Ooh, I’d love to see what else you’d come up with! Any ideas you can share with us?If I had my way there would be only FAS models but too many people demand reproductions of existing amps.
If I had my way there would be only FAS models but too many people demand reproductions of existing amps.
Yeah, removing all those other amp models could definitely cut down on the size of the unitProduct suggestion, HX Stomp sized Fractal unit just with FAS models and effects
Yeah, removing all those other amp models could definitely cut down on the size of the unit
We’re certainly open to you playing Frankenstein and creating more FAS monstersIf I had my way there would be only FAS models but too many people demand reproductions of existing amps.
This amp model blows the AC30 away. Don't miss it.
If I had my way there would be only FAS models but too many people demand reproductions of existing amps.
So much easier to dial a good tone in than some of the tweed / class a amp models
I'd take an FAS version of the DC30 jumperedIf I had my way there would be only FAS models but too many people demand reproductions of existing amps.
The FAS models typically remove or minimize the undesirable characteristics of those old amps. Guitar tube amp design was nascent in the 60s and 70s and designers didn't fully understand the impact of overdriving tubes. One of the biggest issues was blocking distortion which is excessive bias excursion. When the grid conducts it shifts the bias point and in those old amps it can shift so much that the tube goes into cutoff prematurely.
More modern designs employ grid stoppers and smaller coupling capacitors to reduce bias excursion.
The FAS models typically remove or minimize the undesirable characteristics of those old amps. Guitar tube amp design was nascent in the 60s and 70s and designers didn't fully understand the impact of overdriving tubes. One of the biggest issues was blocking distortion which is excessive bias excursion. When the grid conducts it shifts the bias point and in those old amps it can shift so much that the tube goes into cutoff prematurely.
More modern designs employ grid stoppers and smaller coupling capacitors to reduce bias excursion.
I love all the FAS amps and use them a lot, but all the time I have spent in the modeling realm has given me a deeper appreciation of the “warts” of the repro-models as well.
When you have a physical tube amp, that unsavory characteristic can seem limiting, but when you have the ability to tweak things in real time or access other sounds in an instant, you grow a deeper fondness for that unique thing that’s inherent to the design.
A tweed amp flubbing out and imploding on itself brings a happy tear to my eye.