Vintage amps

Amps, Cabs, Speakers, etc
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Re: Vintage amps

Post by fernieite » Wed Feb 10, 2021 3:25 am

71Smallbox wrote:
Tue Feb 09, 2021 5:09 pm
fernieite wrote:
Mon Jan 18, 2021 1:40 am
My current lineup...

my amps and ep3 Oct 2020 - Copy resize.jpg
is that an early 60's Gibson GA-5 Skylark?
Good eye! Yeah, it's a 1959. Love this thing! 8-)

Have you got a 71 metal panel Marshall? Would love to have one of them!

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Re: Vintage amps

Post by 71Smallbox » Wed Feb 10, 2021 4:53 pm

fernieite wrote:
Wed Feb 10, 2021 3:25 am
71Smallbox wrote:
Tue Feb 09, 2021 5:09 pm
fernieite wrote:
Mon Jan 18, 2021 1:40 am
My current lineup...

my amps and ep3 Oct 2020 - Copy resize.jpg
is that an early 60's Gibson GA-5 Skylark?
Good eye! Yeah, it's a 1959. Love this thing! 8-)

Have you got a 71 metal panel Marshall? Would love to have one of them!
I had a Skylark that looked just like that one, great amp with that little 8" Jenson speaker. It was warm sounding and its distortion when maxed was ace.
I do have a 71 50 watt Marshall, I don't think I'll ever part with it :)

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Re: Vintage amps

Post by fernieite » Wed Feb 10, 2021 7:59 pm

Yeah, the Skylark is a fantastic little amp, for sure. 8-)

Good for you owning that 50 watt! Jealous... :mrgreen:

Have you got a vintage stack or half-stack to go with it? We do like pictures here, by the way. :geek:

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Re: Vintage amps

Post by 71Smallbox » Wed Feb 10, 2021 11:25 pm

fernieite wrote:
Wed Feb 10, 2021 7:59 pm
Yeah, the Skylark is a fantastic little amp, for sure. 8-)

Good for you owning that 50 watt! Jealous... :mrgreen:

Have you got a vintage stack or half-stack to go with it? We do like pictures here, by the way. :geek:
Image
The cab is a reissue with UK made greenbacks form probably 1997 or 99.

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Re: Vintage amps

Post by fernieite » Thu Feb 11, 2021 1:44 am

Nice! I see a Twin Reverb and a Sound City head too. Volume is no object it seems! 8-)

Edit: Oh, there's an attenuator there too...

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Re: Vintage amps

Post by 71Smallbox » Thu Feb 11, 2021 5:16 pm

fernieite wrote:
Thu Feb 11, 2021 1:44 am
Nice! I see a Twin Reverb and a Sound City head too. Volume is no object it seems! 8-)

Edit: Oh, there's an attenuator there too...
Yeah, I have mild tinnitus. :lol: I live in an apartment in Brooklyn so there's no way I can play at gig level! Sound City is gone though, I preferred the sound of the Marshall anyway and space became an issue.

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Re: Vintage amps

Post by Pepe » Thu Feb 11, 2021 6:02 pm

You know that I dig the KORG Poly-61 on the right. I have one as well. ;)
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Re: Vintage amps

Post by 71Smallbox » Thu Feb 11, 2021 6:28 pm

Pepe wrote:
Thu Feb 11, 2021 6:02 pm
You know that I dig the KORG Poly-61 on the right. I have one as well. ;)
You also recently scored a Korg Poly 800 as well, which I also have :)

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Re: Vintage amps

Post by Luke Drifter » Mon Mar 15, 2021 6:38 am

I play a bit of Pedal Steel, so I have some high-power amps with gobs of headroom

current collection (chronological acquisition order)

US-made Fender Blues Deluxe re-issue (late 80's) 12" Cannabis Rex
Red Knob Fender Champ12 12" Cannabis Rex
Fender Steel King (just a 200W SS Bassman with special EQ section) 15" JBL
70's MusicMan HD130 with matching 2x12 cab Cannabis Rexs
'63 Fender Vibrasonic (Brown) 15" JBL
10 year old Ceriatone Overtone Special with 2x12 cab (JBL and EV)
Jerem, Jeremy on BAF and SBZ

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Re: Vintage amps

Post by fernieite » Wed Mar 17, 2021 11:41 am

Nice selection of amps.
Looks like you favour Eminence Cannabis Rex's or JBL speakers.

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