| Author | Message | ||
| Michael DeVincenzo (jlpicard)
New Username: jlpicard Post Number: 5 Registered: 7-2002 |
This is my first, a beautiful walnut top and a future alembic player!  | ||
| jlpicard
Intermediate Member Username: jlpicard Post Number: 160 Registered: 7-2002 |
Playing with a new camera. Here's a quick pic of my Europa with the Distillate behind  | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 1514 Registered: 5-2002 |
I don't think that I've seen a guitar stand like that before. What kind is it? Nice pic of both basses. The Europa's top looks great in this pic. | ||
| marcm
Member Username: marcm Post Number: 86 Registered: 12-2003 |
hi michael your europa has a beautiful top. is it walnut burl, or 'just' an amazing piece of walnut? also, that's a very interesting distillate. could that be an ebony top? thanks for posting your pics marc | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 1524 Registered: 5-2002 |
Marc; in his post here, Michael describes the Distillate top as being dark Coco Bolo. | ||
| valvil
Moderator Username: valvil Post Number: 671 Registered: 7-2002 |
Looks like a 5-instrument Rockman stand by Warwick, Dave, I have a couple of those. They make them for 3 and for 7 instruments too, if I recall correctly. Valentino | ||
| marcm
Member Username: marcm Post Number: 87 Registered: 12-2003 |
thanks dave! i apologize for not having done my due diligence. it is indeed very dark cocobolo | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 1534 Registered: 5-2002 |
Val, I wasn't referring to the multi-instrument stand; I was looking at the thing that has its arms around the Europa. | ||
| jlpicard
Intermediate Member Username: jlpicard Post Number: 164 Registered: 7-2002 |
The stand is called a Catch-o-matic model GS700 by a company called Nanyo? It's very versatile in that it shapes itself to your basses body as the bass is lowered onto the stand. Not my favorite though because it is a little difficult to make the bass stand upright if you have an offset body like a Europa. Mike | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 1540 Registered: 5-2002 |
Thanks Mike! here's a picture. | ||
| jlpicard
Intermediate Member Username: jlpicard Post Number: 166 Registered: 7-2002 |
Marcm, Thanks, The top is not Burl Walnut but I lost the wood card so I don't know what Alembic calls it. It might be figured Walnut or Superb, I'm not really sure. I seem to recall a phone conversation with Mica a few years ago where she said it was just "Walnut"! Isn't that just another example of the high standards of Alembic to just think of this wood as an average piece? I love this company! | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 1541 Registered: 5-2002 |
It doesn't look average to me; I think it has great figuring. | ||
| xero_tolerance
Junior Username: xero_tolerance Post Number: 38 Registered: 5-2014 |
Oh my god.. This is.. Something else. Amazing arsenal  I'm sorry to be blunt here but have you ever thought of selling any of those lefty alembics? I can't find a spoiler/élan/Europa/persuader/distillate anywhere. I must say I'm extremely jealous of those. Do you hae pictures of your others? I can only make out the Europa and distillate in this. | ||
| southpaw
Advanced Member Username: southpaw Post Number: 277 Registered: 12-2004 |
Xero, JL Picard has not logged into the Club for a few years now, I hope he is well. I can tell you I purchased the Distillate in the picture above from him quite a few years ago. It has a very dark coco bolo top, almost black. I sent it to the Mothership for a couple of adjustments and I have been enjoying it ever since. I believe he sold a couple of basses to fund a Series II, which is why he sold me the Distillate but as I said before, he stopped participating in the Club so I am not sure what became of Mike or the basses. I wish him well though, a nice gentleman as I recall. Be patient and the right Alembic will find its way to your home. As a fellow lefty I understand the frustration waiting for a beauty to come your way, but it will happen, patience is a virtue, I guess... |
