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[quote name='Alpha-Dave' post='1093197' date='Jan 17 2011, 11:09 PM']I wish I could afford it or even do it justice! [/quote] Alpha-Dave, just to let you drool.... Cheers Oliver

..and here are the retails: Spyder USD 6555 USA Hybrid USD 3722 Import Hybrid USD 699 Well, for that amount of money I would rather go for a used Alembic Spyder if I had to choose...

Well, this turns out to a joke. I see this now on the Statii forum from a collaborator of this project: love it, hate it...whatever. We are talking about Entwistle here on the forum, a lot more people will be reminded of him, we'll raise more money to put music rooms in hospitals for sick kids...I'm buying a hybrid, I'll let you know what I think once I've actually played one, I'm not forming an opinion based on looking at a product shot. Fact is, that I got an email from the head of the foundation two weeks ago after I had asked him about the bass and he told me that this bass has nothing to do with the foundation... ?????? There is a WHO song that matches: We won't get fooled again...... Oliver (senmen)

Guys, Oliver (senmen) here. I have to step in into that. Well, for us it is all clear what is going on here. Money making. Period. To me as a big JE fan and this from the heart this thing is absolutely damaging Johns heritage. As for the Deans. No comment.... I have owned and played Alembic JE Spyder 4 and 8string, my custom Alembic Dragon Wing Tears for John, my old Buzz2, a Warwick Buzzard, my actual B2 and now also my B1. And I must say: nothing beats the B1. Nothing. But spending 6,5K on that Dean Spyder. Well, for that money I would rather buy a used Alembic JE Spyder from the 2003 limited series. As for Warwick and Status: there is something that is not true. Warwick is still producing and advertising the Buzzard. He is now named JE Buzzard. What Chris said is to my knowledge not totally ok. The rights on the name John Entwistle in collaboration with musical instruments is stopped now and therefore now given to Dean. BUT: the most serious thing is that Warwick could convince the lawyers that he was the designer of the Buzzard and not JE or better said he could convince the lawyers that he did provide more design details than JE. And that is the problem. Everyone who will try to produce a Buzzard will be sued by Warwick! Therefore no go for Status even if Chris is saying no problem! As for Alembic. I talked to them yesterday as I really have a good relationship to them. They are not amused and will communicate that to Dean. But there are no existing copyrights so it might be taken as is..... Cheers Oliver

Hi, no Feline anymore. Just Status....

Chris, no, and they will not in the future..... Cheers Oliver

Dear All, as an owner of a Status B1 and a B2 I want to build up an owner database of the both models. So any help from any owner out there would be helpful. Could you plse provide me with: Photo full front shot, photo full back shot, serial number, owner etc. If you want to have any specific data secret, plse let me know. Plse send your data to: [email protected] For any other information or if you have questions plse also contact me via the above email or by PM through the Statii site (member name: senmen) Many thanks for looking and for your support Oliver