feel the purr!
Apparently, scientists don't know how cats purr. It's also unclear why - of course, if you are a cat lover then you know that they purr when they are content, but they can also purr when they are excited or even when they are about to die.
I'm not sure why my bass was purring at this session either - I think it was excited to be jamming with Greg DeGuglielmo! This is a track from the Robot Envy sessions in August 2010, so it's relatively recent. In fact, Greg and I will be going back into the same studio in a couple of weeks! Anyway, here is the track:
King Cat Jam
Here is a shot from the rehearsals of the bass that is purring:
This is my 2003 Alembic Stanley Clarke Signature - although it is nominally the "Signature Standard," it is actually pretty customized - the original owner who had it built had special woods used: flame walnut for the top, bubinga for the back - plus, I had the electronic upgraded to "Anniversary" (as close as you can get to Series without being Series electronics, for those of you in the know) and had it restrung EADGC. It was originally BEADG, but the low B string combined with the short scale didn't really work - in fact, it's probably why the original owner sold it, and it is my understanding that it also why Alembic will no longer built short scales with a low B! It works great with the high C string though!
One more thing - the name of the track - this is actually the fadeout to a classic blues tune, but I'm not sure about copyright issues so I haven't released the entire track yet - haven't even recorded the vocals actually. But the bass sounds to me like purring, and "King Cat" was Greg's nickname for my cat Sadie (one would think she would be "Queen Cat" but I don't question Greg's logic unless pressed) who passed away last year, so this jam is a tribute to her as well - it's her in the picture on SoundCloud. Here she is guarding the bass:
I'm not sure why my bass was purring at this session either - I think it was excited to be jamming with Greg DeGuglielmo! This is a track from the Robot Envy sessions in August 2010, so it's relatively recent. In fact, Greg and I will be going back into the same studio in a couple of weeks! Anyway, here is the track:
King Cat Jam
Here is a shot from the rehearsals of the bass that is purring:
This is my 2003 Alembic Stanley Clarke Signature - although it is nominally the "Signature Standard," it is actually pretty customized - the original owner who had it built had special woods used: flame walnut for the top, bubinga for the back - plus, I had the electronic upgraded to "Anniversary" (as close as you can get to Series without being Series electronics, for those of you in the know) and had it restrung EADGC. It was originally BEADG, but the low B string combined with the short scale didn't really work - in fact, it's probably why the original owner sold it, and it is my understanding that it also why Alembic will no longer built short scales with a low B! It works great with the high C string though!
One more thing - the name of the track - this is actually the fadeout to a classic blues tune, but I'm not sure about copyright issues so I haven't released the entire track yet - haven't even recorded the vocals actually. But the bass sounds to me like purring, and "King Cat" was Greg's nickname for my cat Sadie (one would think she would be "Queen Cat" but I don't question Greg's logic unless pressed) who passed away last year, so this jam is a tribute to her as well - it's her in the picture on SoundCloud. Here she is guarding the bass: