IS FAUSTINE OUT OF BUSINESS???

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Honestly, I think slaving sounds the best, even over just diming an amp. A lot of that may be because I use EVM 12Ls and don't use speaker breakup as an intricate part of my tone. And any power tube cooking you get with being able to turn the amp up while attenuating is partial lost through an attenuator - at least to my ears. With slaving I don't hear any loss. Of course it would be amp/power amp dependent - but one of the best tones I have ever heard is my cranked SLO (around 6-7) slaved through a VHT Classic. YMMV
 
mentoneman":1d6cqmzy said:
Digital Jams":1d6cqmzy said:
You would be one of those 5% Pat as you are looking for very specific things and you have always been in the power amp break-up camp. I do not think I will ever see you attenuating a Herbert on channel 3 anytime soon :lol: :LOL: :D
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true my friend. the gyrations i go through to precisely control and more importantly approve of what i hear as a soundman and player could be construed as insanity, but results i get via feedback from others i respect tells me i am on the right track.

the herbert is a great amp but it, like the vht d120, and cae od100, are of a camp that for my tastes are a tad overwhelming, or better put, lack specific feel and tone elements and controls i desire.
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Your gyrations are the burden you must live with while maintaining the Halls of Grail Tone, there can be only one :rock:
 
Shark Diver":2fd3yko9 said:
Honestly, I think slaving sounds the best, even over just diming an amp. A lot of that may be because I use EVM 12Ls and don't use speaker breakup as an intricate part of my tone. And any power tube cooking you get with being able to turn the amp up while attenuating is partial lost through an attenuator - at least to my ears. With slaving I don't hear any loss. Of course it would be amp/power amp dependent - but one of the best tones I have ever heard is my cranked SLO (around 6-7) slaved through a VHT Classic. YMMV
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oY I am surprised I did not bring slaving up!!!!!!!!

I will take slaving ALL DAY over attenuation.
 
It's my understanding that the guy sold over 200 units last year at almost $1000 a pop. And, he had a bunch of people lining up for them. Now for me I would have a hard time spending $300 for somehting like that but that's just me.

Seems to me if you had a bit of business sense, you could make that work. And I understand you have overhead, but, that's a bunch of money.

Of course, all someone has to do is get one and reverse engineer it. I think it was Shark Diver that said earlier in the thread, in essence, it's sometimes easier said than done.

BTW, why is the one guy being so pissy?
 
an MV amp driven hard and attenuated sounds different/better IMO/IME than just using the MV to induce preamp distortion ... but I like power tube distortion more than buzzy/ier (imo) preamp gain so that's no surprise ... so attenuators can still be valuable on a MV amp for some folks.
 
Slaving to me was too saturated, and muddied the cleans. THD Hotplate for me.

Now there's two overpriced, rip-off, music related companies in Glendora CA to avoid. Wonder if they know each other?
 
I use attenuation with some of my high-gain amps. .... others I like just using the master better. It really depends on the amp and goal at the time.....
 
dooredge":3v15paek said:
As "who-is" search is always a nice way to obtain an address/ph # on these small bizs taking advantage of its customers.

http://www.networksolutions.com/whois-s ... neamps.com
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Just an FYI....the info given off the "whois" search is identical to the contact info on his actual website....contact info that is apparently no good any longer and I would bet the domain dies on Apr 12th 2012 when it expires and isnt renewed....you register domains for a year at a time...



Also, dont get all the psychodave hate going on here??? HE hasnt even remotely achieved true FANBOI status and has put up dozens of video's of many other amps besides his CCV and given a ton of praise. Just because he has a favorite amp, why suddenly is he getting hazed??? Mark Cameron is obviously one of his buds, so why on earth wouldnt he praise him?? HE has always been nothing but cordial in every post I have ever read so what the hell is going on???

Shark Diver has it absolutely correct.... just because you have a bunch of orders for something, it doesnt magically make it profitable. He mentioned Ron Thorn....I can tell you Ron has some of the most exquisite custom guitars ever built...however they were just a tad north of 5 grand depending on what you wanted him to do....expensive right...well typically it took 350 man hours (I can tell you mine was far more than even this) or so for him to put one out...do the math...thats 14 bux an hour for a 5k$ guitar...to pay his rent on his shop, payments on his HAAS and any other equipment, he has 2 employees he as to pay, taxes, the actual cost of material and then finally his own salary....I would guess by the time all was said and done he was losing money on every one he sold...

I am sure Tim has all the best intentions when he started out and had a few orders going, but if it ballooned after that, it can put you in a stress locker VERY quickly...and suddenly your hobby has turned into a friggen nightmare....having to build on a very large scale is VERY different from knocking 2-3 out a month for extra chump change on the side.

On the whole Brad/Tone Merchants thing...I seriously doubt either of them want to go through the nightmare of trying to evaluate every struggling business out there that is in need of resurrection. I am sure at some point in time the Cameron brand will be profitable, but exactly when that is....who knows....I am sure they both put a LOT of TIME into this and their time I would not consider being free and right now there is no doubt its probably under water at least until a number of runs have been completed.... IT takes a huge toll to even start a business from scratch, let alone take a stab at something that someone else started doing and is partially failing at...its probably easier to sometimes just start from scratch.
 
Just because someone can make a good product does not mean they are good with money or can run a business. Capitalism is far from a perfect system ..... a lot of it is luck and timing.
 
RedRider":145bswga said:
dooredge":145bswga said:
As "who-is" search is always a nice way to obtain an address/ph # on these small bizs taking advantage of its customers.

http://www.networksolutions.com/whois-s ... neamps.com
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Just an FYI....the info given off the "whois" search is identical to the contact info on his actual website....contact info that is apparently no good any longer and I would bet the domain dies on Apr 12th 2012 when it expires and isnt renewed....you register domains for a year at a time...
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Well you need to look again:

Network Solutions WhoIs
Administrative Contact:
n/a
Timothy Gregoire (twgreg@verizon.net)
<admin edit> please do not post personal info.
Faustine Amplifiers Contact Info
417-B West Foothill Blvd. #273
Glendora, California USA 91741
Phone: (626) 963-9529
e-mail: info@faustineamps.com

But I am in complete agreement and will bet Tim lets his domain expire in April.
 
Blows my mind to see you guys buying things, payment in advance, in this economy, for things you've never used.

Nuts. :doh:
 
I like using attenuation with my MV amps too. I like to run the amps right at the edge where the power section starts to break up. Then back the speakers down where ever they need to be.

Slaving is great too...I'm always doing one or the other.
 
Supply and demand. :lol: :LOL:

Interesting to see if it's grail enough to snag a TGP'er looking for cred.
 
Greazygeo":3mpv7cwl said:
I like using attenuation with my MV amps too. I like to run the amps right at the edge where the power section starts to break up. Then back the speakers down where ever they need to be.

Slaving is great too...I'm always doing one or the other.
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You are another 5%er that I was talking about, some of us know what you look for and we understand it. I see threads about using attenuators on CCVs and have to scratch my head wondering what is this guy trying to do.....................you have a hi-gain jose which is built to have fuck loads of pre-amp gain and you are trying to do what????? :lol: :LOL:
 
Digital Jams":34y6vcuo said:
You are another 5%er that I was talking about, some of us know what you look for and we understand it. I see threads about using attenuators on CCVs and have to scratch my head wondering what is this guy trying to do.....................you have a hi-gain jose which is built to have fuck loads of pre-amp gain and you are trying to do what????? :lol: :LOL:
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I can't speak for a jose or CCV, but all the master volume amps I've had sounded best with lower gain and higher volume....high enough to be really loud. I didn't try an attenuator with any them (except a jcm800), but all of them sounded fuller and smoother, and felt better giving the power section some juice. So I can see where some master volume amps might sound better with the power section working.
 
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