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Author Message 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