kingdanielm

The diamond fabric covered ones were the first Gibson-made Epiphone amps to be released, followed very shortly after by gray tolex versions. The diamond fabric ones are rarer because of how quickly they abandoned the aesthetic and moved to the gray tolex and chrome chassis. They're all essentially the same circuits, following schematics of Gibsons almost identically.

@zeuss I've been trying to reach out to you to discuss your amp. reply to my DM if you get a chance!

nice amp zeuss! i sent you a message. i'd love to talk to you more about your emperor.

The Century is actually the equivalent of the GA-20T, known as the Ranger or Crest, depending on the exact year. I've owned a '57 GA-20T and '58 GA-20T - both two tone era Gibson combos - and they are 100% identical to the Epiphone Century. Great amps! Similar to a tweed Tremolux, but not as big sounding. I would love to speak with someone at Gibson about these, but I have no idea where to start. Here are some daylight photos of them. I currently own five 1959 Epiphone amplifiers so far...

Anyone?

I posted in the vintage forum too, but figured it's worth posting here. Anyone familiar with the Gibson-made Epiphone amplifiers from 1959? Rare little buggers with a diamond fabric covering and the original bikini logo. Very tweed-like, just like their Gibson brothers during this time period. There are a few higher powered models supposedly out there, but I believe the production numbers for these were incredibly low. I own three of them, pictured here.