That Carstens Grace ❤❤❤

Not one single mention of Orange amps? Weird.

Orange Rockerverb MKiii are the best amps

Hey Mike. Do you think flipping my SmallBox 50 for the JEL 50 be worth it? I find my SB lacking the Marshall kerrang! I aim to play from VH1, Hendrix etc to 80s metal up to Steel panther modern tones. Cheers for the content!

I just want a Hetfield Mesa signature with his four favourite channels

The differences are so minimal you'd never hear them in a mix and it just doesn't matter.

“The two big guys are him and Jim Marshall” Nope 😂 Hartley Peavey, Mike Soldano, Leo Fender etc.

Right

Red plate amps are pretty nice. Not talked about much .

Your a clown show. Your NOT educated and you have no grasp of the issue since you were never there when he was fired. It was over him wanting to make more solid state amps. Mesa did not want an amp line like what Randall has??

I know nothing of this situation, but I am getting older (past retirement age, but still working) and I can see a scenario where Randall wasn't about to take criticism from some Johnny-come-lately in the industry and he wasn't going to hold his tongue. I have become that guy. Some old geezers carry a lifetime of wisdom. Laugh at their methods, but take their advice seriously.

Gibson reissues because they cant come up with anything new. Your spot on with Marshall too. But we do have ole Dave. Hes everything Marshall should have been 20 yrs ago at least

Basically comes down to silver mica bypass cap vs ceramic disc

I've commented on this in a similar video on this same subject. Cesar G. Is the guy in charge, he presents himself as this cool charming guitar enthusiast, very likable but his background is private equity finance - he's a killer, and if you're not with him then you're out. His intent is to squeeze Gibson, Boogie, et al, of whatever value there's to be had and sell off the carcass.

Why are we even discussing this: he himself said that. End of the argument.

Do you still have the afd100 now? Do you still love it now after having it for a while?

Awesome. Wish the algorithm would toss me more unsponsored reviews. If it's sponsored, it's biased, plain and simple.

I’ve had the same opinions, but you put them in better context with a much more linear timeline. I love this video. But my favorite had to be when you introduced. The margarita, took a swig, and kept going. Cheers to a great video!

I wish Randall Smith would get close to Peter Diezel and build a new Mark V amp that would be fullly digitally controlled by relays like the Diezel VHX… that would be my dream amp!

I’m still convinced the Randall should have sold Mesa Boogie to PRS… back in the 90s and 00s, the winning combo was a PRS Custom guitar with a Mesa Boogie Amp

The mark V 90w will stay the best amp Mesa Boogie ever produced… and will ever produce. I will never buy a Gibson Mesa Boogie.

Rather than nearly nine minutes of talking it would have been better with 9 minutes of boogie sound testing different EQ’s and settings. More sound less talk. Edit and redo the video again. This is a good demo of talking about the amp but not a good demo of the amp.

Bogner wins, they are in the same ballpark but there is that Bogner “chewy” thing that i love.

I would probably say that Gibson’s customers are in the business of reissues. The company just gives them what they want. I’m just on the sideline looking, but Gibson made the robot tuners Firebird x Which did not sell. Also, you can’t tell anybody how to run their own company. Its my speculation that Randall smith tried to tell Gibson how to run their own company and they were not having it.

Lol, they just did the same thing with the new Dual Rectifryer... Fuck gibson!

Who cares? They havent made a descent amp in 30 years...overpriced junk

Marshall has release more than double the amount of amplifier models than Mesa has in the same time frame.... around 100 for Marshall from 1969 (Mesa's first year of operating) - 2021 (last year before being bought by gibson) - Mesa on the other hand released about 40 models.....

Dude, you're a fortune teller.

Another good company to send your Mesa to would be KSR. They’re great with fixing those

I received a response from Peter Stapfer regarding the VH4 blue face. I spoke with him personally at the last NAMM show when he was demonstrating the new VH mini proto . His simple answer was that those parts no longer exist. If they were to replicate it, it wouldn’t be exactly the same amp, and that would mean deceiving our customers.

No need for compressing a Real amp & Cabs !

The Dual Rec 90's reissue that got announced today brought me here 😂

Excellent analysis. You're an unusually smart guitar salesman.

great tone and playing man! 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Such poor form if he was fired. They could have at least kept him on the payroll just so they still had his name in the company. It’s one salary and it’s a massive company.

Amp in a pedal never works. A real/clone amp will always get the job done.

say "Right" one more time! Every time Gibson attempted innovation, it's customers turned their backs on it.

U are MISLEADING, based on the title of the video....in the video, u are speculating only. So obviously, not establishing trust here.

I am lucky to have some pre-Gibson Boogie equipment - a Mark IV, a Mark I Reissue, a Triaxis and 20:20 and a couple of Thiell 12" speaker cabs. Change happens.

Gibson should buy the rights to the Dumble name and reissue those amps.

Mike B rage quits lmfao

Crazy that this has 30k plus views. If people are really that interested in Randall Smith's story he has his own channel and you can hear all about it there directly from him and those videos only have 1/10 the views at the moment.

WOW, that's a Lot of "caffeine". :)

Hi friends! Gibson has a brand new flavor of Kool-Aid they want you to drink… “Mesa flavored”

Gibson is not “perfectly content” to sell the same guitars over and over. Some of their innovations were less successful than others such as robot guitars and the Firebird X. Gibson constantly issues new designs and configurations. Some of the models that come to mind are the Les Paul Axcess with Floyd Rose, the Semi hollow Les Paul ES Memphis, the Blueshawk, The bulk of their business obviously comes from the tried and true models and reissues. But to imply that Gibson has no interest in innovation is plain silly. It took Mesa Boogie seven years to come up with the Mark VII.

I think you’re onto something with the reissue thing. Not only is the used market have astronomical prices, reissues don’t require R&D or design. It’s already done and those costs have already been recouped.

Here’s the thing about reissues: they put them out because there’s only so many of the originals made and these companies don’t make any money from the 2nd hand market. Sure the reissues, relics, etc., cost less than vintage, which is nice and let’s more players experience those specs, but let’s not be so brand blinded that we overlook the true motive - to get a piece of that pie. And make no mistake, they’ll put out whatever they can make a buck on. It has less to do with musical altruism than double digit quarterly increases for the shareholders. I worked for GC corp in the 90’s & 00’s when they went public with stock and saw the change in the product mix and new directives on selling inferior proprietary product over time tested or sought after new gear that didn’t meet their minimum gross profit margins. Ultimate point: sometimes a musical instrument entity has to go teets-up before said company will actually make sustainable changes that benefit a company long term, i.e. releasing new, innovative gear. You can only package a “greatest hits” collection so much before people get bored and move on.

I think you probably nailed it mate!

Your analysis on Gibson is funny. Gibson has made a number of extremely high profile and risky attempts to push newness. Their customers almost always hated it. Hard. I don't think it's about Gibson not being interested - it's them being pragmatic.

I purchased a new 1959SLP, Artist Edition 100, and JP-2C because I don't want to deal with older amps...I have two '76 Super Twins, and one needs some work, another was damaged by UPS. I do buy used newer amps. Unless you know what you're buying when it comes to vintage amps, and have a good tech or can do it yourself - I'd rather spend the time playing than repairing and sourcing vintage parts for old amps.