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adriaan
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Username: adriaan

Post Number: 2654
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2010 - 9:45 am:   Edit Post

Distillate in the SC shape, with a quilted sort of bird's eye maple top.

http://cgi.ebay.com/81-alembic-distillate-bass-/140473705912?pt=Guitar&hash=item20b4e2a5b8
davehouck
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Username: davehouck

Post Number: 9791
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2010 - 10:53 am:   Edit Post

Very unusual; and very cool.
rjmsteel
Intermediate Member
Username: rjmsteel

Post Number: 116
Registered: 7-2008
Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2010 - 4:26 pm:   Edit Post

Guys... Starting at $3,500.00!!
I am an original owner of an `81 Distillate with a Purpleheart top. OK its not the SC shape, and by the way my strap button only originally (- moved it to the back of the neck - which did not help), resides on the upper horn not the center/back of the neck. Anyways I can`t honestly think of asking that price IMHO.

-Rich
enzo
Advanced Member
Username: enzo

Post Number: 255
Registered: 4-2009
Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2010 - 7:28 pm:   Edit Post

Very nice bass but I'm in total agreement with Rich.
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Junior
Username: hammer

Post Number: 38
Registered: 9-2009
Posted on Thursday, November 04, 2010 - 9:34 am:   Edit Post

I'd have to agree with the ??? asking price. My Distillate's a walnut '83 in top shape and I purchased it for $1,900 about a year ago. While its not the SC shape that's a lot of additional $$ to pay for a shape.
rjmsteel
Intermediate Member
Username: rjmsteel

Post Number: 117
Registered: 7-2008
Posted on Thursday, November 04, 2010 - 4:33 pm:   Edit Post

They went for $1,800.00 brand new in `81. Dealer price in IL. Mine only a little less with PH top.
Could not touch the zebrawood for less than full price.
Still thats brand new $$ even though it was almost 30 years ago.

-Rich
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Junior
Username: hammer

Post Number: 42
Registered: 9-2009
Posted on Saturday, November 13, 2010 - 10:16 am:   Edit Post

No bids, but it's back up again with the starting bid decreased to $2,800. At this pace, sometime around next March it might actually get down to a reasonable (i.e., it has a chance of actually selling) starting bid.

http://cgi.ebay.com/81-alembic-distillate-bass-/140476741782?pt=Guitar&hash=item20b510f896

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