Alembics used in major label recordings

[olieoliver]

OH YEA it was a fun one to learn to say the least. That and Carry On by Kansas where 2 of the more challenging tunes we did back then.

[David Houck]

Hi Vann; welcome to the board!

[crazykiwi]

One of Carlos Alomar's guitars was on Ebay this year.
 
(Message edited by crazykiwi on June 03, 2007)

[jason]

Wikipedia link digest of alembic players.
 
Some, like Ace, have simply said I have an Alembic and will use it compared to others who live, breath and are buried with their alembics. By no means comprehensive. List assembled for my own research purposes so some obvious names like Garcia are not here.
 
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ace_Frehley
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_Mark
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Alomar
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Panozzo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliff_Burton
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dixie_Dregs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerson%2C_Lake_and_Palmer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flea_%28musician%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Lake
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Cammack
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Newsted
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jermaine_Jackson
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Johnson_(bassist)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Johnson_%28musician%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Entwistle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McVie
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Paul_Jones_(musician)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julio_Iglesias
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Johnson_%28bassist%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_King_(musician)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_Isley
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Malley
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Rutherford
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother's_Finest
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazareth_%28band%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_(band)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Agnew
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Steele
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Meisner
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riders_of_the_Purple_Sage_%28band%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Clarke
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Styx_(band)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Allman_Brothers_Band
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiran_Porter
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Fowler_%28musician%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_O_Negative
http://www.myspace.com/tripwamsley

[lbpesq]

The link above to Riders of the Purple Sage refers to two old bands from the 1930's through the early 1950's.  I suspect neither of these used Alembics.  The correct reference should be to the New Riders of the Purple Sage, the Grateful Dead spinoff band that was formed in 1969.  IIRC, founding member singer/guitarist/songwriter John Marmaduke Dawson used an Alembic.  I believe Dave Torbert, the bassist following a brief stint by Phil Lesh, may have also.
 
Bill, tgo

[David Houck]

Yes, Torbert had the single cutaway Alembic that gets mentioned every once in a while.

[jacko]

You can see it briefly on the 'Closing of Winterland' DVD extras.
 
Graeme

[cozmik_cowboy]

Dela217 posted a picture of Torbert's in this thread; there was a picture of Dawson with his somewhere but I can't find it.
 
Peter