2011 Alembic Spyder . Rare number 47 of 50 . The bass is mint. Trevor Lindsey just went through it.
LED's on the side of the fingerboard. Very rare flamed maple. I'm the second owner. It is a fantastic bass. I'm not sure i want to sell it because I have only seen one that rivals mine. The case is huge! Looking for a US sale. $13,995.00 Shipping is $300.00 The only thing i have changed is the strap buttons to the gold dunlop strap locks. I have the originals.
From Alembic:
The Spyder basses are similar to the John's personal Series II basses, but they aren't exact replicas (which would be much more expensive). The changes we made for playability are the regular 12 inch fingerboard radius, unlike John's which were totally flat, and we moved the neck to the bridge about a half an inch.
The body shape gives total access to all 24 frets with complete comfort - there is nothing in the way of your fretting hand getting to the uppermost frets. We used the same templates for the body and peghead shapes as we used on some of John's basses, and even many of the craftspeople that made his basses still work here, still crafting as we always have.
One of the decorative details we kept from the original basses was the spider web inlays on the body. These inlays are made from solid sterling silver and are done by hand. They run as deep as they are wide, so the amount of silver is quite substantial. Many people thought his inlays were brass because the silver yellows over time under the finish.
It's a good time to talk about balance. One of the things John enjoyed most about the basses we made was the balance. The large upper body half really counters the complete lack of an upper horn for attaching the strapholder, it also makes a fine armrest for between songs.
