Santana's 73'-028 has pistol grip.

Santana's 73'-028 has pistol grip.
 
Thanks Eiji san! That would be this thread in which I was an active participant! I forgot that my question had already been answered. Maybe this guitar (Santana's) could be viewed as the earliest embryonic form of the Scorpion?

Hi folks,
 
I just saw this thread and will post some pix of my beloved Distillate/Scorpion when I get home. Coincidentally, I'm in the Napa Valley at this moment on a spur of the moment trip and I thought I'd take a chance and call Alembic to see if I could pop by for a quick visit. Wouldn't you know it - they close at 4pm and I called at exactly 4:01 so I missed them.  
 
It's just as well - I probably would have made an equally spur of the moment purchase.

Hi David,can't wait! Your Scorpion is legendary, and there are far too few pictures of it! Would love to see it from all angles.......

Awww shucks! I'm still here! but Napa is a good hour away. I will probably be here in the morning tomorrow, so email me if you will be in THIS valley then. I promise to only tempt you a little

Oh yeah, and there are tons of variations on Scorpion bodies.

Karl, I went by Guitar Center in Hollywood yesterday & the Scorpion is gone! :-(

Dave, I too look forward to seeing more pictures of your amazing Distillate! Yours is the first Scorpion I ever saw!

Rusty , When I checked out the Scorpion in Hollywood they were asking   over $6K or so  ( if I remember correctly ).

Wolf, I gues someone came up with the $6K, it wasn't there anymore.

Rusty , Yes .It was hanging out for a long time there ,it seemed to be a note worthy piece .  I could feel it calling;  grab me please, like a piece of candy  and I did long  enough  until my Wife stood there glaring at me with her eyes saying ,___ OH NO !!!!!    (LOL!!!!!!)
 
 There was also a 20TH Anniversary there at the time , I also played that one and said , I like them both  she said ,OH look at the time,  that Restaurant you wanted to go to is across town,   we , only have 20 minutes till our reservation _______  
 
       Rusty , I hope you have a great time , be safe .
 
   Wolf

Wolf I'm glad you at least got to play the Scorpion! I have never seen one in person & was hoping to at Guitar Center. I can relate to your story with your wife, while we were in Hollywood visiting our son this weekend, we stopped by Alembic Club member James Young's house & he let me play his bass through his F-1X & SF-2 & I was blown away! I had already been lusting after that setup, but had never had the opportunity to experiment with that rig. James gave me the full tour of the AMAZING capabilities of the SF-2, & now I MUST have one!! I told him my wife (who was sitting in the other room) was going to hate him now!! LOL! On a side note, I must say that there is something about Alembic that attracts the best of humanity. I have had the privilege of meeting 2 Club members, first you Wolf, then James, & both of you have been incredibly generous inviting me into your homes & allowing me to play your wonderful instruments! Alembic owners are the cream of the crop & I'm honored to be a part of the family!
 
Rusty

Rusty , thank you so very much for your awesome sincerity . It was fun when you and your Wife showed up for the visit. I could sense that you were both great people.  
 
 Wolf

Thanks Wolf! The feeling is mutual!

Ok - I uploaded some pix of the Scorpion-bodied Distillate into an album on my public Facebook page. I hope you can see them w/o logging into FB. If not, let me know and I'll try something else. I didn't want to hog the thread by posting them all here.
 
Btw, there may be a few infidel basses in the album so don't hate!
 
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150915389013508.515509.55619428507&type=3