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Post by gravesnumber9 on Jan 7, 2024 21:49:11 GMT -6
Saw this locally recapped and im good shape. I'm checking it out on Tuesday.
I've never played one of these but I think I heard they inspired the Benson amps which I love and can't afford. So aside from "it's very heavy" what are the thoughts here?
(This would be a studio amp, portability not an issue.)
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Post by doubledog on Jan 10, 2024 8:59:00 GMT -6
pretty sure I recorded one of these last year (I think it's the same model), and as you mentioned it gets dirty pretty quick. probably some different preamp tubes could change that breakup point (if you wanted). it sounded good, but as guitar players like to turn up as their ears get "broken-in", I thought it got a little too dirty for the particular recording, but it was too late. So probably would work well for re-amping, where you always have control of the levels going in and out.
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Post by gravesnumber9 on Jan 10, 2024 11:06:14 GMT -6
pretty sure I recorded one of these last year (I think it's the same model), and as you mentioned it gets dirty pretty quick. probably some different preamp tubes could change that breakup point (if you wanted). it sounded good, but as guitar players like to turn up as their ears get "broken-in", I thought it got a little too dirty for the particular recording, but it was too late. So probably would work well for re-amping, where you always have control of the levels going in and out. Exactly. I wouldn't even trust myself tracking on this if I was playing for a period of time for the exact reasons you said. That volume knob goes really suddenly from "clean and chimey" to "nice and grimey" on this thing. Great if you want that, but not so great if it just creeps in take after take. I think I am going to research some different preamp tubes. The grit sounds good but I've got plenty of other ways to do that (Silvertone Twin Twelve being my favorite). But the clean tone is better than anything else I personally own and I'd love more clean headroom. |
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Post by doubledog on Jan 10, 2024 13:00:15 GMT -6
maybe 12AT7 or 5751's instead of the 12AX7's that are in there
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Post by gravesnumber9 on Jan 10, 2024 14:11:48 GMT -6
maybe 12AT7 or 5751's instead of the 12AX7's that are in there Good suggestion. I'm gonna sit with it for now and see. I'm going to be using this for parallel effects / dirtbox tones as well so maybe the lower headroom will prove useful? |
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Post by notneeson on Jan 10, 2024 19:05:44 GMT -6
That’s a modern neodymium speaker? You might love it, but you might also end up preferring something more classic. Hard to say without hearing it.
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Post by gravesnumber9 on Jan 11, 2024 1:22:35 GMT -6
That’s a modern neodymium speaker? You might love it, but you might also end up preferring something more classic. Hard to say without hearing it. Yeah, Weber Neo Mag. I do like it on the clean tone a lot. But more headroom would be nice. |
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Post by robschnapf on Jul 5, 2024 9:57:07 GMT -6
Being the Ampeg hound that I am I’ll chime in here and say I prefer the Gemini I’s.
The 1x12 as used by Bloomfield on the Dylan records.
Love that sound.
Also I think the VIs are fixed bias while the I’s are cathode until around 67 or so.
I love those original jensens in them. Such a part of the sound.
I had a speaker bite the dust in one of the geminis and it was painstaking trying to
get the tone back.
Surprisingly my favorite replacement speaker
is the WGS G12C with light doping.
I’ve tried nearly everything in them.
So maybe the 15” version by WGS woukd be a cool option..
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