The Mini Plex captures all of your favorite British high gain and classic rock tones but with a new twist. Our patented "Decade Switch" gives you 3 different classic sounds/gain structures and then drives a cathode biased power section that offers a more harmonically complex top end than your standard fixed bias design. New features include the killer London Power scaling circuit designed by Kevin O'Connor which allows you to run the amp anywhere from 12 watts down to below a 1/2 watt for the ultimate low volume jamming,new Classic vs.VOS mode switch and an all new cosmetic design! Whether you're in the studio or on the stage this amp has you covered!
Really good Marshall type sounds, from 12W down to a not even TV bothering 1/2 Watt:
Humbuckers
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Single-Coils
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Decade switch!
Fargen site wrote:
Fargen Mini Plex MK II Features
* London Power / Power Scaling control to go from 12 watts down to less than a 1/2 watt!
* Single or dual power tube switch
* Custom Mercury Magnetics transformers w/ 4-8-16 ohm taps
* Sozo vintage style mustard capacitors
* Dual power tube sockets for use with any octal power tube....no rebiasing... Use EL34/KT66 /KT77/6550/6L6/5881/6V6 ECT
* The abilty to mix and match any of the above tubes...(i.e.El34 + KT66)
* 1/8" alluminum chassis for the true vintage british amp sound
* New improved 3 position rotary decade switch that alters the circuit for true 60-70-80 Marshall style tones.
* New front panel boost switch to go from traditional gain to VOS modded hot rod tones!
* New head cabinet design with bottom loaded chassis
* More details,Pictures, sound clips and a You Tube video to follow!
Specifications
* Dimensions: 19 3/4"W x 10"H x 10"D
* Weight: 22 lbs.
* Output Power: 8-12 watts
* Tube Complement: (2) 12AX7, (2) EL34
* Will also run KT66,KT77,6550,6L6,6V6,5881
* Class - Parallel single-ended class A
* Front Panel Layout & Equalization - Volume, Master, boost,Treble, Bass, Middle
it's not cheap at $1600 but still, it sounds great I think.
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 10:48 am
by Doog
Lolz, the dials go to 11.
Looks sexy (apart from the logo), will check out dem tones tonight.
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 10:53 am
by Mike
The single coil demo is a little blues wanky unfortunately, the humbucker one is a little more impressively Chunky as he's chording.
Re: Fargen Mini-Plex MKII
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 10:53 am
by Sublimedo
Oh man. it was going so well until..
Mike wrote:
it's not cheap at $1600 but still, it sounds great I think.
it does sound great. I'd love something marshally for the garage, eventually.
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 10:53 am
by euan
Combo looks hot hot hot.
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 11:00 am
by Mike
The aesthetics are great, logo aisde. I would imagine that is easly removed though.
Sub, Tiny Terror is Marshally (I think anyway).
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 11:02 am
by Sublimedo
Mike wrote:Sub, Tiny Terror is Marshally (I think anyway).
Compared to my Twin, most things are pretty marshally but i dig the idea of eventually getting a TT to record in my room with.
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 11:03 am
by Mike
They're also a very fun practise amp, they record a dream though.
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 11:08 am
by Doog
Mike wrote:The aesthetics are great, logo aisde. I would imagine that is easly removed though.
Was thinking the exact same thing, would look miles better with no plate.
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 11:23 am
by Mike
Combo is beauty though, that shot from above angle is bonerpants
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 11:29 am
by Doog
Again, much agreed. I love the way they look, always wonder how annoying having the dials there would be in a live situation though..
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 11:35 am
by euan
I think chicken knobs are much better if you are doing the vertical control plate.
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 12:04 pm
by Mike
I never gigged with my VoxAD50Vt which had the knobs on the top. They were chicken heads but it was Digital so I don't know if that counts.
Does it Count?
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 12:13 pm
by euan
Did it have an inbuilt calculator?
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 3:09 pm
by Bacchus
I like that, but would rather have A THD Flexi 50.
