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Title: 1982 quilted maple Distillate - very nice [SOLD]
Post by: bdawgfish on August 17, 2010, 06:26:51 PM: Sorry to kryan1 - didn't mean to step on his post. My bass sounds very much like his. Almost perfect condition - very low mileage. Recent work: RF shiled upgrade, rewire neck lites, new pots and knobs. $3100
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[moderator's edit for picture alignment] (Message edited by adriaan on August 18, 2010) (Message edited by davehouck on September 19, 2010)
Title: 1982 quilted maple Distillate - very nice [SOLD]
Post by: roymus on August 18, 2010, 01:40:20 AM: sounds interesting. I am looking for a 30 to 32' scale,not very heavy, series one or two, or brown bass, I have never heard or played a distillate before and am wondering whether they sound like either basses. Also could you explain the electronics.I would think that the PU selector has 1, 2, both and mute, back switch for leds and volume, tone and 3 different Q switches?????????. scale length?
Title: 1982 quilted maple Distillate - very nice [SOLD]
Post by: tmoney61092 on August 18, 2010, 07:02:51 AM: They are bass and treble quick switches to boost/flat/cut them, my understanding is that nothing sounds like a series bass

~Taylor
Title: 1982 quilted maple Distillate - very nice [SOLD]
Post by: adriaan on August 18, 2010, 07:39:19 AM: Yes, the three toggles close together are:

(1) boost/flat/cut for bass
(2) boost/flat/cut for treble
(3) on/off for Q

Q applies an 8 dB boost at the filter drop-off frequency. That frequency is set by the filter pot (which is not quite a tone pot).
Title: 1982 quilted maple Distillate - very nice [SOLD]
Post by: bdawgfish on August 18, 2010, 11:16:03 AM: Adriann is correct. It's a 32, moderately head-heavy so I wear a suede strap t keep it in place. Lots of tone variation and the clearest low E I've ever heard. I keep the Q switch on all the time because I'm a low-freq junkie.

Here's more details:
Custom Features:
Quilted Maple woods, Front & Backside
Custom LED's Run the length of the neck
Chrome Hardware
Side mounted jack for the cable
Here is more detailed information:
Model: DMSB4 Distillate Bass
Top: quilted maple
Body: mahogany
Back: quilted maple
Neck: maple and purpleheart
Fingerboard: ebony with mother of pearl ovals
Scale 32 medium
Width at the nut: 1 & 3/4
Serial # 82D2198
Title: 1982 quilted maple Distillate - very nice [SOLD]
Post by: bdawgfish on August 18, 2010, 11:23:54 AM: Sorry - original post should say 'quilted maple' not 'flame maple'. So hard to keep my maples straight.

(Message edited by bdawgfish on August 18, 2010)
Title: 1982 quilted maple Distillate - very nice [SOLD]
Post by: adriaan on August 18, 2010, 01:17:04 PM: There you go - title changed. Licking flames, perhaps - but quilted it is.
Title: 1982 quilted maple Distillate - very nice [SOLD]
Post by: bdawgfish on August 20, 2010, 08:16:57 AM: Dang! Mispelled Distillate. Really, it's not a fake.
Title: 1982 quilted maple Distillate - very nice [SOLD]
Post by: adriaan on August 20, 2010, 08:40:18 AM: My sincerest apologies if that was my mistake - corrected!
Title: 1982 quilted maple Distillate - very nice [SOLD]
Post by: bdawgfish on September 18, 2010, 11:11:01 PM: Lowering price to $2700
Title: 1982 quilted maple Distillate - very nice [SOLD]
Post by: sonicus on September 19, 2010, 03:12:52 AM: Hello.
I know this bass. I went to check it out when it was for sale by the previous owner.He is a very decent fellow . The Bass is very nice. It was offered here before;
http://club.alembic.com/Images/395/71856.html?1256345749 (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=14613)
Title: 1982 quilted maple Distillate - very nice [SOLD]
Post by: bdawgfish on December 28, 2010, 03:53:05 PM: SOLD, to the gentleman from New York
Title: 1982 quilted maple Distillate - very nice [SOLD]
Post by: echo008 on December 29, 2010, 06:31:52 PM: got it today....
Amazing!
Great price for a pristine, beautiful instrument
Thank you.
- T
Title: 1982 quilted maple Distillate - very nice [SOLD]
Post by: echo008 on December 29, 2010, 06:32:05 PM: double post .... oops.

(Message edited by echo008 on December 29, 2010)
Title: 1982 quilted maple Distillate - very nice [SOLD]
Post by: David Houck on December 30, 2010, 04:38:34 PM: Congrats Tom!
Title: 1982 quilted maple Distillate - very nice [SOLD]
Post by: echo008 on December 31, 2010, 06:17:35 AM: Thanks Dave. had a chance to play her at rehearsal last night... she is a growly beast for sure, very nice!
- T