BobB Posted July 4, 2010 Share Posted July 4, 2010 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted July 4, 2010 Share Posted July 4, 2010 I've owned a 1961 GA-8 Discoverer, and a mid-60's Mercury II piggyback. I wasn't crazy about either one. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BentonC Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 I love the GA-5. Nice growl for such a little amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 No pics??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon S. Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 GA-15RV!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wangyantao Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 Do you want to buy a lot of World of Warcraft gold to play WoW during the festival? cheap wow gold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californiaman Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skingy Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 i can't say enough about my 60rv. love it to pieces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Robot Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 I love my little GA-5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobB Posted August 21, 2010 Author Share Posted August 21, 2010 You've got some serious tone and power happening using the Super Goldtone GA-60 RV. Very cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TP Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 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. Yes, the design is ugly as can be, but who cares once you hear that beautiful tube tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PartsPvt Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 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..:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BentonC Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 GA-15RV!!! +1!!! One of my new favorite amps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St James Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzboy Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Is Gibson still making the current GA40RVT and GA42RVT or are they being discontinued http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Divisions/Gibson%20Pro%20Audio/Gibson/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiodtk5 Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesguitar65 Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 I love the GA-5. Nice growl for such a little amp. Yes, I love my GA-5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdQcBnF1n3A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BentonC Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Yes- you cannot beat the GA-5 with P-90s... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kochens51 Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBRVT Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 Let's see.... '53 Gibsonette, BR-6, GA 30, GA35RVT, GA19RVT, all the stuff nobody else uses...Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BentonC Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 Let's see.... '53 Gibsonette, BR-6, GA 30, GA35RVT, GA19RVT, all the stuff nobody else uses...Bob Do you prefer any one of them over the others? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintageguitars Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Oh boy .... which one, which one ....??? Number one would be my 54 Gibsonette/GA8 (slightly ahead of), tied with my 58 Les Paul GA40. My 63 ES-175DN sings thru both almost equally sweet. Number two, but very close, is my 60 Gibson Maestro GA-1 Reverb/Echo, the soul-mate for my '58 Tele and my '73 L6S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BentonC Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Number two, but very close, is my 60 Gibson Maestro GA-1 Reverb/Echo, the soul-mate for my '58 Tele and my '73 L6S Yeah- I bet those single coils sound great on that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grog Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 My Gibson amp herd consists off............ 1966 GA-3RV........Reverb Unit 1967 GA-4RE........Echo Reverb 1965 GA-5..........Skylark 1967 GA-5T.........Skylark 1965 GA-15RVT......Explorer 1966 GA-20RVT......Minuteman 1965 GA-35RVT......Lancer 1966 GA-77RET......Vanguard 1966 GSS-50 1966 Plus-50 1965 GSS-100 1969 LP-1..........Low Impedance Preamp 1969 LP-2..........Powered Speaker I'll post a few pictures of the Vanguard, I'd have to say that it's my favorite with the Tel-Ray oilcan reverb, it sounds great with it's vintage JBL. The Low Impedance Les Paul Amp is the one in my avatar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BentonC Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 My Gibson amp herd consists off............ 1966 GA-3RV........Reverb Unit 1967 GA-4RE........Echo Reverb 1965 GA-5..........Skylark 1967 GA-5T.........Skylark 1965 GA-15RVT......Explorer 1966 GA-20RVT......Minuteman 1965 GA-35RVT......Lancer 1966 GA-77RET......Vanguard 1966 GSS-50 1966 Plus-50 1965 GSS-100 1969 LP-1..........Low Impedance Preamp 1969 LP-2..........Powered Speaker I'll post a few pictures of the Vanguard, I'd have to say that it's my favorite with the Tel-Ray oilcan reverb, it sounds great with it's vintage JBL. The Low Impedance Les Paul Amp is the one in my avatar. That is one heckuva collection! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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