Logo lunacy!

Started by hieronymous, September 12, 2007, 12:07:02 PM

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hieronymous

I thought this might be fun - show us pictures of the logos on your Alembics! The Alembic logo, although perhaps not as well-known by the general public as the Steal Your Face logo (both designed by Bob Thomas) represents the height of musical instrument design and technology for those in the know.  
 
My first Alembic was a 1985 Spoiler/Exploiter. At the time I was only dimly aware of the rich history and diversity of styles of Alembic, so I thought the logo was normal:
 


 
 
It doesn't have the rays coming down from the clouds, but you can see the details in the hand, dragon, etc.
 
My next Alembic was the infamous wishbone doubleneck (infamous mainly for its weight?!!), with its interesting logo placement down near the tailpieces & strap pin. It was a while before I noticed how different it is from the one on my Exploiter:
 


 
 
If I had to state a preference, it would be for the older one, but that may just be a reflection of the rich history that the bass itself resonates. I also love how simple it is, while still expressing the idea behind it.
 
So - those are mine - let's see some of yours!!! I know there are some amazing ones out there. But it doesn't matter if they are made of precious metals, precious stones, or plastic - they're all Alembic!

mica

On your older one, the logo is handcut from a sheet of sterling silver. The newer logos are cast in various metals by a local jeweller. There's some other strange early logos, here's a few I found with a quick scan of my files:  

 

 

 

 

 

  These are roughly in chronilogical order.

David Houck

Cool pics Mica!!  Lotsa interesting stuff; like the laminate pattern on 72-05!

bsee

Mica, that third one looks like a ghost floating inside a circle.  Really cool history lesson.  Unfortunately, one logo that would have to be included in any study would be the one on Dark Star.

hieronymous

Wow, thanks for the pics Mica, and thanks for letting me know that the logo on my doubleneck is silver!
 
I thought the fourth picture was Phil Lesh's Orange Osage, then realized it was a guitar! There are some interesting pictures of Phil's bass in this thread.
 
Keep 'em coming folks!

82daion

From my 1975 Series I:
 

bluplirst

Plum Pudding's brass logo
 

cozmik_cowboy

Wow - any chance you could show us the rest of number 4, Mica?  Just that much has me lusting severely!
 
Peter
"Is not Hypnocracy no other than the aspiration to discover the meaning of Hypnocracy?  Have you heard the one about the yellow dog yet?"
St. Dilbert

"If I could explain it in prose, I wouldn't have had to write the song."
Robt. Hunter

keavin


Bradley Young

Inlaid logo on the forthcoming Series II:
 

crgaston

Bradley, that beveled Omega Crown with inlaid logo is the shizzle!
 
 
 
 
 
Here's one with a black m.o.p. cloud...

 
...and a ceiling fan reflection!

jacko

This is my favourite....

paulman

I'd like to second the request for more pics of #4, I'm interested to see the rest of that guitar (bass or otherwise)
 
Thanks for posting those Mica
The only thing that stays the same is change.

the_mule

Wilfred

1997 Orion 4 walnut

jseitang

the black MOP cloud is real dark looking.... very very cool, it has a very realistic look when you stare into the cloud....the one with the rays is the most psychedelic looking one... all are amazing.