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Topic: Jay Ganz Straight Ahead amp |
Allan Haley
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British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 18 Jun 2023 7:18 am |
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Hello fellow steelers,
I recently got a Straight Ahead amp from Jay Ganz. This was to replace a tube amp head I had built out of an old Hammond organ. The tube amp sounded great, although it produced less than 20 Watts of power. Mostly, I was tired of lugging that weight up stairs.
The Straight Ahead fits into a space 1/6 the size of that tube head. The Straight Ahead amp delivers tons of clean amplification. It colours the tone much less than the tube head did.
I play PSG and Tele (or mandolin) at gigs. I am running a Frenzel Deluxe Plexi 1 preamp into my basic FX board and then into the Straight Ahead amp.
It is really sounding great! The amp, not my playing.
Jay was a good guy to buy from- very clear communication and a well-built product.
I recommend the Straight Ahead amp.
Thanks, Jay.
Al Haley, Vancouver, BC |
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Ken Metcalf
From:
San Antonio Texas USA
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Steve Hinson
From:
Hendersonville Tn USA
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Posted 18 Jun 2023 8:43 am
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Love my Straight Ahead power amp!!!!!
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Dan Kelly
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 18 Jun 2023 8:53 am
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I have two of Jay's Straight Ahead Amps in a rack set up. I use one of Brad Sarno's Revelation pre-amps and feed the tubey signal into a "Dual Mono" amp set up. Jay's amps knock 30 pounds out of the rack case.
Jay's Straight Ahead Amps let the Revelation Pre-Amp really "speak for itself." They add little, if any, coloring to the sound coming from the Revelation.
Thank you Jay and Brad... The combination is a great sound at very reasonable weight.
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Carl Williams
From:
Oklahoma
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Posted 21 Jun 2023 4:08 pm SA Power Amp/Huff Cab
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Just completed another “tone chasing” adventure with yet another of Jay Ganz’s Straight Ahead 500 watt Power Amps. Had our Forum Master Cab builder, Mr. Tommy Huff, build me a new cab for a new TT-15” Speaker. What a fine rig: Steel—V8 Octal—Delay—SA Amp—TT-15”. I had the TT-12” last summer and it didn’t have (IMHO) the big sound the TT-15 has. I played my fiddle through this rig today and it never sounded so good! All this to say how lucky we are to have folks like Jay and Tommy. Thanks once again Gentlemen for the superb Customer Service…Carl
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Pat Moore
From:
Virginia USA
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Posted 21 Jun 2023 4:16 pm J.G. Amp
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Got mine, works great! 👍👍
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Ron Hall
From:
Montpelier, VA
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Posted 25 Jun 2023 12:01 pm
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| Where can I find one of these amps? A google search didn’t turn up anything other than old listings. |
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Ron Hall
From:
Montpelier, VA
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Posted 25 Jun 2023 12:12 pm
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| Never mind. Found Jay through the FB page. |
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Paddy Long
From:
Christchurch, New Zealand
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Posted 25 Jun 2023 2:34 pm
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Jay is currently building me a 240 volt version so looking forward to that :-}
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08'Zumsteel Hybrid D10 9+9
94' Franklin Stereo D10 9+8
Telonics, Peterson, Steelers Choice, Benado, Lexicon, Red Dirt Cases. |
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Malcolm McMaster
From:
Beith Ayrshire Scotland
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Posted 27 Jun 2023 1:22 pm
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Love my Straight Ahead amp, and Jay’s service is second to none. 
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MSA Millenium SD10, GK MB200, Sica 12inch cab, Joyo American Sound Pedal/ Jay Ganz Straight Ahead amp, Telonics 15inch in Peavey cab, Digitech RP150, Peterson tuner.Hilton volume pedal.Scott Dixon seat and guitar flight case. |
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