| Author | Message | ||
| flaxattack
Senior Member Username: flaxattack Post Number: 996 Registered: 4-2004 |
SUPRISED that i have not seen any posts from new york area members.. so in the words of kmh heres my .02 worth PHIL- please go buy an alembic...modulus is a good bass, but damn it sounds "clunky?"muddled?" imho- its hard to put a finger on what i dont like about it- could even be his set up etc.the soundboards always sound pretty good. i shouldnt say not like - i mean dont care for. But he was absolutely evil on that thing last night- especially on the st stephen/eleven thats my absolute only negative comment.... this grouping of barracco, osborne, sipe, shless and campbell are tight- real tight... and they "felt" it after the opener of direwolf- i can rest comfortably knowing the "music" is in good hands... this one is definitely worth burning and is already available at btree my bet after listening to some of the shows- this will end up being a freebee sdbd | ||
| glocke
Intermediate Member Username: glocke Post Number: 105 Registered: 9-2002 |
I went to fri and sat beacon shows...all 3 hammerstien and all three tower.... With the exception of the friday night beacon, all these shows are great...Its really hard to say which ones Ive enjoyed the most, but Id have to say the hammerstien shows so far are my favs... Phils modulus doesnt sound very clunky or muddled to me...it actually sounds pretty dry, tight, and well defined... Does he have it running through a leslie cabinet? Or is that barracos cabinet with the rotating speaker.>I seem to remember that same cabinet being onstage at 80's dead shows | ||
| darkstar01
Junior Username: darkstar01 Post Number: 27 Registered: 6-2005 |
I'm pretty sure Phil uses a leslie. Last time I saw him I thought his bass sound was terrible. To be honest, I haven't liked his sound since he officialy put the Godfather away in the 80's and started playing sixers. Old School Phil totally owns. And Dead, for that matter. | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 999 Registered: 7-2004 |
It seemed to me that as the 80's progressed Phil was going for a "feel it" as opposed to a "hear it" sound. As a guitar player, my ears are not attuned to the bass as much as others around here, but I often found my self longing for days gone by when Phil's sound was more articulated in the band. I ran into Phil in a bathroom recently. He wasn't aware that Alembic was still in business in Santa Rosa, and told me he had recently been speaking with Rick Turner about a new bass. Bill, tgo | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 3262 Registered: 5-2002 |
He wasn't aware that Alembic was still in business?? That's surprising. Personally, I think Phil has a nice tone with his Modulus. Thanks for the report on New York, Jeff. Yes, this is a really nice lineup! (Message edited by davehouck on February 19, 2006) | ||
| old_guy
New Username: old_guy Post Number: 10 Registered: 2-2006 |
davehouck. You seem to be in the know. Does the name or term "Rothchild" have any thing to do with the Alembic Company? I have no foundation for this just seems attached in my head. Thanks, Michael S. | ||
| staemius
Member Username: staemius Post Number: 55 Registered: 12-2004 |
That is surprising - and, dangit, why can't I ever run into Phil? | ||
| adriaan
Senior Member Username: adriaan Post Number: 770 Registered: 6-2002 |
IIRC Rothchild(?) were the first US distributors. Read up the Alembic history (long version) on the main site here ... | ||
| old_guy
Junior Username: old_guy Post Number: 12 Registered: 2-2006 |
adriaan. Thanks for solving my "rothchild" The name must have been on paper work w/ an instrument at new purchase. I'll read up as you suggest. Thanks Michael S. | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 3267 Registered: 5-2002 |
Michael; according to the history that Adriaan cited, Rothchild was the distributor for Alembic from 1976 to 1978. |
