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Author Message jacko Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 562 Registered: 10-2002 Posted on Friday, March 10, 2006 - 8:16 am:    There's always been alot said about the work Alembic did on Jerrys guitars and Phils basses but I don't think I've ever seen a mention of anything being done for Bobby. Anyone want to bring me up to speed - Jeff? Bill? Graeme olieoliver Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 66 Registered: 2-2006 Posted on Friday, March 10, 2006 - 8:23 am:    I read in the Alembic history (long story) that they did Weir's guitar too. http://www.alembic.com/family/history.html In fact I saw Bob and Ratdog in a video yesterday. Couldn't tell what kind of guitar he was playing though. Any one else know? kmh364 Senior Member Username: kmh364 Post Number: 1772 Registered: 9-2003 Posted on Friday, March 10, 2006 - 10:16 am:    Lately Bobby's been playing an old Tele he got from his family and various Modulus Graphite guitars. olieoliver Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 67 Registered: 2-2006 Posted on Friday, March 10, 2006 - 10:19 am:    This must have been the Modulus on the video I saw. olieoliver Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 68 Registered: 2-2006 Posted on Friday, March 10, 2006 - 10:25 am:    Here is pic of Bobby and the guitar! kmh364 Senior Member Username: kmh364 Post Number: 1773 Registered: 9-2003 Posted on Friday, March 10, 2006 - 11:30 am:    The guitar above is a custom Modulus G3FH, although he also plays/has played a custom Modulus Blacknife as well. Ck the link below for info on his current gear: http://www.dozin.com/bobs/gear.html Cheers, Kevin davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 3466 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 5:27 pm:    Graeme; According to Susan in her "official history", in 1969 Bob's guitars were "Alembicized". In an interview from 1981 Bob says that "from about 1968 to '71 I used a Gibson ES-345". This picture looks to be from that period. I don't know, I'm just grasping at straws here. It kinda looks like the guitar in that picture has been modded. Just to add to the confusion, according to dozin.com Bob played a red ES-335 from '65 to '70. (Message edited by davehouck on March 14, 2006) jacko Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 569 Registered: 10-2002 Posted on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 2:57 am:    Thanks guys. very informative. Graeme strangerones Junior Username: strangerones Post Number: 50 Registered: 11-2004 Posted on Thursday, March 16, 2006 - 6:09 pm:    For a while we had a Hard Rock Vault were in Central Florida with a bunch of guitars and clothing and such used by famous musicians. There was a Grateful Dead section which had what the tour guide claimed was an Alembic guitar played by Bobby. Don't know any more than that as it was right before I began educating myself about Alembics and such, and now the place has shut down.