Scorpions

[wishbass]

Was just watching ELP,and wondered,just how many scorpions ar there? They seem to be the rarest of body styles.I can only think of one member who has a distillate w/a scorpion(my fav version)body.Anyone ,esp those of you who've been around awhile,know of anymore? (besides the one at GC in Hollywood).Just curious.

[pauldo]

+1 on the Distillate you mentioned Karl.
I think Dave owns it - it is a beauty, certainly drool worthy.
 
Paul TDO

[wishbass]

Yes Paul,that is the one! My current wish list is to build a EMW Spoiler,but of all the old school small bodies,that's my fav.It would be very tempting to switch to that, or something like it.Maybe just a smidge bigger for balance.....

[adriaan]

A Spoiler is not exactly a small body ...

[wishbass]

Whoops! Good catch Adriaan.Let me clarify,If I were to go with something like Daves Distillate,I would want to make it a little bigger,like a Spoiler.It appears to me that Daves Scorpion is closer in size to a Stanely than a Spoiler. Of course I may be mistaken.=)

[wishbass]

By the way Adriaan,I thought I'd read somewhere that these scorpion Distillates were more common in Europe.Have you noticed this to be true?

[adriaan]

They might be less uncommon here, but that doesn't make them any more common than hen's teeth ... In any case, I've never seen one in the flesh. I'd even guess you stand a better chance finding one in Japan than in Europe.
 
By the way, there are also 3/4 sized Spoilers out there - serial number with an R referring to the Japanese distributor at the time.

[wishbass]

Looking on the web I did find an 8st zebrawood, a 10st cocobolo, and a Series 1 w/a whammy,but they are all like Greg Lakes Scorpion.I think it would be nice if the Mothership posted some pics of some of the variations,as well as some of the more unusual builds they've done that have never made it to the Forum.Can't ever get enough....

[lbpesq]

Rarest of body styles? I suspect the pretzels could give the scorpions a run for their money for that title.
 
Bill,tgo

[wishbass]

Pretzels? Any pics? I am still very much a newbie (1 year in July since my Elan came into my life),so I'm unfamiliar w/them.

[cozmik_cowboy]

And I seem to remember Mica or Susuan saying somewhere here that they made 6 peanuts - pretzels & peanuts; it's bar-food time! (Did they ever make a pickled egg?)
 
Peter

[811952]

Compared to a Standard Point, the Spoiler is significantly smaller (and lighter).
 
I've never seen a Scorpion up-close, except walking past the stage at an ELP show back in the day, so I have no real grasp of how large they are.  I would assume very, and heavy.  Definitely beautiful though.
 
John

[funkyjazzjunky]

Please show us pictures of the Scorpion

[wishbass]

My computer is my phone,so I haven't the ability to post pics from it(at least I haven't figired out how) to the forum. Perhaps Adriaan could.There are at least 2 variations I know of.

[811952]

http://www.ipass.net/jthrush/lake.jpg
 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stickk/3435706004/