I'll go ahead and hope no objects to a new thread. Thanks to everyone involved for the Gathering. It was my first and I had a great time. Got to meet some new friends and face-to-face with some that I've met online. Also got to jam a bit (thanks Harry for your consideration and solid drum work)with the Series II (thanks Mica) before my gig and consequently was already warmed up for that. I even got a new hat! Looking forward to seeing some of the pictures. Thanks again!

I thought this would make a nice first pic:
 

OK ....I'd like to add this one: the bassherd tending his flock
 

 
Well ...guitarist could get picky on this (hehehehe)
 
(Message edited by Palembic on March 16, 2008)

Just a quick note to say that I survived my secong gatheroing unscathed this year :-) and I've just dumped 2 hours of video to my hard drive.
Paul, it was great to meet you face-to-face, and my wife and kids loved the Belgian chocholate.
 
Will get some pics up this week.
 
Ken

Before we get too deep into this thread, I wanted to post the link to the original Bay Area/Northern CA Alembic Gathering II - the Sequel? thread.
 
I'm really looking forward to Palembic's photos - my pics came out too dark, but it looked like Paul took some nice shots from up close. Last year my buddy Greg got the travelled the farthest award (he came from Boston), but Paul beat that record coming from Belgium!

I'd like to hear the story on that maple topped six stringer in the back.  It looks like it has the Alembic oval fretboard inlays, but that's the only thing that looks Alembic-ish to my  amateur eyes.

Toby - the one to the right of that maple-topped Strat style is the true non-Alembic - IIRC that's a Fernandez, and the maple-topped one is an shop-night Alembic.

The Fernandes has Alembic guts - 3 pickups, filter, 3-way Q - along with RMC piezos in the bridge and a 13 pin synth out.  The maple-topped strat-like guitar is, indeed, a shop-night instrument - two Alembic pickups using a strat-o-blaster as the pre-amp.  A fine time was had by all.  And Paul, tbo, my wife LOVED the chocolates.  Thanks!
 
Bill, tgo

Top pic, far left: is that the long-scale Steve Fossen bass rescued from Guitar Center?

Top pic, far left: is that the long-scale Steve Fossen bass rescued from Guitar Center?
 
It sure looks like it.

I'll let Ken give the details, but he did say that it belonged to the bassist from Heart.

I'm going to have to ask Steve why he ever parted with it next time I see him... which very well could be the day I pick up my Rogue. :-)

if (Steve Fossen =~ /bassist from Heart/) { print Barracuda!`n; }

What's Ron holding in his fingers in the picture above? HMMMM is that a cookie or something he got from Bill?

Wow!  Nice collection!  Looking forward to more pics and reports!