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Connecting => Swap Shop and Wish Lists => Wanted & Wishing => Topic started by: alembician on November 08, 2015, 07:02:08 AM

Title: Yet another request for an SF-2! Sale or trade
Post by: alembician on November 08, 2015, 07:02:08 AM

I am having a bit of difficulty in obtaining a used SF-2, and after spending some time on the forum and elsewhere researching the unit I am convinced (as most are) that it would be a good addition to my main rig.
 
Please contact me at gbh82@yahoo.com (http://mailto:gbh82@yahoo.com) if yours is available!  I have a decent helping of gear for sale as well, so a trade is not out of the question (Orville Thunderbird / Alembic Epic / Crest Pro-Lite 2.0 DSP / Fender TBP-1 preamp / Yamaha PB-1 (x2 units) / Sunfire Subwoofers (x2 units) / Emotiva XSP-1)
 
Cheers,
 
Wm.

Title: Yet another request for an SF-2! Sale or trade
Post by: alembician on November 24, 2015, 12:21:28 PM

Found one and purchased immediately!  I am very excited to receive an SF-2 and pair it to my Eden Navigator preamp!

Title: Yet another request for an SF-2! Sale or trade
Post by: hammer on November 24, 2015, 06:06:12 PM

Congratulations! You won't be disappointed whether you use it to shape tone for different songs or just to dial out unrulely frequencies.

Title: Yet another request for an SF-2! Sale or trade
Post by: alembician on November 25, 2015, 06:30:59 AM

Thank you!  I am going to pair it with my Europa most of the time, but I am also highly interested to run it with my Rickenbacker, Jazz and Precision.
 
On top of that is the mighty Eden Navigator - Freshly serviced, I have the option to run the SF-2 in pre-fx mono or post-fx stereo, I can bi-amp quite easily, or I can run it mono in the side-chain of the preamp and dial it in parallel to the original signal with a potentiometer on the face of the unit.  I won't be using the EQ of the Navigator at all, I don't believe ;)
 
(Message edited by Alembician on November 25, 2015)

Title: Yet another request for an SF-2! Sale or trade
Post by: jazzyvee on November 25, 2015, 07:10:52 AM

One of the members here Rusty has used the SF-2 with an Eden head so I'm pretty sure he will chip in at some point and share his experience with that setup.

Title: Yet another request for an SF-2! Sale or trade
Post by: edwin on December 10, 2015, 11:53:44 PM

You might try bypassing the Navigator altogether. I found that it was not very nice to my tone, when compared with the clarity of the Alembic electronics.

Title: Yet another request for an SF-2! Sale or trade
Post by: alembician on December 11, 2015, 08:09:29 AM

I agree edwin, the SF-2 certainly is a versatile tool.  I have been experimenting pretty substantially, and found that with the SF-2 in stereo going through the R and L channels respectively I can really hone in the coloration I  like.  I also need the Navigator due to the sheer amount of effects I use (which I run in the side-chain, so I can dial in as much or as little wet signal in parallel as I wish).  Thirdly, it is beneficial for me to use the balanced XLR's on the Eden to run my Powersoft power amp (1.32v input sensitivity @ 8ohm), and I also have the summed Main DI to send to the FOH for a nice round total of the effects units.
 
Funny enough, the only shaping I do with the Navi EQ is turn the 'Bass' control down a notch as the center frequency is 30Hz so I get a slight cutoff, working like a HPF.
 
I really wish the Alembic pre's had more options as far as loops and outputs are concerned...  but using the SF-2 as a stand-alone unit that I run clean with no effects is an irresistible prospect as well.  May the experimenting continue...

Title: Yet another request for an SF-2! Sale or trade
Post by: edwin on December 11, 2015, 10:15:27 PM

SF-2 plus F2B plus Grace Felix!

Title: Yet another request for an SF-2! Sale or trade
Post by: alembician on December 12, 2015, 08:09:56 AM

I have wanted to try a Felix!!  Have you used one?