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fmm
Junior
Username: fmm

Post Number: 37
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Thursday, August 12, 2004 - 8:29 am:   Edit Post

I've got front row seats for Al Yankovic tonight.

I hope Steve Jay brings his Alembic.
alembic76407
Advanced Member
Username: alembic76407

Post Number: 326
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Thursday, August 12, 2004 - 9:41 am:   Edit Post

Weird Al rocks, I saw him last year and Steve was not playing his Alembic, but it was a great show.

have a great time, and wear an Alembic shirt and make Steve feel guilty

David T
811952
Advanced Member
Username: 811952

Post Number: 238
Registered: 10-2003
Posted on Thursday, August 12, 2004 - 2:29 pm:   Edit Post

If you have a chance to chat with him, I'd be reallying interested in hearing the story behind his first Alembic (long scale Series I point, a '79 or '80 perhaps). I'm pretty sure I know part of it. It was in the Alembic brochure in '83 or '84, and I spent some time with it prior to then, if it is indeed the same instrument (which I'm pretty certain it is because of the markings of the wood top).

John
fmm
Junior
Username: fmm

Post Number: 38
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Thursday, August 12, 2004 - 2:53 pm:   Edit Post

I'll see what I can do...
mica
Moderator
Username: mica

Post Number: 1862
Registered: 6-2000
Posted on Thursday, August 12, 2004 - 5:12 pm:   Edit Post

I saw Steve last week when Weird Al played in Santa Rosa. He played his Stanley Clarke in Ziricote most of the show. On the Nirvana song he played a Warwick Dolphin. I think he also played a Dean, but I wasn't sure.

What he showed us before the show was a really cool acoustic instrument called a psaltry. You use two bows on it, and the strings are really alive.

You'll find Steve very accessable, usually out near the bus. He always has time, especially for the enthusiastic kids!

Did you catch his article in Bass Player recently (Music as a Life Form)?
fmm
Junior
Username: fmm

Post Number: 39
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Friday, August 13, 2004 - 5:53 am:   Edit Post

It was an amazing show. 29 songs (more or less, there's a big medley in the middle of the show) including a cover of "whole lotta love".

Steve played his Alembic on 17 songs. The rest were mostly on the Warwick. On Smells Like Nirvana he used what looked like an EB-3. He also used a Dean 8 string on Fat & Yoda.
elzie
Advanced Member
Username: elzie

Post Number: 310
Registered: 8-2002
Posted on Friday, August 13, 2004 - 6:48 pm:   Edit Post

Wierd Al is the best! That is, right behind Devo, but I'm sure I'll take some abuse for that ;)
wideload
Junior
Username: wideload

Post Number: 42
Registered: 6-2003
Posted on Friday, August 13, 2004 - 9:22 pm:   Edit Post

WHAT??? Have you forgotten The Tubes? Nothing exceeds like excess! My favorite alltime band.

Larry
the_schwartz
Member
Username: the_schwartz

Post Number: 65
Registered: 1-2003
Posted on Monday, August 16, 2004 - 5:41 pm:   Edit Post

My wife and I saw Weird Al with his wife & kid shopping for bread in Costco last week.

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