"Gibson's Falcon Amps: A Compact and Harmonically Rich Return"

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Gibson has relaunched its guitar amps line with the Falcon 5 and Falcon 20, compact tube amp combos designed with input from Randall Smith and his Mesa/Boogie R&D team. These amps, inspired by a classic ‘60s design, feature power scaling, tube-driven spring reverb, and footswitchable tremolo. The Falcon 20 offers Multi-Watt technology with three different wiring options, while the Falcon 5 is a single-ended Class A amplifier. Both amps are portable, equipped with a DI output, and reasonably priced, with the Falcon 5 at $1,499 and the Falcon 20 at $1,799.
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