incoming NAD
- FightingPlankton
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incoming NAD
Just ordered another ampeg amp. This time i got a GVT52-212. Not a great price, but I felt $500 was the lowest I'd ever see one for, so I grabbed it.
Nice lower wattage option to my SR212R(100w). I suppose I really ought to get a smaller amp that isn't 2x12 though... oh well.
Nice lower wattage option to my SR212R(100w). I suppose I really ought to get a smaller amp that isn't 2x12 though... oh well.
What is acoustic? Oh, you means a grandpa's guitars? A grandpa's guitars? That's for pussies and grandpas. I think you know it.
- wproffitt
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That's a cool looking amp! With these newer Ampegs, were they going for a specific sound (Fendery, Voxy) or do they have their own thing going on? I remember seeing some demos online a few years back but couldn't tell much for all of the distortion.
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I have the 15 watt GVT head and it's great! Quiet (no hum), real spring reverb, and an effects loop. I've always wanted to upgrade to one of these 50 watt combos just to get a "channel 2" drive on a stomp!
They have 6v6's on the 15 watter and 6L6's on the 50 watt combo. That said, I don't consider them terribly Fender-y. Due to the Baxandall EQ, it doesn't have the Fender scooped sound. Without boosting, the 15 watt head doesn't really do high gain - it is more country and classic rock when cranked. The 50 watt combo sounded in demos like it could do more crunch, but I've never played one in person to compare.
I think they're great! Versatile for the kind of music I play and takes pedals like fuzz and delay really well (which is why I don't go for more amp crunch.)
They have 6v6's on the 15 watter and 6L6's on the 50 watt combo. That said, I don't consider them terribly Fender-y. Due to the Baxandall EQ, it doesn't have the Fender scooped sound. Without boosting, the 15 watt head doesn't really do high gain - it is more country and classic rock when cranked. The 50 watt combo sounded in demos like it could do more crunch, but I've never played one in person to compare.
I think they're great! Versatile for the kind of music I play and takes pedals like fuzz and delay really well (which is why I don't go for more amp crunch.)
- FightingPlankton
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As Mathias stated, the baxandall eq gives Ampeg amps their own tone. I believe orange amps use the baxandall as well. here's a vid some guy postedwproffitt wrote:With these newer Ampegs, were they going for a specific sound (Fendery, Voxy) or do they have their own thing going on?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WU3Uk5Wxd_w
What I like about these amps is the option to go from 50w down to 25w at the flip of a switch. Since it's not here yet, and I havent played through the 50w version in person I cant comment on the actual sound yet. What I'm hoping is headroom on the 50w setting and classic crunch on the 25w. I'll let you know in 2 weeks.
this guy does a decent demo. a wee bit too much talking though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8x5zdnW0JKU
What is acoustic? Oh, you means a grandpa's guitars? A grandpa's guitars? That's for pussies and grandpas. I think you know it.
- wproffitt
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Sounds pretty cool to me. You really can hear what each band of the EQ is doing in those demos.
- mathias
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Let me know what you think when you get it!
- garyfanclub
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Hmmm....
If wattage switching wasn't a factor, I'd say track down a vintage GU-12. 60s-70s Ampeg is always a win. Haven't seen the new stuff in the wild, at least not the guitar stuff, so I don't have an opinion there.
Interested to hear how it sounds!
If wattage switching wasn't a factor, I'd say track down a vintage GU-12. 60s-70s Ampeg is always a win. Haven't seen the new stuff in the wild, at least not the guitar stuff, so I don't have an opinion there.
Interested to hear how it sounds!
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I think they stopped making these a few years ago. Weren't popular enough. It's a shame, really.
- FightingPlankton
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them not being popular is part of the attraction for me. I don't like using the gear everyone else uses, I want to have an original tone I can call my own. Im the kind of guy that would rock an ampeg guitar amp and a fender bass amp just to be different. My next amp will probably be a Traynor. I know they're big up in the great white north, but here in the states not many people use them(that I know of).mathias wrote:I think they stopped making these a few years ago. Weren't popular enough. It's a shame, really.
What is acoustic? Oh, you means a grandpa's guitars? A grandpa's guitars? That's for pussies and grandpas. I think you know it.
- nikkij
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Re: incoming NAD
I used to have the 5-watt head version of this amp and it was fantastic! Congrats on the NAD!
- FightingPlankton
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PSA: there's another one on reverb for $400+$16 shipping. Wish I would have been patient.
https://reverb.com/item/6068956-ampeg-gvt-52-212
https://reverb.com/item/6068956-ampeg-gvt-52-212
What is acoustic? Oh, you means a grandpa's guitars? A grandpa's guitars? That's for pussies and grandpas. I think you know it.
- FightingPlankton
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Re: incoming NAD
Amp arrived in the post today, unfortunately it showed up 10 minutes before I had to leave for work so I'll update with 1st impressions tomorrow.
What is acoustic? Oh, you means a grandpa's guitars? A grandpa's guitars? That's for pussies and grandpas. I think you know it.
- FightingPlankton
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Well, bad news. The amp works but I'm pretty positive I need new power tubes. Right now it sounds all thin and tinny. The breakup is really uneven and crackely and I had to crank it to 10 on master volume to get it as loud as my little 10w epiphone amp.
so, I'll send it to my tech next time he's in town for new tubes and biasing then report back.
so, I'll send it to my tech next time he's in town for new tubes and biasing then report back.
What is acoustic? Oh, you means a grandpa's guitars? A grandpa's guitars? That's for pussies and grandpas. I think you know it.
- mathias
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That sucks. I hope you get it sorted soon, and cheaply
- FightingPlankton
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just spoke with my tech, he reckons it's the cheap preamp tubes not sending enough to the power tubes. He's stopping by sometime next week and bringing some NOS 60's tubes. Im psyched.
What is acoustic? Oh, you means a grandpa's guitars? A grandpa's guitars? That's for pussies and grandpas. I think you know it.