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06-14-2009, 07:09 AM
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Hi gang...I've been a "Ralphe Armstrong" fan since his early days of him playing with Jean-Luc Ponty. His "fretless and acoustic" bass playing is "jaw-dropping"!  Any other Ralphe Armstrong fans out there,or any one seen him playing live? Thanx! |
06-14-2009, 06:03 PM
| | | | Big fan here
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06-14-2009, 06:06 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: San Antonio, TX, USA | | | I really liked him on the Ponty album "Live." His playing was a huge inspiration at the time.
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06-15-2009, 06:45 PM
| | | | Whats not to like, Tha cat can flat out blow the roof off any joint he plays, the real deal if there ever was one. |
06-15-2009, 06:48 PM
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Artist:TC Electronic RH450 bass system | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Fort Madison, IA | | | "struggle of the turtle to the sea" What a great performance!
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06-15-2009, 06:50 PM
|  | No matter where you go, there you are... | | Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Chicago (south suburbs) | | | I remember seeing him with the second Mahavishnu Orchestra, with Narada Michael Walden on drums. They were a truly incredible rhythm section, and grooved harder then anyone I can remember. I think he was 17 or 18 the time too!
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06-15-2009, 06:59 PM
|  | Registered User | | | | I AM A HUGE FAN!!!!!!!! Ralphe is a virtuoso on both electric and upright bass.
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06-15-2009, 07:44 PM
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Originally Posted by BIGREDSIX  I remember seeing him with the second Mahavishnu Orchestra, with Narada Michael Walden on drums. They were a truly incredible rhythm section, and grooved harder then anyone I can remember. I think he was 17 or 18 the time too! | A "true" teen prodigy... |
06-15-2009, 07:45 PM
|  | C'mon man! | | Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Hawaii | | Quote:
Originally Posted by BIGREDSIX I remember seeing him with the second Mahavishnu Orchestra, with Narada Michael Walden on drums. They were a truly incredible rhythm section, and grooved harder then anyone I can remember. I think he was 17 or 18 the time too! |
Mahavishnu released a double DVD a couple years back with the first disk capturing a 1974 show, great stuff for fans of the era and Ralph.
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06-15-2009, 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by bottomzone I AM A HUGE FAN!!!!!!!! Ralphe is a virtuoso on both electric and upright bass.
A Groove is a Terrible Thing to Waste! | I would love to see him play live. He is truly a "virtuoso".  |
06-15-2009, 07:53 PM
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Originally Posted by NickMarinelli I really liked him on the Ponty album "Live." His playing was a huge inspiration at the time. | Imaginary Voyage Pt.II On the live album. |
06-16-2009, 05:50 AM
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Endorsing Bulkmusic Strings | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Rovigo(Italy) | | | Great player, I particulary like the "Enigmatic Ocean" album with Ponty.... |
06-16-2009, 06:50 AM
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06-16-2009, 06:53 AM
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Originally Posted by SX lover I would love to see him play live. He is truly a "virtuoso". | I saw him back in the day with Ponty. Wonderful player. Those Gibson basses with all those effects was never my idea of a good time, but the notes and groove were fabulous! |
06-18-2009, 09:20 PM
| | | | Thanks for the kool pics,Barkless. I never saw a "fretless" Gibson RD bass..until i saw a vid of Ralphe,playing with Luc-Ponty. Maybe Gibson custom made the necks for him. |
06-19-2009, 07:15 AM
| | No matter where you go, there you are... | | Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Chicago (south suburbs) | | | I seem to recall him playing a fretless Precision with Mahavishu Orchestra, but can't remember what kind of amplification he used.
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06-19-2009, 02:36 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: West Memphis/Marion area, AR. | | | Ralphe was one of the great "underrated" bassists who was greatly appreciated among fusion bassists and listeners, who should have been more famous than he was. Jean-Luc Ponty's live album was the first time I ever heard him, or heard of him. I'd much rather listen to his playing than most of what's out there today.
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06-19-2009, 07:27 PM
| | | | I heard that he was very "disappointed" in and with weak Fender bass bridges,but loved their bass guitar. He said that Gibson had the better bridges,so he went with them. |
06-19-2009, 07:29 PM
| | | | Anyone got any pics of Gibson's "fretless" Ripper and RD basses?? |
06-19-2009, 08:55 PM
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Originally Posted by BIGREDSIX I seem to recall him playing a fretless Precision with Mahavishu Orchestra, but can't remember what kind of amplification he used. | He used gibson,s Lab Series amps during his time with JLP | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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