Alembic footage

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Author Message muller1007 Member Username: muller1007 Post Number: 51 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Sunday, March 21, 2004 - 3:17 pm:    Short but sweet..... http://www.slapring.com/video/slapring2.mpg Believe it or not, this guy traded in this beautiful Alembic Series 1 for a German "Miller" headless bass guitar. According to him the Miller bass's sound and character equals the Alembic. I don't get it.... Does anybody have other Alembic footage or soundclips to share? Duncan bassman10096 Advanced Member Username: bassman10096 Post Number: 248 Registered: 7-2003 Posted on Sunday, March 21, 2004 - 3:33 pm:    Great Alembic sample. Forgive my ignorance (I'm not a slapper.): What is this guy wearing on his thumb?? Bill davehouck Senior Member Username: davehouck Post Number: 457 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Sunday, March 21, 2004 - 3:34 pm:    Neat! Thanks! davehouck Senior Member Username: davehouck Post Number: 458 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Sunday, March 21, 2004 - 3:51 pm:    Bill; I was wondering the same thing. Here it is: http://www.slapring.com/en/productinfo/slapring/index.php bassman10096 Advanced Member Username: bassman10096 Post Number: 250 Registered: 7-2003 Posted on Sunday, March 21, 2004 - 4:14 pm:    Thanks Dave. Now I feel very lazy. Interesting website and the device itself is intriguing. Besides, I like gadgets. Maybe this is something to investigate further... davehouck Senior Member Username: davehouck Post Number: 459 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Sunday, March 21, 2004 - 4:23 pm:    Bill; Mark King also plays with something on his thumb. Personally, I like the feel and tone of skin on strings. davehouck Senior Member Username: davehouck Post Number: 460 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Sunday, March 21, 2004 - 4:40 pm:    Here's as good a picture as I could find of whatever it is Mark King has on his thumb: http://www.forevernow.com/gallery/ohnefilter/hamburg24.jpg davehouck Senior Member Username: davehouck Post Number: 461 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Sunday, March 21, 2004 - 4:42 pm:    Here are a couple more; they seem to come in different colors: http://www.forevernow.com/gallery/crystalpalace/127.jpg,http://www.forevernow.com/gallery/crystalpalace/127.jpg http://www.forevernow.com/gallery/hammersmith90/170.jpg (Message edited by davehouck on March 21, 2004) muller1007 Member Username: muller1007 Post Number: 52 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Sunday, March 21, 2004 - 10:29 pm:    I know for a fact that Mark King actually wraps a simple piece of Duck Tape around his thumb. This prevents him from hurting it as he hits the strings pretty hard and his slapping tempo is sometimes extremely high. In the early 80s he actually split his thumb during a concert, which made him wear the tape. davehouck Senior Member Username: davehouck Post Number: 462 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Monday, March 22, 2004 - 5:00 am:    Thanks for the info. On the DVD it does indeed look like tape. adriaan Intermediate Member Username: adriaan Post Number: 150 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Monday, March 22, 2004 - 5:19 am:    Doesn't Mark King play ultralight strings, maybe 30-90? That must be like playing razorblades! susan Moderator Username: susan Post Number: 33 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Monday, March 22, 2004 - 12:27 pm:    Yep, that's correct all of Mark's Alembics were set up with 30-90 strings. It's the main reason why we send almost every bass to the UK set up with them as well -Susan