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Title: 1985 Distillate For Sale [SOLD]
Post by: brainiac on February 12, 2012, 08:03:40 PM

Nice sound. Nice action. Nice look. Nice bass! Comes with hard case.
 
Email: cruachanaok@yahoo.com (http://mailto:cruachanaok@yahoo.com)
 
$2350
 

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Title: 1985 Distillate For Sale [SOLD]
Post by: sonicus on February 12, 2012, 09:45:40 PM

Very nice! I like it  
 What is the  top wood ?  
 
  Wolf .

Title: 1985 Distillate For Sale [SOLD]
Post by: kungfusheriff on February 13, 2012, 09:12:49 AM

Cocobolo. Nice bass, John. I might have to talk to you about that after tax time if no one beats me to it.

Title: 1985 Distillate For Sale [SOLD]
Post by: brainiac on February 13, 2012, 12:01:35 PM

Hard to get the right light on this dark bass without creating flash glare. I should have taken it outdoors for some natural light...but it was starting to snow!

Title: 1985 Distillate For Sale [SOLD]
Post by: sonicus on February 13, 2012, 05:26:28 PM

I thought it might be Cocobolo  . I wish you were closer for me to check  it out.

Title: 1985 Distillate For Sale [SOLD]
Post by: flpete1uw on February 14, 2012, 03:23:45 AM

That will be my next Bass or something very similar when the stars align again. That's when the $ and oppurtunity happens again. Meantime enjoying the Alembic I have now ;)  Good Luck, If she dosn't sell Hmmmm.........? LMK

Title: 1985 Distillate For Sale [SOLD]
Post by: brainiac on February 14, 2012, 09:24:26 PM

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Title: 1985 Distillate For Sale [SOLD]
Post by: brainiac on February 14, 2012, 09:28:17 PM

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Title: 1985 Distillate For Sale [SOLD]
Post by: brainiac on February 14, 2012, 09:30:37 PM

Aha! Figured out how to make those small pix large. Now is there a way to delete the smallish ones?

Title: 1985 Distillate For Sale [SOLD]
Post by: pauldo on February 15, 2012, 10:31:59 AM

John -
I believe only the site moderators can delete items that were posted more than 24 hours ago.
 
VERY nice Distillate and a fair price - makes me want to start a collection. :-D
 
That upper horn looks longer than my 84' - was there a body design change?
 
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Title: 1985 Distillate For Sale [SOLD]
Post by: mikedm on February 15, 2012, 07:07:27 PM

Agreed, very nice bass and very reasonable price. Versatile electronics, too. Good luck with the sale.  
 
@ Pauldo - Looks to me likes it's the extended upper horn option. Probably a nice feature to have.

Title: 1985 Distillate For Sale [SOLD]
Post by: brainiac on March 05, 2012, 07:02:35 AM

Dropping asking price to $2150.

Title: 1985 Distillate For Sale [SOLD]
Post by: hammer on March 08, 2012, 01:10:42 PM

I'm interested. I've already got one in walnut and this would be a very nice companion.  What's the scale? Is it a 32?

Title: 1985 Distillate For Sale [SOLD]
Post by: brainiac on March 09, 2012, 09:04:51 AM

I thought all Distillates were medium length? And the extended upper horn is only found on a few. I prefer it.

Title: 1985 Distillate For Sale [SOLD]
Post by: southpaw on March 12, 2012, 08:16:07 PM

Beautiful bass. The top looks like cocobolo but Mica would need to confirm that. Distillates are 32 medium scale.  The upper horn was lengthened in 1985 for better balance, so pre '85's will have a shorter upper horn. Another change around 1985 was the removal of LED next to the input jack, so some '85's will have it, some not. I have had my Distillate for several years and it  still amazes me, great basses.

Title: 1985 Distillate For Sale [SOLD]
Post by: Bradley Young on March 15, 2012, 06:15:46 PM

I'm actually guessing that the top might be Bocate, based on how some of the grain seems to try to overlap.

Title: 1985 Distillate For Sale [SOLD]
Post by: sonicus on March 15, 2012, 07:23:25 PM

This bass is starting to haunt me ! still wish you were closer ____
 
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Title: 1985 Distillate For Sale [SOLD]
Post by: flpete1uw on March 16, 2012, 02:56:56 AM

Nice ;)

Title: 1985 Distillate For Sale [SOLD]
Post by: brainiac on March 22, 2012, 06:25:22 PM

Sold.

Title: 1985 Distillate For Sale [SOLD]
Post by: flpete1uw on April 02, 2012, 03:21:41 PM

Yep she's mine now, I just wanted to say if it weren't for this board and the people in it I would not have pulled the trigger in this purchase. Thank You  John and Dave

Title: 1985 Distillate For Sale [SOLD]
Post by: afrobeat_fool on April 02, 2012, 03:47:43 PM

Wow! Congrats Pete! Now you have a Persuader and a Distillate. Looks like another has fallen to G.A.S. Wonderful affliction. Enjoy!
 
 
Nick

Title: 1985 Distillate For Sale [SOLD]
Post by: flpete1uw on April 03, 2012, 03:41:07 PM

Hey Nick,
  You did warn me. I figured I would start with the discontinued models first to see what I missed. The thing is that these Basses are so uniquely different and as a bonus I get to play around with 3 types of Pickups. It's all good.  
Peace
Pete