| Author | Message | ||
| jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 2532 Registered: 6-2002 |
Keavin has got me thinking about how many Alembic Dragon inlays there are in circulation. So far I have found three. Stanley Clarke  http://www.alembic.com/info/fc_dragonsbreath.html The Dragon's Wing  http://www.alembic.com/info/fc_dragonwing.html Dragon Magic  http://www.alembic.com/info/fc_dragonmagic.html Join the club Jazzyvee | ||
| fc_spoiler
Senior Member Username: fc_spoiler Post Number: 1284 Registered: 5-2006 |
I have a dragon behind my basses (when I'm playing) Does that count? :-) There are some others here, Danno's 6 string Spoiler, a lefty Series bass and an old one (no 999?) as far as I know Dragon magic is the best (guitar) of course, awesome guitar! | ||
| dannobasso
Senior Member Username: dannobasso Post Number: 1385 Registered: 3-2004 |
My 87  http://alembic.com/club/messages/411/12244.html?1259637800 | ||
| fc_spoiler
Senior Member Username: fc_spoiler Post Number: 1285 Registered: 5-2006 |
Drool! Here's the lefty:   Clique And "the old one" (though it's a body inlay)  Clique | ||
| jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 2533 Registered: 6-2002 |
I love the shape of that old bass. It seems a more elaborate version of Keavin's No:12 Jazzyvee | ||
| jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 2978 Registered: 10-2002 |
Don't forget the old John Judge doubleneck Graeme | ||
| jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 2546 Registered: 6-2002 |
It's interesting that the John Judge Dragon is heading towards the body of the bass in contrast to the others which are heading towards the nut. jazzyvee | ||
| nnek
Member Username: nnek Post Number: 65 Registered: 8-2009 |
But there are soldiers fighting it to turn it the other way!!! | ||
| jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 2981 Registered: 10-2002 |
he's just being polite - there's a naked lady at the first fret :-) Graeme | ||
| speicky
Senior Member Username: speicky Post Number: 438 Registered: 3-2005 |
NOW I get the point ! The barbarians and this open-minded... female are the evil characters, and the dragon is the polite pet... LOL ! gave me a good laugh, thanks !  | ||
| rdpoor
New Username: rdpoor Post Number: 1 Registered: 10-2014 |
Okay. I have the original story. I worked for Alembic on and off starting 1972 for about four years. I decided I wanted to buy an Alembic bass with an employee discount (who wouldn't?). My brother commissioned the artwork for the dragon, and I ordered the bass. I wanted a long-scale bass with omega tail, and a fairly straight neck (I used to play an old P bass with a neck like that.) Susan Wickersham remembered correctly that I was left handed, and changed the custom order to be a left handed bass. One problem: I play right handed. Thus the first dragon bass was lovely (it's the one posted by fc_spoiler), but it wasn't for me. I got the second one, and I'll have to post some pictures of it. But clearly Alembic liked the artwork, and made several more based on the artwork! I'm proud of that. | ||
| jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 3589 Registered: 10-2002 |
Cool story Robert and welcome to the club. Graeme | ||
| jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 4234 Registered: 6-2002 |
Any more guitars with dragons? Surely mine can't be the only alembic guitar with a dragon can it? How cool would that be? | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 11540 Registered: 5-2002 |
Welcome to the board Robert! |
