Recent content by shamrock

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    mesa 400+ VS titan v12 (make your choice)

    I purchased a 400+ about 6 months ago and I struggled with the EQ and then I read somewhere about using an Alembic preamp with it. Just happened to have an F1x that I wasn't using and patched it into the effects return. Immediately had the tone I was looking for with gobs of power and headroom...
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    Silly Question: Active bass with Amp

    Greetings! I've been using the hotter input on my Alembic F1X with all of my active basses for over 20 yrs and I Haven't had a problem as long as I don't boost the onboard EQ too much.