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Post by 2838josh on Apr 13, 2009 13:08:01 GMT -5
Its finally time to say: I'm not employed by splawn as of 12/08.
Its taken me awhile to figure out how to say this. Please don't ask questions about how/why/what happened. i would rather not say why or what happened. Although being apart from splawn has impacted my life, I miss it every day. I still wish the best for Scott and splawn amps. I will still post on this board and i will be at the convention this year. I still go by there about once a week. Five years went by so fast. I will never forget my experience building great sounding amps and talking/making friends with the customers over the years. Scott just purchased a soldering bath to keep the wait time down.
This is not good bye. Just a new beginning for me.
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Post by Ayton(e) on Apr 13, 2009 14:09:12 GMT -5
End of an era!
I'm one of the thousands of people you've helped out over your time at Splawn and I wish you the best.
If you can't tell us the how/why/what then at least tell us where you're going next, whether or not they make high gain heads, and what a soldering bath is. ;D
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Post by jesusdriven on Apr 13, 2009 14:16:35 GMT -5
Its finally time to say: I'm not employed by splawn as of 12/08. Its taken me awhile to figure out how to say this. Please don't ask questions about how/why/what happened. i would rather not say why or what happened. Although being apart from splawn has impacted my life, I miss it every day. I still wish the best for Scott and splawn amps. I will still post on this board and i will be at the convention this year. I still go by there about once a week. Five years went by so fast. I will never forget my experience building great sounding amps and talking/making friends with the customers over the years. Scott just purchased a soldering bath to keep the wait time down. This is not good bye. Just a new beginning for me. Great to hear from you Josh and I hope that you and your family are doing well. I will pray God's best for you. |
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Post by shreder75 on Apr 13, 2009 14:20:13 GMT -5
No way! That sucks, man. But it sounds like it's what you want so I guess that's a good thing! Will we still see you at the conventions?
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Post by supercharged350 on Apr 13, 2009 15:57:28 GMT -5
Good luck with your endeavors Josh!
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Post by shinysurface on Apr 14, 2009 9:01:28 GMT -5
I wonder if a soldering bath is similar to a "wave solder" machine that I heard Mesa uses...
Sounds like more mainstream production methods are starting to happen.
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Post by chrismac on Apr 14, 2009 12:44:26 GMT -5
I wonder if a soldering bath is similar to a "wave solder" machine that I heard Mesa uses... Sounds like more mainstream production methods are starting to happen. i wouldn't say mainstream. i think the bath would be used for only certain jobs. all the hand wiring would still be the same. (i could be totally wrong  |
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Post by shreder75 on Apr 14, 2009 12:46:14 GMT -5
what the hell is a soldering bath anyway??
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Post by shinysurface on Apr 14, 2009 12:51:47 GMT -5
what the hell is a soldering bath anyway?? A vat of liquid solder you dip the pcb in to solder all the connections. From reading up on it it sounds like a soldering bath is the manual version of a wave soldering machine, where you place the pcb's on a belt feeder and the process is totally automated. |
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Post by TuxedoKaz on Apr 14, 2009 20:25:04 GMT -5
what the hell is a soldering bath anyway?? A vat of liquid solder you dip the pcb in to solder all the connections. From reading up on it it sounds like a soldering bath is the manual version of a wave soldering machine, where you place the pcb's on a belt feeder and the process is totally automated. Correct. Wave soldering is how Marshall does it in the UK. |
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Post by SonicExplorer on Apr 14, 2009 20:56:22 GMT -5
My guess is that it's a way to ultimately reduce costs while improving quality. Bad solder joints can cause HUGE HUGE headaches and be difficult to track down. Scott may be reducing his costs by expanding the soldering capabilities in-house as well as increasing quality in the process. Furthermore, it may allow for faster circuit improvements and new designs in the future.
Just a guess.
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Post by dcf on Apr 17, 2009 8:48:18 GMT -5
Good luck Josh, Sometimes things just don't work out as we plan or we have hoped it would, have agreat weekend, DCF
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Post by DonaldDemon on Apr 17, 2009 16:13:25 GMT -5
Sorry to hear Josh.  I always enjoyed having you work with me on my Splawn orders. Good luck with your next endeavor! I always thought it was inevitable that Scott would have to either move on to more automated production means or hire a larger crew. His amps have been taking off since their inception. Good news for Scott and hopefully that wasn't the bad news for you. Don't be a stranger round here! |
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Post by calebbuck on Apr 20, 2009 18:59:12 GMT -5
I wonder if a soldering bath is similar to a "wave solder" machine that I heard Mesa uses... Sounds like more mainstream production methods are starting to happen. A small piece of me just died. Bye Bye boutique |
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Post by firebird on Apr 21, 2009 9:32:34 GMT -5
Good Luck josh. You helped me a few times and I appreciate it.
WOW!!! Does that mean Splawns will not be built the same?
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