Author Topic: FS: Distillate Bass (Read 214 times)

longhorncat · « **on:** December 25, 2006, 09:21:36 PM »

1983 Alembic Distillate 4-string Bass

top: Bird's-eye Maple
body: Mahogany
neck: Maple with Purpleheart, 32 medium scale
fingerboard: Ebony with pearloid oval inlays
peghead veneers: Maple w/ Sterling Silver logo
pickups: AXY electronics: DS-1
controls: volume, pickup selector, filter, Q switch, bass cut/flat/boost, treble cut/flat/boost
birthday: May 11, 1983

Looks, plays, and sounds great.

Some more pictures: here, here, and here.

$2150 plus shipping

longhorncat · « **Reply #1 on:** January 12, 2007, 11:15:02 PM »

Asking $1950 plus shipping.

tbrannon · « **Reply #2 on:** January 12, 2007, 11:23:17 PM »

Lovely bass-

I like the pickup selector out there on the lower horn. If I had the cash and needed a 4 string I'd be sorely tempted.

Good luck.

j_gary · « **Reply #3 on:** January 13, 2007, 04:43:31 AM »

Very nice, pardon my ignorance, she appears very similar to the Spoiler. Would you be able to comment on the differences?

FC Bass · « **Reply #4 on:** January 13, 2007, 05:55:22 AM »

Electronics - Spoiler has Volume, filter, Q switch and pick up selector
Body shape - obvious, take a look in the showcase section or look at my profile.
Pegheadshape - Spoiler has the Cone shape
Neck laminates - Spoiler has 3 piece maple neck

My Spoiler examples are for the Standard Spoiler specs. There are Spoilers with other body shapes etc. as custom options, but that's possible for almost all models.

(Message edited by fc_spoiler on January 13, 2007)

j_gary · « **Reply #5 on:** January 13, 2007, 08:33:05 AM »

Thanks fc!

southpaw · « **Reply #6 on:** January 13, 2007, 05:26:52 PM »

The Distillate electronics are the same as the modern day Europa electronics with the one difference being a pan knob on the Europa has replaced the pickup selector switch.

1983_distillate · « **Reply #7 on:** February 05, 2007, 01:20:02 PM »

Did it sell?
Just signed up....trying to figure out the value of my distillate.
Considering they were list 2200 new, I was hoping they had gone up in value.
Actual sale price at local store was 1700 + tax= $1948.
That was A LOT of money in 1983, when I got mine.
In today's dollars, that should = about 5 X that.

So, it seems, that they haven't kept up with inflation
I love the curly maple!
Mine's a darker color...

longhorncat · « **Reply #8 on:** February 06, 2007, 01:34:13 PM »

Yes, it sold for $1900.
That's a little below average.