The Last Bass Outpost
Gear Discussion Forums => Other Bass Brands => Topic started by: Pekka on June 13, 2010, 09:30:35 AM
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I've been wondering about this mysterious 8-string Tom used in the late seventies:
(http://www.12stringbass.net/tom123x.jpg)
Probably a custom job but who knows? Looks like it has 60's Thunderbird pickups.
The same bass in action:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=026PePcmY6w (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=026PePcmY6w)
Don't be scared by the intro, he soon puts the T-bird away...;)
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Weren't all his early ones made by Jol Dantzig at Hamer?
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Don't be scared by the intro
I must admit that the ultra sloppy guitar solo in the intro did scare me off... :o
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Weren't all his early ones made by Jol Dantzig at Hamer?
This doesn't look like a Hamer to me.
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Well, it's not any production Hamer, that's for sure. He might not have had any Hamer that early either. Hamer built his first 12-string, maybe he had an 8-string custom built earlier.
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He said he recorded the Heaven Tonight record with an Alembic 8 string. Seems that could be it. I've never seen it before.
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He said he recorded the Heaven Tonight record with an Alembic 8 string. Seems that could be it. I've never seen it before.
Nope, the Alembic 8 was used on the Dream Police album, on the songs everyone thinks they're hearing a 12(Gonna Raise Hell, Need Your Love).
Heaven Tonight was 4-string except the title track.
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(http://www.12stringbass.net/tom92x.jpg)
Tom's Alembic.