Stanley Clarke .......?

Ok guys, I saw him on Friday night at the IMAC in Huntington, NY.

Sounded awesome I couldn't have been more pleased, except for the virus I came down with when I got home. A few interesting observations.

2 SWR 1x18, 2 SWR 4x10, Roland Jazz Chorus, SWR Redhead. All for show he went direct to the house nothing coming from the stage is that normal for him or maybe a technical difficulty?

Looked like 2 Alembic Pres, a tuner, power conditioner and a rack mount effects unit, but no power amps.

Looks like he was using a Sansamp Acoustic DI for his upright, I could easily be mistaken.

He played one bass that seemed to be strung A,D,G,C ?

He was killer and had his signature sound but what happened to a stage rig?

 

JimmyM, Thanks for your informative response.

You are absolutely correct it makes no difference and I do realize that many players use their rig as a stage monitor.

.....but.....I am curious.

Come to think of it I shouldn't have made any note of his right or left hand technique on the electric or upright, what difference does it make he sounded good!

 

I should have also mentioned:

Stanley used a lot of his ring finger on the right hand during slow passages.

Began with his second finger on most alternating passages with his right hand.

He also tends to hang the thumb of his left hand over the fingerboard when playing double stops to hit those low notes.

On the upright I can't even begin to explain his slap/strum technique he must have hands of steel.