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petethorn
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So as some of you guys know, I've got a couple of Komet Concordes. they are rocking heads, made by a couple of great guys in Louisiana.... I've used them on tour, in the studio, etc. to great effect IMHO.
my one issue with them was that when I'd get the gain up pretty high (there's no master, it's just old school 1 volume, crank it up for more gain), the amp would compress and sag in a certain way- I'm sure perfect for some guys, but I wanted it to hold together and punch more. this characteristic was especially noticeable in "fast' mode, which is gainier than "gradual" mode. but I noticed it in gradual mode too, anywhere above 6 or so on the volume. I wanted to be able to dime the volume and get all that useable gain that was on tap.
So I took my amp over to Dave Friedman's and he cracked it open... we both marveled at the beauty of the build, the Komet guys spare no expense and are really master craftsmen. Last thing I would want to do is have them think I don't dig the amp because the basic tone of a Concorde is something to behold! And they are built like tanks!
After listening to the amp, Dave looked it over and made some suggestions... he made 3 tweaks and BAM holy hell it sounds just AWESOME now. I can literally dime the amp in either fast or gradual mode and it is an amazing rock tone.
Clip you say? but of course... this was done fast and dirty, it's a 57 on a port city 1-12" with a Scumback M75 100 watt speaker... I play a Suhr Strat 1st, neck pickup (v60LP) and then bridge (Motor City Blisterbucker), and then switch to a Les Paul bridge pickup (WB Firewater). The amp is on 10, and attenuated 3 clicks with a Komet Airbrake.
http://music.mp3lizard.com/peterthorn/
click on "komet modded'
For you guys with Concordes- this was a very minimal tweak, so if you like the sound, don't be afraid to have Dave do his thing, it's very easy to return to stock.
thanks Dave!
my one issue with them was that when I'd get the gain up pretty high (there's no master, it's just old school 1 volume, crank it up for more gain), the amp would compress and sag in a certain way- I'm sure perfect for some guys, but I wanted it to hold together and punch more. this characteristic was especially noticeable in "fast' mode, which is gainier than "gradual" mode. but I noticed it in gradual mode too, anywhere above 6 or so on the volume. I wanted to be able to dime the volume and get all that useable gain that was on tap.
So I took my amp over to Dave Friedman's and he cracked it open... we both marveled at the beauty of the build, the Komet guys spare no expense and are really master craftsmen. Last thing I would want to do is have them think I don't dig the amp because the basic tone of a Concorde is something to behold! And they are built like tanks!
After listening to the amp, Dave looked it over and made some suggestions... he made 3 tweaks and BAM holy hell it sounds just AWESOME now. I can literally dime the amp in either fast or gradual mode and it is an amazing rock tone.
Clip you say? but of course... this was done fast and dirty, it's a 57 on a port city 1-12" with a Scumback M75 100 watt speaker... I play a Suhr Strat 1st, neck pickup (v60LP) and then bridge (Motor City Blisterbucker), and then switch to a Les Paul bridge pickup (WB Firewater). The amp is on 10, and attenuated 3 clicks with a Komet Airbrake.
http://music.mp3lizard.com/peterthorn/
click on "komet modded'
For you guys with Concordes- this was a very minimal tweak, so if you like the sound, don't be afraid to have Dave do his thing, it's very easy to return to stock.
thanks Dave!
