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Title: Wanted F-2B
Post by: slawie on November 12, 2009, 01:51:01 PM

Hello,
 
Does anybody have a F-2B for sale?
 
slawie

Title: Wanted F-2B
Post by: spose on November 12, 2009, 03:48:32 PM

saw a good deal on TalkBass
 
 
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=597297&highlight=alembic (http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=597297&highlight=alembic)

Title: Wanted F-2B
Post by: elwoodblue on November 13, 2009, 11:59:20 AM

This  (http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Alembic-F-2B-Stereo-Preamp-NR_W0QQitemZ110457110835 target=_blank)just popped up on ebay

Title: Wanted F-2B
Post by: hieronymous on November 13, 2009, 02:16:37 PM

I've never seen knobs like that - are those what they originally looked like? The two I own have the red knobs.

Title: Wanted F-2B
Post by: keith_h on November 13, 2009, 03:43:41 PM

I believe the knobs have been replaced on this one.
 
Keith

Title: Wanted F-2B
Post by: hieronymous on November 13, 2009, 03:51:47 PM

Is it the same one as in the TalkBass ad? The TB one has one knob that doesn't match, but the one on eBay has all the same knobs...

Title: Wanted F-2B
Post by: David Houck on November 13, 2009, 04:59:20 PM

The one on talkbass is marked as sold.  Interesting that they both had similar non-Alembic knobs.

Title: Wanted F-2B
Post by: hieronymous on November 13, 2009, 05:54:08 PM

Could these be the transitional knobs referred to in the F-2B FAQ (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=250)? There, Mica writes that ...for a few hundred units, the knobs were all-aluminum with two set-screws and could be found in both black and natural aluminum colors (both colors were anodized). The supplier was Alco.
 
If so, isn't it interesting that two F-2Bs with transitional knobs went on sale at the same time?

Title: Wanted F-2B
Post by: David Houck on November 13, 2009, 05:56:49 PM

Harry; I'll bet your right!  Good catch!

Title: Wanted F-2B
Post by: hieronymous on November 13, 2009, 06:46:52 PM

Not sure why I'm so obsessed with the knobs. I am the proud owner of two blue-chassis/red-knobbed F-2Bs, plus a modern-era SF-2. I always get jealous of the San Francisco-produced F-2Bs when they show up...

Title: Wanted F-2B
Post by: hieronymous on November 14, 2009, 09:12:07 PM

Just for fun/reference, here's a pic of mine, blue with red knobs with on blue table with purple flowers:
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/395/72807.jpg)

Title: Wanted F-2B
Post by: slawie on November 14, 2009, 10:47:04 PM

What a pity the chap will not ship internationally.
If I gave someone the cash would they ship it on to me - to Australia?  
I just need to use their US delivery address.
I know this is somewhat of a big ask.
 
One more question what about the supply power. Is it switchable 110V/240V or can  
Alembic sell me the correct transformer for it?
 
It's getting a bit curly now!
 
slawie

Title: Wanted F-2B
Post by: spose on November 16, 2009, 12:52:22 PM

another sweet deal on TB
 
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?p=8249174#post8249174 (http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?p=8249174#post8249174)

Title: Wanted F-2B
Post by: slawie on November 16, 2009, 02:35:16 PM

F-2B is sold.
Guess it doesn't take long at that price
slawie

Title: Wanted F-2B
Post by: slawie on November 19, 2009, 10:54:02 PM

Elwoodblue,
 
Thanks for hooking me up with the ebay auction for the F-2B.
I happened to win it with one bid! Woo Hoo!
 
Now I need to find out how to make it compatible for 240V.
 
I guess I will ask the question of Mica.
 
slawie

Title: Wanted F-2B
Post by: elwoodblue on November 19, 2009, 10:58:51 PM

Very glad  to have helped,  
That was a good deal.
 
Kris

Title: Wanted F-2B
Post by: slawie on November 19, 2009, 11:05:05 PM

Kris, you are online. Thanks again mate!
 
Good deal is correct about a month ago an F-2B
sold on eBay Australia for over AU$825.00!
 
If you ever come to Oz and need a place to stay in Melbourne you are most welcome to crash at my place.
(No I am not some freaky dude!)
 
slawie

Title: Wanted F-2B
Post by: elwoodblue on November 19, 2009, 11:31:51 PM

Sweet,
 Thanks, Hope to make it there someday : )
cheers
Kris

Title: Wanted F-2B
Post by: hieronymous on November 20, 2009, 08:00:57 AM

Congratulations slawie! You will love it! Also, you can send out each channel separately or use the M output to mix both signals.
 
Don't forget that the flat setting is bass: 2 / mid: 10 / treble: 2

Title: Wanted F-2B
Post by: pace on November 20, 2009, 09:56:03 AM

FWIW:
 
I was at G-Guitars yesterday, and there's a circa '77 red-knob F-2B there. Brian said he wanted around $500 for it.....

Title: Wanted F-2B
Post by: slawie on November 20, 2009, 12:56:10 PM

This is a pic of the device I wonder if it's vintage can be determined somehow. The chap stated that they are the orginal knobs. Location on the back is Santa Rosa CA.  slawie  I guess these two will sound good together.  
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/395/72976.jpg)

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/395/72977.jpg)

Title: Wanted F-2B
Post by: sonicus on November 20, 2009, 01:09:00 PM

Nice Bass! The sound with your new pre-amp will surely please you.

Title: Wanted F-2B
Post by: hieronymous on November 20, 2009, 10:06:48 PM

Check out the F-2B FAQ (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=250) - it says they switched to the new black collet knobs in about 1990. The original knobs were red, and then for a few hundred units, the knobs were all-aluminum with two set-screws and could be found in both black and natural aluminum colors (both colors were anodized). So it MIGHT be safe to assume that your unit is late-'80s/1990 or so.
 
Are you going to run it stereo with that killer Series I?

Title: Wanted F-2B
Post by: slawie on November 21, 2009, 12:04:31 AM

Yes Harry,
 
I am building up a new rig and am planning to get a Phonic Xp 2000 power amp to drive the speaker sets which  
will be a pair of 15's at 300watt each and two sets of aluminium cone 2 x 10 cabs.
I had designed and built similar cabs some years ago and had some good success with the first prototype build speakers rated at 100w and a frequency range of 30-28,000Hz.
 
I left the stuff behind in the US when I came back to Australia and am redisigning the cabs thinking about different type of materials for the cabinets and porting or not.
 
I have time on my hands and want to get it just right so there will be much experimentation.
 
Thomas Edison said I have not failed I have just found 10,000 ways that don't work
 
Thanks for the link.
 
slawie

Title: Wanted F-2B
Post by: sonicus on November 21, 2009, 03:09:08 AM

I have always like that Edison  quote !