Vintage Tone REIMAGINED! Gibson Falcon Amplifiers

Soar to new sonic heights with the new Gibson Falcon 5 and Falcon 20 combo amplifiers inspired by the brand’s vintage Falcon and Skylark amps from the ’50s and ’60s!
Designed by renowned amp pioneer Randall Smith and the MESA/Boogie team, these new Falcon combos were hand-built in Petaluma, California, and they’re now available at Chicago Music Exchange! Each comes equipped with constructional upgrades, plus tonal improvements unearthed over Randall’s five decades of tube-amp design—at once reimagining Gibson’s vintage amp designs and setting a new bar in low-wattage amp tone!

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00:00-00:16 INTRODUCTION
00:17-01:00 FALCON 20 PLAYING
01:01-2:12 FALCON 5 OVERVIEW
02:13-02:49 FALCON 5 PLAYING
02:50-03:06 FALCON 20 OVERVIEW
03:07-03:54 FALCON 20 PLAYING 2
03:55-04:23 FALCON 20 MORE INFORMATION
04:24-05:28 FALCON 20 PLAYING 3
05:29-05:55 CONCLUSION
05:56-06:29 FREE BIRD!
06:30-07:00 OUTRO
07:01-08:48 FALCON 20 PLAYING

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[dmstring]

The amps sound good, but the playing is excellent.

[Smitty_Werbenjagermanjenson]

Damn I've been waiting for Gibson to reissue their amps. I hope they don't suck

[JJ-fbsz]

I believe the Falcon 20 is just a repackaged California Tweed 2:20. Check all the specs and compare videos. The Cali Tweed has a front panel...clear winner for me!

[reverb]

This is what I was hoping for when Gibson purchased Mesa a few years ago. Those old Gibson amps are so cool and deserve a reissue. I'm going to assume these are all PCB construction since that's pretty much all Mesa does, but regardless, it's cool to see Gibson giving their classic amps a nod. Plus, they sound great (obviously, Nathaniel makes everything sound great)!

[jonkerr]

That 5 watt amp would be so perfect for my little studio space. I love my Marshall Origin 20. And a little 5 watt Gibson tube amp would be perfect sitting next to it. Hope my local shops get some to play with.

[adilbandali]

don’t know what i’m more surprised about, gibson making an amp or Nathaniel getting a haircut

[timh]

Does someone knows which song is nathaniel playing at the beginning (00:30)? so soulful

[jamessator]

Love the sound guys !!! I live south of you all(Spfld), and have been to your shop

If I remember to, I’ll call Johnathan tomorrow!!

[gingersteve]

Nice bit of Black Night by JoBo there!

[ricominn]

Perfect addition to any blues lawyer closet. Would look perfect next to the set of unused Callaways.

[tommc]

I'd like to see a gut shot; PCB or handwired? I'd like to hear it with single coils. I understand why all the demos are with Gibson guitars.

[jamessator]

Nathaniel

I was at your place 1-20-24 and did some horse trading with Wrenn and took home the Falcon 20

LOVE IT !!!

[surf]

Nice playing & Amp! You got my $ . Ordered the 20, I have a feeling it’s going to be a amazing surf style & classic Rock amp. 🤙🏽🤘🏽

[artsmoney]

Petaluma is not in the south. Great looking & sounding amps.

[Bobby_Digital]

I dig it! Is this supposed to be a deluxe reverb killer? I'd like to see those go head to head. Great features and similar price points.

[johngrant]

I love it. On a waiting list now. All the right features and like a simplified Mesa with better cosmetics. I know some purists hate it already but I don’t care. Personally I don’t need to open it up and change tubes etc; rather spend the time playing. Would be nice to see more demos with Fender single coil pickup guitars.

[jeremyversusjazz]

ah ha! gibson reveals the next phase of their master plan! well heck if the mesa peeps are making them they wont suck. cool looking and they sound great.
Sidenote, I just spent the last couple days trying to make a video for my little nascent YouTube channel and to watch Nathaniel just fucking spin Bad ass groove after bad ass riff without even thinking about it. No red light fever. nothing. it’s pretty humbling. dudes bad ass.

[greham]

They sound like I expected my Supro to sound. That tweed feeling but with the body of a Magnatone. A bit gutted that I just bought a Princeton...

[Moxymury]

Do I get a free haircut with these amps like Nathaniel?