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Title: F-1X; an unexpected benefit
Post by: edwardofhuncote on April 10, 2017, 06:12:38 AM

I live at the edge of the 100-acre wood. (for all you Pooh fans...) It's actually bigger than that, but I forget the exact acreage. It's rural, to the extent that I have neighbors, the kind you wave at, but don't have to deal with knowing the intimate details of their life. I moved out there because that's where I wanted to be, but there are drawbacks. First off, the well water sucks. (another post for another day) Second, when you live in or near the woods as I do, you can get some unwanted neighbors too. And trust me, the last thing you want to find in your gigbag or speaker cabinet, -or your car's dashboard for that matter- is a mouse's nest, but it happens.  >:(

Every year, beginning in Fall, as the small furry woodland creatures begin to move in for Winter, I have to set traps and put out poison. At least I did... until I got an Alembic F-1X preamp and a power-amplifier, plus some speakers to handle it. Then (because of you guys) I learned how to use the crossover/bi-amp features now available to me. See... I used to just practice through a petite little 50w Traynor practice amp. Now I got a couple kilowatts pushing 33Hz around, shaking every timber in the house, at relatively low volume.

And I ain't seen a mouse -nary a sign of them- in two years. ;D

*don't really know how Mica can work that unexpected benefit into the advertising.... (maybe a Pied-Piper theme?) but there you have it - in addition to being a great little preamp, the F-1X also eradicates mice.   8)

Title: Re: F-1X; an unexpected benefit
Post by: edwardofhuncote on April 10, 2017, 06:36:33 AM

Go ahead Mouse, make my day.  ;D

Title: Re: F-1X; an unexpected benefit
Post by: growlypants on April 10, 2017, 06:45:21 AM

I gotta get me one of them there F-1X's!!

Title: Re: F-1X; an unexpected benefit
Post by: serialnumber12 on April 10, 2017, 06:48:25 AM

'Low frequencies' :o :o :o  have been known to make 'MANKIND'
 run & hide also.

Title: Re: F-1X; an unexpected benefit
Post by: FC Bass on April 10, 2017, 06:55:11 AM

Come to think of it... I also live in the woods and there's zero wildlife around here... (all neighbors moved also)


:D

Title: Re: F-1X; an unexpected benefit
Post by: keith_h on April 10, 2017, 09:21:44 AM

Shouldn't the name of the picture of your rig be, Bass_Rig_of_Mouse_Destruction?

Title: Re: F-1X; an unexpected benefit
Post by: edwardofhuncote on April 10, 2017, 09:52:13 AM

Yep, that works too!  8)

See what all those bi-amping threads led to Keith?  ;)

Title: Re: F-1X; an unexpected benefit
Post by: elwoodblue on April 10, 2017, 10:03:56 AM

Quote from: keith_h on April 10, 2017, 09:21:44 AM

Shouldn't the name of the picture of your rig be, Bass_Rig_of_Mouse_Destruction?

 LOL !!