Author Topic: Anyone else got a Dragon Inlay on their Alembic? (Read 394 times)

jazzyvee · « **on:** July 25, 2011, 11:05:13 AM »

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 Bass · « **Reply #1 on:** July 25, 2011, 12:05:29 PM »

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 · « **Reply #2 on:** July 25, 2011, 12:11:50 PM »

My 87

http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/12244.html?1259637800

FC Bass · « **Reply #3 on:** July 25, 2011, 12:26:20 PM »

Drool!

Here's the lefty:

Clique

And the old one (though it's a body inlay)

Clique

jazzyvee · « **Reply #4 on:** July 25, 2011, 11:19:14 PM »

I love the shape of that old bass. It seems a more elaborate version of Keavin's No:12

Jazzyvee

jacko · « **Reply #5 on:** August 08, 2011, 04:25:57 AM »

Don't forget the old John Judge doubleneck

Graeme

jazzyvee · « **Reply #6 on:** August 09, 2011, 12:12:11 AM »

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 · « **Reply #7 on:** August 09, 2011, 03:26:52 PM »

But there are soldiers fighting it to turn it the other way!!!

jacko · « **Reply #8 on:** August 10, 2011, 08:34:54 AM »

he's just being polite - there's a naked lady at the first fret :-)

Graeme

speicky · « **Reply #9 on:** August 10, 2011, 08:51:29 AM »

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 · « **Reply #10 on:** October 01, 2014, 03:56:11 PM »

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 · « **Reply #11 on:** October 02, 2014, 12:47:35 AM »

Cool story Robert and welcome to the club.

Graeme

jazzyvee · « **Reply #12 on:** October 02, 2014, 01:56:53 AM »

Any more guitars with dragons? Surely mine can't be the only alembic guitar with a dragon can it?

How cool would that be?

David Houck · « **Reply #13 on:** October 02, 2014, 03:04:59 PM »

Welcome to the board Robert!