LesStrat
Reining PunLowered
FRANKLIN RAWKS!!!!!!!!
It's time once again to sing the praises of our own resident
Super-Duper-Tone-Producer
Scott_F
I generally play at low volumes for a variety of reason, including live. But Friday I got to really crank the Franklin again.
1. I love EVERYTHING about this amp. I played with different guitar settings (but pretty much left the amp settings, except volume, alone). It sang out the highs of the bridge pickup (Brobucker), projected tremendous, luscious, warmth with the neck pickup (A2P), and just cooked overall.
2. Scott is correct: with good amp design and production, reverb is useless. I usually play with a Verbzilla (another great tool). I keep it set pretty wet at my typical playing volumes just to be able to hear it. Slight increases in the volume of Franklin make the 'verb overwhelming. I turned the 'verb down, and it STILL was overwhelming. Franklin sang out enough without it.
3. As good as the overdrive is in this amp, pushing it with the lead channel of an SD SFX03 Twin Tube Classic gave even better, smoother distortions. Nothing wrong with the former, but the latter was just tonal variety.
4. I need to practice more with the amp cranked. This thing REALLY exposes my sloppiness:smack::doh:
5. As much as I like my Parker Fly Deluxe, I like it even MORE through the Franklin cranked.
Here goes:
Volume: varied from 4-5 to 10
Low: 6
High: 4
Cut: 7.5
Master: 7.5
Scott based this model on the Matchless Lightning circuit...with improvements. I recently had the opportunity to play a used Lightning at GC. I played an SG through a 212 combo. I really liked the sounds I got from it. I did NOT like the faux glass handle. Otherwise, a :cool3: amp. BUT, the asking price was $1900. Scott can hook you up for much less.
I had not been able to get that sound from Franklin, so I looked for the opportunity to SEARCH for it. Well, I FOUND IT!!!!!!!...and MORE!!!!!
Bottom line: If you ever get the opportunity to have Scott build you an amp, GO FOR IT!
It's time once again to sing the praises of our own resident
Super-Duper-Tone-Producer
Scott_F
I generally play at low volumes for a variety of reason, including live. But Friday I got to really crank the Franklin again.
1. I love EVERYTHING about this amp. I played with different guitar settings (but pretty much left the amp settings, except volume, alone). It sang out the highs of the bridge pickup (Brobucker), projected tremendous, luscious, warmth with the neck pickup (A2P), and just cooked overall.
2. Scott is correct: with good amp design and production, reverb is useless. I usually play with a Verbzilla (another great tool). I keep it set pretty wet at my typical playing volumes just to be able to hear it. Slight increases in the volume of Franklin make the 'verb overwhelming. I turned the 'verb down, and it STILL was overwhelming. Franklin sang out enough without it.
3. As good as the overdrive is in this amp, pushing it with the lead channel of an SD SFX03 Twin Tube Classic gave even better, smoother distortions. Nothing wrong with the former, but the latter was just tonal variety.
4. I need to practice more with the amp cranked. This thing REALLY exposes my sloppiness:smack::doh:
5. As much as I like my Parker Fly Deluxe, I like it even MORE through the Franklin cranked.
Here goes:
Volume: varied from 4-5 to 10
Low: 6
High: 4
Cut: 7.5
Master: 7.5
Scott based this model on the Matchless Lightning circuit...with improvements. I recently had the opportunity to play a used Lightning at GC. I played an SG through a 212 combo. I really liked the sounds I got from it. I did NOT like the faux glass handle. Otherwise, a :cool3: amp. BUT, the asking price was $1900. Scott can hook you up for much less.
I had not been able to get that sound from Franklin, so I looked for the opportunity to SEARCH for it. Well, I FOUND IT!!!!!!!...and MORE!!!!!
Bottom line: If you ever get the opportunity to have Scott build you an amp, GO FOR IT!
