If you cant aford finding an original Exploiter / Spyder or Buzzard, I got a very Entwistle-influenced bass for you!
Sadly this one doesn't see much use with me anymore as Diabetes have given me a frozen shoulder in young age, and explorer basses and other basses with long necks (Spectors sadly) aint very nice on it. I do however love how she sounds, looks and plays, so if it hadn't been for this I would have kept her.
It's a very "fast" bass and feels great with a pretty solid neck. I originaly ordered it in 2006 and recived it in early 2007, it cost me about 1800£ back then. I used it for everything I did between that and 2011 when I sold it the first time.
I bought it back last year after it had been a few rounds round Norway, and it have gotten a few quirks since the:
The output jack is moved to the side, and it appears that there's a little crack between the output jack and the control room, and the preamp will need 2 new pots, as the treble and middle pot doesn't react. apart from this the bass is in good condition.
general specs:
* 7 layered laminated Maple / Walnut / Ebony neckthrough neck.
* Ebony Fretboard with roman number inlays.
* Body wings is flame maple front and back, Walnut core.
* BassCulture Custom Pickups, P / reversed P in handmade soapbar housing.
* Noll preamp TCM-3 (In need of some TLC, I'll see if I get the time to fix it myself before it's sold)
* Oil finish on body and neck.
* Dunlop infelt Straplocks.
* Hipshot Tuners.
* ETS-Hardware Tuningfork bridge.
* Black Hardware
* Gator Case
The bass isn't that big and will actually fit in a Explorer gigbag for guitar.
A little fixing at a luthier and you will have a monster bass.
800£ shipped to you, I'm also open for offers.