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Connecting => Swap Shop and Wish Lists => Seen on craigslist, eBay, and elsewhere => Topic started by: keavin on May 16, 2009, 07:52:32 AM

Title: "Beat-up o'l Distillate"!
Post by: keavin on May 16, 2009, 07:52:32 AM: (http://club.alembic.com/Images/395/65236.jpg)http://cgi.ebay.com/1982-Alembic-Distillate-Bass-needs-some-TLC_W0QQitemZ320372143320QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item4a97aaf4d8&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A2079
Title: "Beat-up o'l Distillate"!
Post by: David Houck on May 16, 2009, 01:28:05 PM: Well, that's too bad. The electronics, repairs and refinish would probably cost as much as a used Distillate in good condition. However, if the price stays low, it might be worth buying and sending to Alembic. You would have a nice bass with new electronics and new finish, for a lot less than a new bass. But it would be a bit of a risk; there's no way to know what the top wood looks like, and Alembic could not give you a quote on the work without having the bass in their hands.
Title: "Beat-up o'l Distillate"!
Post by: kungfusheriff on May 16, 2009, 06:16:14 PM: Brutal.
Title: "Beat-up o'l Distillate"!
Post by: govegan on May 16, 2009, 08:52:33 PM: Why would someone do that?

I think I just threw up a little in my mouth.
Title: "Beat-up o'l Distillate"!
Post by: chalie_holmes on May 17, 2009, 06:11:47 AM: Looks like a bullet hole to me!
Guy must've been angry or frustrated that he couldn't learn a Stanley lick/solo and shot the bass! What a knucklehead!
Title: "Beat-up o'l Distillate"!
Post by: georgie_boy on May 17, 2009, 06:26:25 AM: Words fail me!
Title: "Beat-up o'l Distillate"!
Post by: chalie_holmes on May 17, 2009, 06:30:34 AM: Ok...call me crazy...
I just put a bid in for 150.00.
If I win it, With the help of Ken Wittman I will try and resurrect her from the dead! I'll strip her down, sand her up to her original sexy finish, have Ken put a 5pin in that bullet hole and purchase necessary electronics from the Mothership. Wish me luck! P.S. and I will keep a photo document to keep all interested parties informed of the progress!
Title: "Beat-up o'l Distillate"!
Post by: tbrannon on May 17, 2009, 12:52:54 PM: I put a bid in for $100.00 earlier this morning and that wasn't enough... looks like it's $137 at the moment- good luck Chalie- I really don't have the funds to fix it up properly anyway.
Title: "Beat-up o'l Distillate"!
Post by: tmoney61092 on May 17, 2009, 01:30:57 PM: i was going to try and win this abused beauty and return her to her original form, charles, send me an e-mail if you win, tmoney61092@aol.com (mailto:tmoney61092@aol.com)

~Taylor Watterson
Title: "Beat-up o'l Distillate"!
Post by: jedisan on May 17, 2009, 02:24:16 PM: I am not sure this damage was intentional.

I think this was the old trip over the cord left in the jack, while in the stand, bass goes flying out of stand, rips out jack, headstock hits the ground and cracks trick.
Title: "Beat-up o'l Distillate"!
Post by: charles_holmes on May 17, 2009, 04:39:58 PM: Ok, Toby and Taylor..
If I win it I'll let you know, I really do not want to bid a great deal on it though. I'm thinking that It'll set me back about 1-2grand to restore her, provided I win her.
Title: "Beat-up o'l Distillate"!
Post by: cozmik_cowboy on May 17, 2009, 08:40:33 PM: I think the hole is obviously a cord trip, but that doesn't explain the missing quick-change switches. The neck's what would scare me though - that looks like a seperating headstock, plus another crack in the opposite direction. Quite possibly concurrent with the cord hole, no?

Peter
Title: "Beat-up o'l Distillate"!
Post by: edwin on May 17, 2009, 09:09:06 PM: Hm, I was thinking of going for it, too! I don't think we should bid against each other!

Edwin
Title: "Beat-up o'l Distillate"!
Post by: tmoney61092 on May 17, 2009, 09:50:08 PM: Good tactic, Edwin,but you can't fool me!!!!!:-)

Taylor Watterson
Title: "Beat-up o'l Distillate"!
Post by: edwin on May 17, 2009, 11:29:12 PM: Well, Taylor, if you want to email me your top price, I certainly won't bid you up past it!

Edwin
Title: "Beat-up o'l Distillate"!
Post by: effclef on May 18, 2009, 05:28:41 AM: Maybe Alembic should do a magnetic output jack like the power cord on Apple Macbooks.
EffClef
Title: "Beat-up o'l Distillate"!
Post by: altgrendel on May 18, 2009, 06:32:29 AM: That headstock would have me worried if I won. Good luck to whoever wins. Post progress pictures if you can.
Title: "Beat-up o'l Distillate"!
Post by: tmoney61092 on May 18, 2009, 07:00:12 AM: Well it's already past what I wanted to give for it, to much for the rest of the amount of money that would need to be put into it

Taylor Watterson
Title: "Beat-up o'l Distillate"!
Post by: chalie_holmes on May 18, 2009, 08:48:50 AM: Me too Taylor...I'm not going to bid any more bread.
I'll continue to save and look for a 5 string series bass, which is what I really want anyway.

Chalie
Title: "Beat-up o'l Distillate"!
Post by: 57basstra on May 18, 2009, 01:45:03 PM: Any bets on how high this one will go?

Over or under the $500 mark?

Over or under the $750 mark?

$1,000 plus???????
Title: "Beat-up o'l Distillate"!
Post by: elwoodblue on May 18, 2009, 03:03:35 PM: I'm guessing 600-800 .
It would be nice to see the neck without paint, to see just how bad of a hit the headstock took.
Bidders will be taking a bit of a gamble unless they plan to have it redone at the mothership.

I just sanded many coats of paint off of a '75 SG I bought a while back and found a poorly fixed headstock repair.
Title: "Beat-up o'l Distillate"!
Post by: keavin on May 18, 2009, 03:54:13 PM: the fact there's no serial number listed & a paint cover-up job..........this one could be a long lost stolen alembic!

(Message edited by keavin on May 20, 2009)
Title: "Beat-up o'l Distillate"!
Post by: 57basstra on May 20, 2009, 10:47:44 PM: it hit the $500 mark with almost five days to go
Title: "Beat-up o'l Distillate"!
Post by: sonicus on May 25, 2009, 03:03:50 PM: This poor injured Bass needs a nice home and then sent to the Alembic Hospital . Well less then 6 hours to go and the temperature is rising . I promise not to bid on this one . Happy bidding to all participants !
Title: "Beat-up o'l Distillate"!
Post by: 57basstra on May 25, 2009, 09:07:00 PM: $625 final bid and selling price
Title: "Beat-up o'l Distillate"!
Post by: ajdover on May 25, 2009, 11:54:58 PM: I bid $500, which I considered a fair price given the condition and repairs needed. Good luck to the winner - if it were me I'd have the seller ship it direct to the mothership for an evaluation and eventual repair.

Alan