A friend load me this junky cheap amp...
An 70's Ampeg GU-12.
He said it sounds bad and got it cheap and does not like it much.
It's AWESOME!!!
I need to give it back to him... I'm getting way too attached to it...
A friend load me this junky cheap amp...
An 70's Ampeg GU-12.
He said it sounds bad and got it cheap and does not like it much.
It's AWESOME!!!
I need to give it back to him... I'm getting way too attached to it...
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ampegs have a way of sounding sweet. they've got their own tone and once you're hooked, well, you're hooked.
"don't worry, i'm a professional!"
I have an old VT-22 that a friend of mine gave me. It needs some work, but I haven't had the time nor the funds to fool with it in recent years. It may be time to start this project.
"I got Jackie Onassis in my pants." - The Dictators
- Scott.
Yep - gotta love the Ampegs - either blue check, or 70's.
While I was in the city yesterday, I found a hat that had a smiliar weave to Ampeg cbeck-cloth, so I had to buy it.
Several guitars in different colors
Things to make them fuzzy
Things to make them louder
orange picks
Ampegs have their own thing going on. I find I like those 70s versions better than the ones Gibson was putting out then.
If, at first you don't succeed, don't try skydiving.
Two leaps per chasm is fatal!
I totally dig the old Ampegs.
"No harmonic knowledge, no sense of time, a ghastly tone, unskilled vibrato, and so on. Chuck is one of the worst guitar players I know" -Gravity Jim
1960 Ampeg Jet 12 - all original (except for grounded power cord), vies with my DRRI as my go to amp.
Me too. I want an old J12T or a reverberocket...Originally Posted by Offshore Angler
Lately I've been in a love relationship with reverb.
"I'm gonna find myself a girl
that can show me what laughter means
And we'll fill in the missing colors
In each other's paint-by-number dreams..."
Jet!
"No harmonic knowledge, no sense of time, a ghastly tone, unskilled vibrato, and so on. Chuck is one of the worst guitar players I know" -Gravity Jim
I second the Jet! I think HOG has about 12 of them hiding out on the left side of the stage. Should be able to get one reasonable
If, at first you don't succeed, don't try skydiving.
Two leaps per chasm is fatal!
Old Jets and nice and compact. A great grab-and-go amp.
Ampegs with the single tone knob are sort of like tweed fenders with reverb and trem. The ones with bass and tone knobs have their own thing going on.
Several guitars in different colors
Things to make them fuzzy
Things to make them louder
orange picks
The HoG would rather hold onto them forever than sell them for a reasonable price...even though I've bought some guitars there for a very reasonable price...the vintage gear they like to hold onto...
"I'm gonna find myself a girl
that can show me what laughter means
And we'll fill in the missing colors
In each other's paint-by-number dreams..."
That's been my experience as well. Back in the day I was interested in getting that single pickup 6119 from them, but they obviously were not motivated in moving it.
Several guitars in different colors
Things to make them fuzzy
Things to make them louder
orange picks
I know the feeling. I want that Moderne that they have. It's one of the only Gibson production runs, in '82 or thereabouts. I feel like my life would be complete if I had one of those plus Korina/natural finish reissues of the other McCarty/'58 designs (Flying V and Explorer) but I will likely never have that kind of kwan....
"I'm gonna find myself a girl
that can show me what laughter means
And we'll fill in the missing colors
In each other's paint-by-number dreams..."
just to add fuel to the fire...
"don't worry, i'm a professional!"
Ampeg is putting out a new line of guitar amps this summer. The all-tube GVT series. Nice.
http://www.ampeg.com/products/gvt/
I just bought me a new Ampeg Portaflex bass head & cab a few weeks ago. Sweet Ampeg heaven! Couldn't be happier.
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