| Author | Message | ||
| Jonathan Johnstone (stoney)
Junior Username: stoney Post Number: 50 Registered: 7-2002 |
Hi Mica, I was at Washington Music Center yesterday and a salesman saw me browsing through the most recent Bass Player magazine, the one with John on the cover. He claims that Alembic will be making an Entwistle Tribute bass (shape of the "Explorer" as he put it)....complete with the sterling silver cobwebs. Any truth to this? Stoney | ||
| Susan Wickersham (susan)
New Username: susan Post Number: 5 Registered: 5-2002 |
Hi Stoney, Saw your post and thought I'd answer it. The claim is true and Washington Music has a 4 and 8 string on order. Delivery should be in November. They are limited editions, there will be 50 4- strings and 25 8-string basses. So far 12 of the 4's and 8 of the 8's are spoken for. It will have the sterling silver web inlays in both points as well as an ebony and silver spider on the headstock. We will be posting full specs on them very soon. The models are called "Spyder-4" & "Spyder-8". Susan | ||
| Ken W. Smith (dreambass)
New Username: dreambass Post Number: 4 Registered: 8-2002 |
Mica, What kind of list prices have been established on the Entwhistle Tribute Basses? Anyone specific we should speak with at Chuck Levin's(WMS)? | ||
| Jonathan Johnstone (stoney)
Member Username: stoney Post Number: 69 Registered: 7-2002 |
Hey Ken, you can speak with Todd Ellion or Tim (I forget his last name) Mica or Susan, When can we expect to get a peak at these basses?? Stoney | ||
| Susan Wickersham (susan)
New Username: susan Post Number: 6 Registered: 5-2002 |
Jonathan, The prototypes and first runs of the 4 and 8 strings hit spray this week. Spider webs will be installed next week. We'll be sharing pics soon. Susan | ||
| Jonathan Johnstone (stoney)
Member Username: stoney Post Number: 70 Registered: 7-2002 |
Cool Susan, thanks. Hey Ken, sorry about the type-o in the last entry. The salesman's name is Todd Elliot, not Ellion. Sotney | ||
| danny (diptixon)
New Username: diptixon Post Number: 1 Registered: 11-2002 |
Susan, any add'l info or pix available yet...?? I'm interested to see these basses... Danny | ||
| Mica Wickersham (mica)
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 422 Registered: 6-2000 |
Here's your first peak at them!  | ||
| Paul Lindemans (palembic)
Intermediate Member Username: palembic Post Number: 120 Registered: 9-2002 |
DROOOO-OOOOL | ||
| Jonathan Johnstone (stoney)
Member Username: stoney Post Number: 77 Registered: 7-2002 |
Very nice. Will you also be making them with the pointed peghead? | ||
| Mica Wickersham (mica)
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 424 Registered: 6-2000 |
The 8-strings have the pointed peghead. The 4-strings are with the "V" peghead. | ||
| Jonathan Johnstone (stoney)
Member Username: stoney Post Number: 78 Registered: 7-2002 |
Sooooo, my guess here is: Signature Electronics, 2 Q-filters, 2 vol (or 1Vol, 1Pan) 2 tone filters, Side LED's and a mono-stereo switch? | ||
| Dino Monoxelos (dean_m)
Junior Username: dean_m Post Number: 23 Registered: 7-2002 |
Wow!!!! That's the bass that started it all for me!!!!! I remember seeing John with that bass in the booklet that came with "The Kids Are Alright" album. Yes that's right, album!!!!!! Big, black vinyl disks w/ "grooves" in them. Shortly after that it was Stanley w/ his brown bass. Man I feel like a little kid again!!!! Thanks Mica for sharing that with us!!! D | ||
| Doc Greene (alembic_doctor)
Junior Username: alembic_doctor Post Number: 15 Registered: 8-2002 |
FOR ANY INTERESTED PARTIES: I will have the first pair of Spider Basses, 4 & 8 string, available to the public. The will both be #2. If you are interested in purchasing them, please contact Doc Greene by email at ALEMBICDOC@aol.com or call 408-836-6973 anytime between 10am and 11pm PST. | ||
| Mica Wickersham (mica)
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 486 Registered: 6-2000 |
You've all been patient - and the first Spyder bass for sale was finished today:     This will bass will be at Guitar Showcase tomorrow. Enjoy! | ||
| Doc Greene (alembic_doctor)
Junior Username: alembic_doctor Post Number: 16 Registered: 8-2002 |
YES YES YES.!!!!!!!!!!!! IT'S ALL MINE. FINALLY. AND YES, IT'S FOR SALE. IT WILL BE ON EBAY EARLY NEXT WEEK WITHN IT'S 8-STRING SISTER. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BUY THE PAIR BEFORE THE AUCTION, YOU CAN PURCHASE THEM FOR RETAIL. I AM NOT BREAKING UP THIS PAIR. CONTACT ME AT 408-836-6973 OR ALEMBICDOC@AOL.COM | ||
| Mica Wickersham (mica)
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 532 Registered: 6-2000 |
My mom and dad and I will be at Guitar Showcase in San Jose tomorrow around 1:00 to deliver the 8-string counterpart to this bass. I hope whoever gets this set has a Fordasaurus or other large vehicle for transport - the cases are absolutely huge! | ||
| David Burgess (dnburgess)
New Username: dnburgess Post Number: 10 Registered: 1-2003 |
There hasn't been any more news on the Spiders for nearly two months and there's no reference to them on the main Alembic site. Are they available (if so, what cost?) or all sold out? | ||
| Valentino Villevieille (valvil)
Moderator Username: valvil Post Number: 74 Registered: 7-2002 |
Hello David, you can find one 4 string Spider bass at this link: http://www.basscentral.com/ Good luck Valentino | ||
| Ron Zemanek (drz)
Junior Username: drz Post Number: 14 Registered: 2-2003 |
I guess I will NEVER see one of these in a left hand. I undertsand the collectors perspective, however, I WANNA PLAY ONE!!!! Sometimes it sucks to be lefty. | ||
| Mica Wickersham (mica)
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 714 Registered: 6-2000 |
If you order one in lefthanded you can see it everyday. So far, nobody has reserved on in lefty. | ||
| steve_frank
New Username: steve_frank Post Number: 1 Registered: 5-2003 |
I absolutely love my Spyder bass, it's never in the case, it sits on a stand so I can look at it all day with glazed adoring eyes. I take it to gigs and the people in the crowd come up to the stage and gawk at it in disbelief and admiration of it's beauty. (At first I thought it was me, but they're really looking at the Spyder) |
