Custom Distillate

zaandammer · August 07, 2008, 10:44:10 AM

I have no other words for this bass other than... wow!

One of the nicest looking Distillates I have ever seen.

Dave

matthew90046 · January 31, 2009, 07:12:11 PM

Some new photos, I thought I should share them with the club.

Cheers,

artswork99 · February 01, 2009, 08:22:26 AM

Matthew,
Really nice! I had not spotted this before. Play it Healthy!
Best, Art

tbrannon · February 01, 2009, 08:26:15 AM

I love it- those neck lams are a really nice visual combination.

Is the truss rod cover held on by a magnet?

bassfingers · February 01, 2009, 09:05:40 AM

Beautiful.

jet_powers · February 01, 2009, 09:19:10 AM

What's that little dot near the jack?

matthew90046 · February 01, 2009, 02:47:26 PM

Hey guys,

- Yes, the truss rod cover is held in by a magnet (next to the pickup). I'm not sure if this feature is on any other Alembics, but it is nifty.
- The dot next to the jack is a red LED that lights up when plugged in.

David Houck · February 01, 2009, 04:41:19 PM

The new pics are great!

pauldo · February 02, 2009, 07:44:00 PM

.... ..... wowweeeeee
I am really envious.
That is drop dead gorgeous.
I like the idea of the PU selector set back by the other controls.

matthew90046 · February 06, 2009, 07:03:37 PM

All the photos got deleted so this is a repost.

rjmsteel · July 14, 2009, 11:39:04 AM

I see someone else had cracking around that 1/4 jack of the veener; OUCH!

georgie_boy · July 15, 2009, 08:22:46 AM

Just love that bass!!!
So.......who made it?

??

G

matthew90046 · July 15, 2009, 02:48:17 PM

I do not remember the name of the employee who had it made. He was working in the factory's final test and polish room. Just a guess, but I think that he ordered this instrument internally and it went through the normal building process and since it was not sold through a retailer it was never stamped with a serial number.

David Houck · July 15, 2009, 08:19:50 PM

It's nice to stop in and view this bass again!

mario_farufyno · July 19, 2009, 06:53:36 AM

Oh, great looking Bass, Mathew!

I simply love Mahogany's tone and it really matched that Top. Very neat pallete. Congrats!