A Brief History Of Rift (In a Long Video) | Rift Midweek Update + Q&A

[@projekct_amk]

Chris, your correction of the 65 amp literature, although appreciated, only counts if you use a Red Pen… well at least that’s how most of my homework looked 45 years ago. Keep up the good work mate!!

[@midnighthour4299]

Hi Chris, appreciate the longer format, I know it takes a lot of time you could be running your business. Q. Have you ever thought of highlighting one of your products in an episode now and again. For example, one model of amplifier, or pedal, just a brief description/ overview, maybe a good look and quick demo?

[@planetcaravan8044]

20 THOUSAND CYCLES PER SECOND (shouted)

[@MikeM-Colorado]

Good episode! I enjoyed the history of your expanding locations. Maybe in a future video you can describe how you acquired your skills and equipment. Thanks for posting!

[@henryhunter5026]

Another great video! I was particularly interested in the quick video of the old Marshall chassis. About 35years ago I bought a sorry looking Marshall chassis in an original old offset enamel badge cabinet for £90, as I was about to leave the shop the owner said “do you want this as well it came in with your amp so you might as well take it”. It was a very old Marshall chassis with Radiospares “Hygrade” mains Transformer and a Radiospares output transformer both of which apparently original to the amplifier. The chassis was in a bit of a state and somebody had put two EL34 output valves in, I can’t remember what the output vale’s were supposed to be but I did mange to find the right ones and get the amp working again. In those far off pre internet days I had no idea that the old amp would be worth anything and eventually traded it in against a Fender amp, I believe that the dealer shipped it to the USA! An amp I regret selling.

[@Mark5mith]

Happily watched all of it, love your work and really enjoyed the trip down memory lane. Got a question: Why did they use boards like that ? I'm sure there's other materials that would not conduct in time.

[@midnighthour4299]

I think its a case of Leo Fender being the penny pincher that he was legendary for.

[@rfpho1456]

Thanks for the answer on power scaling - I totally get that, especially at your end of the market - it’s still got to be a Rift. I have a sort of follow up question you might answer as the 1W journey continues - given how much the size of a speaker & cab adds to the volume (and, probably more importantly the tone), what are your thoughts on how you match a low power amp with speaker and cab to get good tone at lower volumes.

[@pietervanballaer]

Thank you for the thorough explanation. 🙌

[@MyNameWasTecho]

From little acorns, or cupboards in your case, do mighty oaks grow (with a bit of help from your mum). Really enjoyed the Rift history lesson, and encourage other viewers to search out your interview with the Captain on the Anderson’s channel where you cover other bits of Rift’s history. It’s a few years old now, but well worth a watch. Apologies if you’ve covered this before, but how many hours play between services do you recommend for preventative maintenance? I run my amp for about 4-5 hours a week on average and would rather have it checked and serviced at sensible intervals to reduce the risk of it going wrong than wait for a burning smell. Hoping you and yours have a great Christmas and well deserved break. 👍

[@dbpwnz69]

What is that black component at 8:26, just to the left of the input jack, between the horizontal sozo cap and that carbon comp resistor? It looks like it has 2 wires running through it.

[@RiftAmps]

Ferrite bead 👍

[@johnburns5783]

Let’s do the TimeWarp again,,,, ( sounds like a song ) 😂😂

[@ELVSBORGSBRON-wn3vn]

Hallo from sweden and thanks, I have a ampeq v4b and I think was looking, hoping to se who you clean these pots, its seems tight, were hart to get inside back of the pots. But thanks again for show the V-4b.

[@lightaces]

Not yelling, but nominally, humans hear 20-20,000 Hz, but in reality it is much narrower in almost all humans.

[@johnburns5783]

Thing is amplifiers haven’t been told that snippet of information. They’ll amplify any frequency. As explained, if it’s an ultrasonic signal that’s being fed back, the amp could theoretically be working as hard as it can. 😉😉

[@lightaces]

@@johnburns5783 No doubt.

[@chrisgmurray3622]

Most newborns can hear from 20HZ to 20KHZ, but as you grow your upper range diminishes, especially in males after the age of thirty. By your 60's and 70's, you ( if male) can hear only up to about 10 or twelve K, in the best cases, but as low a 7 or 8K is common. Women usually hear highs louder, and for longer than men but deteriorate also by middle age. Oddly, studies with audio engineers, who have worked in recording studios for ten years or more, often have literally extra wear and tear, as do some who work in machine shops, but the studio engineers had better hearing, because they had gained in accuity what they'd lost in range, and sensing the lower harmonics of highs could be sensed, and their experience meant they could intuitively predict where a higher fundamental beyond. Hearing is odd , and in humans very prone to error or psychoacoustically hallucinated perceptions.

[@audiomsg]

That 65 is one messy build. Nice components, but it looks like it was built by someone on about their 5th kit

[@kmetal83]

That 65 Amps amp...wiring is trash IMHO

[@philipyates-jw5wx]

I wouldn't have said "trash" myself, but I would have guessed that it was homemade .

[@planetcaravan8044]

Shame you missed the 11th anniversary....do something big for the 22nd

[@RiftAmps]

The double harmonic?

[@weschilton]

@@RiftAmps Make an amp that only outputs 22k Hz? It should be pretty quiet! 😆