Re: Gibson amp
- Subject: Re: Gibson amp
- From: HASHBB@xxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 23 May 2004 13:14:14 EDT
In a message dated 23-May-04 11:50:21 AM Central Daylight Time,
delongj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> Someone had posted a while back asking about the new Gibson Les Paul Jr.
> amp. I had the opportunity to demo one at my local harp friendly music store
> yesterday, and I was impressed. Five watts, 8" speaker, and just a volume knob
> - all tube with point to point wiring. I played it with the stores 520dx mic
> and it had nice.full tone with excellent low end, good sensitivity to various
> cupping tecniques and smooth breakup when pushed. As usual, with any amp
> designed for guitar, there were some feedback issues but swapping out the12ax7
> preamp tube for one with lower gain would probably make this a sweet little
> harp amp. At around $500 it's a bit pricey for a small amp, and I wish it had
> tone controls, but it's definitely one to consider when amp shopping.
Who is the Gibson amp made by?
HB
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