Starfire wrote: ↑Fri Jan 19, 2024 9:28 am
Extremely meh. Horrible asthmatic-sounding thing.
I have to agree
Re: Gibson Falcon amps
Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2024 5:20 pm
by RectifiedAmps
Starfire wrote: ↑Fri Jan 19, 2024 9:28 am
Extremely meh. Horrible asthmatic-sounding thing.
Sounds like they nailed the tone of the vintage 60’s ones they’re trying to imitate. They were often really boxy sounding amps - mostly due to the speakers but also some real head-scratchers in the circuit designs.
Re: Gibson Falcon amps
Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2024 6:31 pm
by HackSaw
I quite like things that aren't perfect, so I'm going to go against the grain, and say "yeap, I totally would".
(after they have been heavily discounted...)
Re: Gibson Falcon amps
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2024 11:47 am
by jeremyb
Re: Gibson Falcon amps
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2024 12:11 pm
by GrantB
“…pieces of unmitigated crap…”
Ouchies
Re: Gibson Falcon amps
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2024 12:22 pm
by jeremyb
GrantB wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 12:11 pm
“…pieces of unmitigated crap…”
Ouchies
I think we would all agree that PCB mounted valve sockets are one of the worst possible design flaws, I have them in my AC10 and it scares the shit out of when I've changed toobs before
It's Brad though. I have a hard time taking him seriously myself. He's like the Glenn Fricker of the amp world.
‘nuff said
Re: Gibson Falcon amps
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2024 1:08 pm
by RectifiedAmps
That video is total bs. If pcbs and pcb-mounted valve sockets are such a problem, why has mesa boogie (and Fender) been using this design in their amps for decades? And people pay good money for them!
I don’t think board-mounted sockets are a good idea for boutique amps, but there’s nothing wrong with them in mass-produced stuff
Re: Gibson Falcon amps
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2024 1:10 pm
by jeremyb
RectifiedAmps wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 1:08 pm
That video is total bs. If pcbs and pcb-mounted valve sockets are such a problem, why has mesa boogie (and Fender) been using this design in their amps for decades? And people pay good money for them!
Economies of scale
Re: Gibson Falcon amps
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2024 1:11 pm
by sizzlingbadger
He makes some reasonable observations but he also bullshits quite a bit for the attention. PCB mounted pre-amp sockets are ok if they are high quality and mounted on a decently thick fibreglass board. That build looks fairly typical of Mesa and will probably hold up pretty well. Lot of $$$ though for what they are.