Optimistically priced Exploiter on Reverb

[Russ]

I'm curious as to why it's listed as "Excellent" condition after it's been refurbished - wouldn't that mean they could list it as "Mint", unless something outside of the "refurbishing" process isn't being highlighted that would mean it wasn't mint even after the mothership did her thing?

[mica]

I actually think this customer didn't want the backplates replaced, so there may be some wear on them. And you can scratch a bass after its restored and it's not pristine anymore. Buyers (myself included) are sometimes suspect of lofty claims of mint condition. Perhaps mint should be reserved for things that remain mint and are not later restored? Even loving  and undetectable restorations are not original condition.

In the end a thing is worth what someone will pay for it. There are people who are willing to sell only for a high price, and are perfectly content the keep their items if they don't realize that sum. It's a personal choice, much like a personal opinion, and it's hard to understand it as an issue of debate for me. But everyone else is entitled to their own choice to not buy at that price, and to have an opinion on the motivations.

[Russ]

Makes sense Mica, thanks!

[BeenDown139]

come to poppa😎

[UglyBuzzard]

come to poppa😎

did you grab this one?

[BeenDown139]

seems i'm on a bass buying binge. not done yet.  somebody stop me!

[UglyBuzzard]

seems i'm on a bass buying binge. not done yet.  somebody stop me!

That is a sweet Exploiter - distillate electronics as well  - congrats 👍

[BeenDown139]

thanks. i was smarting a little from losing out on the spyder and and then a listing update for this one from reverb suddenly fell outta the sky, landed in my lap and started wiggling.

what else could i do? 🤔

not done yet.  stay tuned... 🧑‍🎄

[BeenDown139]

well it just got here and as i suspected from the start, it's a medium scale.  i'm a little miffed about that but i'm gonna throw some fresh rotosounds on it, let it acclimate to the mile high air, dial it in and see what's what after that.

however, it's very pretty and in really good shape for a 37-year-old instrument, the finish on it is flawless, hardware nice and shiny, plus it's a freaking alembic exploiter fer cryin out loud.  weighed in at a relatively svelte 10.5 lbs.  been thinking about gigging again in my advanced old age, so that helps.  sits in my lap ok, which was a surprise.  i haven't played a 4-string in about 12 years, and so the neck feels nice and fast.  my left hand is saying "lets just keep and open mind here, boss!"

so stay tuned, this adventure isn't over yet.

[hieronymous]

Congrats! Just be careful wandering around the house with it strapped on - I bumped into doorjambs so many times with mine - part of why I sold it, I just couldn't justify having it when I wasn't playing out. (mine was a Spoiler)

[KR]

Good lookin' bass. I'm well adjusted to my medium scale basses, now. New Swing Bass steels on your bass will sound great.

[mica]

PSA: 90% of Distillate and Spoiler basses are medium scale, even in the Exploiter body shape.

[matbard]

More medium scale!!!!

[BeenDown139]

took it home, put a fresh set of rotosounds on it, lemon oiled the fingerboard, tweaked the setup (intonation was dead-on, right out of the gate) gave it a good workout last night, that shorter scale really becomes apparent above the 15th fret.  don't have to stretch as far to reach the 1st fret like i do on my long scales.  very comfortable strapped on, balances much differently than my MK-5 and definitely more comfortable to wear than my essence 5.  the neck feels like a broom-stick compared to my 5 strings.  i could definitely do a 90-minute set with this one.  dunno about a 4 hour show, though.
much rawer sound than my other alembics, gonna take a little adjustment of the knobs and switches to get the sound out of it that i'm hearing in my head. the bass boost will pretty much rattle the fillings outta yer teeth on this bass.  all of the photons seem to have leaked outta the LED on the front, may have to deal with that at some point down the road.  or not.

so we're gonna shack up for a while, see what develops.   i've got an old Who set that i wanna use this bass on, we'll see how much we like each other after that.  this makes Alembic #11 for me, #12 is in the works.  kinda like to stop there.  that's what i said after #10.

it does hang kinda well on me...


 

[edwardofhuncote]

On many Distillates, (the circuit you have there) the LED was disconnected, as they tended to be a battery drain. Might be an easy fix for someone with your skill set.


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