Gibson Falcon 5 7-watt 1 x 10-inch Tube Combo Amplifier Reviews
Heavily inspired by Gibson’s 8-inch Skylark combo amps of the late-1950s/early-1960s, the 7-watt Gibson Falcon 5 tube combo amplifier takes flight with a wholly re-imagined design and robust 10-inch speaker upgrade. Like its higher-powered Falcon 20 sibling, the Falcon 5 gracefully skates between vintage and modern with a little help from Randall Smith and the brilliant engineers at Mesa/Boogie’s Design Team, who proudly hand-wire every model in sunny Petaluma, California. This petite powerhouse of an amplifier sports a spartan setup of a single channel and bare-bones Volume/Treble control section, mirroring the original Skylark with a Class A single-ended design and cathode-biased power section. Plus, the Falcon 5’s 2-position power-scaling and enhanced tone-shaping controls prove this bird has more than a few modernized tricks under its wings! While not strictly vintage-accurate, the Falcon 5’s splashy tube-powered spring adds an entirely new dimension of tone to this pint-sized combo. All wrapped up in a glorious period-inspired cab, the Gibson Falcon 5 amplifier nails one of the most challenging feats in the 6-string realm — improving upon a time-honored classic while perfectly preserving the magic of the original.
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Highest Rated Reviews
Love this little amp
I've got a super reverb, deluxe reverb, blues junior, and California tweed boogie amp. Yet, at home I find myself using this little falcon 5 amp all the time. If you like a more dirty sound just turn up the volume while plugged into input 1. I you prefer clean, use input 2 and you can turn up the volume and stay clean. For home use it is plenty loud, even too loud if you want. I'm glad I got it instead of the falcon 20. Love this thing.
Falcon 5 well worth waiting for!
Great tone.
Gibson Falcon 5
Awesome little amp! Sounds great even at the 1 watt attenuation. Can be pushed at reasonable volumes in the low wattage setting. Has a great vintage look. Thank you to Jeff Weinstein as always and the Sweetwater team!
