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funkyjazzjunky
Advanced Member Username: funkyjazzjunky
Post Number: 226 Registered: 5-2007
| Posted on Monday, October 20, 2008 - 7:33 am: | |
Bass Player's 20th anniversary issue mentions Alembic in their review of boutique basses over the years. |
jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko
Post Number: 1963 Registered: 10-2002
| Posted on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 - 11:50 am: | |
That's a first. Bass player have barely acknowledged Alembic in the past 20 years. Graeme. |
adriaan
Senior Member Username: adriaan
Post Number: 1980 Registered: 6-2002
| Posted on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 - 1:15 am: | |
I set my heart on an Epic when I read the BP review in 94, and proceeded to buy one before the end of the year. I seem to remember that Alembic still advertized in those days. |
funkyjazzjunky
Advanced Member Username: funkyjazzjunky
Post Number: 229 Registered: 5-2007
| Posted on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 - 11:55 am: | |
BP does tend to ignore brands that do not advertise. |
jeramaya
New Username: jeramaya
Post Number: 7 Registered: 7-2008
| Posted on Thursday, October 30, 2008 - 1:13 pm: | |
I think it was back in '94 (whoa, that long ago!!!?) that Bass Player had a factory tour of Alembic. I still have the issue. It was cool for me, because not long after that I bought my first Epic. Then I had to go back and reread the article. |
bigbadbill
Senior Member Username: bigbadbill
Post Number: 469 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Friday, October 31, 2008 - 4:46 am: | |
I thought that was a great article; I still have it. |
jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko
Post Number: 1972 Registered: 10-2002
| Posted on Friday, October 31, 2008 - 5:20 am: | |
Photocopy it and bring it along to Bass day Shaun ;-) graeme |
lmiwa
Member Username: lmiwa
Post Number: 76 Registered: 2-2008
| Posted on Friday, October 31, 2008 - 7:21 am: | |
From the intro to "Boutique Basses" article in the Holiday 2008 20th Anniversary issue of Bass Player: The original bass guitars were workaday tools designed for reliability, strong bass response, and cost-efficient manufacturing. But in the early '70's, Alembic changed all that. Prodded on by its hard-touring, musically experimental clientele (the Jefferson Airplane and Grateful Dead among them), Alembic instruments' exotic woods, custom-machined brass hardware, hi-fi electronics, and exquisite attention to artistic detail created an entirely new product category. These innovations continue in today's boutique basses, but it's the collaborative nature of the builder/bassist relationship that remins the defining characteristic of boutique bass building. |
georgie_boy
Senior Member Username: georgie_boy
Post Number: 558 Registered: 8-2005
| Posted on Friday, October 31, 2008 - 7:41 am: | |
In Fact Shaun, Scan it and put it on the site for all to see. Nice to hear from you again. George |