Author Topic: Alembic F-1X for Sale $430 [SOLD] (Read 293 times)

oddmetersam · « **on:** June 02, 2012, 10:23:37 AM »

Hey, Folks!
Must part with my F-1X. I'm the second owner and she's served me well. I just un-racked her and double-checked all features to make sure they work as advertised. They do. Two small things:

1) The rack ears are (very) minutely bent but this never affected rack installation or case integrity. Never noticed until now.

2) Aside from what you might expect as far as a few rack scratches, there are two small rust spots on the top case from the previous owner (No, I've never seen rust on a piece of rack gear, either!).

Will post pics later today. Want to stress she works and sounds great and if you live in the SF Bay Area you can put her through her paces through my rig if you want.

Asking $430 to club members and can deliver to Bay Area; otherwise you pay shipping. Thanks for looking.
-Sam
legionkondor@hotmail.com or respond here of course.

oddmetersam · « **Reply #1 on:** June 03, 2012, 02:03:22 PM »

Here are those pics.

tncaveman · « **Reply #2 on:** June 03, 2012, 05:56:15 PM »

Just curious. I mainly play through either a GK Microbass MB150 amp or through a Sans-a-amp preamp to our board at church. Also at church, I use he GK w/ a 10-in. speaker as a monitor.

What would be the advantage w/ the F-1X with this setup? I know it would be killer w/ a power amp.

And, since it has a balanced output on the front, I could use it direct. But if I used this output on the front, could I also use the full range output on the back at the same time to my GK amp?

Stephen

sonicus · « **Reply #3 on:** June 03, 2012, 06:12:56 PM »

Yes , Your GK amp will have a few ways to route with the F1-X.

Both units are excellent in that regard

oddmetersam · « **Reply #4 on:** June 03, 2012, 08:06:35 PM »

Hey, Stephen!
When I was checking to make sure everything works, I ran the front panel DI, rear panel full range, high out and low outs into my Roland VS2000CD unit simultaneously to make sure everything was A-OK. The routing flexibility of this unit is awesome, like a Swiss Army knife. And the front panel DI can be either post- or pre-EQ (in the latter position it's the straight sound from your bass w/o any coloration or frequency boost).

And if you periodically exercise all the jacks per several threads here in the club, the unit is dead quiet. Trust me, I'm only selling this unit out of necessity!

oddmetersam · « **Reply #5 on:** June 05, 2012, 08:05:22 PM »

Sadly, circumstances dictate an immediate sale so for the next 24 hrs the F-1X will be available to Alembic Club members for $400, then for an appreciably higher price on craigslist.

mindwell · « **Reply #6 on:** June 06, 2012, 02:16:43 PM »

OK. New member here who has secured spousal permission for immediate purchase! Not sure how stuff works here, but I have extensive buying/selling history at TB, and a Paypal account. Let me know how you want to proceed, and we can go from there. Thanks!

yogalembic · « **Reply #7 on:** June 06, 2012, 03:50:12 PM »

@ mindwell.....good woman there! (sidenote: you may have to return the favor---I kinda sense it coming, bro)
Regardless, you'll love it! (the preamp, perhaps not the other...lol)

oddmetersam · « **Reply #8 on:** June 06, 2012, 11:37:51 PM »

Hey, Chris! First of all, welcome to the Alembic Club! We are a band of brothers, sisters, craftspeople, fans, players and just all-around good folks sharing a wealth of info on all things Alembic and beyond.

And the cool pics of unbelievable instruments provide some serious eye candy....

Email sent regarding the F-1X, btw.
-Sam

mindwell · « **Reply #9 on:** June 07, 2012, 08:08:52 AM »

Sam, many thanks! I've been lurking here for quite a while, and am excited to bring Alembic sounds into my tonal palette. Looking forward to hearing from you.

oddmetersam · « **Reply #10 on:** June 07, 2012, 11:03:12 AM »

Sale pending!

mindwell · « **Reply #11 on:** June 07, 2012, 12:10:05 PM »

Payment sent! It was a real pleasure getting to talk to you, Sam.

oddmetersam · « **Reply #12 on:** June 10, 2012, 12:02:40 PM »

Thanks, Chris. Likewise! Have fun with her!

mindwell · « **Reply #13 on:** June 14, 2012, 03:11:38 PM »

Sam, she sounds as good as she looks. Arrived without mishap, though it *did* take me a while to remember that unless one or more tone knobs are turned up, no volume. Once I got that figured out, sounded great. Thanks again!