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rogertvr
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Username: rogertvr

Post Number: 78
Registered: 1-2003
Posted on Sunday, July 06, 2003 - 1:57 pm:   Edit Post

I went to watch Yes on Thursday night at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, UK. Chris Squire can still certainly pluck a string or two, but one question that has always been in the back of my mind over the years, is why he's never played an Alembic. Well, not to my knowledge anyway.

It was an excellent concert! I must say that Yes are a different group when Rick Wakeman is playing with them. Not to do the other keyboard players down who have played with Yes over the years of course. But there is just something about Wakeman. Even Senior Management enjoyed it and she is far from being a Yes fan!

But I digress. I've owned a Rickenbacker 4001 from new (1981) and it plays and sounds like nothing else I've ever played - except the Alembic Series I that I played in 1993. I can leave or leave Fenders (my apologies to any Fender lovers in here), they leave me cold and I won't pay the wrong side of £1000 for a bass with a bolt on neck. Squire did break out his Lakland though - I'm not sure what to make of that, I've never played one but it does seem to have a pretty good sound to it, especially for what appears to be a single pick-up bass.

I thought that the bass sound at the concert lacked a crisp bottom-end, and the top-end wasn't as distinct as I was expecting. Which is a little odd as Squire is known for his sound. What it has made me do is listen to my own bass sound, which I was only thinking last weekend seems to have gone a little astray.

So half an hour with the graphic on my Trace Elliot this afternoon has made me re-think the sound I use on my 4001. I now have a very crisp bottom end with clear a ringing top. If my Dragon's Wing is as good as this, I'll be very happy. If it's better (and I'm assuming it will be) - I'll be throwing a street party :-) Everyone from the Club invited of course!!!!
palembic
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Username: palembic

Post Number: 494
Registered: 9-2002
Posted on Monday, July 07, 2003 - 1:00 am:   Edit Post

Hoi a party!
So if everyone brings his bass and a (small???) amp we could play the BIG BOM!
You're on Roger

Paul the bad one
jacko
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Username: jacko

Post Number: 2
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Friday, July 11, 2003 - 6:18 am:   Edit Post

I went to see YES in edinburgh on the 6th and was blown away by chris' playing. However, as has happened over the past 6 or 7 tours, his playing was well down in the mix apart from during his solos. I noticed in particular that the mid range seemed very weak in comparison to the bottom end which would have been helped along by his liberal use of taurus pedals. Sack the sound man? Still, the best gig I've been to since the last one ;-)

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