Gibson Are Making Amps Again? - Gibson Falcon Guitar Amps!

[@89digits59]

The Gibson that Lee is playing is beautiful, that is the best part of this video.

[@michaelpal7641]

Well yes, they are using pedals. I would have preferred a truer sound!

[@wizrom3046]

Lee's guitar is hideous! It looks Army-issue... Like you should have stripes on your sleeve when you play it, and salute when the Colonel walks past the jamm

[@StreetPreacherr]

@@wizrom3046 Yeah, but it's only 10k pounds. What do you expect, a AAA flame top?

[@jmabs5096]

@@wizrom3046thats the thing bud, everybody loves different things! Personally I think it jaw dropping beautiful. I have the andertons/CME Gibson sg special in the same olive drab color and it's my favorite guitar to look at and play!

[@wizrom3046]

@@jmabs5096 Thank you for your service

[@baabaabaa-yp2jh]

$5700+ in Australia, for an amp designed by Mesa Boogie techs... with a Gibson logo. Yeahnaa

[@fundude365]

Ah yes, the old "Having the nicest beaches" tax.

[@mylogify]

🤠

[@bladeoflucatiel]

Jesus. Imagine spending that much for an amp that doesnt even sound that good in the first place

[@gavmurray7398]

if you get the green les paul too its $24,000 aud rig hope they throw in a free lead and strap and pick

[@yfz450rider39]

@@bladeoflucatiel Sounds great to me.

[@rowbags3017]

Gorgeous classic tones in the intro jam! 😎

[@patrickhopkinson1851]

I played through the Falcon 20 at the Gibson Garage London. I was joined by the son of a famous newsreader, who is an excellent guitar player, on the smaller Falcon. His dad joined in later. Both amps sounded really good. I’m keeping my Anderton’s bought 2x10 Magnatone but I’m interested in these. They have a vibe I like.

[@minialwow]

That was me

[@jarlaiti]

Thank you for making these videos with Pete. Both amps sounds beautiful and that Custom looks stunning!

[@ymelfilm]

Gibson ripps u off, man. Literally

[@pepmasters-999]

Hilarious how so many people are hell bent on making sure no-one else is allowed to like these amps. Also, how does this literal ripping off work versus figuratively?

[@ymelfilm]

@@pepmasters-999 be happy with ur grammatical explanation bc with these amps - u won't.

[@Sloozer45]

Cool product and cool dialogue this time - lots of wisdom tossed out in a much more relaxed vibe than so much of their content - they weren't talking over each other and nervously prioritizing a goal of brevity that detracts overall. The amps on a great the guitars were amazing the dialogue with superb this time and the plane, once again, was very pleasing to my ears.

[@strato-dave]

Ya just can't beat the sweet sound of a valve amp and a real spring reverb.

[@FatalizedGuitar]

I cant afford any of this stuff im just here for the good times and 2 great chaps. That green les paul custom is beautiful…but even more beautiful was the intro jam, well done chaps.

[@RPSartre01]

The harmonic overdrive sounds glorious and sublime!

[@Inhoc1000]

That Les Paul with the amp sounds like the "Who Live at Leeds" sound. Awesome.

[@digitalchris6681]

GOOD: real spring reverb, no inbuilt digital effects, Jensen speaker BAD: everything else

[@jameswhite1450]

maybe a Creamback would be nice?

[@bassyey]

As if real spring reverb is special these days. Cheap amp have real spring reverbs nowadays. IIRC, one model of monoprice amp have real spring reverb.

[@digitalchris6681]

@@bassyey not special but definitely preferable.

[@larryshields2302]

The price is disrespectful 😢

[@TVsBen]

@@bassyey yes the Stage Right 15W (mine is from Monoprice, Thomann also sells them under their brand) has a real spring reverb tank and sells for $300US.

[@allend3127]

I love my Falcon 5!! Sounds great on its own. Blends soo beautifully with my AC15 in a stereo setup. Couldn’t be happier with it.

[@JoeC712]

Nonce.

[@tomfairbairn1202]

That green LP is tasty

[@PeteBreen]

Pete & Lee sound like they've been listening to the Black Crowes lately - great intro jam!

[@frankbarbarino8309]

I’m my! This LOOKS exactly like my 1995 crate vintage club vc5212. The knobs. The power switch and standby. The vinyl. The gold backplate. Top mounted controls.

[@derick-smith]

Lee and Pete were buttery on the intro jam! I love the tone on these amps. I clicked the video expecting them to be good. I didn't anticipate that I'd want one... but here we are

[@paulburton5150]

I see people posting about the cost, but I think Gibson should be applauded for putting these amps out at Epiphone pricing

[@frankcarter6427]

eh??

[@niklev8465]

1700 pounds for the cheapest, this is not Epiphone prices.

[@basiltiffani8850]

Apparently the internal build quality for the price is horrible. I've yet to see a review channel assess the build, though. I see them assess the quality of "cheap" stuff, but not so much the pricey stuff. Just a reminder it's all business, folks.

[@jenniferlawrence2701]

Check out Brad's Guitar Garage review of these. It's pretty funny.

[@baabaabaa-yp2jh]

@@jenniferlawrence2701 Thanks Jennifer, Brad's a funny bugga!!

[@vuri3798]

The price is bad, but the fact they try to pretend it's handwired is what makes it insulting...

[@dustinthiessen]

the problem is the guitar review channels don't know what they're looking at inside an amp, and the idea of opening it up to have a look probably doesn't even occur to them. as long as they get their cheque from Mesa to say it's a good amp, that's all they care about 🤷🏽‍♀ and I mean they don't sound bad.... so they think they are giving an honest review

[@WhyAlwaysMeMario]

@@dustinthiessen WOW!

[@TheColton0117]

Amp branding has to match headstock branding price

[@mudwiser1391]

Nice Southern Rock feel on that intro. Very nice! The amps sound majestic to my ears, but do they offer anything their, lower priced, competition, offers? I don't think so. We live in an age of an abundance of quality gear and relatively low prices, so why would I drop a big wad of cash on a reincarnation of the Falcon? Well I wouldn't, some might, but I wouldn't. These amps will become a mainstay in many studios, but for gigging musicians trying to put food on the table by playing live, these amps miss the mark by a sizeable margin. But I do love that intro!!!

[@WhyAlwaysMeMario]

What amp would you recommend that has same tones?

[@mudwiser1391]

Well​​⁠ needless to say I would have to play a number of different amps and weight the cost and the sound. For a gigging musician, I have to make concessions. My assertion was my point of view.

[@michaeldonnelly3558]

The Staple olive custom is the business

[@cdwilliams6875]

I love my Falcon 20, it get so dirty and fuzzy, I need to try the new Dual and see if I need to upgrade or not.

[@dep1001]

Nice one, guys! Sound great... very pricey though, but wouldn't have expected anything else when that Gibson logo has been thrown on there! Cheers

[@cidnewman8032]

I absolutely love the tone of my Falcon 20. My only complaint was the audible fan noise at low volumes. A $16 replacement off of Amazon, a screwdriver, and about 30mins: problem solved. I’m not ot sure why Gibson cheaped out on that part?

[@h20s56]

Great intro, I just like to listen to that.

[@lxfguits]

You can have class A with any number of tubes. It can also be either single ended or push pull and still class A. Only limitation would be that you can't do AB or B with less than two. Well technically you can but it wouldn't serve its purpose as an audio amplifier.

[@timbennett6644]

i loved the Velocette twin by Trace elliot. Gibson bought them, changed the name, made a few then they eventually stopped making them. Cracking amps

[@macgibbon]

So I'm going to need you guys to do a proper full video on those '54 Customs... Especially the Oxblood... Absolute dream guitar for me.

[@brunoantony9257]

wow that olive Les Paul is AMAZING!!!!

[@corey4805]

Lee and Pete should do a vintage amp series of videos.

[@Milehousestudios]

Naught intro gents. That resonated nicely with the smooth rum I'm indulging in. X

[@Doug5524]

Great playing Pete and great demo

[@smmyers5956]

Hey Lee! You guys there should do a pedal platform amp review. Set up a range of budget mid and expensive pedals to give folks an idea about what amps in all price ranges would suit them best. Oh and use a range of guitars in those price points or just use sub $600 guitars as more people own less expensive guitars.

[@effess8698]

3:45 "a company called Trace Elliot ... I don't know if you remember that" To bass players of a certain age everywhere that is the holy name

[@alexanderednie1205]

Played a SG with flats thru one and it was AMAZING

[@truthfactreality6814]

That green Les paul is stunning !!

[@spikearnott]

Are Les Paul now produced in custom colours to match your trousers? WOW!

[@alexdenton6586]

I own both tube amps and modeling amps, as well as the most traditional speaker cabinets with Celestion Vintage 30s inside. However, I must say that this whole debate is completely irrelevant because modeling and solid-state technology are the future. Modeling or solid-state amps, even the inventor of Dumble himself (a bit before his death), when asked if transistor amps would ever be as good as tube amps, responded that the question wasn't if it would happen but when. He emphasized that one day someone would make a transistor amp that sounds exactly like a tube amp, and given the way the market is evolving, I believe we are not far from that point. Even without considering that, basic modeling today is already excellent. Take anyone and blindfold them, and no one can tell the difference. Unfortunately, musicians often rely too much on their eyes instead of their ears. ( Most by the way jackoff way to much on gear all the time ( wether it’s new or vintage it’s the same ) instead of really playing guitar but that another debate) In any case, for guitar, the trend is to build things that are always lighter, better, more practical, simpler, and more intuitive. Even the country of origin hardly matters anymore because you can find quality in Europe, Asia, and even China, which wasn't known for quality products, is now able to copy or even surpass some American brands. We must recognize that American quality has significantly degraded, while Japanese quality remains stable at a high level. So, things are changing for the better.

[@gchampi2]

I could not disagree more! While the audio quality of modelling amps is improving day-by-day, ALL modelling amps share the same problem. They are unrepairable, throw away items. They all run on proprietary chipsets, that are changed remarkably often to updated designs, and in many cases, they use Class-D amplifier modules which are also updated regularly. The result is that when something inevitably goes pop, they are impossible to repair. If the processor fails, the manufacturer won't sell a replacement chipset, as they've moved on several iterations, and made the old chipsets "No Longer Available" (NLA). Likewise, if the amplification side goes out, the Class-D module you'd need to repair it is NLA. This has already been seen in the Audio community, with Bang & Olufsen, who released their first Class-D powered amplifier in (iirc) 2003, and it was NOT a cheap purchase (it's B&O, they don't do cheap). 15 years later, the amplifier modules started failing catastrophically, and repair techs started contacting B&O, trying to find replacement modules, only to be told they were NLA, and that the only option for replacements was scavenging parts from other B&O amps of the same model & year - parts that were just as likely to fail in the near future as they were to live, due to being 15 years old... As for valve amps, they are nearly infinitely repairable. Valves are going nowhere, as the demand is still high enough to justify multiple manufacturers making them. Resistors, capacitors, relays and other components are easily available from any electronics supply company. Transformers are still being made, and are only really wire wrapped around pieces of iron, so are unlikely to go anywhere soon. Heck, even a complete pcb meltdown isn't a terminal failure, as it is possible to build valve amps entirely without pcb's. Ok, you'll almost certainly lose features if you go that route, but you might well improve your tone - just ask Matchless. The other problem with digital modelling is, well, it's in the name. Modelling. You can have the most accurate digital model of an amp ever made, but it will just be that. A Model. Yes, nobody will be able to tell the difference between the model and the original amp, and yes it will be much more convenient to lug around, but, it will also be unable to create a new sound. Valve amps create new sounds constantly - valves age, transformers get hot, components drift in value, players try things that are totally unpredictable, etc. Digital amps are inherently limited, and if you overload them, they REALLY don't like it, usually reacting by either going silent (the "I'm not taking that" response), or by letting the blue smoke that all electronics run on out. Valve amps aren't so limited, in fact MOST OF WHAT GUITARISTS LIKE is the sound of valves being abused. The sound of the electric guitar is built on the sound of Valves being pushed beyond their design limits and distorting the signal in interesting ways. Yes, they are heavy, yes, they get hot, yes, they need regular maintenance and replacement valves, but, they also inspire, they also react in unexpected ways, and they constantly create new sounds (usually while going wrong in some subtle/not-so-subtle way). Between the inspiration valve amps create in musicians, and the ability for them to be repaired, the valve amplifier will still be going strong when every one of today's digital amps are languishing in a landfill somewhere, or gone to the great recycler in the sky...

[@TheHitmann069]

Apart from Peter's noodling which is always a pleasure to listen to, can someone tell me what's going on with Gibsons' absolutely ridiculous pricing? What on earth are they trying to do at the moment? Completely ostracise themselves from their existing customer base ? Taking other manufacturers to court, retailing an Epiphone for over a grand? Retailing a 5w 1x10 for nearly £1700? I wouldn't mind if the products they churned off the production line were worthy of each retail price point. But when you look at the components, the finishing and the QC, I am completely perplexed at the Company rationale right now. And yes, I am a Gibson guitar owner before anyone starts to pipe up.

[@TheTapMusic]

No idea; there’s definitely better deals elsewhere, for both guitars and amps. All my Gibsons are secondhand. No way I’d pay retail

[@evaunitzero1]

They do this with their guitars already, why would be surprised when they do it with an amp

[@TheHitmann069]

@@evaunitzero1 Try reading the complete comment before trapping off..

[@TheHitmann069]

@@TheTapMusic Mine are third and fourth hand at best. I suspect delusions of grandeur have infected the board. And let's be honest here, is there a LP that does not need some modification to keep the damn thing in tune? 😏🙄

[@jackflynn-oakley1937]

Capitalism lol. If people will pay, they’ll meet the demand. Fully going for the ‘we are GIBSON’ approach, playing into big IP and absurd pricing to try to proclaim themselves at ‘the top’.

[@jessejorgensen3931]

Oxblood! I may have to buy a gibson.

[@elyssa.c90]

Definitely getting California Tweed vibes from those!

[@benlogan430]

These look and sound great! Are they made in the states?

[@milesv5352]

Yes, they made in California

[@chucktucker2733]

I'll watch this again just for Lee's guitar. That guitar stole the show.

[@poconochuck]

Fantastic review of amazing new amp....2k for an amp only hard core studio owner are going to cough up that. I will gladly download the sim next week lol,,, Lee and Pete you keep us all striving for THAT tone... Love Y'All

[@Patrick-fm5dk]

These amps are definitely overrated, but sims and digital in general sucks.

[@borjar.6373]

Whats the songs name at 14:38?

[@123123baztard]

Go to the shop. Try the amps. Find one you like. If you think it’s worth the money - buy it! An Absolute no brainer!

[@achill3usoverclocking874]

These sound exceptional, however I wish I could justify one when modeling is so close and cheap nowdays...

[@mylogify]

I gotta see what Tonenet got for these on Tonex.

[@drv4859]

Some seriously good playing in the video.

[@WilliamCooper-px5kv]

That intro was killer! When are you touring the USA?

[@ricardovilhena8454]

It's too much expensive! The reverb reminds me The Fender Vaporise Amp, i miss on that, very cool amp and affordable

[@davidbroussard2960]

Now that is some good fine playing there boys

[@Paul_Lenard_Ewing]

In the 60's when I was learning and using a beginner National amp I decided to buy my first real amp, lol. I tried all the Gibson amps but bought a mint used black face Fender Super Reverb that blew the Gibson's out of the water. It was no contest the Fender was unbelievably better!!!

[@jankafka7330]

You know "the Fender was unbelievably better" but you don't know that the plural of a proper noun is not formed using an apostrophe. It is 'Gibsons', not 'Gibson's'. But since the vast majority of comments I've seen here are from what appear to be near-illiterate idiots, I guess the members of your club don't know enough to mind.

[@ronaldsweet3484]

Still waiting for Gibson to bring back and update the Lab Series amps. I want another Lab L9. Best compressor ever made, built in.

[@Martin-yx6ze]

Hello Pete, your guitar playing is amazing!

[@msaintpc]

That's a beautiful Les Paul Custom.

[@Sams911]

save up a little more and get a proper amp.. Tone King, Magnatone or go big and get a Matchless..

[@J_Braz_]

In the first "Back To The Future" Marty was playing a Gibson solid state amp. I forget what it was. Years ago I was curious about it and googled it.

[@portsideguitar1981]

Sounds great boys!

[@billwarkentin3630]

Can you do a review of the Magnatone Baby M-80 combo? Thank-you!

[@jfinester]

These sound pretty good, but I think even 20 watts wouldn’t have enough headroom for me. I play clean a lot of the time, and I don’t mean “clean-ish”, although that’s great for blues and some rock, but if I’m playing country or jazz I need it really clean, with enough volume to get ovet the drummer. Back in the late ‘60s, when I played pretty much rock and blues, I had a blackface Fender Bandmaster that I ran cranked, and controlled the amount of drive with the guitar. At forty watts it was just barely enough, and when I switched to a Fender Twin around 1970, I lost the ability to get crunchy at any level short of deafening. But a Twin Reverb is my idea of a great clean amp, only I can’t lift one anymore! These days I use channel-switching amps-I have a Quilter, which is a great little amp, but it won’t go as loud as a Twin. Luckily I don’t need it to!

[@concero]

Hey Pete, Your style of playing is one of my favourites. You are better than John Mayer in my book! I don’t know why you like the sound of treble, I think a little bit gives some growl to the tone, however too much hurts my ears.

[@markv6988]

7:25 when the mic placement lets you know you’re the rhythm guitarist. 😂

[@miguelmikemigs]

Sounds good. But ya know what actually would be exciting? An amp from epiphone.

[@londreslush]

Funny they should mention UK Amp company Trace Elliot , who gibson bought out , they made kick ass Bass amps in the 1980's and also made little known Guitar amps , i bought a trace elliot 1x12 guitar combo off facebook for £50 , sounds Great ..

[@sejtaridiss]

It costs like $2,5k and it has a fan that I can clearly hear thru their mics? Is this a joke? How is that supposed to be a studio recording amp?

[@jankafka7330]

I've got an original Falcon I bought for $100 in a pawn shop forty years ago. It still works and sounds great. The new ones are obscenely overpriced. I wonder how many generations of users these things will last.

[@OliverAmberg]

Lovely sounds!

[@callumbruce2057]

That olive gibson is beautiful but for over 17k Aud I’d rather put down a house deposit lmao

[@stephanfuchs7891]

Pete really likes this thing. Me too. Just not that money. 2k for a 20 W combo?

[@princewei]

Very very curious about Pete's G-shock colloection

[@johnnymossville]

I wanted to hear more of Pete playing Link Wray's Rumble at 23:45

[@jimlutz1290]

I could not care who made this amp,or any amp or any thing as long as its good. If it pleases you, and you deem it worth your investment buy it. In fact if it had a sticker "made by the 7 Dawfs and the Umpa Lumpa Special Projects Division with advisement from Team Smurf and Chilly Willy, I'd get two. It does sound sweet, Thanks guys for the Demo - Love Walt Disney - "Hi Ho, Hi Ho".

[@rabendranath]

I have a $150 Vox AC4TV and it sounds just like these amps...

[@paulmeier3462]

Sounds great. A bit of a one-trick pony, but it's a good trick. Great demo!

[@rjester21]

Can we have a comparison between this and an Epiphone and something like a blues jr?😊

[@Full_Deflection]

I really would be first in line to buy one of these at about half their asking price. They sound great and look great.

[@thesandman775]

I guess my question would be, why not just get a Boogie California Tweed and a trem pedal? Seemingly the same speaker, sound is very similar (because you know, same speaker), better looks, probably better fit and finish, and no Gibson name tax on top of the Mesa name tax.

[@CyclopsGuitars8642]

Nice jam!! You guys should release a single

[@wayneclifford9507]

Do they have an insane mode?

[@DennisFeinsteinCEO]

Pete @ 13:55 "I keep telling my wife it's this much" 😅

[@scottclark7592]

Sound decent- but they made major mis steps in many areas. Some are taste issues like not being tube rectified, but the internals are a set up for failure and expensive repairs. I couldnt believe it when a buddy wanted me to pull the chassis on his.....

[@gd1294]

I think these are great amps the smaller one wouldn’t be great for totally clean sounds but still great. It seems that the larger amps gives you the best of both worlds. If I had the money I would buy them but I am not a professional traveling musician or giging out for a living. The price is ok for hand wired built in the states. At that price point you could buy a swart amp. To each it’s own I think they are great but for clean tone I will go to fender for reverb tremelo fender. It would be nice to have a ab box and use them Both

[@milesv5352]

I have the swart 5 str and 20 watt, and fender 57 champ , Princeton and vintage 74 deluxe. I played both of these gibson amps and I will be getting the 5 W…. Totally different vibe. Perfect for an ABY switch

[@404err0r]

7 watt on the Falcon 5 and 12 on the Falcon 20 (??) with vintage preamps. There just ain't headroom enough for blues, jazz, folk and not nearly enough wattage for stage rock. Truth be told I dont really know who these are for considering they're approaching the price of much better boutique Tweed amps. Personally would have liked to see something a touch more inventive for their "show me" release, maybe a 5E3 with EL34s or something and a blackpanel channel. Idk. Something just a tiny little bit farther out of the box, please?? Edit: You can toss 6L6s into the Falcon 20 for 15 watts. That's kinda fun

[@benjhaisch]

That olive LPC tho

[@Kevlar509]

Mr. Lee...Your playing skills have really grown in the last year or so...Keep up the great work! I would imagine that some of Pete's juju is rubbing off on you...just sayin' ;)

[@7171jay]

While I can appreciate what it costs to make a truly handwired amp (point to point or tag board) these Gibsons in spite of sounding quite decent are very very expensive considering the questionable budget construction.

[@theuserthatishere]

junk

[@glenproctor1999]

Nice sounds but there's a huge amount of competition in that price bracket? I sense a shootout due!

[@matthorner35]

Whaaaat the hell is going on with prices these days

[@matthewf1979]

If these are "Hand Wired", then so is every cheap PCB based amp made in the last 50 years. Buy a real vintage GA series amp from the late 50's or early 60's. It's actually worth what you pay for it.

[@pepmasters-999]

But that's not true, is it? Handwired means wired by hand, which is so trivially self explanatory that there's little more to be said about it, other than it clearly does not mean "contains no PCBs". Mesa boogie know how to put together quality, consistent and durable amps. And, yes, they use PCBs. And, no, that does not mean they are indistinguishable from cheap PCB-based amps.

[@matthewf1979]

@@pepmasters-999 Mesa absolutely does not know how to put together a “quality, consistent and durable amp”. They are among the worst built amps on the market. The vast majority of their products use underspecced parts that are known to fail regularly. As far as “hand wired” goes, look at the back of the Falcon amps. “Hand Wired in Petaluma California” is clearly stamped on it. The construction of these amplifiers is no different than a Fender Blues Jr. I stand by my original statement. Spend your money elsewhere.

[@theuserthatishere]

@@pepmasters-999 well yes, hand wired means no pcb

[@DavidKelly999]

Sweet intro jam

[@johnheueisenIII]

Sounds good!

[@reno145]

Great intro!

[@therollband1290]

Nice jams!

[@stevenloffredo2037]

As always, you two play some very tasteful stuff that certainly must help to sell the goods. I am actually looking at the stools you guys are sitting on would like to know more them. Can you please advise. Thanks!

[@markmark8174]

In car audio Jenson is bottom of the saturated barrel. Possibly the juice ring on the outside of said barrel.

[@ScottsGuitar]

Jensen is what most tube amps in the 50s/early 60s had. This being a reissue it makes sense

[@thesandman775]

Your analogy doesn't apply in the world of guitar amps.

[@Marcmcilroy]

Trace Elliot sounds like a comic book detective 🕵🏻

[@johne.1011]

Such John Mayer fan boys!

[@w1zard0f0h]

Looking good lee

[@pauljohnson3686]

Will you be selling the new Epiphone les paul custom?

[@BrandonOutside]

Not bad, but personally I would just stick with the Mesa line. The Cali Tweeds have caught my attention lately

[@ScottsGuitar]

I would too. That Cali tweed is killer. As someone currently trying to sell my Mesa 5:35 the tweed is the only Mesa I’d consider owning.