When I was just a wee lad in '86, I started playing bass after a friend bought a set of drums. Having small hands and trying my first bass, I realized this may be a problem. I went to Chuck's (Washington Music Center) and spoke with Paul Schein who handed me an Alembic Distillate. Plucking on it as best as my limited experience allowed, I was floored. The very air around where I was playing changed. There were rainbows and sunbeams everywhere. I even thought I saw a unicorn, I swear. OK, so it was the 80's, I know what I saw. Then Paul told me the price. Oh, really? Did I mention I was a plumbing apprentice then making $3.35 p/h? I settled on a MIJ Fender P in 32 and have spent the next 25 years trying to climb back to Eden. Finally, my rainbows and sunbeams are back.......and the unicorn, too.
