Another tidbit from the Alembic discussion board (May 5):
"In keeping with the back out of retirement theme...
Phil demoed "Big Brown" (the Alembicized Starfire bass he played in the 70s) during the "history" segment of the 1975 show recreation at Terrapin Crossroads last night. Before he started he mentioned that the bass had been back to Alembic for a tune-up and so they could properly document it. He flashed a picture they gave him of the bass with labels on it telling him what all the knobs and switches do. Even with the diagram he didn't seem to have much of a handle on it but it was interesting. After watching him fumble around with the bass during the demo it is hard to believe how well he used to play this bass and how great it sounded.
Haven't watched the show itself yet but the demo at the beginning is pretty cool..."
http://tinyurl.com/pljnw5h
Between about 10:00 and 18:00 Phil runs through the controls and does a little demo. Priceless.
"In keeping with the back out of retirement theme...
Phil demoed "Big Brown" (the Alembicized Starfire bass he played in the 70s) during the "history" segment of the 1975 show recreation at Terrapin Crossroads last night. Before he started he mentioned that the bass had been back to Alembic for a tune-up and so they could properly document it. He flashed a picture they gave him of the bass with labels on it telling him what all the knobs and switches do. Even with the diagram he didn't seem to have much of a handle on it but it was interesting. After watching him fumble around with the bass during the demo it is hard to believe how well he used to play this bass and how great it sounded.
Haven't watched the show itself yet but the demo at the beginning is pretty cool..."
http://tinyurl.com/pljnw5h
Between about 10:00 and 18:00 Phil runs through the controls and does a little demo. Priceless.
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Last show: 3/19/95 (Unbroken Chain breakout)
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First show: 8/16/69 (Woodstock)
Last show: 3/19/95 (Unbroken Chain breakout)
Member of the Four-Decade Club
Charter Member, President & CEO of OAD (Order of the Ancient Deadheads)