dkevin Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 I recently got a Gibson Clavioline amp. It was designed to amplify a keyboard. When I got it, I was surprised in several ways. The chassis mounts inside the cabinet with only the pilot lamp and off/on switch protruding through the top of the cab. There are no pots in the amp as designed. It uses a 6J5, two 6V6's and a 5Y3. The cabinet is pretty big. The chassis is long but shallow (nothing like the GA-40 I have). At first I thought I might build a tweed Discoverer...GA-8 because I really like the sound of that amp. However, as I examined the components I realized this amp uses the same power transformer as the GA-40 Les Paul amp. Now I am thinking that it would be a shame to use that huge PT to power a GA-8. I am now leaning toward a GA-40 mid-late 50's amp. The cabinet has plenty of room for a 12 inch speaker. I will have to think creatively to come up with a way to mount volume/tone/tremolo speed and /tremolo intensity pots. If I do go for a GA-40, the new tube array will be 5879's...6SQ7...12AX7...2 ea. 6V6's (push-pull) and a 5Y3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 Sounds like fun. Got any pix? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nielsdaj Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 That’s interesting—I have a Clavioline keyboard with no amp that I would be happy to part with. It has been in dry storage since the 1960s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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