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02-12-2007, 01:16 PM
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Just been listening to John Entwistle's Alembic work and it';s probably the heaviest, thickest, grindiest tone I've ever heard ( outside of Live At Leeds, natch ). 
Any other players who have really used Alembics in a heavier environment? I've heard loads of Stanley Clarke stuff but his sound just doesn't do it for me.
Links/sounds welcome!
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02-12-2007, 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Kink Rimson  Just been listening to John Entwistle's Alembic work and it';s probably the heaviest, thickest, grindiest tone I've ever heard ( outside of Live At Leeds, natch ).
Any other players who have really used Alembics in a heavier environment? I've heard loads of Stanley Clarke stuff but his sound just doesn't do it for me.
Links/sounds welcome! | John Paul Jones of Zeppelin used one for a while in the band's later stages, and so did Greg Lake with ELP in the late 70's.
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02-12-2007, 02:26 PM
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Sales Rep: Benavente Guitars - Endorser: SIT strings, & Epifani Moderator | | Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Atlanta/Lexington | | | didn't Cliff Burton have one?... And Lamar Williams?
... oh and who could forget Tripp Wamsley. |
02-12-2007, 02:34 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Marathon Man | | | I know he is more of a fusion player, but Stanley has used them on rockier things before (Animal Logic comes to mind). |
02-12-2007, 02:38 PM
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02-12-2007, 02:40 PM
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Flea used one for a while
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02-12-2007, 03:22 PM
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02-12-2007, 04:24 PM
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02-12-2007, 04:45 PM
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02-13-2007, 08:48 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Denver, CO | | | JPJ actually had two Alembics, you can see (and hear) both on the Knebworth performance ('79). I love Phil Lesh's Alembic though, so amazing. |
02-13-2007, 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by BassMan250 JPJ actually had two Alembics, you can see (and hear) both on the Knebworth performance ('79). I love Phil Lesh's Alembic though, so amazing. | Yeah. 8 string and 4. JPJ used the 8 for songs off Presence. I forget the brand but he mostly play a 10 now.
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02-13-2007, 09:09 PM
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02-14-2007, 05:46 AM
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02-14-2007, 08:06 AM
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Originally Posted by cash87 As someone said flea used one on the album one hot minute...i believe every song but aeroplane was recored with one...oh and pea(acoustic) | I always thought he did use the Alembic on Aeroplane. What did he use for that song? |
02-14-2007, 10:04 AM
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Originally Posted by FoHBass I always thought he did use the Alembic on Aeroplane. What did he use for that song? | That was a Stingray. Pretty unmistakable. The rest of the album (bar Pea) was an Alembic Epic. |
02-14-2007, 03:02 PM
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Originally Posted by AxtoOx Yeah. 8 string and 4. JPJ used the 8 for songs off Presence. I forget the brand but he mostly play a 10 now. |
The 8 string he used on "Presence" was a Hagström, he did get the Alembic for the 1977 tour. He now uses Manson basses.
Other Alembic players in the rock (or sort of) field include:
Joe Bouchard of Blue Öyster Cult
Chuck Panozzo of Styx
Tom Petersson of Cheap Trick (used an 8-string on "Gonna Raise Hell", used it occasionally live)
Tom Fowler (Zappa)
Andy West of Dixie Dregs
And of course Jack Casady who had thevery first Alembic bass.
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02-14-2007, 03:07 PM
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02-14-2007, 03:18 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2001 Location: Ontario, Canada | | | Just watched a Nazareth DVD...Pete Agnew played a nice Alembec...
Awesome show....Dream On, always gives me chills
Although, they Yak way too much between songs
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02-14-2007, 03:54 PM
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The sound they supply is thick, heavy, crisp and completely dominant in the mix. I have a series 1 graphite from 1979 and when I put it through one of my 70's Burman valve amps, it sounds like JPJ (tone wise, even if not playing wise).
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02-17-2007, 09:12 AM
| | | | Jimmy Johnson plays Alembics with Allan Holdsworth.
John McVie played one with Fleetwood Mac, and I think Mike Rutherford played one with Genesis. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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