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olieoliver
Senior Member
Username: olieoliver
Post Number: 769
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, September 30, 2006 - 4:00 pm: |  |
MIKE! you were 10 in 73, WOW! you're old DUDE. |
groovelines
Advanced Member
Username: groovelines
Post Number: 387
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, September 30, 2006 - 8:59 pm: | |
Just as old as others, eh old timer? ;)
Christian, I've gotta tell you I keep scrolling up to the top and gazing at your bass. I'm thinking I want a Spoiler. But alas, you can't have champagne when living on a beer budget. |
olieoliver
Senior Member
Username: olieoliver
Post Number: 771
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, October 01, 2006 - 5:27 am: | |
Maybe not champagne but you colud have California Sparkling White Wine. |
jacko
Senior Member
Username: jacko
Post Number: 849
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 04, 2006 - 6:42 am: | |
Can you yougsters keep the noise down. us old timers are trying to catch a nap ;-)
Graeme |
jacko
Senior Member
Username: jacko
Post Number: 850
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 04, 2006 - 6:42 am: | |
Can you youngsters keep the noise down. us old timers are trying to catch a nap ;-)
Graeme |
speicky
Intermediate Member
Username: speicky
Post Number: 152
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 04, 2006 - 2:20 pm: | |
you are ok by me, Graeme, I KNOW I AM LATE ! LOL ! Give you an update of was happening in the past:
Oct 1st: carrying equipment to church, playing, carrying equipment back home, having dinner and a lill good-night drink
Oct 2nd: having fun for eight hours with useless paperwork in the office, carrying equipment to Harley cave, playing our a**es off, carrying equipment back home, having a hardcore booze with hell raisers, dying
Oct 3rd: public German holiday (Unity celebration). still stone-cold, but recovering...
Oct 4th: another day in the office, and finally got home to post you some news...
Glad to be HOME again :-)
Christian |
speicky
Intermediate Member
Username: speicky
Post Number: 153
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 04, 2006 - 2:49 pm: | |
Well, I checked the digicam and unfortunately, there are only a few pics that I can offer you... we had a fairly good time playing at church, and the choir behind us was very.... polite und patient :-) Here goes:
The camerawork was done by my 12-year-old, Christian jr. He has also made a very cool video with the camera, while we performed "Bangin Man". Might be something you're keen on, Mike ? Maybe I put it up on youtube for all to see...
I have to go on tomorrow, there's much more paper piles to be moved by me in the office, and a 42-year-old needs sleep sometimes !
Christian |
jacko
Senior Member
Username: jacko
Post Number: 853
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, October 05, 2006 - 12:56 am: | |
Boy, that's a big bass when you see it being worn! I can only see one chorister smiling though - the rest look a bit 'disapproving'- Perhaps they've seen the first fret inlay ;-)
Graeme |
speicky
Intermediate Member
Username: speicky
Post Number: 154
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, October 05, 2006 - 1:08 am: | |
Aah, Graeme, you got it ! That's why...
I removed the octave strings on the fretted neck and adjusted the neck accordingly. I thought the girls noticed that I forgot to reinstall the TRC... |
fc_spoiler
Advanced Member
Username: fc_spoiler
Post Number: 377
Registered: 5-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, October 05, 2006 - 5:17 am: | |
Way to go Speicky! Great pics! (though not requested) |
series_iii
Intermediate Member
Username: series_iii
Post Number: 108
Registered: 8-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, October 05, 2006 - 6:26 am: | |
awesome!
just out of curiousity, why did you remove the octave strings?
that thing must weigh a ton. do you use a back brace when playing it? (my 5-string weighs in at 14 lbs, so i've taken to wearing one under my shirt on gigs. nobody can tell and now i can play it all night). |
811952
Senior Member
Username: 811952
Post Number: 840
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, October 05, 2006 - 11:52 am: | |
Christian,
Great pics! Awesome to see Peggy hard at work. I see you're using both necks, too! Very cool...
John |
speicky
Intermediate Member
Username: speicky
Post Number: 155
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, October 05, 2006 - 1:14 pm: | |
Thank you all for your appreciation...
I felt I had to play four string, because my fingers are quite skinny. I had a real buzzing problem with octave strings on. In addition, I like a wider string spacing for my right hand. No offense, Tim, I know you are NOT implying that mylady Peggy may have a weight problem ??? LOL... I love to suffer that way, and with the wide strap it is not a real issue. I already played her for over one hour, and still felt comfortable. It's just that wide strap, I do not need any brace or cushion (yet).
Well spotted, John, I played the first song on the fretless neck, started "STH" fretless, and moved to the fretted neck during this number. That was really cool, some people in the audience also noticed what was going on.
It moves my heart when some teenager come after the gig, impressed of the bass and the sound, and ask silly questions or just stare... just like me twenty years ago when I admired JAE, Stanley and Mark King, saw the logo of their Alembics frequently, and knew that I would NEVER be able to afford one. And even IF, there is no dealer within a thousand miles ! Nowadays, computer and communication technology make it possible that everybody can search and gather information within seconds, and there is money and goods being moved through eBay... phew !
Once again, thank you all !
Christian |
series_iii
Intermediate Member
Username: series_iii
Post Number: 110
Registered: 8-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, October 05, 2006 - 2:28 pm: | |
interesting about the octave strings. i am a recent convert to 8-string. i have very skinny fingers as well. so far playing an 8-string has not a problem for me. it looks as if yours is set up like mine (bass string below octave). i use pretty much the same fingering techinque as i do on the fretless and nary a buzz. the octave and bass string are very close together on mine (much closer than they appear to be on yours), right hand technique is not a problem and i have yet to get tripped up.
i think the combination of 8-string and fretless sound is killer - i go back and forth between them a lot. it gives the sound guy fits, though, especially when i throw a 5 string into the mix. |
speicky
Intermediate Member
Username: speicky
Post Number: 158
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, October 05, 2006 - 3:37 pm: | |
Yes, Tim, the bass strings are below the octaves, and I like it that way. I did not manage to find out about your current eight-string, I just remember the graphite fretless that dwmark snatched (lucky you, no hole in your head). So, I cannot compare the spacing between bass and octave string on both basses. However, the spacing on Peggy is quite huge, there is not much space between the bass "E" and octave "a" and so on. It seems not a double four string, but (virtually) an eight string, with a very much more narrow spacing than Trip Wamsley's Ocean Blue or the Eight String King which are "real" eight strings.
I want to play Peggy with octave strings with "The Fakers", as we are a trio, and I am forced to produce even more noise than in a quartet with two guitar players. I don't when it will happen, let's just see, what future may bring...
Chris |
series_iii
Intermediate Member
Username: series_iii
Post Number: 111
Registered: 8-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, October 05, 2006 - 7:28 pm: | |
this is the 8-string spyder that i bought from oliver this spring. there are probably better pictures of it around but these should give you some idea of the string spacing. it plays like a 4 string...
http://i12.tinypic.com/30ldyxv.jpg
and another....
http://i12.tinypic.com/33c3qf9.jpg |
speicky
Intermediate Member
Username: speicky
Post Number: 159
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Friday, October 06, 2006 - 12:20 am: | |
Tim, forgive me, I am a nitwit ! Of course it's Oliver's Spyder, I know... well, the Harley party still seems to take it's tolls ;-)
A great bass, I saw it live on stage when Oliver did his first gig with WHO ARE YOU back in 2005. Play her in good health ! |
keavin
Senior Member
Username: keavin
Post Number: 943
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Friday, October 06, 2006 - 12:48 pm: | |
it's So Cool to see such Rare alembic at work!.....keep beatin the sh#t out of her! |
speicky
Intermediate Member
Username: speicky
Post Number: 161
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Friday, October 06, 2006 - 4:04 pm: | |
YEAH ! Thank you, Keavin, I promise I will ! All the best to you and S/N 12, keep funkin' the world... I sincerely believe that fried ice cream IS a reality !
Christian |
groovelines
Advanced Member
Username: groovelines
Post Number: 388
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, October 07, 2006 - 2:18 pm: | |
Christian,
Wow, looks like you've had a busy week, it's a shame that things like work get in the way of livin'.
I must echo FC's thanks for the non requested photos. Peggy looks great. I'm glad to see that you're not letting her idle away her time as a show piece. A bass like that needs to be played and seen.
Mike |
speicky
Intermediate Member
Username: speicky
Post Number: 162
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, October 07, 2006 - 4:33 pm: | |
You are absolutely right, Mike, but I will not show her around like the elephant man or some other circus attraction. I did not play Peggy at the Harley gig... My first thought was "cool, two American dreams unite", but the place just was not right. The stage was rather small, and I was afraid I could break her by accident. Also, I knew before about the party after the party...
I believe there are just a very few hundred people in Germany (with over 80 million habitants) who know about the history and the value of Alembic basses and guitars, most of the folks are just curious and interested. wow, why does it have two necks, interesting painting, uh, you mean, it's no paint, what do all the knobs do... The general public does not know anything, and that's alright. They shall enjoy the show. I did not yet meet a music professional who knew the brand or the logo when he saw one of my basses. Well, as long as we all know, I can live with it ! |
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