| Author | Message | ||
| longhorncat
Advanced Member Username: longhorncat Post Number: 371 Registered: 8-2005 |
I just bought this '85 Distillate and would like to know more about it. The previous owner says the top is Bubinga, but I have my doubts. It's out getting re-fretted right now, but I'll post some pictures in the showcase when I get it back. | ||
| dadabass2001
Senior Member Username: dadabass2001 Post Number: 1461 Registered: 6-2002 |
Hi Bill, By the serial number, your bass was completed in 1984 rather than '85. Enjoy it when it gets back! Mike | ||
| longhorncat
Advanced Member Username: longhorncat Post Number: 372 Registered: 8-2005 |
D'uh, I knew better than that. I just repeated the sellers ad copy without thinking. Here is an old pic:  | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 1166 Registered: 5-2009 |
Congratulations ! I think I saw this on ebay or craigslist a while back , is that correct ? It has that RCA jack by the 1/4" output jack. Is the RCA jack wired for an external power source? I like Distillates , I have an '81 single pickup export model. ( Cyclops) I just took it to a recording gig with great results. Alembic (the mother ship) did a great job improving mine . Enjoy ! | ||
| keith_h
Member Username: keith_h Post Number: 1651 Registered: 2-2005 |
Wolf, I believe that is a power LED. It goes on when the bass is plugged in. I don't recall the years but they were standard equipment for awhile. Due to the extra drain on the battery a number of folks disconnected them. Keith | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 9477 Registered: 5-2002 |
Keith; looks to me like there's something else going on there.  The LED is on the left. My guess is that the thing on the right is not original. | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 1167 Registered: 5-2009 |
I have a power LED on mine as well . I see what looks like an RCA jack (aka phono jack) next to the 1/4" output jack. I think I remember another thing about this Bass; the higher register frets had been pulled and were filled in to make the instrument half fretless; does my memory serve me right ? Perhaps that Ginkgo Biloba that I have been taking really works for my memory. LOL___ Sonic Regards ! | ||
| artswork99
Moderator Username: artswork99 Post Number: 1221 Registered: 7-2007 |
I faintly recall talk about that being a way to feed 9V to the bass instead of the internal battery. Duh, that may have been Wolf's post above where I heard it. Ha! (Message edited by artswork99 on July 25, 2010) | ||
| longhorncat
Advanced Member Username: longhorncat Post Number: 373 Registered: 8-2005 |
That extra jack "was" for an external power pack. It's now a hole waiting for a 3-way battery switch. It "was" half-fretless. My Jedi luthier will have that fixed by next week. Any ideas on the top wood? (Message edited by longhorncat on July 25, 2010) | ||
| keith_h
Intermediate Member Username: keith_h Post Number: 1652 Registered: 2-2005 |
It is hard to tell on my monitor as it looks like a red dot in the style of housing I used to use for indicator lights on test equipment. I happily retract my previous statement. Keith | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 7131 Registered: 6-2000 |
Here's the details from the instrument file: top: Bubinga accent: none body: Mahogany neck: 5-piece Maple and Purpleheart scale: 32" medium fingerboard: Ebony inlays: Pearloid (plastic) ovals controls: volume, filter, Q switch, bass cut/flat/boost, treble cut/flat/boost, pickup selector switch, LED power indicator, mono output originally made for: not recorded birthday: April 12, 1984 |
