Hi Mica,
I was at Washington Music Center yesterday and a salesman saw me browsing through the most recent Bass Player magazine, the one with John on the cover. He claims that Alembic will be making an Entwistle Tribute bass (shape of the Explorer as he put it)....complete with the sterling silver cobwebs. Any truth to this?
Stoney

Hi Stoney,
 
Saw your post and thought I'd answer it. The claim is true and Washington Music has a 4 and 8 string on order. Delivery should be in November.
 
They are limited editions, there will be 50  
4- strings and 25 8-string basses. So far 12 of the 4's and 8 of the 8's are spoken for.
 
It will have the sterling silver web inlays in both points as well as an ebony and silver spider on the headstock. We will be posting full specs on them very soon. The models are called Spyder-4 & Spyder-8.
 
Susan

Mica, What kind of list prices have been established on the Entwhistle Tribute Basses?  Anyone specific we should speak with at Chuck Levin's(WMS)?

Hey Ken, you can speak with Todd Ellion or Tim (I forget his last name)
 
Mica or Susan,  
When can we expect to get a peak at these basses??
 
Stoney

Jonathan,  
The prototypes and first runs of the 4 and 8 strings hit spray this week. Spider webs will be installed next week. We'll be sharing pics soon.
 
Susan

Cool Susan, thanks.
 
Hey Ken, sorry about the type-o in the last entry. The salesman's name is Todd Elliot, not Ellion.
 
Sotney

Susan, any add'l info or pix available yet...?? I'm interested to see these basses...
Danny

Here's your first peak at them!
 

DROOOO-OOOOL

Very nice. Will you also be making them with the pointed peghead?

The 8-strings have the pointed peghead. The 4-strings are with the V peghead.

Sooooo, my guess here is: Signature Electronics, 2 Q-filters, 2 vol (or 1Vol, 1Pan) 2 tone filters, Side LED's and a mono-stereo switch?

Wow!!!!
 
That's the bass that started it all for me!!!!!  I remember seeing John with that bass in the booklet that came with The Kids Are Alright album.  Yes that's right, album!!!!!!  Big, black vinyl disks w/ grooves in them.  Shortly after that it was Stanley w/ his brown bass.  Man I feel like a little kid again!!!!  Thanks Mica for sharing that with us!!!
 
D

FOR ANY INTERESTED PARTIES:  I will have the first pair of Spider Basses, 4 & 8 string,  available to the public.  The will both be  #2.  If you are interested in purchasing them, please contact Doc Greene by email at ALEMBICDOC@aol.com or call 408-836-6973 anytime between 10am and 11pm PST.

You've all been patient - and the first Spyder bass for sale was finished today:  

 

 

 

  This will bass will be at Guitar Showcase tomorrow.   Enjoy!