Always great to see you Wolf, in all of your incarnations!

Here's my group shot. There were still a number of instruments being played outdoors or downstairs.

  Three of Ken's basses on display.

  Wolf and his Distillate, Nate and his new pride and joy and Ken with his series II Rogue.

  Closeups of Nate's and Ken's spectacular instruments.

  Nate's scorpion bodied monster! Like all the other instruments on hand, pictures don't even remotely do justice to the sheer beauty of an Alembic.

  Eric and Dave

  Mica and Ron share a laugh. These gatherings are the highlight of my year!

  My bass is the one being held by Ron in one of Mica's pictures. The experience was so intense, she had to have a cigarette, afterwards!

  Bill, our gracious host, shows off the exquisite back woods of "Woody". This guitar is a stringed jewel.

  Bill, Matt and Wolf getting down to business.

  Matt

  Wolf's single pickup Distillate. Echoing Mica's comments, I told Wolf at the gathering that I love his tone.

  Harry and Will. Harry is equally adept at pick playing as well fingerstyle and can transition seamlessly between the two.

  I apologize for not remembering this gentleman's name but he was BLAZING on guitar!

  David Pinto brought a rare 5-string Ampeg Baby Bass.

  As mentioned earlier, rare circumstance reunited Alembic #12 on the left and #10 on the right after about 42 years. Incredible mojo!

Awesome pictures Sam! Thanks for sharing!

Hello Sam it was great to see you there ! Thanks ___ .  I am sorry that we did not get to speak a little more there .  The fellow wearing the white hat and playing a PRS is Steve . He is indeed quite a talented guitar player and a Master of controlled feedback and the whammy bar ____ besides his vast playing ability spanning a wide genre of styles from jazz standards to various jam band styles ; Dead / Quicksilver... etc ... ...   I have been playing with him in various musical configurations for a few years now . He attended the 2012 Gathering as well .
 
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Bill and Tina, thank you so much for your hospitality and for putting up with all of us!  It's been a few years since I was able to attend the NorCal gathering, and it was great reconnecting with a few Alembecians I knew, as well as meeting new ones.  
 
As always, thank you Mica, Ron, and the entire Alembic staff for everything you do, and have done, for so many years, with such a commitment to quality.  Long live Alembic.
 
Eric

Hey, Rusty! I've been off the music grid for about a month and it's great to get back in the swing of things. Glad you're doing well and your own bass is already creating quite a stir!
 
Wolf, always a pleasure to see you. Thanks for the heads up regarding Steve. I'd met him before but I'm terrible with names....

Okay, here's a weird serendipity moment...
 
Steve, who I've now met twice at Alembic gatherings, lives a quarter mile from me! He asked casually what town I lived in, replied with So do we! What Street? So do we! Alembic does, literally, make the world smaller!
:-)

Sam and Wolf, thanks for posting more pics!  I'm really enjoying seeing the faces, the instruments, the ambiance.

Indeed!  Thanks a ton, - it's so nice to see these pics!  (SOME day...)

Are thos Sierra Nevada Torpedoes I see on the table in front of the 'audience'?
Mmmm - oh and those instruments look delicious also.
:-D
 
#12 was there without Keavin?
I think I recall him saying it was going back to the Mothership for some work . . .

Sierra Nevada Pale Ale.  And wherever #12 is, Keavin is there in spirit.
 
So, when do we start planning NorCal 2015? lol
 
Bill, tgo

Oh, the envy of it all!!!.  
 
Hopefully I will attend one of these meetings someday. I will be delighted of sharing in person wih the entire Alembicians family!
 
Greets!

Good to see you back Sam! All your pictures are awesome, but I especially like the one of Mica & Ron & Nate's Scorpion is to die for!!

Yes; the picture of Mica and Ron is very cool!

Sandra's asked for more photos of the house Bill and she says hi to Tina and Mica. Seems vastly different to the old place. Roll on the 2017 get together. Let me know the date soon and I'll make sure I'm there :-)
 
Graeme