I have a 1987 Alembic Spoiler bass that can pretty much get any sound you want. Yes, they are expensive but they have a look and sound that will last a lifetime!
first time I saw an Alembic was Stanley Clarke's bass on display at the African American History Museum in DC. I had never heard of the brand at that point. I'm not a bass player but I was immediately struck by how well made it looked. the woodwork, inlays, all the mechanics on the headstock, it all looked so masterfully done.
ya get a bigger shirt or drop weight. This is a 100 dollar bass player playing a 10,000 dollar bass. They can't get a better player to demo? I want to hear "return to forever" not "return to the buffet for a fifth plate"
Luke Walker - he plays good with a pick, the purpose of these videos is to demo sale models- it’s not a contest- or an instructional video- ignore the haters, enjoy the equipmemt
3:29 could also be Lovely day by Bill Withers. Rock on, I was just playing that the other day too !. Grateful minds bro !. The Alembic sounds great for that Phil tone.
I have had my MK standard for 21 years, bought it at Rudy Music Stop on 169W 48th Street NY and brought it back to the UK. No question about it, THE best bass I have ever owned although it is a trifle heavy at 13lbs !. Bubinga top, maple accent laminates, mahogany body wings and the same electronics as the one showcased here. I went one step further and have front red LED's installed by Martin Sims in the UK who can do it without removing the fingerboard! Party on !
I think you meant, aloha everybody. Mahalo means thanks or thank you!! I have one of these basses. Mine is in a Quilted Maple. Great neck and fret board!!! Really nice basses!!!
The MK sig Alembic is a 100% marketing bass. MK himself played on a Series II bass that sounds way different than this Alembic. Any Alembic is great, but you can basically get the same sound with a 'cheap' Persuader/Spoiler Alembic, you don't need a 8K $ MK sig for that.
chip transistor ...tuff karate keyboarding there...and a big mouth. Classy. Nice playing and amazing basses/guitar in the video. Never played an Alembic but they look and sound amazing. My talent would never do one justice though. Cheers.
mark king never played this model he played a series 2 alembic point body 32inch inch scale alembic bass it sounded completly different to this so called signature deluxe modelmJust saying☺
As much as i appreciate the beautiful craftmanship of Alembic basses, i still think that the JayDee supernatural 1 MK with Saturn fingerboard inlays is the best sounding bass Mark King has ever used. Just my humble opinion, sorry to offend anyone!
I don't understand why there are some people hate slap bass that much. Every people has their own style, and I am sure there's a lot people out there want to hear the slap sound on every bass too, especially for this "Mark King" Alembic Bass.
The only negative thing I can say is that once again, here's Jerry Garcia tribute guitar and it's being played with a bloodless clean tone. Sure, I understand that that's the way Jerry played but why is there nobody who for the heck of it plays one through a cooking Marshall and show how the Wolf can howl?
Ugly bass, tone & human. I hate burl. Just awful. Finish is a disaster. Play my bass in the dark? Never. I would absolutely never want to own it (joking, so jealous). Lovely bass, nice playing!
I have a 1987 Alembic Spoiler bass that can pretty much get any sound you want. Yes, they are expensive but they have a look and sound that will last a lifetime!
first time I saw an Alembic was Stanley Clarke's bass on display at the African American History Museum in DC. I had never heard of the brand at that point. I'm not a bass player but I was immediately struck by how well made it looked. the woodwork, inlays, all the mechanics on the headstock, it all looked so masterfully done.
Absolutely love the fact that the background track when you’re describing the bass is someone playing Phil Lesh’s line from Help On The Way.
Phil !
For the low, low price of your MORTAL SOUL
😂
That was no joke the coolest cover you guys have done, Help On The Way!!!
Ron Jeremy can slap for real.......
ya get a bigger shirt or drop weight. This is a 100 dollar bass player playing a 10,000 dollar bass. They can't get a better player to demo? I want to hear "return to forever" not "return to the buffet for a fifth plate"
Chip transistor i bet you're a blast at parties. ;-)
that aint cool to be talking bad about ma boi like that man
fuck off with that shit. Marc can play and I dig his style. Seems like a really nice guy.
@@chiptransistor2381 you're so mean,......can you pay that bass sir?,....yeah sureeee.........what evaaaaaaa....
A selection of Alembics... what's not to like and love!! Nice one!
The price? Lol. Hey, if you got it, flaunt it!!
Woah.... I was wondering where you've been. Worth the wait! The holy grail of basses.
Thanks for continuing to demo Alembic basses!
I think that's the brightest bass tone I've ever heard
I don't understand all the hate on this guy. I thought his playing was great. Plus, I'd like to see you do better
Luke Walker :-)
Luke Walker - he plays good with a pick, the purpose of these videos is to demo sale models- it’s not a contest- or an instructional video- ignore the haters, enjoy the equipmemt
Luke Walker Because they’re jealous they’re not getting the attention. Instead of the whiners making their own videos, they choose to be lazy.
@@strangernajjar I read "Luke Skywalker", lol.
3:29 could also be Lovely day by Bill Withers. Rock on, I was just playing that the other day too !. Grateful minds bro !. The Alembic sounds great for that Phil tone.
I have had my MK standard for 21 years, bought it at Rudy Music Stop on 169W 48th Street NY and brought it back to the UK. No question about it, THE best bass I have ever owned although it is a trifle heavy at 13lbs !. Bubinga top, maple accent laminates, mahogany body wings and the same electronics as the one showcased here. I went one step further and have front red LED's installed by Martin Sims in the UK who can do it without removing the fingerboard! Party on !
I knew i heard that bassline throughout the video! The guitar reminds me of wolf! Beautiful basses, great video thanks! ❤️
I'm just happy it's in tune
I think you meant, aloha everybody. Mahalo means thanks or thank you!! I have one of these basses. Mine is in a Quilted Maple. Great neck and fret board!!! Really nice basses!!!
that love games riff... is money
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It is called a MK Deluxe, but it doesn't sound like a series II bass that Mark Kink played on. Still an awesome bass though! :)
Listened to this then listened to Level 42 Love Games. Gotta love this guy for trying.
love games by the awesome level 42 well done man.
Chicago? Wow! Looks like real good music store. Is Mark King and Level 42 well known in the USA?Very good playing by the way!
Opening with that 311 P-Nut riff! Nice! WTF was I thinking - Uh!
i can only dream of owning one of those
The dead cover was sick
Lovely
Fresh light gauge strings would be pretty much essential for the Mark King sound
I dig all the CME bass vids but this one is my fav as a big Deadhead. Love this bass and the guitar too!
i give like because Help Is On The Way!
Beautiful demo!
Beautiful playing gentlemen!
The MK sig Alembic is a 100% marketing bass. MK himself played on a Series II bass that sounds way different than this Alembic. Any Alembic is great, but you can basically get the same sound with a 'cheap' Persuader/Spoiler Alembic, you don't need a 8K $ MK sig for that.
love the sound of alembics.
help on the way... nice!
Stunning Instruments, how much is the MK Deluxe thanks ?
SPIRAL that particular one sold for around $14k.
We have another stunning one in the works with Amboyna Burl...
okay thanks
What is this eletric guitar model?
chip transistor ...tuff karate keyboarding there...and a big mouth.
Classy.
Nice playing and amazing basses/guitar in the video. Never played an Alembic but they look and sound amazing. My talent would never do one justice though. Cheers.
GD tribute is pretty
Beautiful instruments. Great demo. Wish I could afford one. Wonderful Dead demo. Those Alembics sound great. Great playing!
Fellow tuba/bass player! Go bottom end!
Do you relic guitars?
mark king never played this model he played a series 2 alembic point body 32inch inch scale alembic bass it sounded completly different to this so called signature deluxe modelmJust saying☺
As much as i appreciate the beautiful craftmanship of Alembic basses, i still think that the JayDee supernatural 1 MK with Saturn fingerboard inlays is the best sounding bass Mark King has ever used. Just my humble opinion, sorry to offend anyone!
Soooooooo nice
Keep practicing!
Gorgeous basses… Sadly , one I will never own 😂
I like the Clarke models more, but that Dead jam was superb.
he's no Mark King is he?
Big T there's only one.
who is?
He could of at least done the Jack hammer :)
He is a mark
3:03 Allan Woody lookalike footage
Can you do a piano demo.
Do you guys ever do a bass demo without slapping?
They've done several I think. Mostly some vintage stuff. It makes sense that they'd feature at least a little slapping though.
I don't understand why there are some people hate slap bass that much. Every people has their own style, and I am sure there's a lot people out there want to hear the slap sound on every bass too, especially for this "Mark King" Alembic Bass.
25k a bass 28 if you want custom options
you can get a 70s one for the low low price of $5k
hmmm. nice playing but not got the Love Games riff nailed.
Alembic's website looks like it's from 2003.
And the guitar didn't sound set up. Lot of buzz. But man they are soooo pretty. Alembic really does some incredible work.
I don't understand the trolls on this either. I thought it was a cool demo.
these guys are standbys for wilco lol
The only negative thing I can say is that once again, here's Jerry Garcia tribute guitar and it's being played with a bloodless clean tone.
Sure, I understand that that's the way Jerry played but why is there nobody who for the heck of it plays one through a cooking Marshall and show how the Wolf can howl?
looks like it has gone mouldy
I hope he has insurance on that thumb !
Nope they're not :D Johnny Mørch from Denmark started building customs half a year before them :b
They started their mod shop before he opened up tho.
rly?? just 2/4 screws... elite basses, yep th-cam.com/video/YlCzYpr-98Q/w-d-xo.htmlm51s
but in general looks great
Do you really need that many options on a guitar? there's 5 extra switches on it.. it looks like that guitar has acne.
Meme
Who buys these things? Absurd prices
Wolves you get what you pay for
Calvin D that's true until you get to that price point of utterly diminished returns
Notification quad where you at?
Pretty sure there's more than 4 of us here.
Apart from the looks it doesnt sound that great actually. For that amount of money you can have a bass that is way better.
Ruined a great bass line
Bass sounds thin..
Yea, awesome.
$10,000 Bass....$10 Bass player...
Intenzity c'mon, I'm worth at least $20
Ugly bass, tone & human. I hate burl. Just awful. Finish is a disaster. Play my bass in the dark? Never. I would absolutely never want to own it (joking, so jealous). Lovely bass, nice playing!
like the look not the sound