I wanted to show you my new Spyder 4.

Congrats; that's awesome.
Rich

John,
many congrats on this beauty and welcome to the Spyder owners club. The pointed headstock looks sexy.
I play also two Spyders, a Spyder 4 string with V-head and a Spyder 8 string. I use them as my main basses with our WHO tribute WHO ARE YOU.
I think you?ll have fun with your new baby...
 
Oliver (Spyderman)

Great bass, I love the pointed headstock. If I ever come across a Spyder like that, it'd be very hard to keep my wallet in my pocket. Congratulations and enjoy!
 
Wilfred

Congrats!!

Seeing pictures of you guys holding such massive instruments makes me think of a line from the old Seinfeld shrinkage episode...
 
I don't know how you guys walk around with those things!

Jale,
it?s hard to walk with them but the girlies love ?em..... :-)
Yeah you are right, the Spyders are really huge and heavy and the cases are unbelievable big.
 
Oliver (Spyderman)

Oliver,
 
I though the case to my Dean Z was huge when I first got it. Can't imagine the size of one of those Spyder cases!

I had to carry it home from work (where it was shipped by Alembic) in a GMC Yukon XL Denali with the back seat laid down.  It would not fit in a regular size vehicle.
 
Jeff

Jonathan,
The cases are large enough that Alan Dover, another member here, is accused of bringing a keyboard everytime he takes his out on the town. I will say for the size of the bass it is actually quite comfortable to play.
 
Keith

Agreed!
I had the honour to play Spider Ollie's 4 and it was an amazingly well balanced instrument. Very natural!
 
Paul the bad one

John,
 
    Thanks for sharing the pic.   Now I know what my replica Entwistle Spyder is going to look like with that headstock!  Nice bass and congrats.
 
Alan

Std. size point-body Series basses have the same sickness as Spyders. I call it the Case Elephantitis Syndrome, LOL!
 
Seriously, it's very nice, John. I really dig the pointed headstock. I've been converted since Mike Bisch's Spyder IV (My Wife) lost it's head during a Who Show performance via an overzealous mic-swinging Roger Daltrey-alike.
 
As an aside, I'm actually surprised that no Spyders made to date (that I'm aware of...correct me if I'm wrong) were equipped with Series Electronics. I'm referring to the modern limited edition run, not JAE's stuff (honorable mention to Mike Bisch for his dummy humcanceller). I guess they're expensive enough with signature electronics, nevermind Series stuff, LOL! As far as I know, Alan 's JAE Spyder will be the first Series-powered modern repl.
 
Cheers,
 
Kevin

Kevin,
 
     To my knowledge, my JAE Spyder will be the first replica ever made with Series electronics.  In fact, it will be the first replica ever made period!  It will be different in the sense that it won't have the Series I and a half electronics John had - he had Series I electronics with two master volumes on the lower horn and a switch to choose between each.  Mine will have the two master volumes as well, but with Series II electronics instead.  It will also not have the flat radius John had on his fingerboards (after discussing this with Ollie, I learned that this was personal preference on John's part - I like a radius myself).  I plan also to have the neck thinner at the nut - I sometimes have difficulty reaching the F on the E string in first position due to the width at the nut on my Spyder.  And of course, it will have the note inlays John's basses were famous for, as well as the other stuff (e.g., bird's eye maple, spider webs, etc.).  I also plan to move the neck pickup back a bit - very difficult to slap or pop it where it is on my Spyder.  Finally, the body will be like John's Spyders, which are different from the limited edition run.  Alembic made the bodies a bit different from John's so as to make them more appealing to a wider audience.
 
So it won't be an exact replica, but pretty darn close.
 
And yes, it ain't cheap!
 
Alan

Alan,
Your project was one I was considering but rejected (at least for now) as too expensive.  
You should know that on both the Warwick & Status Buzzards he went back to a neck with radius. It is relatively flat @ 16 as opposed to a Fender with a 12 radius but not completely flat. Hope this provides you more info for your replica.