My first Alembic rig

[frzimmermann]

Hello guys,
 
thanks for the very nice welcome! I appreciate that very much!
 
@Slawie: if I come to Australia, I'll ring at your door! Thanks! The same to you, if you come to Munich!
I'll check the FAQ regarding the frequency settings - I am sure, I'll find the answers to my questions.
 
@Keith: thanks! It sounds very nice indeed, but there is still a lot of sound capacity which I haven't found yet - still turning on the knobs ;-)
 
@Charles: thanks! You have an amazing rig!!! Sounds like a really interesting collection! Would you mind to put some pics on the page? That'd be great!
After purchasing the Alembic bass, which was by accident as I've written before, I was looking for a stereo preamp first. I was keen to check out this great opportunity to send the pick-up signals in different directions! It's not so easy to find a F1-X or F-2B on the market. So I bought a F-2B from a nice guy from Charlottesville, Virginia, USA via ebay as the first part of the chain. I was looking for a F1-X as well but didn't spot any. I've had a Crown DC-300 Series II power amp already which was the interim solution till the Glockenklang Bugatti 300 arrived last week. I was looking for a QSC as well (I guess Stanley Clarke uses QSC as well!), but  
I've got the recommendation to check out the Glockenklang stuff and as a result I ended there. It's a German company with a very good support. I found all the stuff in ebay, except the 1x15 Speaker which I've bought new - I was fortunate because I've got the last available. A friend of mine gave me the information that Glockenklang doesn't produce this model anymore and I had to act quite fast! These Speakers are hard to get because of the 4Ohm impedance and the light version. The risk was too high to get none on the market for used equipment thus I bought a new one.  
 
I'm using a EBS pedal (Chorus) as well (it's not on the picture yet). This effect is only working for the treble pick-up/4x10 combination. Good idea to send the Octave to the 1x15 - I have to think about it ;-)
 
@Art: thanks!!!
 
Have a nice weekend everybody!
 
Frank

[eligilam]

Your rig = awesomeness.
 
I remember several years ago Bass Player magazine did a huge shootout article comparing like 30 different bass amps.  The Glockenklang wasn't even part of the amp shootout or review---they were using it as the gold standard of pristine bass tone by which they were measuring all the others.

[frzimmermann]

Hi eligilam,
 
thanks a lot!
 
I have a lot of bass player magazines at home - do you know which issue or year that was?
 
Frank

[charles_holmes]

You can see my rig (well one of them)..Look up Chalie's rig, and there you will see my Distillate series bass. I think I have  Chalie's Distillate page also.
 
I'll take some new photos of my current rig that I just described to you and put it up as Chalie's revamped rig in a few days.