What is your all time favorite Gibson amp?

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What is your all time favorite Gibson amp?

#1 BobB

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Posted 04 July 2010 - 11:19 AM

I have a mid '60's GA-15 RVT Explorer tube amp. Also have an Lab Series L-3 ( very transparent little amp)and L-5 (ala BB King and Kings X). Love them all.

#2 L5Larry

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Posted 04 July 2010 - 11:55 AM

I've owned a 1961 GA-8 Discoverer, and a mid-60's Mercury II piggyback. I wasn't crazy about either one. Sorry.

#3 BentonC

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Posted 05 July 2010 - 05:25 PM

I love the GA-5. Nice growl for such a little amp.

#4 daveinspain

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Posted 05 July 2010 - 08:34 PM

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1971 SG Standard Lyre Maestro tremolo, Cherry, original patent number sticker humbuckers
1983 Corvus, old gold, 3 single coil pups with 5 way selector switch
1997 Blueshawk, red/gold hardware,2 blues 90 pups with rotary vary sound selector
1998 Blueshawk, black/gold hardware, 2 blues 90 pups with rotary vary sound selector
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2007 JP EDS 1275, Jimmy Page pups
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2007 Brain May, Red Special 3 Andeson Tri-Sonics pups
2008 Alhambra Auditorium Luthier Hand painted one of a kind...
2008 Takamine EG 440 SC
2009 Ibanez PF 15 ECE
2011 Fender Strat Mahogany Crimson Red 2 Tex Mex single coils, 1 humbucker and S1 switch

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#5 Jon S.

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Posted 06 July 2010 - 02:13 AM

GA-15RV!!!

#6 wangyantao

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Posted 08 July 2010 - 08:21 PM

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#7 Californiaman

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Posted 19 July 2010 - 11:26 PM

There's a couple of us here on the forum who use the GA-5. Great little amp. In fact, lately it's my No.1 amp because I'm using it specifically in the bedroom. Don't let me be misunderstood either. This little amp has excellent tone and can be pretty loud too for just 5-Watts.

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1988 Gibson ES-175
2006 Fender Diamond Anniversary Telecaster
2008 Fender American Vintage '62 Telecaster Custom
1988 Gallien-Krueger 800RB
2001 Fender Custom Shop Master Built Two-Tone Amplifier
2006 Gibson Goldtone Les Paul Jr. GA-5
2007 Fender "The '57 Limited Edition Deluxe Amplifier" Only 300 made for the world.

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#8 skingy

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Posted 27 July 2010 - 03:52 PM

i can't say enough about my 60rv. love it to pieces.

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'04 Larrivee LV-09ce (collectors edition)
GA60rv Gibson Super Goldtone combo (for sale)
Gibson Super Goldtone head (GA30rvh)
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#9 Mr. Robot

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Posted 27 July 2010 - 06:54 PM

I love my little GA-5

"Sell crazy someplace else, we're all stocked up here"

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2007 Epiphone Performer ME
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#10 BobB

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Posted 21 August 2010 - 07:02 AM

You've got some serious tone and power happening using the Super Goldtone GA-60 RV. Very cool.

#11 TP

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Posted 31 August 2010 - 12:01 PM

I just got my first Gibson amp... a 1967 GA-5T and it was love at first note...... I still need to get the 2 prong cord swapped out and likely have the filter caps changed, but other than one small anoying buzz on certain notes, it sounds amazing at low to medium levels. Mine came with an upgrade Jenson speaker installed and the original in a box. Sweet tremolo too! It has the same tubes as a Kalamazoo Model 2 from what I hear.. 2 12AX7's (preamp and trem), 1 6x4 rectifier and 1 6BQ5 power tube. All point to point wired. [thumbup]

Yes, the design is ugly as can be, but who cares once you hear that beautiful tube tone.

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#12 docc

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Posted 07 September 2010 - 06:18 PM

My 1967 GA75 Recording amp has a few mods...no hiss..modified tone circuits add great bite...retains strong bass. I replaced the 2X10s with JBLs. I have the originals in two compressed cabs. I have had this since 1967 NAMM convention in Chicago. I used it there in Demos for guitars..and got it very cheap after the show. No one then was interested in Gibson amps. Got lucky..it is a great hand built amp.

I don't think anyone wanted to carry it down from the 15th floor..

1967 ES355TDSV Walnut Custom (bought New)
Extreme Narrow/Thin neck..Custom Varitone
1971 Les Paul Custom Black Beauty
1965 ES175 Sunburst Single PAF
1965 EBO Bass Heavily Modified.
1966 Dove (bought New)Natural with Cherry back/sides
1966 J200 Natural
1967 Fender Stratocaster Sunburst
1965 Fender Coronado 12 String

Gibson GA75 "Recording" Amp 2x10s
Blackheart Killer Ant
Traynor (modified)YBA-2A 15" JBL D140F
Fender Princeton Original
Fender Princeton Conversion (SS approx 100W ??)
Misc Altec horn cabs
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SAE heads/Parmetrics/Nakamichi Preamp/Mixer

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#13 BentonC

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Posted 21 September 2010 - 06:29 PM

Jon S., on 06 July 2010 - 02:13 AM, said:

GA-15RV!!!

+1!!! One of my new favorite amps!

#14 St James

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Posted 08 October 2010 - 11:53 AM

This is hard,

Favorite amp is my
65 DELUXE REVERB
65 PRINCETON REVERB
64 VIBROVERB
57 twin
64 VIBROLUX
66 PRO REVERB
65 Ampeg Gemini 2
62 AMPEG REVERB ROCKET
65 VIBRO CHAMP
57 CHAMP

ONE THING YA GOTTA AGREE IS THAT GIBSON GUITARS AND FENDER BLACK FACE AMP ARE LIKE SOUP N SANDWHICH !!!!!!
they are meant to be !!!!

St James

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#15 tazzboy

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Posted 08 October 2010 - 01:21 PM

Is Gibson still making the current GA40RVT and GA42RVT or are they being discontinued
http://www.gibson.co...20Audio/Gibson/

#16 studiodtk5

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Posted 09 October 2010 - 07:01 AM

Not much experience with different Gibson Amp models. I have the GA20RVT Minuteman and the GA30RVH Super Goldtone. I like both a lot for different reasons of course.

When recording the Minuteman is hard to beat. Put it in a room by itself and put the controls to 10, sweet tone & breakup. Also, it has a different Reverb circuit in that you can turn the normal circuit to 0 and still have reverb coming from the amp, kinda a pre-fader feed type of thing.

I like the controls and channel switching abilities of the Super Goldtone. Great modern amp! The ability to turn both channels on at once is awesome. If you have the foot switch, it is like having a five channel amp.

#17 bluesguitar65

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Posted 11 November 2010 - 10:57 PM

BentonC, on 05 July 2010 - 05:25 PM, said:

I love the GA-5. Nice growl for such a little amp.

Yes, I love my GA-5

#18 BentonC

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Posted 15 November 2010 - 06:30 PM

Yes- you cannot beat the GA-5 with P-90s...

#19 Kochens51

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Posted 16 December 2010 - 05:04 AM

I got the Ga-30RVH -head with a 4x12 homemade cabinet 2 celestion G12H30 in the top and 2 celestion Vintage 30 in bottom. I love this setup, my son and wife do not!