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Published on 03/22/09 at 02:32
Viel 1973 amp, lamps ....
50 w
no adjustment gain,
knob acute, severe, vol ...
spring reverb (echo)
tremolo with adjustable intensity and dry
a bright channel, a channel normally
HP 12 "

UTILIZATION

Super simple

SOUNDS

I bought this for US ampeg, a song, 180 Dollard,
I was afraid to do something stupid so the price was low,
then I slaved as it was 110 volts,
I adapted a transformer ...
I had to find someone able to Retube and to restore some lamps was no longer ...
I finally found (in Angouleme, if someone wants to contact, a guy who remade vienx amps, which retube, which makes m ^ amps and provides serious!)
well, after several months waiting I was finally able to play and there is nirvana, (even in the sense of the term cobainien!)
small in size this amp has great sound, what I was looking actually ...
an amplifier with character, a unique sound, both hot and dirty but not soft, very sharp, somewhat between a vox and a JCM800! I did not think it would be as powerful to play on a big rock scene, it works great, no need to push not to ring, three flight it work with a boosted signal upstream it's great ... and if you put the volumue to 7, 8, it tears the ears, bondiiuu ....
what a sound!
a vintage sound, unique to 400 euros (counting all the costs of relining etc ...)
channel offers a bright-edged sound, with a powerful attack and a unique sound, typical ampeg (we can never say enough, but made ampeg guitar amps, marshall who have the shadow, it's the amps that are low back the legend ...)
the normal channel is more powerful (!!!) and hot, dirty blues, garage, grunge etc ...

I instaled a grounded, there was none, and I have almost no buzz, yet I have a bunch of distortion pedals including 2, DS1 and a Big Muff and it does not buzz any more than a transistor amp ...

being fan of the band "the former" (among others), knowing they were playing on ampeg (enrte others) I tried an amp ampeg GTRE brand,
good pick ...
we can find but still have to be patient ...

OVERALL OPINION

I put 10/10 biensur but for convenience it is to think, I speak in conversation, and nature of the beast, it is imperative to know someone well or tinkering ...
on the other hand it is not fragile, beefier as well as our newer tube amps, it can grow long and ...
What is the vintage ...