Fastback Custom 100 S/C (Point To Point Marshall Content)

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Dave Kracke over at the new Fastback Guitars & Amps (started by Mark from Fastback Studios where Loomis records his records) designed this Custom 100 S/C based on a 1969 Marshall Super Lead. All point to pint wiring with built in boost, 50 watt switch, 3-way bright switch and 3-way voicing switch. Sounds insane. I boosted the amp with a Maxon OD808. CHECK IT OUT!

Check out: http://www.fastbackguitars.com for more info. :thumbsup:

 
Waaaaaaaaay too mellow. ;)
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Thanks for the riffage Fluff, and you plank spankers for checking us out !!
 
I played one of those at Emerald City and it was really nice but overall too polite. Hard to describe. Sounded like a very focused 70's Marshall with a little more gain on tap but I found myself missing that slight raggedy, raw upper mids and treble a Marshall gets. Maybe the best way to describe it is the Fastback sounded like a Marshall once it's been recorded and mixed but right out of the 4x12. This may or may not be good thing depending on what you need. FWIW I afterwards plugged into a Rockerverb MKII and with the gain at 11-12 O'clock was getting everything I missed about the top end from the Fastback. If you want a killer Marshall but smooth, the Fastback may be your dream amp.
 
Thanks for checking out the amp and your feedback. What model did you play at ECG?
I've worked on many hundreds of Marshall's over the past thirty years, and the 100 should easily be able to cop that raw, edgy tone. And with the Boost circuit on, it goes way beyond '70s era gain !! Maybe it was one of the combo amps ?
 
Dave K":1r3rxqri said:
Thanks for checking out the amp and your feedback. What model did you play at ECG?
I've worked on many hundreds of Marshall's over the past thirty years, and the 100 should easily be able to cop that raw, edgy tone. And with the Boost circuit on, it goes way beyond '70s era gain !! Maybe it was one of the combo amps ?
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I just checked your website to jog my memory and I believe the one I tried was the FB 100 head, not the S/C. Don't get me wrong, the amp sounded nice and I enjoyed it, but it always sounded so in control. I've always liked an amp that can be set to sound like something is on the verge of falling apart but doesn't. A feel thing I guess. I can imagine a lot of people really digging it though. It was very muscular and had a good push to it, I just couldn't get it to snap and snarl the way I like. For a lot of people who like the Marshall sound but think the newer Marshall's (DSL/JVM) are too fizzy on the top end (I do), they want to give your amp a listen.
 
Trying to remember what we've had go thru ECG, cuz it's easy to get distracted with so much cool stuff there !! ;)

I get your point on feel and response. That's one of the difficult decisions in circuit design and final product, cuz with literally five minutes of soldering and swapping a few components and values, it's easy to alter that tone,feel,bite,edge,etc.
One of the things we do offer is to tweak and dial in your Fastback amp to get that tone and feel you're after. And it can usually be done while you're playing the amp !
We have a demo lab at Fastback Studios in North Seattle where you can bring whatever gear you want and play test alongside our gear, and we'll try our best to get you the tone and feel you dig.

Here's my crappy first demo ever showing the standard 100. Notice the ongoing change of bandaids on the middle finger of my right hand as the vid goes on. I slit my finger doing tolex that morning before the shoot !

 
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