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Author Message longhorncat Intermediate Member Username: longhorncat Post Number: 127 Registered: 8-2005 Posted on Monday, December 25, 2006 - 9:21 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 Intermediate Member Username: longhorncat Post Number: 128 Registered: 8-2005 Posted on Friday, January 12, 2007 - 11:15 pm:    Asking $1950 plus shipping. tbrannon Advanced Member Username: tbrannon Post Number: 292 Registered: 11-2004 Posted on Friday, January 12, 2007 - 11:23 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 Advanced Member Username: j_gary Post Number: 235 Registered: 6-2005 Posted on Saturday, January 13, 2007 - 4:43 am:    Very nice, pardon my ignorance, she appears very similar to the Spoiler. Would you be able to comment on the differences? fc_spoiler Senior Member Username: fc_spoiler Post Number: 431 Registered: 5-2006 Posted on Saturday, January 13, 2007 - 5:55 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 Advanced Member Username: j_gary Post Number: 236 Registered: 6-2005 Posted on Saturday, January 13, 2007 - 8:33 am:    Thanks fc! southpaw Intermediate Member Username: southpaw Post Number: 121 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Saturday, January 13, 2007 - 5:26 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 New Username: 1983_distillate Post Number: 1 Registered: 2-2007 Posted on Monday, February 05, 2007 - 1:20 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 Intermediate Member Username: longhorncat Post Number: 130 Registered: 8-2005 Posted on Tuesday, February 06, 2007 - 1:34 pm:    Yes, it sold for $1900. That's a little below average.