Randall Smith Gone From Mesa Boogie/Gibson?

[maguchi]

 

[spawnofthesith]

Randall confirms at 0:40 that the IIC+ RI was his project. So any speculation about the RI being some bad blood with him can be laid to rest, turns out it was his grand finale

 

[CorrosiveMatter]

 

[spawnofthesith]

I want a VII

Mayve one day if the used market ever cooperates

I heard a couple rumors that the Fillmore is being discontinued, and that the multi watt is being un-discontinued

Curious what might be in the pipeline

Also highly skeptical of any info that’s coming from sweetwater as a source

 

[spawnofthesith]

there’s also some comments on the bud where he addresses the “firing “ more specifically. He thought it strange and out of place “doesn’t benefit anyone”


But also it’s clear he doesn’t seem to have much bad blood either, and he’s continuing to “fluff” (sorry for the dad joke) up the folks still steering the ship

 

[DrewJD82]

Well, that’s all pretty good to hear!

 

[mk5]

That’s interesting about the VII vs the IIC+ reissue. I don’t know anything about the IP/purchase arrangement between Smith and Gibson, but since he noted he (1) designed the VII pre-Gib and (2) Gibson didn’t promote it well, I’m guessing Smith gets more of a cut on it vs the IIC+ reissue and Gibson is trying to fade it.

So there may be incentive for him to say that, even though I bet he is also being sincere in his comment. Have to see the comparisons!

 

[TubeStack]

The VII is an absolute beast. I’m still % happy with it.

 

[Desertdweller]

The VII is an absolute beast. I’m still % happy with it.

Agreed. I am in the same boat. I love mine, especially after jamming live with it.

 

[TubeStack]

Agreed. I am in the same boat. I love mine, especially after jamming live with it.

Yes, the three core tones I'm getting on the VII are absolutely incredible, with the IIB being the surprise queen of the ball, just love that channel/mode.

I have a killer rock crunch on Ch1 as my main sound + boosting that with a couple drives, plus huge, lush cleans on Ch 2, and then crazy good pushed/gritty cleans with the IIB on Ch 3 (so good on the neck pickup of my LPC). It's like having three amazing amps at once, all switchable via midi with the VP4 in the loop. Throw in the on-board midi-switchable reverb + DI out with CabClone/IRs and I'm a very happy camper. Add to that the size and weight is super manageable and I've even got a headphone out, I truly don't need another amp.

(I don't even use the high gain modes or the GEQ, yet... .)

 

[Desertdweller]

I do wish IIB was on channel 2 instead of channel 3. I really don't use Fat on channel 2 and rarely use VII mode. IIB is like a grittier crunch sound and it's too bad I can't switch to it and then to one of the higher gain modes from a footswitch or MIDI.

 

[ejecta]

I wonder how many knobs, modes, and switches were on his termination letter.

 

[TubeStack]

I wonder how many knobs, modes, and switches were on his termination letter.

And about 30+ tubes…

 

[laxu]

I wonder how many knobs, modes, and switches were on his termination letter.

He just went to the Gibson office and dropped an envelope filled with orange drop caps.

 

[paisleywookiee]

I heard a couple rumors that the Fillmore is being discontinued, and that the multi watt is being un-discontinued

Yup. This is Fillmore’s last year, and only the 50 remains right now. Multiwatt is already gone.

 

[Desertdweller]

I wonder how many knobs, modes, and switches were on his termination letter.

Aside from the tone, the options on a Mesa are the feature and the main reason I play them.

 

[maguchi]

I heard a couple rumors that the Fillmore is being discontinued, and that the multi watt is being un-discontinued

Yup. This is Fillmore’s last year, and only the 50 remains right now. Multiwatt is already gone.

Wow, really? Good thing I already snagged a pre-Gibson Fillmore a few years back. Wonder if it's gonna go up in value.

Regarding the OP, I wonder where or if Randall Smith takes his talents to next?

 

[CorrosiveMatter]

Wow, really? Good thing I already snagged a pre-Gibson Fillmore a few years back. Wonder if it's gonna go up in value.

Regarding the OP, I wonder where or if Randall Smith takes his talents to next?

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I think he is in full retirement mode. Watch his vids on YouTube, he seems happy where he is.

 

[ejecta]

Aside from the tone, the options on a Mesa are the feature and the main reason I play them.

One man’s features is another man’s tone suckers.

 

[Alex Kenivel]

One man’s features is another man’s tone suckers.

Tone is in the sucker