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Topic: Gibson's new lap steel amp |
Brad Bechtel
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San Francisco, CA
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Dan Sawyer
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Studio City, California, USA
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Posted 6 Oct 2004 11:16 am |
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| That's a cool, retro looking amp. On the website, Gibson also have some louder versions of this amp. Anyone tried one of those? |
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Jeff Au Hoy
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Posted 6 Oct 2004 12:27 pm
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basilh
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United Kingdom
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TonyL
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Seattle. WA
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Posted 6 Oct 2004 6:14 pm
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I tried my stringmaster through a GA-15RV and was not impressed. Very microphonic, scratchy sound.
Then again, maybe Fenders are just allergic to Gibson...
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John Bushouse
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Posted 6 Oct 2004 6:25 pm
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| Jeff, it is a pretty faithful reissue of the original Les Paul Jr. practice amp of the 1950's. Upgrades include a speaker with more headroom and a solid state rectifier. It's still a one knob amp. I've played both my 1937 National and an early Frypan through it, and it sounds sublime. |
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seldomfed
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Colorado
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Posted 7 Oct 2004 9:43 am
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I have an original - it's nice. It's a GA-5 and called a 'Skylark'. They called them Les Paul Jr., Skylarks, and ? - basically all the same. I got it with a matching Skylark 6-string lap steel. Both are mint from the 50's. Blond tweedy covered. Paid $500 for both.
The amp needed some work - but sounds really nice. It distorts at higher vol. and gets rather grainy sounding - of course no reverb. But the old speaker is sweet - I think it's a Jensen. (have to look) I'd likely not buy one new for the current prices. Just doesn't hit the monkey nerve for me. Seems way high a price for a limited use amp. I'd put that money towards a Blues Jr. instead. Or just get one off ebay!
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Chris Kennison
Ft. Collins, Colorado
"There is no spoon"
www.book-em-danno.com
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