Wicked.

I really shouldn't have ever sold that '66 Bassman, which sounded really great amplifying anything. It would be perfect for BLC's low-volume practices. The Mesa is really too much amp for the practice room, so I'm thinking that I'll scale down with a small solid-state power amp/tube preamp setup (deja vu from the RC daze).

I was totally planning on using my SVT-IIp preamp, which sounds great but I've never really liked its active EQ. I've really become quite accustomed to old-school, passive EQ (like those found on my Mesas). I stumbled on this bad boy on the interweb, and had to do up a low-ball offer (no way in hell I'm going to pay $1350 for a new one).

Ever since I learned that the Alembic F-2B is basically a Showman preamp in a 19" format, I've wanted one. The best part is that it sounds cool and already has a (very) little rack rash, so I'm not going to be super upset if it gets some more. This one dates from sometime between 1974 and 1979, which is when the Alembic folks were housed in Sebastopol, California, in a renovated barn.

Now, I just need some tie dyed shirts and a liver transplant.