Brad's Custom Spyder 4

[mica]

Every one starts with a neck:

  And the peghead before cutting the shape:

  The body is almost ready to glue on the neck:

  Just as soon as the LEDs get installed on the front of the fingerboard:

  The side LEDs are in place:

  There should be new pictures every few days over the next couple of weeks.

[mtnst8]

Mica:
 
Smiles!    It is such a wonderful thing that your customers can participate in the build process through these forums.  This is really exciting for me.  The pictures are great.  Keep 'em coming!  And thanks so much.
 
Brad

[mica]

The whole thing is in the pipe clamps for the night:
 

[mtnst8]

Mmmm.  Yum.  I can't wait to see the grain with some finish on it.  Looking good!
 
Brad

[mtnst8]

Any new news on the Spyder?  Thanks!
 
Brad

[mica]

I was able to sneak into the drying room a few mintues ago and get a shot of your bass from the back - you haven't seen that side of it yet:

[mtnst8]

Wow.  I love scrolling back and forth between the drying picture and the one before it to see how the finish brings out the grain.  The difference is amazing.

[tbrannon]

Absolutely killer grain!  I love the way the flame goes from horizontal to vertical on that bottom right corner.  I noticed it on the earlier pictures (without the finish) and wondered if my eyes were fooling me. Guess not.
 
What kind of wood is sandwiched between the maple?  Is that walnut?

[mtnst8]

Correct you are, Toby.  Walnut it is.  Here is the link to the Featured Custom page for the Spyder basses:  http://www.alembic.com/info/fc_spyders.html.  I am having a few minor changes done but for the most part, those specs are what you'll be seeing here.

[ox_junior]

What are you having done that's different from the stock Spyder?  Just curious.

[mtnst8]

Nothing major.  Mostly just cosmetic things.  The most noticeable will be the chrome hardware.  Also having the logo inlaid with shell, abalone inlays instead of m.o.p., side and front laser led's in amber, recessed straplock on the bottom.  Finally, I'm having the tuners angled towards the body slightly.  Not sure my arms could've reached all the way out there on a 35 scale!  I had originally thought I was going to do a custom inlay on the back of the peghead but I don't think that's going to happen now.
 
Correction - It's a 34 scale.
 
(Message edited by mtnst8 on October 31, 2006)

[adriaan]

Whatever happened to Susan's original plan for an ebony and silver spider on the headstock - Entwistle Tribute Bass?

[mtnst8]

Adriaan,
 
I don't know, that's a good question.  In fact, I ordered mine through Bass Central and the description on their website still reflects that inlay as part of this model.  To my knowledge, the spider inlay was deleted and not included on any that have yet been produced.  Anybody know if that's the case?
 
Brad

[mica]

We were never quite satisfied with the way the spider turned out, so we scrapped the idea. We did not produce a single instrument with the inlay.

[mtnst8]

Hello Mica:
 
Greetings.  We should be getting close now I think.  Can I have a quick status check?  ETA?  Thank you.
 
Brad