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Harley Benton GA5
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Published on 04/26/07 at 09:00
Amp lamps (1 Pramp and 1 output) 5w between, volume, Tone on / off and that's it ... D'after the literature supplied with, the copied circuit Champs Fender amps and other lamps "to study" of the 50s.
Finishing without blemish, it is a little larger than what is expected for power (the size of a Fender Pro Junior). But gives more space to the sound.

USE

Two rglages, zero chance to be wrong ...

SONORITS

The sound is well-typed lamps, and there is no breath or hum. It remains clear almost until it stops (slightly crunchy after the First half if using powerful microphones). The are the 5w but no more (or it must boost enters with a pedal).
The rglage of tonality is of little use: serious cuts zero, then normal without progressiveness.
The sound is round and warm, the lack of ESG rverb not at all. But lacks a bit of presence even when, and with the neck pickup is pretty smothered (I mostly tried with Strato Fender Highway, the desti- nations most recently, great).
Without pedal it works very well with the pickup of a Strato or better yet a Tele: well presented without excesses perfect aggressiveness.
For more crystalline sounds an equalizer is required (Behringer pedal, max 23 euros). And we obtain the beautiful, well fenderiennes rhythmic, always dynamic and roundness of lamps: it holds the comparison with my Blues Junior.
For distortion sounds we keep (or not) the equalizer and added his pedal distortion / overdrive prefers a: Ibanez TS9 is perfect. Or any pedal according to your tastes, like the Fender tube amp addition, Behringer copy (again!) TO800 40 euros or Ovredrive OD100 / Distortion 25 euros are perfect.

NOTICE GLOBAL

After a few hours of testing I think I would keep it if I had no other lights or as a second amp amp (but I dj of "second amp").
It is obvious that this price it's a bargain, it sounds better I got the Ibanez (dry) and I do not know the Epiphone and nouvau Peavey (but most of cotent double) ...
The interest of his round is that you can modify it as describes above. While a sound is too dry rcuprer more complicated.
Buy it if you just want to sound blues with microphones easel, otherwise do not play without the pedals voked above, they give it for 2 balls all that lacks an amp for galer more expensive ...