Hi Guys
Never posted to this section before, but I've been lurking just a bit. I bought a Gibson Falcon GA-19 RVT the other day. It's not the tweed style, it's the Crestline. I'm planning to pick it up on Saturday. It's in very nice shape cosmetically, but not the original speaker. Not really concerned about what it's worth, I just want to explore a new set of tones and I'd demo'd a similar amp at my local gear store and thought this would be fun and encourage me to play differently to make the most of its wild reverb and tremolo.
While I'll probably play it as is for a while, I understand the circuit changed from a fenderish scheme to something with almost no mids when they moved from Tweed to Crest, but that it can be modded to reclaim those lost mids and that it adds a lot to its sound. Any of you have experience with this amp or this mod?
Best - Steve
Never posted to this section before, but I've been lurking just a bit. I bought a Gibson Falcon GA-19 RVT the other day. It's not the tweed style, it's the Crestline. I'm planning to pick it up on Saturday. It's in very nice shape cosmetically, but not the original speaker. Not really concerned about what it's worth, I just want to explore a new set of tones and I'd demo'd a similar amp at my local gear store and thought this would be fun and encourage me to play differently to make the most of its wild reverb and tremolo.
While I'll probably play it as is for a while, I understand the circuit changed from a fenderish scheme to something with almost no mids when they moved from Tweed to Crest, but that it can be modded to reclaim those lost mids and that it adds a lot to its sound. Any of you have experience with this amp or this mod?
Best - Steve