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Topic: Furlong Tonic Split Combo Amp opinions |
Jon Schimek
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Lyons, Co - USA
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Posted 31 May 2017 10:31 am |
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Tried Searching but got confused by the results. Looking to upgrade my amp from a NV400 that has some cut-outs that are mostly fixed with deoxit....
Furlong Tonic Combo Amp popped up in the For Sale section, looks like it uses Sarno brains and a Furlong power stage. Cant tell if they have reverb built in, anybody know? Any body love/hate these amps? How to they stack up to a milkman half and half?
I realize this is a subjective question but I'm confused by the Furlong/sarno reviews and which amp is what so I'm hoping for help since I'm not near the sellers.
Thanks,
Jon
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Brad Sarno
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St. Louis, MO USA
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Posted 31 May 2017 8:32 pm
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Jon,
the combo amp you're referring to is pretty rare, maybe only 3 or so exist. Those weren't normal production models.
Our normal setup is that I (Sarno Music Solutions) make a few different all-tube pedal steel guitar preamps. TC Furlong made a limited run of his powered speaker cabinets. Lots of people combine my preamp with his powered speaker.
I do see a used Furlong SPLIT cabinet show up on the forum for sale now and then, but they go real fast. And I'm always here still making the preamps and stuff.
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Ray DeVoe
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Hudson, FL
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Posted 31 May 2017 10:59 pm Amps
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Hi Jon
Brad already replied to your post with some general information on the Sarno / Furlong SPLIT combo amps. I am not sure of what model the amp is that's currently for sale on the forum as I have never viewed a picture of it.
TC Furlong only produced a few combo style, powered cabinet setups. I own a 12" and a 15" model which I purchased new and still have as of this time. The cabinets I have were built to house a Tonic preamp which were produced by Brad Sarno. I am going to attach a couple of pictures which should answer your questions as to what they are.
This is the 12" model. It is a "closed back" cabinet with a 500 watt power module ( @ 4 ohms ) mounted in the back panel.
The power module was mounted as demonstrated in the picture below. ( this is the back of a 12" standard non combo cabinet )
This is the 15" open back combo cabinet model which has a power module mounted inside.
I think that TC also may have produced a couple of cabinets that were made to accept a one space rack mount preamp, ( something like Brads Classic preamp )
Hopefully this answers your question as to what they are. TC's powered cabinets and combo's are hard to come buy. He used very high quality class D power modules which sounded terrific.
Brad Sarno has expanded his preamp lineup. He also produces a couple of octal tube models. His products are of superior quality and he has terrific customer service.
My main take out amp setup today is a rack setup which consist of Brads Octal Tube Revelation preamp and M One effect processor. With the rack, I normally use one of TC Furlongs 15 " open back powered cabinets with a JBL K 130 speaker, or 2 closed back Furlong powered cabinets with Travis Toy 12" speakers.
You can email me if you have any questions as to the above equipment
Ray DeVoe
Spring Hill, FL
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SMS: Revelation & Classic Preamps: Furlong 12" Splits.
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Eric Philippsen
From:
Central Florida USA
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Posted 1 Jun 2017 1:34 am
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I like this one it sounds great
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Nathan Golub
From:
Durham, NC
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Posted 1 Jun 2017 6:26 am
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Love mine. Currently has a Telonics neo 15 but I'm thinking of switching back to the JBL. I'm using the SMS Classic pre. Brad and TC have always been very helpful if I have questions about the amp.
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Ray DeVoe
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Hudson, FL
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Posted 1 Jun 2017 2:49 pm
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Nice looking amps guys. 
I currently use reconed 8 ohm JBL K 130's in all of my 15" cabinets.
I have one more of TC's combo cabinet models. This one is on the heavy side and weighs in at 60 pounds with a K 130 in it. The cabinet is pretty close to the size of a Session 500. It's a great sounding setup. Replacing the K 130 with a 15" Telonics Neo speaker brings it down to 49 pounds. ( as pictured below )
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