a Series-shaped instrument, the Cirrus' have the entire fingerboard (almost) clear of the body. With thos big cutaways, you can get to the 'above the 12th fret' zone really easily, something you seldom see on most axes, especially a conventionally shaped axe. The Series shape is really great (almost Steinberger-like) as all of the high end of the neck is easy to reach, and the Cirrus is one of the few 'other' axes that allow that access. . . . Of course, a Custom Rogue just smokes one of these, you dog ! J o e y | ||
| room037
Advanced Member Username: room037 Post Number: 398 Registered: 9-2003 |
Hi, Anyone knows closeup photo of Joe Bouchard's bass ? I found this video. This Bass looks like Standard omega Series 1 bass. But there is no logo on the crown head, isn't it ? Contrasted topwood construction is just like BecVar.  Eiji | ||
| to_81_0190
Intermediate Member Username: to_81_0190 Post Number: 158 Registered: 5-2006 |
I went to the concert when Blue Oyster Cult came to Japan in 1979. I remember that Joe Bouchard Played very exciting bass solo. His bass seemed to be Alembic standard LSB but I can't recall whether the bass was point or omega. Toshiaki | ||
| room037
Advanced Member Username: room037 Post Number: 399 Registered: 9-2003 |
I also went to BOC in Japan ! I believed his bass was Alembic at that time. But some BecVar's instruments are very close to Alembic. He made the same under Alembic factory or his own name. The bass has small omega cut. Please look 0:32 sec. on the video. And at 1:22, It seems no logo on the head. Eiji | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 10132 Registered: 5-2002 |
Eiji; there's a shot of the bass in this thread. | ||
| room037
Senior Member Username: room037 Post Number: 401 Registered: 9-2003 |
Thanks Dave ! Unfortunately some links are lost. Truss rod cavity looks smaller for single rod. So I think the bass was made before early 77'. This 77' maple inlay top bass was inspired Joe's bass, isn't it ?  Eiji | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 10134 Registered: 5-2002 |
And Joe's bass looks like it has a channel bridge. |
