Author Topic: My New Spyder 4 arrived (Read 1630 times)

ox_junior · « **Reply #45 on:** January 23, 2006, 05:12:13 PM »

When I had the peghead disaster, they drilled the holes in the new peghead to accommodate the gold Gotoh tuners that come standard on the Spyder basses.

I asked Mica if I could switch to the chrome Schaller tuners for authenticity purposes - she said the holes are different sizes. So Alan - getting two sets of tuners won't solve the problem (if you perceive it as such).

The gold does look good, but it does indeed scratch easily. The chrome doesn't look as nice but it is more durable and JE-authentic.

One thing Mica suggested that you might try, if you want, is to simply take a screwdriver and take the gold tuning keys right off and replace them with the chrome ones - not sure if they're an exact fit but you could try. I'm talking about the keys only - not the actual gearbox.

I never tried it but it might work!

MB

811952 · « **Reply #46 on:** January 24, 2006, 12:59:56 PM »

Perhaps a wooden or metal sleeve to make the schallers fit snugly in the holes drilt for Gotohs? Something on the order of copper tubing cut to length slightly shorter than the thickness of the peghead with a notch out of the perimeter to allow for fitting??? Simply a thought...

John

dfung60 · « **Reply #47 on:** June 26, 2006, 04:31:50 PM »

Here I am, posting on this thread 6 months later...

jlawson, are those Wilson WATTs in the background? Delicious!

I was kind of surprised that Alembic chose the split headstock for the Spyder reissue. Although the split head bass appeared on the cover of Too Late The Hero, almost all the live pics (and Kids Are Alright) show him with the cone head Exploiters.

It seems like almost all the Exploiters over the years have been cone heads as well. I have a 1987 Series I Exploiter with the cone (actually it has a little curve, almost like a bell). The headstock on my bass and Entwistle's Spyder look pretty close in overall size. The new cone Spyders seem to have a much longer headstock. Perhaps this is the pattern for the 8-string headstock.

David Fung

ox_junior · « **Reply #48 on:** July 24, 2006, 01:28:01 PM »

And here I am, also posting six months later!!

David, I think the cone for the 4-string and the 8-string are different sizes, although I could be wrong. The cone on my Spyder is a little larger than the cone on my Spoiler. Mica said that the cone on my Spyder was made from the exact template they used on John's custom basses...so it's hard to say if it's the same cone used for the 8-string. Ollie, you own a 4 and an 8 - maybe you can shed some light on this?

jlawson · « **Reply #49 on:** July 27, 2006, 09:50:05 AM »

David, those are Wilson WATT Puppy 6's

Sorry to take so long to reply!

Jeff

dtrice · « **Reply #50 on:** December 29, 2006, 02:17:42 PM »

Hey guys I just bought Spyder 4 #19 and it does indeed have a cone headstock. .It is like Jeff's except it came with Abalone inlays and Front LED's. Can we find out how many have the cones and how many have the V? It was a surprise to me when it arrived, so I was just curious about how many are there. Happy New Year.

jlawson · « **Reply #51 on:** December 29, 2006, 03:40:27 PM »

Daniel, congratulations on your purchase.

Happy New Year.

Jeff

(Message edited by jlawson on December 29, 2006)

jazzyvee · « **Reply #52 on:** December 30, 2006, 12:23:26 AM »

Maybe it's me, but I don't think I've ever seen a picture of anyone holding a Spyder with a smile on their face or give any impression of enjoying themselves. Please prove me wrong, lets see some happy Spider owners :-)

Jazzyvee

palembic · « **Reply #53 on:** January 03, 2007, 12:21:56 PM »

Spiders are scary!
I hold one

PTBO

jazzyvee · « **Reply #54 on:** January 04, 2007, 12:16:49 AM »

Good point.... I forgot about BORIS....
Jazzyvee

dtrice · « **Reply #55 on:** January 27, 2007, 07:26:22 PM »

Maybe we're all doing our best impressions of the Ox on stage. You know the look, a cross between bored because he never had to strain to hit any note he ever wanted and a little grimace because he realizes that he is indeed the best guitar player in his band but still has to share SOME volume with the other one. Well I think that I learned a lot about bass playing from listening and WATCHING my heroes. Heroes like the Thunderchief (that's John Paul Jones) and the Ox who assumed that look that hid all of their excitement behind their focused concentration about being the best at what they did. So I, maybe the others too, am not smiling because I'm concentrating on what I'm doing, and the band sounds as a whole, and not just smirking for the crowd like certain people in the band who often play a certain 6-stringed instrument and love a lot of attention. Because I know I love my Spyder, sorry if I don't give it enough PDA.

jazzyvee · « **Reply #56 on:** January 28, 2007, 02:33:27 AM »

I take your point. He was a kind of cool character. I am pleased to say I saw the WHO in concert on their first tour after Keith Moon died. That was and still is the loudest thing I have ever heard in my life....!!!

Monster of a concert though.
Jazzyvee

dtrice · « **Reply #57 on:** February 06, 2007, 02:33:23 PM »

Jeff, I looked your Spyder pic and noticed that your headstock was a little different than mine. My logo is between the nut and the first pair of tuning pegs. Yours is placed like the V-headstock models, was that your specification? Also, is it me or is your headstock point sharper than usual or is mine blunter? I'm curious in the different features among each of the Spyders.

adriaan · « **Reply #58 on:** February 07, 2007, 12:44:12 AM »

Daniel, the curves on the pegheads seem to be carved by hand - or at least they're never 100% symmetrical. For what it's worth, I have a Spoiler with .

jlawson · « **Reply #59 on:** February 07, 2007, 07:08:13 PM »

Daniel, I honestly don't know about the pegheads. Beaver had already ordered my spyder when I purchased it, and I just waited for it to be shipped to me by Alembic. I guess the major question is whether the unique features of some of the spyders are due to Alembic or customer requests. Does anyone know?

Jeff