Author Topic: For sale: Alembic John Entwistle Spyder 8string (Read 367 times)

senmen · « **on:** July 16, 2006, 11:45:39 AM »

For sale:
Alembic John Entwistle Spyder 8string, best condition with original case.
Asking USD 6000 plus shipping
Plse send me a mail: senmen@web.de
Many thanks
Oliver

series_iii · « **Reply #1 on:** August 12, 2006, 08:57:16 PM »

as long as i'm sufing the for sale and trade thread....

SOLD! to the guy with more money than sense!

senmen · « **Reply #2 on:** August 13, 2006, 05:24:43 AM »

T,
yes, thanks for the update which I hadn?t done yet and many thanks for your trust.
I am now waiting for Tears for John to come in which will be my main bass in the future....

Oliver

series_iii · « **Reply #3 on:** August 14, 2006, 06:52:56 PM »

man, the waiting is killing me...

Location Date Local Time Activity
DUSSELDORF, DE 08/15/2006 12:06 A.M. DEPARTURE SCAN
DUSSELDORF, DE 08/14/2006 11:26 P.M. EXPORT SCAN
08/14/2006 11:25 P.M. ORIGIN SCAN
08/14/2006 10:18 P.M.
08/14/2006 8:53 P.M. ARRIVAL SCAN
ESCHWEILER-WEISWEILE, DE 08/14/2006 8:06 P.M. DEPARTURE SCAN
08/14/2006 7:48 P.M. ORIGIN SCAN

57basstra · « **Reply #4 on:** August 15, 2006, 05:39:42 PM »

Wow...that's a great Punk Rock song you have going there, Tim....cool title, too

series_iii · « **Reply #5 on:** August 16, 2006, 10:10:53 PM »

thanks. looks like it will be here friday after all. i have a rehersal friday night, i dunno about showing up with a bass that i've never played before (can playing an 8-string be more difficult than playing a fretless? i dunno.) i haven't decided if i wanna risk it yet.

the suspense is killing me.

series_iii · « **Reply #6 on:** August 18, 2006, 12:39:07 PM »

Well the spyder arrived today. i pulled it out of the box, tuned it up and an hour later i had to force myself to put it down! This thing is too much fun to play! It balances much better than my 80's distilate exploiter and i don't feel like my right hand is getting forced up over the fretboard.

many thanks to oliver for dealing with me on this one. i hope you're as happy with your new bass as i am with this one! also many thanks to brian for buying my series I which helped to finance this deal. last i heard he was a happy camper too.

i'll post pictures later of my new acquisition with the rest of my small alembic family later when i've had a chance to come down from the rush!

57basstra · « **Reply #7 on:** August 18, 2006, 12:49:57 PM »

Congrats, man! Play On!

brianm · « **Reply #8 on:** August 18, 2006, 03:36:02 PM »

Looking forward to the pics of your new bass Tim. btw I love the series I, thanks for selling it to me.

57basstra · « **Reply #9 on:** August 18, 2006, 07:39:36 PM »

Just curious, Tim. Did you also pull the trigger on your old Exploiter on ebay a few weeks ago that had wound up in Memphis?

series_iii · « **Reply #10 on:** August 19, 2006, 09:20:16 AM »

i took this thing to rehersal last night. played it for 4 hours and could not put it down. my backup bass never left its case. setup and intonation were perfect right out of the box. no neck dive. i'd guess it weighs about 12 lbs. not light, but certainly lighter than my series II 5-string and balances better to boot.

the sound is fantastic. the bass string is below the octave string on this one. i play finger style and with just a little right hand technique adjustment, i can have either a subtle top end or in-your-face twang from the octave string. very versatile. we play modern and classic rock and it never sounded out of place.

having owned 7 alembics ranging from a distallate to a series II, i have to say that alembic totally outdid themselves on this one.

>>>Just curious, Tim. Did you also pull the trigger on your old Exploiter on ebay a few weeks ago that had wound up in Memphis?

series_iii · « **Reply #11 on:** August 24, 2006, 08:14:25 AM »

dunno if this is the best place to post this but here goes....

my other basses are gathering dust. our band just retooled (new drummer, new singer, new name probably too) just about the time this bass showed up. it's pretty much become an integral part of our sound.

we're doing a large outdoor gig on the 9th and so a big crowd's gonna get to see and hear it in action.

here's a shot of it in its new home....

57basstra · « **Reply #12 on:** August 24, 2006, 08:56:53 AM »

W0W...no six string guitar player, cool!

jet_powers · « **Reply #13 on:** August 24, 2006, 09:39:21 AM »

And... a lefty drummer!

palembic · « **Reply #14 on:** August 24, 2006, 10:55:21 AM »

Y'now ...I'm not so into that 8 string ...
but that small bodied medium scaled fretless series makes me drooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...oooooooooooooooooooooooool

Paul TBO

Rats ...Tim ...you owe me a knew keyboard!

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