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Published on 08/24/03 at 15:00The Gibson Scout. I bought it for $120 from a son of the original owner who had died, so the amp came with all the original parts, and cover. It was made in 1963.
I'm not part of a band so to speak I have enough trouble managing them haha, so I don't need a ton of volume and power in my amp. The amp reaches about 30 tops I would say and has three knobs which are reverb, tremelo, and "loudness" or volume. The amp gives you a really nice mid-tone, not too much bass or treble and really a clean tone to work with. I hate digital crap because when you get to a certain ammount of knobs and effects you really have no control over your sound. I figure you start with a clean tone, add your distortion, ect.... you can create whatever sound you want. Also although it's a tube amp from the 1960's it does use tubes that are pretty easy to get a hold of.
The on/off "switch" is actually a knob and there's no tone control, but I have a D.O.D edge petal which I use to mess with the sound, but if you don't have an edge or a petal like it, you might want to try out a scout before you buy one because it's a bit of an aquired taste, it really depends on what you're looking for in an amp. The other downside is it's from the 1960's, so the parts are a little tougher to find, and it's a tube amp, I for one like tube amps better but again it depends on your taste, tube amps tend to sound more "warm" and full. I suggest going to www.tubesandmore.com for parts if you have one.
it's VERY solid. You could drop it down stairs and it would live. The handle does feel and look a bit unsafe, but it holds up very well. The only thing with the construction is it does get warm after about an hour or so of play, not really hot but somewhat warm. The reverb is a two spring reverb and what you bash the amp when the reverb is on and your playing you get a nice horrid lound noise.
All in all the best amp I've ever used. Ideal for studio play or practice.
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I'm not part of a band so to speak I have enough trouble managing them haha, so I don't need a ton of volume and power in my amp. The amp reaches about 30 tops I would say and has three knobs which are reverb, tremelo, and "loudness" or volume. The amp gives you a really nice mid-tone, not too much bass or treble and really a clean tone to work with. I hate digital crap because when you get to a certain ammount of knobs and effects you really have no control over your sound. I figure you start with a clean tone, add your distortion, ect.... you can create whatever sound you want. Also although it's a tube amp from the 1960's it does use tubes that are pretty easy to get a hold of.
The on/off "switch" is actually a knob and there's no tone control, but I have a D.O.D edge petal which I use to mess with the sound, but if you don't have an edge or a petal like it, you might want to try out a scout before you buy one because it's a bit of an aquired taste, it really depends on what you're looking for in an amp. The other downside is it's from the 1960's, so the parts are a little tougher to find, and it's a tube amp, I for one like tube amps better but again it depends on your taste, tube amps tend to sound more "warm" and full. I suggest going to www.tubesandmore.com for parts if you have one.
it's VERY solid. You could drop it down stairs and it would live. The handle does feel and look a bit unsafe, but it holds up very well. The only thing with the construction is it does get warm after about an hour or so of play, not really hot but somewhat warm. The reverb is a two spring reverb and what you bash the amp when the reverb is on and your playing you get a nice horrid lound noise.
All in all the best amp I've ever used. Ideal for studio play or practice.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com