Mothership Mini-Gathering 6/21/14

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Author Message hieronymous Senior Member Username: hieronymous Post Number: 1381 Registered: 1-2005 Posted on Sunday, June 22, 2014 - 8:48 am:    Starting a new thread for pictures and stories about the recent Mini-Gathering so that you don't have to scroll through all the planning posts in the old one. Here's one of the wall: sonicus Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 3469 Registered: 5-2009 Posted on Sunday, June 22, 2014 - 9:00 am:    Such a beautiful sight ! Thanks Harry ____ Who's fretless ? hieronymous Senior Member Username: hieronymous Post Number: 1384 Registered: 1-2005 Posted on Sunday, June 22, 2014 - 9:16 am:    The fretless was the showstopper! Hint: steel fretboard! This is the bass that, instead of being "fretless" was more accurately described by Susan as "continuously fretted"! (Or so I have heard) davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 11382 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Sunday, June 22, 2014 - 11:56 am:    Great picture! dead_head Junior Username: dead_head Post Number: 11 Registered: 5-2014 Posted on Sunday, June 22, 2014 - 8:32 pm:    Nice group shot. Thanks Harry. pauldo Senior Member Username: pauldo Post Number: 1192 Registered: 6-2006 Posted on Monday, June 23, 2014 - 4:12 pm:    Is that the infamous stainless steel bass that John McVie played???? Tell me more! Was it played? How did it sound? Can I borrow it? :-D rjmsteel Advanced Member Username: rjmsteel Post Number: 226 Registered: 7-2008 Posted on Monday, June 23, 2014 - 7:00 pm:    Now that I just picked my jaw up off the floor... Thanks for the picture! (Plenty of Coco Bolo going on there)! hieronymous Senior Member Username: hieronymous Post Number: 1387 Registered: 1-2005 Posted on Monday, June 23, 2014 - 8:06 pm:    Paul - that's the one! (Sorry, that's my double neck poking into the picture!) hieronymous Senior Member Username: hieronymous Post Number: 1388 Registered: 1-2005 Posted on Friday, June 27, 2014 - 3:41 pm:    Sorry I'm so slow with pics - here's the Spyder hanging on the wall in the first shot: and oddmetersam playing this beautiful Stanley Clarke Signature: hieronymous Senior Member Username: hieronymous Post Number: 1389 Registered: 1-2005 Posted on Friday, June 27, 2014 - 3:46 pm:    Here's another Stanley Clarke Signature from the wall: hieronymous Senior Member Username: hieronymous Post Number: 1390 Registered: 1-2005 Posted on Friday, June 27, 2014 - 4:05 pm:    And while we're on this body shape, here's a bunch in the back: And a new model in the works! oddmetersam Advanced Member Username: oddmetersam Post Number: 359 Registered: 7-2008 Posted on Saturday, June 28, 2014 - 3:35 am:    Sorry for the delay in posting my pictures. Much thanks to Mica and Ron for the hospitality, bass and guitar eye-candy, and the super detailed factory tour. Harry and his famous double-neck. A gorgeous SCSD. AJ tries it out. Quilted maple dragon wing. An S-F2 Superfilter embedded into this lefty bass! This monster will also have a million knobs. Two Triple Omega's routed for different electronics. Stunning crotch walnut top. Note the neck recipe. Late afternoon backside salute. jcdlc72 Advanced Member Username: jcdlc72 Post Number: 345 Registered: 11-2009 Posted on Saturday, June 28, 2014 - 9:01 am:    Oh, the envy!, Oh the Drooling! Even the wood frame on that rack looks gorgeous! And the whole idea of the tour, and a pic with Ron and Mica and all? IŽll be back. Need to clean up the drool... oddmetersam Advanced Member Username: oddmetersam Post Number: 360 Registered: 7-2008 Posted on Saturday, June 28, 2014 - 6:12 pm:    One other thing that doesn't translate through mere pictures is the warmth and overall vibe exuded by Mica and Ron. Nothing about them or Alembic, in general, is perfunctory. It was like being given a tour of Santa's workshop...if Santa were real, that is. The main event this year is scheduled for mid-September. I urge everyone to save up enough to get here! lbpesq Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 5785 Registered: 7-2004 Posted on Sunday, June 29, 2014 - 12:10 am:    Looks like you all had a great time. Sorry I couldn't make it this time. September will be a blast. Bill, tgo zomnius Junior Username: zomnius Post Number: 24 Registered: 9-2013 Posted on Sunday, June 29, 2014 - 12:27 am:    great pictures, like the built in s-F2! davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 11398 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Sunday, June 29, 2014 - 4:57 pm:    Wonderful pictures! The main thing coming to mind at the moment is Wow! And yes, the SF-2 mounted in the bass is very cool. I especially love the group shot of the five of you out front, though it looks like AJ got caught behind the double neck. Thanks very much for the pictures! And I'm happy you all were able to get together. mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 8212 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - 7:17 pm:    I have a few to add to the mix: Looking forward to September 13th! rustyg61 Senior Member Username: rustyg61 Post Number: 1281 Registered: 2-2011 Posted on Sunday, August 03, 2014 - 11:15 am:    Sam, I just realized that is my Europa hanging between the two Triple Omega's! If you have any more pictures of it, can you email them to me? My email is on my profile. Thanks! Rusty edwin Senior Member Username: edwin Post Number: 1811 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Tuesday, August 05, 2014 - 8:30 pm:    I would love to know more about the Superfilter equipped bass! moongerm Junior Username: moongerm Post Number: 26 Registered: 8-2013 Posted on Wednesday, August 06, 2014 - 5:47 pm:    These photos are great! I am with Edwin, that SF is very interesting. oddmetersam Advanced Member Username: oddmetersam Post Number: 365 Registered: 7-2008 Posted on Saturday, August 16, 2014 - 9:20 am:    Rusty, Sorry I've been off the musical grid for almost two weeks. Long story. But the short answer is that I genuinely didn't take pictures of your bass because I didn't want to spoil the fun for you and I knew it would be impossible to keep from spilling the beans. I hope you understand! rustyg61 Senior Member Username: rustyg61 Post Number: 1289 Registered: 2-2011 Posted on Saturday, August 16, 2014 - 1:25 pm:    Thanks for the reply Sam. My bass started getting paint this week, so pictures should start to flow from Mica again. She posted one already. edwardofhuncote Junior Username: edwardofhuncote Post Number: 42 Registered: 6-2014 Posted on Wednesday, September 10, 2014 - 11:15 am:    It's killing me, so I have to ask: Did anyone play the bass coda from "The Chain" on *the bass* from "The Chain"? Is it forbidden? =) This looks like gobs of fun! I gotta put an east coast meet-up on my to-do list. From here, I could make it anywhere in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, or the other direction of North or South Carolina, maybe even Georgia in a day. Nashville, Tennessee is a familiar, albeit nightmarish roadtrip. rustyg61 Senior Member Username: rustyg61 Post Number: 1306 Registered: 2-2011 Posted on Wednesday, September 10, 2014 - 3:46 pm:    Gregory, I wasn't at the Mini Gathering, but I did play the bass coda from The Chain on the bass when I visited the Mothership in July. I sent you a PM. edwardofhuncote Junior Username: edwardofhuncote Post Number: 43 Registered: 6-2014 Posted on Thursday, September 11, 2014 - 5:28 am:    I'd have had to try it, but preferably without witnesses, and *definitely* no video! Who would believe it anyway? I will be watching for a gathering somewhere back east... looks irresistably fun, and I really need to experience some of the different electronics packages while planning my own custom.