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Re: $300 for a new amp from Musicians Friend
Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 11:38 pm
by van_muddlestein
The Excelsior is a KILLER amp, especially for the dollar. I'd try to snag a Class 5 combo or one of those Vox ac4 combos.
Re: $300 for a new amp from Musicians Friend
Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2013 3:17 am
by rfurtkamp
I have a V1, the Marshalls and Mesas are very usable, as is the Super-sonic (basically a Sunn Model T on steroids). I'd expect the new ones to be good as well.
They have the characteristic thump, sustain, etc. of the amps they're modeling. No suprises.
I'm in the SE corner by all the potatoes.
Re: $300 for a new amp from Musicians Friend
Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2013 8:42 pm
by whiskey_face
THIIIIS and it gets pretty fucking gnar in a good doomy way with the right guitar
Dual power modes: 15W/7.5W
2 - 12AX7 preamp tubes
2 - 6V6GT power tubes
Solid state rectifier
Baxandall treble, mid, bass tone controls
Re: $300 for a new amp from Musicians Friend
Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2013 11:11 pm
by MrNovember
whiskey_face wrote:
THIIIIS and it gets pretty fucking gnar in a good doomy way with the right guitar
Dual power modes: 15W/7.5W
2 - 12AX7 preamp tubes
2 - 6V6GT power tubes
Solid state rectifier
Baxandall treble, mid, bass tone controls
Someone needs to talk me out of buying this
I seriously don't need to spend money.
But new awesome amp at a ridiculous discount.
GAH
Re: $300 for a new amp from Musicians Friend
Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2013 11:21 pm
by t-rey
I have the GVT15h. Buy it. Now. It's pretty awesome, especially for that price.
Re: $300 for a new amp from Musicians Friend
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2013 10:57 am
by Holy Schnikes
I had a GVT-15H that I ran through an Emperor 2x12, pretty cool little amp for sure! Not quite as loud as I thought it should be at 15W and didn't behave with all my fuzz/dirt pedals but the EQ is powerful and it can be tweaked to death. Eventually replaced mine with a Hovercraft Dwarvenaut, bass spec'd.
Also, the reason they're cheaper now days is because Ampeg switched from a Korean to a Chinese manufacturer and quality took a bit of hit as a result. My buddy had issues with two GVT15s in a row but Ampeg offers some great customer service and replaced both amps under warranty.
Here's a comparison shot of my old Korean GVT vs his newer Chinese model:
Korean
Chinese
Re: $300 for a new amp from Musicians Friend
Posted: Mon Nov 11, 2013 8:35 pm
by doommeow
The ampeg is down to $250 today