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Title: My '81 Distillate
Post by: Mike Addyman Sr. (dadabass2001) on July 03, 2002, 04:50:03 PM

Grooving in my guitarist's 16 track project studio. The band is called Pickled Beats.
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/1022.jpg)

Title: My '81 Distillate
Post by: john foster (johnf) on September 06, 2002, 03:09:38 PM

Bass Central shows an 82 Distillate for $1,300.00. Is that a good price for that guitar?

Title: My '81 Distillate
Post by: Jonathan Johnstone (stoney) on September 07, 2002, 05:57:12 AM

I'd say so, yes. Check out the frets.

Title: My '81 Distillate
Post by: bassman10096 on May 30, 2004, 04:40:17 AM

Great looking bass!

Title: My '81 Distillate
Post by: dadabass2001 on December 18, 2012, 09:51:48 AM

Here's a better shot of my Distiillate.  
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/145807.jpg)
  Her SN is 81D1892 and she has a koa top.  
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/145808.jpg)
 That's a hologram of an eye a previous owner glued on the headstock.
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/145809.jpg)
  I put blue Fret FX LEDs on her for dark stages,
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/145810.jpg)
  and she wears flat wounds mostly (currently T-I Jazz Flats).   Mike

Title: My '81 Distillate
Post by: funkyjazzjunky on December 18, 2012, 10:33:59 AM

Love that Koa top

Title: My '81 Distillate
Post by: artswork99 on December 18, 2012, 01:35:47 PM

Very nice, I like!

Title: My '81 Distillate
Post by: flpete1uw on December 23, 2012, 03:50:52 PM

Hi Mike,
 I do like the way the Blue LED?s look, there just right not to in your face and softly pleasing to the eye. I have a CoCo Bolo Distillate and been thinking of getting these for my Bass. http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/130905.html?1347663026 (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=9069) looking at the FX website the 32 scale is a special order. Was there a lead time issue and was there an up charge for the Special Order?
Thank you  
A Fellow Distillate Brethren
Pete

Title: My '81 Distillate
Post by: dadabass2001 on December 24, 2012, 05:38:45 AM

Hi Pete,
I was lucky on the Distillate, and got them from the manufacturer after someone else canceled an order, so I got them for a discount. I had earlier gotten a red set-up for my fretted Epic. Both sets work wonderfully. I would strongly recommend them for those of us who toil in dark bars and clubs.  
Mike

Title: My '81 Distillate
Post by: dadabass2001 on August 13, 2014, 10:44:20 AM

I used my Distillate at RnR Rewind this month...
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/196673.jpg)
 
She sounded great!
Mike

Title: My '81 Distillate
Post by: sonicus on August 13, 2014, 11:18:27 AM

I am happy to see that you were able to keep her. She might likely will continue to show gratitude by sounding as good as possible !

Title: My '81 Distillate
Post by: dadabass2001 on January 27, 2015, 02:58:14 PM

Thanks Wolf. She is in regular rotation at rehearsals, and I recorded a track for Harmony for Change last Sunday. The song, Silent Cries, addresses animal cruelty from a pets viewpoint  and is still in production. We typically lay down the bass overdub after we get a good drum track so it will be a while before the song is online. Oue three other songs are online at http://harmonyforchange.com (http://harmonyforchange.com)
 
Mike

Title: My '81 Distillate
Post by: sonicus on January 27, 2015, 03:18:19 PM

Mike , I checked out your link and it really seems like a refreshing and benevolent cause .  Nice tunes as well , with a real  message .  
Thanks for the link .  
 
 Wolf