Author Topic: Custom Distillate (Read 306 times)

jphilauren · « **on:** March 04, 2009, 06:48:58 PM »

Bought a Roscoe from Brian at The LowEnd Bass Shop great guy to deal with, has a Custom Distillate for sale. There is a thread regarding this bass somewhere on the Forum
http://www.thelowend.net/thelowend/used-basses.html

bsee · « **Reply #1 on:** March 04, 2009, 09:28:13 PM »

That's a pretty good deal since the only thing Distillate about that bass is sort of the body shape. Looks closer to a Signature Standard to me, and absolutely mint.

jacko · « **Reply #2 on:** March 05, 2009, 04:17:47 AM »

Anniversary electronics Bob and it is a beautiful instrument. If the ? hadn't fallen so much against the $ I'd be considering this bass even though it has a string missing.

graeme

(Message edited by jacko on March 05, 2009)

georgie_boy · « **Reply #3 on:** March 05, 2009, 04:33:42 AM »

wow!!!
Love it!!!

adriaan · « **Reply #4 on:** March 05, 2009, 05:16:52 AM »

Well, the body has the bottom of the early EvH signature. The see-through black makes me think - didn't we enjoy a FTC thread on this one?

David Houck · « **Reply #5 on:** March 05, 2009, 06:30:33 AM »

Very nice!

adriaan · « **Reply #6 on:** March 05, 2009, 07:37:38 AM »

It's Adam's Custom with EVH body.

bsee · « **Reply #7 on:** March 05, 2009, 12:19:56 PM »

I hate seeing FTC basses for sale! It means someone has really fallen on hard times, or that they screwed up on their specs. Neither is good. FTC basses should be loved for life.

I guess it is Anniversary. I thought the switch had to be for LEDs with the battery compartment on the back.

jedisan · « **Reply #8 on:** March 05, 2009, 04:49:16 PM »

Actually, I think this is go around number two for this instrument. If I remember correctly, Bass Northwest had this one for sale sometime last year.

adriaan · « **Reply #9 on:** March 06, 2009, 01:20:09 AM »

Adam seems to be ordering custom builds on a regular basis, then selling them on, like the baby blue set-neck Spoiler. I'm sure he holds on to the ones he likes the most. For the rest, he's dreaming out loud what others are dreaming out quietly.

mike1762 · « **Reply #10 on:** March 06, 2009, 05:02:42 AM »

What's with the Dummy Coil? Was it added so that it could be upgraded to Series electronics? I noticed in the FTC thread that Adam initially was going to use Series I electronics... must have changed his mind somewhere along the line (perhaps after the cavity was routed?). Was the stereo/mono switch originally plate mounted like this? I really like the bass and it's not too far from me... hmmmm. A year ago I wouldn't have thought twice about it...

adriaan · « **Reply #11 on:** March 06, 2009, 05:37:36 AM »

The one for sale at Bass NW was the one with the inlaid batwing top, methinks.

keith_h · « **Reply #12 on:** March 06, 2009, 05:54:21 AM »

Mike,
That is called a Series prep. You can order a bass with the correct thickness, routing and a dummy hum canceling pickup so you can install the Series electronics at a later date.

Keith

mike1762 · « **Reply #13 on:** March 06, 2009, 08:21:28 AM »

I see now that the mono/stereo switch is in the position of the 5 pin jack (which is why it's plate mounted). I like it... I just don't know if I $3,899 like it. I've read a lot of comparisons of Anniversary to Series I electronics, but on paper they seem more similar to Signature electronics. Any thoughts???

jedisan · « **Reply #14 on:** March 06, 2009, 08:53:14 AM »

Hey Adriaan, your right about the batwing top, that's the one I bought from Bass Northwest. But I do still think Adam sent this one to Bass Northwest for consignment as well. It was first mentioned in this thread.

http://club.alembic.com/Images/395/56543.html?1224158685

Extremely nice bass... I thought long and hard about getting this one too, but then decided not to. Adam has a very nice flair in his designs, in my humble opinion.