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Connecting => Swap Shop and Wish Lists => Seen on craigslist, eBay, and elsewhere => Topic started by: the_mule on May 04, 2007, 12:31:10 AM

Title: Beautiful Distillate
Post by: the_mule on May 04, 2007, 12:31:10 AM

Tempting, also because of the dollar to euro ratio...
 
http://cgi.ebay.nl/VINTAGE-1979-ALEMBIC-BASS_W0QQitemZ110123147974QQihZ001QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem (http://cgi.ebay.nl/VINTAGE-1979-ALEMBIC-BASS_W0QQitemZ110123147974QQihZ001QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)
 
Wilfred

Title: Beautiful Distillate
Post by: keavin on May 04, 2007, 03:57:26 AM

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/395/39319.jpg)

Title: Beautiful Distillate
Post by: Mike Monsalve on May 04, 2007, 12:58:27 PM

That's the oldest Distillate bass I've seen without the face plate on the front

Title: Beautiful Distillate
Post by: hankster on May 04, 2007, 01:15:38 PM

That's a nice looking bass.  The tailpiece is a bit off center, though ;)
 
rick

Title: Beautiful Distillate
Post by: juggernaught on May 04, 2007, 01:25:24 PM

In case the reader doesn't catch the  joke (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=3582).

Title: Beautiful Distillate
Post by: valvil on May 04, 2007, 02:46:47 PM

I seriously doubt it's a 79. Those were not around back then. I think more like 89. The serial number listed  is 789554  which is not a valid number.  I think numbers have faded and are hard to read. The thin veneer under the top is typical of later Alembics.
The top is not wenge. Looks like coco bolo, possibly rosewood.
At any rate, a gorgeous instrument.
 
Valentino
 
(Message edited by valvil on May 04, 2007)

Title: Beautiful Distillate
Post by: 2400wattman on May 04, 2007, 06:20:24 PM

It has to be at least early '80's going by the upper horn which is noticably stubbier than later Distillates.

Title: Beautiful Distillate
Post by: def_touch on June 26, 2007, 02:01:24 PM

I returned this bass because it had the serial number removed, according to Mica. I got it for 2200 last time. They claimed it was a prototype and they would check into it before relisting it. Last time they had a bogus serial number, but I thought it was a typo. They are fully aware of this. (http://club.alembic.com/Images/395/41542.jpg)