I worked local security for concerts here and we worked Stanley Clark around 1982, was mesmerized by his playing, his illuminated fret markers, showmanship and totally blown away by the 30" woofers on stage we stood in front of at the end of the show for crowd control! Always admired him for his technique and for sticking to 4 strings!
Insane having such gear. I can't imagine having so much recognition as a bass player. I am a bass player and have been for many years, but to have taken this profession to the level of Stanley Clarke is mind blowing......
The pickups on the spalted top are closer together going towards the bridge compared to the cherry bass. The old Alembics, you could adjust pickup position because they were one rods to do so. Very rare. I think Jack Cassidy had one back in the early '70s.
Very interesting rig, what a legend, the first solo bass player i discovered on vinyl when i was a teenager! (Cank St Records) for those that remember it.
You're absolutely correct! That being said if you re-watch it again you realize he must normally use an EBS so out of habit he says that. I only came to this conclusion when he says this box is good but not as good as the EBS. Maybe his tech was trying the MXR out for a few shows?
Always nice when looking at a Rig Rundown featuring a legend to see gross Rebecca Dirks comments made by little boys who've likely never even been on a date. I feel utterly refreshed.
Cannot love Stanley enough! He's one of those go-to musicians that always comes up with his particular sound for what's needed and a lot more! Plus I've become quite a "Dirks Head", she knows her stuff, a terrific interviewer, not a sycofant that "schmoozes" like a late-night talkshow host!
"any other tricks or secrets to your rig?" "just fingers. just fingers and technique" if only people realized that a little more. it's not what you play or what's in your rig... it's how well you play. skill > gear 10 times out of 10.
Let me play your Bass. 3 things required - knowledge/skill - equipment - style/dna Yes knowledge and experience are extremely crucial, practice, practice, study, practice. Yet quality instruments are also just as important, any great studio will have a variety of good instruments on hand, ie.. Gibson, Fender, Taylor etc. Most all successful musicians upgrade their equipment when able to unless it effects stage presence or sound (Willie Nelson & Trigger) DNA- How I sound on Bass guitar; plucking, strumming, fingering, bowing, will always sound different, whether it's DNA, finger strength - size - length - width, So much comes into play that even with the exact equipment set identically to another musician will still sound different. Good Equipment usually will make a "good" player sound great. Computers and Studio engineers are another whole different subject.
I had a '76 Alembic Custom w/the 5-pin jack and preamp. The best sound - EVAH... You plugged in this floor box to 120 volt AC and then plugged the 5-pin cable from the bass to the box and a 1/4" to the amp. Simple. It powered the pups, LED fret markers, etc. I remember having problems adjusting the intonation because I was used to Fenders and the Alembic was so accurate. The only down sound was that the damn thing musta weighed 15 lbs. This one had a bigger body (same shape) than Stanleys
Stanley you are the reason i play bass and i totally agree with you that EBS pedals are the best and most reliable pedals that you can take on the road and never have to worry and i did the math on your EBS pedals and your looking at around a grand or so to get em and well worth the money MR. Clarke....
Ya, it sounds like he says AEGC alright, although I think he meant to say ADGC. He probably just mad a mistake saying it as he was saying EADG directly after.
Man I listen to that like 20 times in disbelief that he was using they tuning!!!! Glad I searched the comments and found yours . I thought I was going crazy trying to figure out how he played like that ! Lol And oddly almost nobody but us seems to have caught that !?! -Thx for helping me regain my sanity! I was like he’s playing half Cello and half bass ! Lol
@nejikid Yeah, it does help, also very true... good craftsmanship plays a part, but it trumps brand name as well. like some people think that if they're seen playing an Epiphone T-Bird as opposed to a Gibson T-Bird that their rep is going to go down... meanwhile they're pretty much the same instrument, except that one is at least $1300 street.
Stanley was the closing act of the DJF 2014. He was never able to take the stage, as severe weather was rolling in. A large chant went up through the crowd, but went nowhere. A monumental missed opportunity. I did see his interview in the talk tent though.
SVT2PRO -ALL TUBE- for upright acoustic bass!!!! I couldn't count the no. of times I've been told NOT to use all tube for upright bass. I love it & have done it for years, but SO many tell me- Nah gotta have a transparent solid state etc.. amp! I'll do as Stan does!! :-)
I could have bought an Alembic Spoiler for $800 at a local MGR with a cracked headstock that sounded like butta.. It will be the bar I rate all other basses against.. That said a $100 Ibanez SR300 is my current bass..
Stanley Clarke Absolute legend, and amazingly humble. I cant stand when ppl who think they are too big have their roadies do the rundown for them You'll never see Gene Simmons do his own rig rundown, and hes an absolute turd musician.
@TheCollisionofworlds Yeah man, I agree. I probably should have said that "it's not ALWAYS about what you play or what's in your rig"... still, I stand by my statement about how well you play. But of course, nobody wants to play through a shitty amp or have cables/pedals/etc that constantly crap out or kill your tone.
Stanley Clarke, rubbing that upright like its his best girl. GOD I love being a bassist. We just understand our instruments better than other musicians. Lol. Thats full of workable material.
he plays a tenor scaled bass and a bass scaled bass... a bass clef is different than a treble clef and thus a tenor clef is too... a tenor bass would be tuned ADGC... also the neck length is different than a normal bass... ect.
Stanley is the man, and Alembics are gorgeous. Whoever stole his needs to be slugged and then give it back. And @Firestorm686 I'm not familiar w/ RTF, but I know all those names in that lineup (minus Lenny White?), so I'd imagine it'll be mind-numbingly amazing in any event:S:D
Musicians always seem to look tired when they do these rig rundown videos. Another suprise is those beautiful instruments from an audience perspective are actually fairly run down looking up close in lots of cases. Ive seen this with Cheap Trick especially.
translation, my road crew doesn't know how to handle an upright bass on the road, so I use this piece of shit China made upright that I make sound like it's made of gold, because I'm Stanley Clarke. This guy could make anything sound awesome. You can even see some of the dents in that thing.
Haha, yeah. Though I meant the treatment the NSA people and other customs airport people greet instruments. John Pattituci also had a similar experience, I believe.
Oh no shit? I brought my electric bass to Ireland one time, before 911, and they thought it was a fuckin anti air craft gun or something. They had me open it up. Pretty funny. But nowadays, I dunno. I'll have to read up on these stories you're mentioning.
They aren't all that fresh, the stories. But yeah, my point being Mr. Clarke probably has too much respect for the high end instruments to haul them over the world with the airport people being what they are. *cough* assholes *cough*
not true. Had a 269 dollars solid state amp sounded like shit. Bought an Ampeg rig with an SVT and 8x10 cab sounds awesome, even though I'm not a good player.
I worked local security for concerts here and we worked Stanley Clark around 1982, was mesmerized by his playing, his illuminated fret markers, showmanship and totally blown away by the 30" woofers on stage we stood in front of at the end of the show for crowd control! Always admired him for his technique and for sticking to 4 strings!
I've always loved those Alembics Stanley plays. Some of the best basses I've ever heard.
Total legend and so down to earth and cool! Loved seeing his rig setup.
I was privileged to see Stanley Clarke and George Duke live in Johannesburg, Joy of Jazz.
RETURN TO FOREVER! STANLEY CLARK *LEGEND*. BACK IN THE DAY- HELPED ME GET THRU COLLEGE. TRYING TO MAKE THOSE GRADES! SALUTE! ( EARLY - MID 70'S)
Fantastic Gear for one of the greatest Bassists and innovators of his genre I've ever had the great fortune of seeing/hearing play in my 1st 50 yrs
Hang on for your 2nd! I be 63 and dumb founded how that happened! Must be the music I love?
WOW One of the best Rig Rundown episodes AWESOME
The legend! And it was great to see Stanley Clarke too! Haha!
You can't start naming Great Bass Players without Stanley Clark being on the 1st Team.....
Insane having such gear. I can't imagine having so much recognition as a bass player. I am a bass player and have been for many years, but to have taken this profession to the level of Stanley Clarke is mind blowing......
Every time I go to watch a rundown of an artist I care about, I hear "hi I'm Rebecca Dirks here with premier guitar" and I'm like yeeeeees
With the exception of DFA 1979, but that guy is cool too.
I like that he is not only an awesome bass player, but also a very modest guy. :D
Love the pieces of tape on the pedals with the little drawings of the knob positions.
Love that Mon he's the best of all time he's got any baseline u need 😮
The pickups on the spalted top are closer together going towards the bridge compared to the cherry bass.
The old Alembics, you could adjust pickup position because they were one rods to do so. Very rare. I think Jack Cassidy had one back in the early '70s.
Met Stan and he autographed a poster for me, very smart and humble man!
Stanley's octave pedal (the one in his pedal board) is not an EBS, as he says. It's an MXR with a sticker over the logo....
@@AlienSexGod It just doesn't track as well as the MXR Bass Octave Deluxe.
Been a huge fan of Stanley for many many years,, and never realised he spoke with a lisp
I saw three shows on the RTF tour he was talking about, absolutely incredible performances. I hope that iteration tours again one day.
props to bass technician Travis Rogers, he's quite the man for knowing about amps
Very interesting rig, what a legend, the first solo bass player i discovered on vinyl when i was a teenager! (Cank St Records) for those that remember it.
Stanley is a vury sophisticated bass player. Vury sophisticated.
Vury funny.
Al Dimeola should be in the RTF lineup like the old days! Love you Stanley!!!
If they still have Frank Gambale, he's legit
You're absolutely correct! That being said if you re-watch it again you realize he must normally use an EBS so out of habit he says that. I only came to this conclusion when he says this box is good but not as good as the EBS. Maybe his tech was trying the MXR out for a few shows?
Totally nice guy. Thanks for sharing
Always nice when looking at a Rig Rundown featuring a legend to see gross Rebecca Dirks comments made by little boys who've likely never even been on a date. I feel utterly refreshed.
Return to Forever lineup is just insane
Cannot love Stanley enough! He's one of those go-to musicians that always comes up with his particular sound for what's needed and a lot more! Plus I've become quite a "Dirks Head", she knows her stuff, a terrific interviewer, not a sycofant that "schmoozes" like a late-night talkshow host!
"any other tricks or secrets to your rig?"
"just fingers. just fingers and technique"
if only people realized that a little more. it's not what you play or what's in your rig... it's how well you play. skill > gear 10 times out of 10.
Agree, but gear still plays a vital part.
Let me play your Bass.
3 things required
- knowledge/skill
- equipment
- style/dna
Yes knowledge and experience are extremely crucial, practice, practice, study, practice.
Yet quality instruments are also just as important, any great studio will have a variety of good instruments on hand, ie.. Gibson, Fender, Taylor etc.
Most all successful musicians upgrade their equipment when able to unless it effects stage presence or sound (Willie Nelson & Trigger)
DNA- How I sound on Bass guitar; plucking, strumming, fingering, bowing, will always sound different, whether it's DNA, finger strength - size - length - width,
So much comes into play that even with the exact equipment set identically to another musician will still sound different.
Good Equipment usually will make a "good" player sound great.
Computers and Studio engineers are another whole different subject.
Yep the gear is there to amplify you, that's it really. Ain't gonna save you if you didn't practice or have skill.
Stanley is the man!! And GO EAGLES!
I had a '76 Alembic Custom w/the 5-pin jack and preamp. The best sound - EVAH...
You plugged in this floor box to 120 volt AC and then plugged the 5-pin cable from the bass to the box and a 1/4" to the amp. Simple. It powered the pups, LED fret markers, etc. I remember having problems adjusting the intonation because I was used to Fenders and the Alembic was so accurate. The only down sound was that the damn thing musta weighed 15 lbs. This one had a bigger body (same shape) than Stanleys
jimi of the bass rockin' stanley
I dont know this guy, but I respect him due to the way he talks and respects music :)
Stanley you are the reason i play bass and i totally agree with you that EBS pedals are the best and most reliable pedals that you can take on the road and never have to worry and i did the math on your EBS pedals and your looking at around a grand or so to get em and well worth the money MR. Clarke....
thats victor wootens rig, i think this interview was done during Stanley's other project SMV (Stanley Marcus miller Victor wooten) fantastic stuff!!!
Ya, it sounds like he says AEGC alright, although I think he meant to say ADGC. He probably just mad a mistake saying it as he was saying EADG directly after.
Man I listen to that like 20 times in disbelief that he was using they tuning!!!!
Glad I searched the comments and found yours . I thought I was going crazy trying to figure out how he played like that ! Lol
And oddly almost nobody but us seems to have caught that !?!
-Thx for helping me regain my sanity! I was like he’s playing half Cello and half bass ! Lol
Very Good
Thanks, Rebecca Dirks.
Does he say AEGC on the tenor bass?
Стэнли Кларку -респект и мое уважение!!!
Слушаю его с 1986г.
Great stuff
The🐐GOAT👑
I know Stanley Clarke actually has bassist. Imagine what an honor that must be. Easily the best bassist I've ever play a tenor bass on the regular.
@nejikid Yeah, it does help, also very true... good craftsmanship plays a part, but it trumps brand name as well. like some people think that if they're seen playing an Epiphone T-Bird as opposed to a Gibson T-Bird that their rep is going to go down... meanwhile they're pretty much the same instrument, except that one is at least $1300 street.
Artist-in-Residence Detroit Jazz Fest 2019 - Stanley Clarke
the blue pedal, the bass octave deluxe is a dunlop pedal, well, mxr, not ebs. Great octave pedal though!
Yeah I was thinkin that would make a lot more sense, cheers.
Stanley was the closing act of the DJF 2014. He was never able to take the stage, as severe weather was rolling in. A large chant went up through the crowd, but went nowhere. A monumental missed opportunity. I did see his interview in the talk tent though.
SVT2PRO -ALL TUBE- for upright acoustic bass!!!! I couldn't count the no. of times I've been told NOT to use all tube for upright bass. I love it & have done it for years, but SO many tell me- Nah gotta have a transparent solid state etc.. amp! I'll do as Stan does!! :-)
I got to meet him after he did a show with Hiromi in St. Louis last year. Stanley is a monster of a bassist and a very humble, laid back guy.
The SMV tour with Marcus and Victor was incredible. But the RTF lineup is on my list !
@robibm2003
Thanks, I'll keep that in mind! :)
I really need to know typically what brand, type and gage of string Stanley uses on his uprights.
Thomastik Spirocore.
Stanley knows that every bass player and acoustic player needs a nice warm box
😳
they didnt mention the pop's rosin that was on the table with the EBS gear lol
Rest in Peace Chick!
I could have bought an Alembic Spoiler for $800 at a local MGR with a cracked headstock that sounded like butta..
It will be the bar I rate all other basses against.. That said a $100 Ibanez SR300 is my current bass..
You are a player, no doubt about it!
Wanna see him live so bad.
Stanley Clarke
Absolute legend, and amazingly humble.
I cant stand when ppl who think they are too big have their roadies do the rundown for them
You'll never see Gene Simmons do his own rig rundown, and hes an absolute turd musician.
What's the first pedal after the big TC-El box? He only says he like it.
@yobhsiFehT
Get the Romantic Warrior cd by Return to Forever. It's their best record and it smokes from start to finish.
@TheCollisionofworlds Yeah man, I agree. I probably should have said that "it's not ALWAYS about what you play or what's in your rig"... still, I stand by my statement about how well you play. But of course, nobody wants to play through a shitty amp or have cables/pedals/etc that constantly crap out or kill your tone.
Does anyone know what the wraparound thing is on the upright bass? Is that a pickup???
True that!
Does anybody know the devices used on earth juice, Vulcan worlds bass solo
He still tour?
Stanley Clarke, rubbing that upright like its his best girl.
GOD I love being a bassist.
We just understand our instruments better than other musicians.
Lol.
Thats full of workable material.
so beautiful rebecca 0.0
Any tricks? No just fingers ,that's all folks!!!
I seriously wonder how many pre-amps, amps, and power amps one person really needs.
Hi. What brand of strings that Stanley is using on his Basses? Thanks
Great interview!
he plays a tenor scaled bass and a bass scaled bass... a bass clef is different than a treble clef and thus a tenor clef is too... a tenor bass would be tuned ADGC... also the neck length is different than a normal bass... ect.
Came for Stanley Clarke, stayed for Rebecca Dirks.
+1 !!
I came for rebbeca
Anyone else notice the Hartke HyDrives in the background? ;)
knowing how to set up your rig helps though. also something far too few people are able to do these days
The way he's rubbing that upright, I expected it to grow a leg and start thumping it. The way my pug reacts to a good belly rub.
Stanley is the man, and Alembics are gorgeous. Whoever stole his needs to be slugged and then give it back.
And @Firestorm686 I'm not familiar w/ RTF, but I know all those names in that lineup (minus Lenny White?), so I'd imagine it'll be mind-numbingly amazing in any event:S:D
rebecca....daaamn girl....
Sweet little butter face she is
I missed out on getting his autograph at yoshi's in oakland. Next time I see him ill get it lol
Fly Eagles 🦅 Fly
Hey markwormjim those alembics are around 12-15 thousand dollars, very un cheap
Who checked their phone at 7:25?
Rebecca Dirks... she is THE girl... can't get any hotter than a really beautiful babe talking about pedals and gear
ugghhh this woman knows her shit and does an awesome job!
GO EAGLES!!!
LOL
Really enjoyed this.
"Made by a guy in Germany... I don't know his name..."
Hmm. Maybe Rodenberg? Like is printed on the pedal?
relax
Musicians always seem to look tired when they do these rig rundown videos. Another suprise is those beautiful instruments from an audience perspective are actually fairly run down looking up close in lots of cases. Ive seen this with Cheap Trick especially.
@jomarthegreat1 That's why you are looking at this video :)
translation, my road crew doesn't know how to handle an upright bass on the road, so I use this piece of shit China made upright that I make sound like it's made of gold, because I'm Stanley Clarke. This guy could make anything sound awesome. You can even see some of the dents in that thing.
+S Hanlon Just ask Christian McBride how he feels about having a great, vintage, ireplaceable instrument going through US customs.
oh yea, no it makes total sense. I would love to ask Christian McBride a bunch of questions. That dude rules.
Haha, yeah. Though I meant the treatment the NSA people and other customs airport people greet instruments. John Pattituci also had a similar experience, I believe.
Oh no shit? I brought my electric bass to Ireland one time, before 911, and they thought it was a fuckin anti air craft gun or something. They had me open it up. Pretty funny. But nowadays, I dunno. I'll have to read up on these stories you're mentioning.
They aren't all that fresh, the stories. But yeah, my point being Mr. Clarke probably has too much respect for the high end instruments to haul them over the world with the airport people being what they are.
*cough* assholes *cough*
Ha, i bet he really prefers the Bass Octave Deluxe, that's why its there.
Alembic Bass
wow.....i bet Jesus favorited this video
Stanley Clarke. Jesus loves You
not true. Had a 269 dollars solid state amp sounded like shit. Bought an Ampeg rig with an SVT and 8x10 cab sounds awesome, even though I'm not a good player.
Stanley Clarke interviews like Greg Ginn
You do realize this is coming from the guy who's used Alembics his entire career, right?
Gear does play a part a bit. But it's mostly technique yeah.
This is true but having gear that suits your comfort zone helps you a lot, if you gave victor wooten fleas setup he might have a hard time.
I was looking at those basses in awe. It wasnt until the vid buffered that I noticed how attractive the woman was.