I think so... especially if they use Alembics on their cuts...
 
Also, hearing and seeing an Alembic basses in action and played live, is icing on the cake.
 
What do you think...  
 
Should artist list their tools?

i remember looking at the credits for RTF, it said: stanley clarke- alembic bass.
i think its a good thing, because, its not any ole' bass, it an alembic bass.

When I look at the CD Credits the artists lists their tools such as Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Lenny White, Al Dimeola, Dave Weckel, Victor Wooten, to name a few. So I believe that it is appropriate, espicially if such giants of the musical community that I mentioned list their tools! It's gotta be cool!
Thumb to the bass fingers keep a pluckin!

Should people mention their basses on recordings?  I don't know.  It kind of seems like it would interrupt the song to have someone start talking about their equipment .

Rim shot!
 
Bill, tgo

Some of them have endorsements.
 
Dave

If an artist list their tools for my mind to read, my ears become much more open, yet focused to listen even more deeply.
 
For artist using Alembics, I would give that much more attention.
 
Also, famous players, need not to list their instruments. (We already know what they play... )  
 
This thread was crafted for people here... famous or not...(or what not...)
 
(Message edited by hendixclarke on June 16, 2009)

Back in the 70's Stanley Clarke was not well known, nor was Alembic Basses (for that matter...) It was great for Stanley to list his tools, and I believe even though he's well known, Stanley still lists his rigs.
 
The Return To Forever Album No Mystery title alone, make it clear too. No tricks, no smoke or mirrors... Just Laying Down The Boogie baby... for what its exactly worth.

Carol Kaye was always listed as Fender Bass in her credits.
I think it is a good way to say thank you to the companies who have supplied gear to the artists or just to mention the instruments/amps so as some of us can gain knowledge. I know when I was younger and starting out playing I wanted to know what everyone used..you cannot know enough!

I list my basses by track on my recordings (when allowed), and on my Myspace page as well.
I like the idea of someone following along and going, I gotta get one of those. (not that my playing will cause that, but perhaps the sound will inspire, as it did me some 30 mmp-mmph years ago and still does (JJ/Victor/etc)!  
Mike
 
(Message edited by dadabass2001 on June 16, 2009)

well fender bass was done because most all pop music had bass- double bass that is. when fender made the p-bass in 51, very few people played it. i was told that when you joined the union back in those days, you could specify bass, or fender bass.

What Jimmy said.  In Carol's heyday, Fender Bass? was used generically for electric bass, a la Kleenex? for tissue & Vaseline? for petroleum jelly.  My favorite case of IDing your ax was on the first Pure Prairie League album, where the great John David Call is noted as playing shoo-boo steel guitar.  I had the chance to ask him what was up with that; it was a misprint - should, of course, have read Sho-Bud.  Always proofread your album covers, kids!
 
Peter

a little off topic...
 
A fond memory I have from high school was when I saw that Rush listed 'plywood' as an instrument on their album 'Moving Pictures'.

Not being a Rush fan, I didn't know they used it - but when I saw John Hartford solo in the 70s, he & his soundman spent about 15 minutes getting the mic on the plywood right (but somehow I just don't see Geddy clogging).
 
Peter

I remember ...And Justice For All listed Jason Newsted as playing Alembics and I know being an adolecent in the early 90's me and my friends would call and bug Susan about Jason's basses and what his specs were, thinking we could probably order one for around a 1000 bucks LOL. When we found out how much series II electronics cost we were pretty disapointed but it did not stop us from calling again.
As kids we saw Alembic in the Album credits and thought that there is no better bass in the world because it was used on this album because Jason can afford to use anything.