She was pretty beaten when I got her. One p/u was kapoot, the brass needed elbow grease, and the entire body just needed head-to-toe scrubbin'.  
The output jack has had a crack (as if it had fallen over while plugged in), but has been repaired most solidly.  
I put on a fresh set of TI flats and cranked the action up high. Still trying to nail down the electronics, but it's coming along nicely.
I played it last week on an outdoor gig through my YBA-3/2x15. ?Joder! what a great musical sound, especially in the middle register.
 
As with many of you, I coveted an Alembic since the Seventies. Now I have one.

Congrats on such a beautiful beast!  I wonder how would a Distillate sound with flats. Any soundclips soon?

NIce , I love Distillates too. Congratulations.

Way to go Tommy!
I love my distillate too!
Keep it low and stay outta treble!

Thanks guys.  
Sorry Juan Carlos, no sound clips right now. I might have a link to a show I did, I can email that to you if I get it. You should try a set of flats, in any case. it's a great sound (for me anyway).
No one knows the trebles I've seen.

Why so many Alembicsters have cats?

Yo Mario,
I have 4 dogs!!!

No pets here,I just feed the Squirrel in my backyard. He got mad at me when I spent all his peanut money on my Distillate in  April '09 !  LOL______

3 cats here! But no Distillate. A Beloved Epic 5 instead

Why soo many alembicters have cats?.........cause aint nothin better than pussy thruout the house!

Two Maine Coon calico cats.An endless source of entertainment.
 
Chuck

Sounds like my wyfe, Wolf!
 
I'm not too fluent in English, Barnes, but although I have a nasty dog I like them too. Ha ha ha

Tommy -
Welcome to the Distillate club!
 
3 dogs and 3 cats at our house.

All colors are matching (cat, bass, sofa)

It's my wife cat, she had her when I met her. She notes how much more the cat spends on my lap than on her hers. Maine Coons are nice, I had a roommate with one of them.