F-50 combo feedback(the good kind)

[mikeyp]

Hey guys, I've been enjoying my new amp for about 2 months now and I still love it. Is it normal for me to get feedback on the dirty channel with the low gain settings I use? The gain is around 10 o'clock and the master is around 9 o'clock. Contour off and all other settings are in the moderate range. I'm using a solid body guitar also. The room we jam in is about the size of a 1 car garage. It will only do it if I let a note or chord ring a little. It sounds pretty cool when it happens and seems pretty controllable but I'm just wondering. Thanks.

 

[Boogiebabies]

The feedback may be from your power tubes. It is a very nice kind.

 

[dylan7620]

i always thought boogies had a pretty pretty nice controllable feedback if done right, they tend to kind of "fade in" in a more musical sense than other gainy amps. my buddies F-50 was doin it last night (though it had more gain going) it sounded just perfect.

 

[mikeyp]

Thanks and yes it does sound good. Never had a setup before that would do this .

 

[Axemandoo]

I just bought an F-50 and all I can say is. WOW I've played alot of 1-12 combo's before and never has one even come close to this. And I havn't even had a chance to tweak my sound yet. The warm smooth sustain is really sweet, like butter and the sound is really tight. I have played my two strats throught it so far. Can't wait to hear my les paul.

 

[Brian Chan]

I would liek to buy a F50 combo and drive my boogie 2x12 cabinet..any thoughts?

 

[Brewski]

Hey Brian Chan, The cab should sound very full as compared to the amp on it's own. I have an open back Avatar 2x12 that I use with my F-50 and it has a very full sound. The amp has a ton of bass response, so you may have to dial back on base to get your tone. A closed back cab will be more focused and have more base.

It's a pretty versatile amp and should give you a lot of tones. The reverb is the F-50's weak spot.

 

[mikeyp]

Brewski said:

It's a pretty versatile amp and should give you a lot of tones. The reverb is the F-50's weak spot..

Man, I really like the reverb

 

[Brewski]

Man, I really like the reverb

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Do ya? Maybe it's just me being used to a more "Fenderish" Reverb. I wished that my F-50 had a reverb more like my Blues Jr., and that's considered usable, not great. OK, maybe my ears aren't that great when it comes to 'verb. I agree that the tones are great, though.