Eldon Tyrell

You can order it directly from EBMM. They now have international shipping for basses from their vault, including the Joe Dart basses (natural and black). Shipping costs are not too bad either. Shop Ernie Ball Music Man - The Vault (music-man.com)

There would still be a basschat but people would talk about this instead:

I don't know. What I do know is that after having applied the Feed-N-Wax, the 77 looks better than ever! The colour of the wood just looks more intense. Difficult to explain. So, thanks again @Bunion 👍

Well, I would have much more money in my bank account 😉

Nice one. I've just ordered the Feed-N-Wax. I will use it for my 77, which I am planning to sell it soon, so I think it would benefit from a nice polish 👍

Closest probably comes the Korean made Legend Neck-Thru. Here is one Spector Bass Legend 4 NT, Walnut Stain Gloss | PMT Online The new Ethos is also a NT. These will probably cost around £1.4-£1.5k though Legend electronics differ from the Euro (Aguilar pickups and preamp) and also the neck is narrower. The Legend NT I had was also pretty heavy.

Great case for one of the greatest looking Spector basses of all time 🤩

or something like this one:

I know, I know but I have a loooong wishlist and GAS is a dangerous and costly disease 😉 Moreover, there is only so much space in our "living" room and I have already been shown the yellow card by my best half.

Yes, that would be great and cheaper than going through UK distributors and retailers!

Yes, the 77 is great. Killer, earth-shattering sound with a super fast neck (so much nicer than the rather chunky Euro necks, at least in my opinion). It was one of my favs. Why "was"? Well, I recently got a black gloss Forte with a thin neck that just looks and sounds like early AIC and Queensryche. So, sadly the 77 and another Forte will have to go soon (wink wink ;- )

Over at TB, Scott Ball wrote in late April: "I think we have two basses next drop that bling... Kingpin - Stingray 4 and Crescendo - Bongo 5." Someone then asked when these would be shown and Scott answered: "July. Stingray 4 HH Kingpin is "Black". Crescendo Bongo 5 HH is "White"

Fully agree, way too much bling for my taste. Really hope the new HH "Kingpin" that they will launch in July will be without bling. It will be black but please without any flakes, glitter etc.

That's why I suggested a used CLF 🙂 They should be around the £1k mark. Ok, still more than a Tribute but definitely worth the extra money in my opinion.

Agree, G&L are a bit the unsung heroes of the bass world.

If finances allow, I would check for a used US CLF L2k. They have nice 1 5/8'' slim C necks. I used to have a Tribute L2K and the neck was a bit too big for me. The neck on the CLF I recently got is much more to my liking.

BD still have one: G&L M2000 Tribute, 4 five string, Guitars, George Fullerton, Leo Fender, basses - For sale, UK, on offer, EU Bass Direct - STOCK -

Thanks for that. Cool stuff. I tried it out, all the way, well except for putting in my card details 😉 Total costs for the HH model: £2671.49 Cart Subtotal (1 item): £2057.72 GBP UPS Expedited: £77.91 GBP Duties and taxes: £535.86 GBP Order Total: £2671.49 GBP Guaranteed Total Landed Cost! - No additional VAT or Duties will be applied to your order. That's more than £300 cheaper than a regular Stingray Special HH here in the UK (e.g.: £2999 for the Raspberry finish at BD) and it comes with an ebony FB and a matching headstock. So, I guess I will keep an eye on the Vault and maybe, one day, they will have a Stingray Special HH with a natural finish and black hardware (like Timmy C's Ray).

Cool stuff. Congrats. BTW, I thought I'd seen it before (RW instead of maple FB though):

Spector Forte 4 in gloss black

Talking of the 80s, here's another of my fav prog bands in action:

I get that UK prices will be higher than US prices for obvious reasons (shipping, distributor markup etc.). That's why the $ dollar price pretty much equalled the £ price (so let's say $2,399 in the US and £2,399 in the UK) even though the exchange rate is not 1:1. However, this year it is $2,399 in the US (Sweetwater) and £2,899 in the UK (Andertons) and that's what's different and what I still don't understand. It also seems to be EBMM specific as, for example, for Fender (Professional II P bass, Dark Knight finish,) it is: $1,549 in the US (Sweetwater) and £1,699 in the UK (Andertons).