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Alembic products => Showcase => Distillate Basses and Guitars => Topic started by: DistillaMatto on August 02, 2024, 10:14:13 PM

Title: New to Me Distillate
Post by: DistillaMatto on August 02, 2024, 10:14:13 PM
The store had it advertised as a SC but the electronics are Distillate. I don't have to change my forum name.
Title: Re: New to Me Distillate
Post by: FC Bass on August 02, 2024, 10:24:42 PM
Nice! That's a Deluxe Distillate with the the back laminate :-) (If it had signature electronics it would be signature deluxe with the back lam and Purpleheart in the neck)
Title: Re: New to Me Distillate
Post by: edwardofhuncote on August 03, 2024, 03:15:39 AM
Nice birdseye maple there too. Congratulations & Compliments.
Title: Re: New to Me Distillate
Post by: pauldo on August 03, 2024, 03:57:56 AM
Congratulations, that’s very nice.
Title: Re: New to Me Distillate
Post by: Spoilers! on August 03, 2024, 04:42:27 AM
That's beautiful.  I love the birdseye.  How is the scale working out for you?
Title: Re: New to Me Distillate
Post by: rv_bass on August 03, 2024, 05:28:27 AM
Very nice, love the Birdseye maple, congratulations! 😊
Title: Re: New to Me Distillate
Post by: DistillaMatto on August 03, 2024, 07:27:38 AM
That's beautiful.  I love the birdseye.  How is the scale working out for you?
Well. I need to get used to the extra tones. I used it in band practice tonight. It took then a couple double takes to realize it wasn't the single pickup Distillate. Thanks to all the comments.
Title: Re: New to Me Distillate
Post by: gearhed289 on August 05, 2024, 08:38:49 AM
Love it! What's the scale length?
Title: Re: New to Me Distillate
Post by: DistillaMatto on August 05, 2024, 05:22:52 PM
Love it! What's the scale length?
I'm not sure exactely. I have a metric tape ruler. From what part do I measure? The nut to the bridge or the end of the neck? I know it's shorter than the one pickup distillate.
Title: Re: New to Me Distillate
Post by: FC Bass on August 05, 2024, 06:27:15 PM
Measure from the nut till the 12th fret and double that. In MM I guess it will be about 390,5 mm (x2 = 781mm) which would be short scale.
Title: Re: New to Me Distillate
Post by: DistillaMatto on August 05, 2024, 06:58:46 PM
Measure from the nut till the 12th fret and double that. In MM I guess it will be about 390,5 mm (x2 = 781mm) which would be short scale.
390,5. Short scale it is. Good thing. I just ordered a set of CX-3/45s from the Shibuya Ikeba shop. I think it had D'Adarios on it. I changed those to some older Rotosound 66 that I pulled off my Yamaha Motion B. I like them but I worry about fret wear.
Title: Re: New to Me Distillate
Post by: gearhed289 on August 06, 2024, 08:02:33 AM
Thanks for checking and enjoy that beauty!
Title: Re: New to Me Distillate
Post by: DistillaMatto on August 08, 2024, 05:53:37 AM
I put the Alembic strings on. I like how the blue wrap lines up.
Title: Re: New to Me Distillate
Post by: DistillaMatto on October 20, 2024, 02:43:27 AM
I used the bass on this song. It's for a contest. The vocals were provided. I did the DAW programming, Bass and Guitars. https://soundcloud.com/matt-peterson-479435471/monster-inc-natali-noor?si=ea05c4b3ac6e4bb8b5550647108ed663&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
Title: Re: New to Me Distillate
Post by: pauldo on October 20, 2024, 08:15:52 AM
That sounds great! 
Title: Re: New to Me Distillate
Post by: DistillaMatto on October 20, 2024, 05:15:06 PM
That sounds great!
Thank you for checking it out.
Title: Luxury problem
Post by: DistillaMatto on November 18, 2024, 03:27:10 AM
I played live yesterday for the first time with this Distillate. It was fun but I noticed people commented more on the bass than my playing.
Title: Re: New to Me Distillate
Post by: DistillaMatto on November 20, 2024, 07:26:30 AM
Pretty much raw out of the PA.
Title: Re: New to Me Distillate
Post by: edwardofhuncote on November 21, 2024, 03:55:19 AM
Sounds great, Matt.  8)
Title: Re: New to Me Distillate
Post by: DistillaMatto on November 21, 2024, 07:25:06 AM
Sounds great, Matt.  8)
Thank you. We had fun.
Title: Re: New to Me Distillate
Post by: pauldo on November 21, 2024, 04:11:01 PM
Yes to all of that. 
Love the Prog rock feel and the big ending!
Title: Re: New to Me Distillate
Post by: DistillaMatto on January 26, 2025, 04:32:20 PM
In action again last night.
Title: Re: New to Me Distillate
Post by: DistillaMatto on January 30, 2025, 05:10:09 AM
With sound.
Title: Re: New to Me Distillate
Post by: gearhed289 on January 30, 2025, 08:06:38 AM
Cool! Love a 3 piece. I'm going to guess that your drummer is left handed? He plays pretty much entirely open grip, and even has a ride cymbal on the left side.
Title: Re: New to Me Distillate
Post by: pauldo on January 30, 2025, 02:09:06 PM
Love the mix, that bass tone is great!
Title: Re: New to Me Distillate
Post by: DistillaMatto on January 31, 2025, 08:08:02 AM
Cool! Love a 3 piece. I'm going to guess that your drummer is left handed? He plays pretty much entirely open grip, and even has a ride cymbal on the left side.
He's not. That's his idiosyncrasy. I remember asking why he plays that way back in the 90s. I forgot his reason. I'll ask again.
Title: Re: New to Me Distillate
Post by: DistillaMatto on January 31, 2025, 08:08:27 AM
Love the mix, that bass tone is great!
Thank you.
Title: Re: New to Me Distillate
Post by: DistillaMatto on May 24, 2025, 05:53:41 PM
In the studio the other week. Toyoji just got the new Char burgundy Strat. It sounds great but he likes a higher action than I prefer. The placement of the iPhone seems to be favoring the drums and bass.