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Alembic products => Showcase => Distillate Basses and Guitars => Topic started by: bassthang on May 11, 2011, 05:06:21 AM

Title: My Distillate 83D2855
Post by: bassthang on May 11, 2011, 05:06:21 AM: (http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/104201.jpg)

She was pretty beaten when I got her. One p/u was kapoot, the brass needed elbow grease, and the entire body just needed head-to-toe scrubbin'.
The output jack has had a crack (as if it had fallen over while plugged in), but has been repaired most solidly.
I put on a fresh set of TI flats and cranked the action up high. Still trying to nail down the electronics, but it's coming along nicely.
I played it last week on an outdoor gig through my YBA-3/2x15. ?Joder! what a great musical sound, especially in the middle register.

As with many of you, I coveted an Alembic since the Seventies. Now I have one.
Title: My Distillate 83D2855
Post by: JuancarlinBass on May 11, 2011, 06:27:15 AM: Congrats on such a beautiful beast! I wonder how would a Distillate sound with flats. Any soundclips soon?
Title: My Distillate 83D2855
Post by: sonicus on May 11, 2011, 07:36:12 AM: NIce , I love Distillates too. Congratulations.
Title: My Distillate 83D2855
Post by: charles_holmes on May 11, 2011, 07:11:51 PM: Way to go Tommy!
I love my distillate too!
Keep it low and stay outta treble!
Title: My Distillate 83D2855
Post by: bassthang on May 12, 2011, 08:18:03 AM: Thanks guys.
Sorry Juan Carlos, no sound clips right now. I might have a link to a show I did, I can email that to you if I get it. You should try a set of flats, in any case. it's a great sound (for me anyway).
No one knows the trebles I've seen.
Title: My Distillate 83D2855
Post by: mario_farufyno on May 12, 2011, 03:30:30 PM: Why so many Alembicsters have cats?
Title: My Distillate 83D2855
Post by: charles_holmes on May 12, 2011, 03:54:57 PM: Yo Mario,
I have 4 dogs!!!
Title: My Distillate 83D2855
Post by: sonicus on May 12, 2011, 05:46:45 PM: No pets here,I just feed the Squirrel in my backyard. He got mad at me when I spent all his peanut money on my Distillate in April '09 ! LOL______
Title: My Distillate 83D2855
Post by: JuancarlinBass on May 12, 2011, 09:50:18 PM: 3 cats here! :P But no Distillate. A Beloved Epic 5 instead
Title: My Distillate 83D2855
Post by: serialnumber12 on May 14, 2011, 03:41:05 AM: Why soo many alembicters have cats?.........cause aint nothin better than pussy thruout the house!
Title: My Distillate 83D2855
Post by: chuck on May 14, 2011, 05:16:11 AM: Two Maine Coon calico cats.An endless source of entertainment.

Chuck
Title: My Distillate 83D2855
Post by: mario_farufyno on May 14, 2011, 03:11:37 PM: Sounds like my wyfe, Wolf!

I'm not too fluent in English, Barnes, but although I have a nasty dog I like them too. Ha ha ha
Title: My Distillate 83D2855
Post by: pauldo on May 15, 2011, 04:28:14 PM: Tommy -
Welcome to the Distillate club!

3 dogs and 3 cats at our house.
Title: My Distillate 83D2855
Post by: mario_farufyno on May 15, 2011, 09:55:23 PM: All colors are matching (cat, bass, sofa)
Title: My Distillate 83D2855
Post by: bassthang on May 17, 2011, 04:05:33 AM: It's my wife cat, she had her when I met her. She notes how much more the cat spends on my lap than on her hers. Maine Coons are nice, I had a roommate with one of them.