Modded FX-2 fs on CL in Minneapolis. Interesting...


https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/msg/d/minneapolis-alembic-fx-2-dual-channel/7033194143.html

Well I've never heard of one of those before. Is it actually made by Alembic?

It looks like someone remounted an F2-B along with a power amp into a new enclosure.  I suspect this was not made by Alembic.

Bill, tgo

Ad reads like it was made, not modified, by the person selling it.

Weird - maybe the builder is one of those people that thought Alembic disappeared years ago and just went ahead and used the name?

Looking closer, it is set up like a clean/lead two-channel guitar amp, rather than stereo, like the F2-B.  I'll be interested in hearing Mica's take on this one.

Bill, tgo

That's obviously a handmade piece of kit which has nothing to do with Alembic.  Looks more like something I'd cobble together - nothing straight, components hanging on for dear life, tubes leaning on wires.  Ew!  It might sound great but it should be made clear that this is NOT Alembic gear.
Jimmy J

Quote from: JimmyJ on December 08, 2019, 09:11:40 PM

That's obviously a handmade piece of kit which has nothing to do with Alembic.  Looks more like something I'd cobble together - nothing straight, components hanging on for dear life, tubes leaning on wires.  Ew!  It might sound great but it should be made clear that this is NOT Alembic gear.
Jimmy J

Hah! That's exactly what I was thinking- looks just like my own handiwork!

This is something the seller built. They say they copied the F-2B and added a 150W solid state amp. I'd say if I had built it I could have done a much better job of dressing the wiring and mounting the components.

The seller does claim they copied the Alembic preamp in a round about way. However, I could see a buyer thinking they were getting a genuine Alembic product without very careful reading.

"Up for sale is a 2 channel Alembic FX-2. The Alembic FX-2 is a reconstruction of the tube preamp of the invenerable Fender dual showman made famous by David Gilmore of Pink Flowd. This is a redesign of the original that uses a 150 watt hi end solid state amp, producing a high quality warm sound to the guitar amps.
This was originally built for a customer but was loved so much by other guitarist friends and colleagues I decided to build others.
This is a used guitar amp (mostly in the studio) but works amazingly live. Several bands have used this amp with guitar and bass. I'll post videos of the amp in action but serious inquires can demo it at any time for free.
Quite or loud this amp is just great. The tube sound in the preamp section is what we like in guitar amps. It can also be customized if one wants."

I've contacted this seller twice about clarifying the true identity of this piece without a response. They actually don't claim to have copied an F-2B directly. They claim it's a redesign of the original, and blatantly branded as Alembic, which _clearly_ it is not.

Plus they spelled David Gilmour AND Pink Floyd wrong... just sayin'!

The seller appears to have a troubled relationship with both proper construction techniques and the English language.

Well... he was able to spell Alembic correctly.

Perhaps the seller wanted to brand it "Olympic" and just misspelled it?

hehehehe

Bill, tgo

Quote from: lbpesq on December 12, 2019, 01:38:52 PM
Perhaps the seller wanted to brand it "Olympic" and just misspelled it?

I think you may be on to something there.

I love Pink Flowd !