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Alembic products => Owning an Alembic => Serial Number / History Requests => Topic started by: jim_b on January 19, 2007, 01:59:50 PM

Title: (?) Serial#85D347
Post by: jim_b on January 19, 2007, 01:59:50 PM

wondering about the history and features (electronics) of this bass listed and re-listed on ebay. thanks, JB

Title: (?) Serial#85D347
Post by: dadabass2001 on January 19, 2007, 04:34:40 PM

Hello Jim.
85D from the serial number indicates a Distillate completed in 1985, but the number after the D is too low. All (most) Alembics are numbered sequentially in build order, guitars and basses, regardless of model or style. I own a 1981 Distillate and it's 81D1892.  
Mike

Title: (?) Serial#85D347
Post by: FC Bass on January 19, 2007, 07:30:53 PM

My guess is there should be a number after the 7, 3400 seems in the right range for '85
 
Edit, just saw the listing... the seller replaced the last number with a *, you should mail the seller to get the complete number...
 
(Message edited by fc_spoiler on January 19, 2007)

Title: (?) Serial#85D347
Post by: inthelows on January 19, 2007, 10:07:35 PM

There is another thread going on this.
It is a distillate. Picked up for $1500 and being resold at $2295.
The controls are vol,filter, q-switch, bass and treble quick tone switches, pick-up selector.
NLP
 controls, (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=232)
 distillate thread
 
(Message edited by inthelows on January 19, 2007)