There’s even a hint of cocked wah to the midrange that works wonders with a Les Paul. Yes, it’s hotter, but it’s also crisper in the treble and very much tighter in the lows. I had expected the lead mode to be simply a hotter version of the tweed setting, but it has a personality of its own. If tweed is 50s mode, then rhythm is the 60s, but both have a softer quality with less attack and punch than mid-power Fender circuits of those eras. This is where you’ll find your funk, country and jazz tones – staying clean up to halfway, before easing into overdrive. The treble remains devoid of glassy shrillness, but there is a sense of it opening out.
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In addition to dropping some gain, the midrange becomes less full and up-front, while the bass end tightens up considerably. Switching over to the rhythm mode provided answers very quickly. So, in essence, this mode gives you a taste of medium-sized tweed tone with extended frequency range and none of the limitations or compromises inherent in 5E3-type circuits.īy this point, I was so taken with the Falcon Grande’s versatility, I was wondering why Tone King felt the need for two other modes. Pushing the tweed mode harder moves you though Eagles and yacht rock sustain into a ferocious overdrive that you can moderate by playing lightly or rolling back your volume. Very minor adjustments to the controls can make a big difference to the degree of compression and overdrive you can find with your fingertips. With moderate volume and fairly high tone control settings, the Falcon Grande has the pure, silky and shimmering treble of a medium-power, late-50s tweed. There’s enough upper-harmonic activity to retain clarity, but this amp honks in a snarly sort of way that’s perfect for playing contemporary garage-style blues and roots. Roll the tone fully back and crank the volume and you get into some seriously old-school, boxy blues overdrive tones. But even at maximum with the bridge pickup of a maple-neck Strat, the Falcon Grande never gets edgy. With this Tone King, you can explore the full gain range using the volume control alone, and the tone control can be set exactly where you want it. On amps such as the tweed Deluxe, turning up the tone control makes the amp sound brighter and more overdriven. However, the Falcon Grande departs from the usual tweed formula because the volume and tone controls aren’t interactive. There’s touch compression, smooth sustain, growling aggression and open treble.
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