Stanley, Marcus,Victor!......sound clips

Started by keavin, July 31, 2008, 05:08:37 AM

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karl

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July 31, 2008, 06:37:39 AM
Thanks for the heads-up, Keavin! Looking forward to hearing that - Marcus and Stanley are my absolute heroes on bass, and while I've never been a huge fan of Victor up to now (technically, he's astounding, but I've never really cared for his music or tone), I'm willing to be converted!
 
Interesting listening to those clips - I don't hear much of Stanley's signature tone - is he using the Spellbinder for most of this album? If so, it's a pity: I miss the Alembic sparkle! I can tell Marcus' sound from a mile off, but without the Alembic sparkle, Stanley sounds a little, uh, 'diminished' to my ears, too close in tone to Victor on his Fodera. Specifically, the beginning of Los Tres Hermanos - that sounds like Stanley's playing, but not his usual Alembic sound.
 
But I'll reserve judgement until I've heard the whole thing and read the inlay!
 
K.

jazzyvee

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July 31, 2008, 03:57:36 PM
I had a quick flick through some of the tracks and thankfully no-one is overplaying.  I wondered whether the three of them on the same record, it  would end up being a bass shredfest. But thankfully it doesn't sound like that.  
 
Jazzyvee
The sound of Alembic is medicine for the soul!
http://www.alembic.com/info/fc_ktwins.html

keavin

#4
August 13, 2008, 10:23:52 AM
New Web site up now!http://www.smvmusic.com/

artswork99

#5
August 13, 2008, 04:51:44 PM
Only 10 dates in the USA.  I was hoping for a closer stop.

terryc

#6
August 14, 2008, 04:32:05 AM
wonder if they will come to the UK
I guess every bass player on the globe will be purchasing that one!
I think to the uninitiated it would all sound like the same person.

LMiwa

#7
August 14, 2008, 11:54:36 AM
Downloaded the album from eMusic.com - great stuff!

jacko

#8
August 14, 2008, 02:09:24 PM
Have they allocated each player a specific channel as victor and steve bailey do on their bass extremes cds?
 
Terry, if they come to the UK they'll get no further north than Camden ;-(
 
Graeme

pas

#9
August 14, 2008, 02:40:41 PM
Talk about luck...I got my ticket today for the SMV show at Wolf Trap on 08/16.  FRONT ROW...CENTER!  The Bass Gods must truly be looking out for me...

dnburgess

#10
August 14, 2008, 03:18:46 PM
For any Australian members - Bass People has the CD in stock:
http://basspeople.cart.net.au/details/2350677.html

jacko

#11
September 17, 2008, 03:42:01 AM
The CD finally arrived in the post yesterday. I'm on round the 4th listening and I have to say I really like most of it. For a change, it's not just a bass players album, most of the music is ensemble playing although I guess the whole CD will appeal mostly to we Bass players ;-)
 
As far as the instruments Stanley is using, alot of the lbum sounds like it's beig played o an Alembic but I don't think I've heard him playing anything on a spellbinder recently so I have no point of comparison. The sleeve notes state..
Stanley Clarke plays Alembic basses and a 'Spellbinder custom tenor bass' so you can form your own opinions*
 
Graeme
 
* mine is that Stanley's touting an instrument he doesn't play as he has a financial interest in the company (and who can blame him).
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