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Connecting => Swap Shop and Wish Lists => Seen on craigslist, eBay, and elsewhere => Topic started by: jazzyvee on July 11, 2011, 02:20:57 AM

Title: 1989 Distillate 5 String
Post by: jazzyvee on July 11, 2011, 02:20:57 AM

An interesting looking Distillate with Pointy body and Europa Electronics.
 
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1989-Alembic-Distillate-5-String-Bass-OHSC-/260815535228?pt=Guitar&hash=item3cb9d13c7c (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1989-Alembic-Distillate-5-String-Bass-OHSC-/260815535228?pt=Guitar&hash=item3cb9d13c7c)
 

(http://alembic.com/club/messages/395/108888.jpg)
 
 
Jazzyvee

Title: 1989 Distillate 5 String
Post by: cozmik_cowboy on July 11, 2011, 07:25:14 AM

Thore are Distillate controls, JV; Europa has a pan instead of a selector.  But that body!  Is that a Spoiler with a point???  Wild.
 
Peter

Title: 1989 Distillate 5 String
Post by: jazzyvee on July 11, 2011, 08:33:36 AM

Possibly, though I was influenced by the fact that most of the controls are what is on an Europa apart from that switch. Sure is a good looking bass.
 
Jazzyvee

Title: 1989 Distillate 5 String
Post by: cozmik_cowboy on July 11, 2011, 09:18:44 AM

The selector/pan thing is the only difference between Distillate (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=232) & Europa.
It's nice, of course, but I think I'd like it better without the point - works on a Large Standard body, but for me not so much on the Spoiler.
 
Peter

Title: 1989 Distillate 5 String
Post by: bsee on July 11, 2011, 12:05:06 PM

Another US bass offered on eBay UK. Odd... This would be very interesting to me if it were a 32. I wonder if Danno has any spare change? It looks black and metal enough.

Title: 1989 Distillate 5 String
Post by: sjhoffma on July 11, 2011, 12:44:45 PM

I'm currently the high bidder

Title: 1989 Distillate 5 String
Post by: dannobasso on July 11, 2011, 01:26:35 PM

If it had leds then I would go for it. Best of luck to all the bidders.

Title: 1989 Distillate 5 String
Post by: bob2 on July 11, 2011, 02:38:56 PM

fyi: it's on regular usa ebay also. sometimes listings show up on both. jazzyvee may also be looking at a us listing via ebayuk.
 
http://cgi.ebay.com/1989-Alembic-Distillate-5-String-Bass-OHSC-/260815535228?pt=Guitar&hash=item3cb9d13c7c (http://cgi.ebay.com/1989-Alembic-Distillate-5-String-Bass-OHSC-/260815535228?pt=Guitar&hash=item3cb9d13c7c)