| Author | Message | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 1351 Registered: 9-2002 |
Saturday 22 may ...  So here we are: Jan-Willem from the Netherlands and Paul TBO from Belgium. Coming together for a Saturday full of Alembic trial ...and error! Great day ...great playing ...great company Paul the bad one | ||
| keavin
Advanced Member Username: keavin Post Number: 388 Registered: 12-2002 |
Damn!!! | ||
| dnburgess
Advanced Member Username: dnburgess Post Number: 268 Registered: 1-2003 |
So how did the Ashdown and Alembic / Glockenklang rigs compare? | ||
| malthumb
Advanced Member Username: malthumb Post Number: 224 Registered: 5-2002 |
Like the way you guys stair-stepped them by size. Put's the Standard body size in perspective. Maybe this should become a catalog page. Peace, James | ||
| bassman10096
Senior Member Username: bassman10096 Post Number: 420 Registered: 7-2003 |
Looks like great company to spend the day with! Bill | ||
| eastcoastepic
Member Username: eastcoastepic Post Number: 74 Registered: 10-2003 |
Very impressive, gentlemen... Mica, looks like a fine pic for the next Alembic catalogue, no?! | ||
| smokin_dave
Intermediate Member Username: smokin_dave Post Number: 106 Registered: 10-2002 |
GIMMIE GLOCKENKLANG. I dig tweak peaks and I want Glockenklang cabs/power & Alembic processing. I need a sponsor. | ||
| dadabass2001
Intermediate Member Username: dadabass2001 Post Number: 147 Registered: 6-2002 |
Looks like you guys had some fun! So come on boys, spill the gory details. What models are represented in this shot? Mike | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 1352 Registered: 9-2002 |
Well ...from left to right you have Jan WIllem holding Donna what is a 5 string fretless Epiphone El Capitan Cutaway (a real joy to play BTW), than you got an Essence 4 string, mahogany body, walnut top, Volume, pan, filter, than a bubinga Orion (my favourite), a long scale Spoiler with Koa top, than ...well ...you know Bonnie of course and than yours truly holding "broomstick". Ashdown versus Tweak Peaks is not a fair match. I liked the Ashdown but because ther e were "only" 4 x 10" well ...acceptable but no deep. We put the Glockenklang 15" on the Ashdown and ...hopla ...coming up the deep sounds.  Jan Willem discovered the value of the Series II electronics. In fact: having Series elctronics you don't need another bass soundwise. He didn't like the body however: too large and enormous. OTOH I didn't like the small bodies. I spend most of the afternoon in setting up Jan WIllems basses. He was astounded by the low actyion and still playability of Bonnie. So I took the bet I could do that with two of his basses. The Orion and the Essence got the treatment and were playing "as a womans leg" when JW went home!!!! Soundwise I Liked the Orion most! I especially tried it with using the SF-2 ...awesome sound! Paul the bad one | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 1354 Registered: 9-2002 |
BTW: I pointed out to Jan WIllem that playing with low action implicates a soft touch. MIca already made that remark about John ENtwistles' basses. When they were given to John nobody in the Alembic factory could play them: they only produced fretnoise and clicking. John played them flawlessly: an extreme soft touch and ...letting the amp doing the work!!! I discussed this first with Jan WIllem of course and yes he had to change his playing touchwise but ...it seemed to work out very well. The Spoiler was left in it's original set-up because he wanted a bass that had the "old" set-up and that bass had the near-to-perfect neck, only the bridge was fairly high. Paul the bad one BTW: I have this "set-up" skill only thanks to Brother Joey "Bigredbass" Wilson who unfortunately disappeared from this club. Thanks Joey wherever you may be. If you want to learn too: there is a threat somewhere with the "how to" that is for me a "MUST PRINT" from this siite but where the $&^#*%@Q$(<><*#$!#& is that threat???? | ||
| davehouck
Senior Member Username: davehouck Post Number: 585 Registered: 5-2002 |
Paul; is this it? http://alembic.com/club/messages/393/4623.html | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 1357 Registered: 9-2002 |
Brother Dave .... You're THE MAN!!!! Guys and dolls ...start your printers!!!! Paul the bad one | ||
| dean_m
Advanced Member Username: dean_m Post Number: 313 Registered: 7-2002 |
Brother Paul, I noticed you're sporting more of a summer haircut these days. It looks like you two had way too much fun!!!! Peace, Dino | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 1360 Registered: 9-2002 |
HE-HE ...yep a "Philips #3" haircut!!!!! Paul the bad one PS: got your message too! I was mowing the lawn and didn't hear my mobile ...rats!!! Uncletalk asap!!! | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 1362 Registered: 9-2002 |
HE ...HO ...and I forgot something! "Red" joined the family too! After Brother Jan the River one made me a black Belden cable spare for Bonnie. Another good friend of mine and club member made me "Red" ...remember I once -long time ago 1000's of posts (he ...I CAN say that!!!!)- said I would like a RED multicable?? Well ... laaaaaaaaaaaaa-adies and gentle people meet "Red on Bonnie"  Paul the bad one | ||
| keavin
Advanced Member Username: keavin Post Number: 396 Registered: 12-2002 |
beautifullllll!!!. | ||
| hollis
Advanced Member Username: hollis Post Number: 213 Registered: 11-2003 |
Fun had by all! |
