Lopsy Lu - Stanley Clarke tribute on Alembic bass

The great Stanley Clarke recorded this tune in 1974 when I was 5 years old. #alembic

[@LeonardoSilva-xw5bo]

wonderful sound... perfect equalization

[@russellgilbert3453]

Love me some Lopsy Lu!

[@MrAKbass]

Awesome tribute! IMHO this melody is one of the most beautiful pieces written on bass

[@simonwhitlock9189]

Beautifully played and what a fantastic tone, well done.

[@jeffjacobson59]

Late to the party but wow man!! You are fantastic!

[@jwcbronski]

Thank. Glad you like it.

[@charlesfinney1055]

You sound great brother 👍

[@jwcbronski]

Thanks a lot!

[@johnchioles4199]

Sick! Love it!

[@davehyypio4261]

Bought that album when I was a teen. Wow, what a great job you did recreating those riffs!

[@jwcbronski]

Thanks! Yeah, I was 16 when I discovered Stanley Clarke.

[@michaelb.42112]

Me too !!! 15 or 16 years old and it changed my life !

[@BDGGaddie]

Playing with my bass emotions good sir!👍🏾👏🏾

[@terrywho22]

Wonderfully played. What a gorgeous bass: my all-time favorite.

[@yugyugyug2447]

Hello Stanley jr . Bonjour de France.

[@jwcbronski]

Bonjour d'Allemagne

[@blainekelley816]

Really nice! Love the SC Alembic!!

[@JazzCatzs]

What a sound !! Beautiful Bro !

[@FunkyFlo]

this is Perfect!!

[@dazza42UK]

Nice bit Level 42’s Heathrow in there which was of course inspired by Lopsy Lu

[@jwcbronski]

Glad you noticed. I also think there's some Lopsy Lu & Silly Putty in Level 42's Dune Tune.

[@dazza42UK]

@@jwcbronski Absolutely, Stan was a big influence on King. Anyway, great to hear you back on here.

[@riaz72]

@@jwcbronski don’t forget So long Mickey Mouse-it’s almost identical to Dune Tune- ( I don’t blame Mark!)

[@jwcbronski]

@@riaz72 Yeah right. I haven't heard that in a long time. BTW I think Lessons in Love sounds like Romeo where's Juliet by Collage.

[@riaz72]

@@jwcbronski cool- ill check it out. Great playing btw

[@kardinalfuchsvonvatikanrom7232]

EPIC!!

[@erikshen1107]

OH HELL YESSSSSSSSS!

[@potitopovolo8788]

Very good

[@danadane2501]

I'm sharing this .

[@jwcbronski]

Thanks!

[@dalygav]

nice.

[@nunoharris]

Hi.what strings are you using with the Alembic Bass? Thanks

[@jwcbronski]

Ernie Ball Extra Slinky

[@Anythingidontreallycare]

What settings are you using? You’re sound very close to the man himself!

[@BrooksysBassCorner]

Good work, sir!!

[@jwcbronski]

Thanks, sir!!

[@mattandtina3591]

Very cool! Whats the year and model on that Alembic?

[@jwcbronski]

Thanks! It's an Alembic Stanley Clarke Signature Model from 2011.

[@randellcurry1622]

Jwc... awesome sound, absolutely perfect. May i ask what brand of sound compressor and recording hardware did you use?

[@jwcbronski]

Thanks!!! Steinberg UR824 audio interface and a VST compressor by Native Instruments.

[@randellcurry1622]

@@jwcbronski Thank you for replying. I'm actually building a bass that uses the same build structure and sound philosophy as the Alembic. I have a rough prototype that I have been working on for years, and it sounds very close to yours. But that's not good enough for me :) I have to keep developing it. I have a prototype pickup concept that no one has ever done in the works.

[@jwcbronski]

@@randellcurry1622 Wow I'd really like to hear (and see) that bass. I think for the Alembic-sound the pickups, pickup-position & electronics are the most important factors.

[@randellcurry1622]

@@jwcbronski Thank you. The bass structure i used was an ibanez BTB 4 string neck through, the same basic structural recipe as the Alembic Series bass. I gutted out the same pickup positions fairly accurately, but it was a rough hack job to be honest. Not a pretty sight at all lol. I made my own pickups from scratch using the same wire and number of windings around home depot ceramic block magnets, all into a specific shape and width. The magnetic aperature width of the pickups are exactly 7/8 inch wide, but it is not a normal winding configuration of other traditional pickups. Their output is EXTREME, very very loud, dynamic response is crazy. They are so loud and clean that its almost at line level, but get this... no preamp.

[@randellcurry1622]

@@jwcbronski And it has that alembic series bass "twang" sound that is so pleasing to the ear. I also hacked up a custom brass nut, bridge, and tailpiece, all with a brass sustain block too. Its very ugly, but the Alembic sound is there. The whole thing had to be done very carefully, with parts in specific positions, to get the correct "resonant" timbral response. Its all based from string wave impedance isolation philosophy...

[@BERTLEWEED]

Nice M.King style tone; could you do something Rock with bottom end and sustain? I'm only asking cos I'm getting a little older and can't be bothered to stretch: does the short scale still put out..? ;-)

[@jwcbronski]

This is an incredbly versatile instrument. I think you would have no problems getting enough bottom end. Theres is no active bass boost but you could use your amps eq.

[@nodoor9132]

If you don't mind me asking what string gauges are you using there?

[@jwcbronski]

Ernie Ball Extra Slinky 95-70-60-40

[@mjmason75]

@@jwcbronski Yeah, they sounded thin, so I figured they were light strings. You still had nice tone overall though, but obviously lighter gauge strings just sound thinner. Great job playing man!