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Title: Entwistle Tribute Bass?
Post by: Jonathan Johnstone (stoney) on September 12, 2002, 04:59:43 AM: 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
Title: Entwistle Tribute Bass?
Post by: Susan Wickersham (susan) on September 12, 2002, 01:10:25 PM: 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
Title: Entwistle Tribute Bass?
Post by: Ken W. Smith (dreambass) on September 13, 2002, 12:26:03 PM: 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)?
Title: Entwistle Tribute Bass?
Post by: Jonathan Johnstone (stoney) on November 01, 2002, 05:40:03 AM: 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
Title: Entwistle Tribute Bass?
Post by: Susan Wickersham (susan) on November 01, 2002, 04:44:07 PM: 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
Title: Entwistle Tribute Bass?
Post by: Jonathan Johnstone (stoney) on November 02, 2002, 03:34:45 PM: Cool Susan, thanks.

Hey Ken, sorry about the type-o in the last entry. The salesman's name is Todd Elliot, not Ellion.

Sotney
Title: Entwistle Tribute Bass?
Post by: danny (diptixon) on November 14, 2002, 07:32:06 PM: Susan, any add'l info or pix available yet...?? I'm interested to see these basses...
Danny
Title: Entwistle Tribute Bass?
Post by: mica on November 20, 2002, 07:12:01 PM: Here's your first peak at them!

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/2385.jpg)
Title: Entwistle Tribute Bass?
Post by: Paul Lindemans (palembic) on November 21, 2002, 05:23:08 AM: DROOOO-OOOOL
Title: Entwistle Tribute Bass?
Post by: Jonathan Johnstone (stoney) on November 21, 2002, 09:41:05 AM: Very nice. Will you also be making them with the pointed peghead?
Title: Entwistle Tribute Bass?
Post by: mica on November 21, 2002, 10:56:29 AM: The 8-strings have the pointed peghead. The 4-strings are with the V peghead.
Title: Entwistle Tribute Bass?
Post by: Jonathan Johnstone (stoney) on November 22, 2002, 07:43:29 AM: 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?
Title: Entwistle Tribute Bass?
Post by: Dino Monoxelos (dean_m) on November 22, 2002, 09:37:40 AM: 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
Title: Entwistle Tribute Bass?
Post by: Doc Greene (alembic_doctor) on December 04, 2002, 05:27:04 PM: 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 (mailto:ALEMBICDOC@aol.com) or call 408-836-6973 anytime between 10am and 11pm PST.
Title: Entwistle Tribute Bass?
Post by: mica on December 12, 2002, 04:51:21 PM: You've all been patient - and the first Spyder bass for sale was finished today:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/2627.jpg)

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/2628.jpg)

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/2629.jpg)

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/2630.jpg)
This will bass will be at Guitar Showcase tomorrow. Enjoy!
Title: Entwistle Tribute Bass?
Post by: Doc Greene (alembic_doctor) on December 12, 2002, 05:19:21 PM: 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 (mailto:ALEMBICDOC@AOL.COM)
Title: Entwistle Tribute Bass?
Post by: mica on December 20, 2002, 07:25:15 PM: 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!
Title: Entwistle Tribute Bass?
Post by: David Burgess (dnburgess) on February 20, 2003, 03:33:44 PM: 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?
Title: Entwistle Tribute Bass?
Post by: Valentino Villevieille (valvil) on February 20, 2003, 08:24:35 PM: Hello David,

you can find one 4 string Spider bass at this link:

http://www.basscentral.com/ (http://www.basscentral.com/)

Good luck

Valentino
Title: Entwistle Tribute Bass?
Post by: Ron Zemanek (drz) on March 04, 2003, 11:09:06 AM: 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.
Title: Entwistle Tribute Bass?
Post by: mica on March 04, 2003, 06:25:10 PM: If you order one in lefthanded you can see it everyday. So far, nobody has reserved on in lefty.
Title: Entwistle Tribute Bass?
Post by: steve_frank on May 01, 2003, 05:56:48 PM: 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)