ARP Synthesizer Endorsers of the early 1970s

Stevie Wonder endorses the ARP 2600 in this early 70s advert

Billy Preston likes his ARP Pro-Soloist

Les McCann and the Arp Pro-Soloist

Edgar Winter apparently used the ARP 2600 on his cheerful Doobie-Bros-esque hit record ‘Free Ride’; those wind sounds in the breakdown, i’m guessing?

Several more examples after the jump…

John Lewis of the Modern Jazz Quartet rocks the ARP 2600

Pete Townsend loves his ARP.   But the classic synth sounds on “Baba O’riley” and “Won’t get fooled again“?  Not an ARP.   A humble console organ. Crazy.

Edgar Winter and ARP coming together on ‘Frankenstein,’ one of the few truly blockbuster instrumental hits in rock-music history.

Herbie Hancock and the ARP 2600

See here for previous 1970’s ARP coverage on PS Dot Com… includes full catalog download with specs on these great instruments.