Stanley Clarke w/Animal Logic
 

HOW does dude get this insane tone? I know it's 99% him, but I'm wondering what the whole setup consists of. I liked the studio cut of this tune, but this is crazy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GINB-5bfkiw

Yeah, that was a great listen!

:bassist:

Alembic basses are a big factor in his sound. I have never seen him use anything else and they definitely work for him.

AFAIK, he started with Gibson EB basses and then discovered Alembic.

I saw this band many years ago, just great! Stanley will always be The Man!

In between the Gibson EB-2 (which I believe he deployed on the very first Return To Forever album, the ECM one that includes "La Fiesta") and the Alembic Series I, Stanley had a Rickenbacker 4000. Pretty sure that's what he's playing on RTF's Hymn Of The Seventh Galaxy album.

I also saw a DVD of RTF from Germany in the mid 70's with Stanley playing a Ric through an Acoustic amp. Funny it still sounded like him.

C/S,
Rev J

It very well could be because he got his first Alembic in 1973 and the HoTSG album was released in 1973.

Here's a video on his set up.

IIRC, the guys from Alembic "discovered" him (saw Clarke in-concert, told him his playing was great but his sound wasn't happening...we have a bass we would like you try, etc).