2009 Alembic Spyder SYLB4 John Entwistle Signature Bass #40 of 50

Extremely rare Spyder 4-String Bass by Alembic - #40 of 50 4-Strings produced. 

This is a top grade collector's piece - in near mint condition. This was bought by us from a local collector. John Entwistle's signature bass, please see details about the bass below from Alembic's website.

From Alembic: 

The Spyder basses are similar to the John's personal Series II basses, but they aren't exact replicas (which would be much more expensive). The changes we made for playability are the regular 12 inch fingerboard radius, unlike John's which were totally flat, and we moved the neck to the bridge about a half an inch.

The body shape gives total access to all 24 frets with complete comfort - there is nothing in the way of your fretting hand getting to the uppermost frets. We used the same templates for the body and peghead shapes as we used on some of John's basses, and even many of the craftspeople that made his basses still work here, still crafting as we always have.

One of the decorative details we kept from the original basses was the spider web inlays on the body. These inlays are made from solid sterling silver and are done by hand. They run as deep as they are wide, so the amount of silver is quite substantial. Many people thought his inlays were brass because the silver yellows over time under the finish.

It's a good time to talk about balance. One of the things John enjoyed most about the basses we made was the balance. The large upper body half really counters the complete lack of an upper horn for attaching the strapholder, it also makes a fine armrest for between songs.

TRADES - LAYAWAY - 0% FINANCING 

Weight: 12.9lbs

Case: Case, Case Candy and original shipping box

Year: 2009

Cosmetic Condition: Bass is in extremely good shape.  We have labeled this as excellent condition, it is very close to being mint.  There are two very minor scratches on the backplates as well as a small rub on the top left point of the headstock. 

SETUP & INSPECTED BY OUR LUTHIER

Top/Back: Flame Maple

Body: Walnut

Neck: Purpleheart and Maple

Finish: Poly Gloss with Satin Neck Feel

Fretboard: Ebony with Abalone oval inlays

Scale Length: 34"

Machine Heads: Gold Alembic-Gotohs

Individual string tailpieces

Side LEDs in Red

"V" Peghead Shape

Sterling Silver Spider Web Inlays

The center dummy pickup is removable and came like that from the factory.