Cheap Vintage Amp? 1960s Gibson Minuteman 

this was my first amplifier back in 1965 and I gigged it for two years before moving over to a Vox Viscount.

Don't make excuses for the small Gibson combos,- sound just lovely to me.With the Vibe or the Fuzz? Nice.Decent clean as well.

Just picked one up at a show for 300$. Reverbb didnt work but the tremelo does. Excited, it’s my first tube amp since playing for 24 years lol

Thanks for the review you got skills! The phase inverter transformer needs to be replaced in my GA-20RVT. A friend (professional bass player and music store owner from the 70’s) told me a new solid state amp of played professionally, will only last 5 years. Vintage, all tube, point to point wired always for me. Replace the caps and tubes and it works. It helps that a have a friend who fixes tube amps, I have a 1940’s Gibson and Rickenbaucher, 3 inputs. That’s all you need for a small Coffee Shop gig. My friend who repairs all of my Tube Amps even made a modified Champ Head that I use the most. I mostly play with a professional sound system, so these amps are just for my monitor.

Man I didn't realize who you were till your voice reminded me of Barry (RIP). I laughed so hard because your playing was so good I just never noticed.

You have to have the original tube for the trem to work. I have mine switched out with an updated tube, but when I put the original in it works as intended

The tremolo not working is most likely a dead electrolytic cap or possibly as simple as a tube. Should be a cheap repair Eric.

Looking to add one of these to the collection...thanks for sharing!

My go-to amp is a modified Explorer from the same period. Not perfect, same rats' nest wiring and sounds a little plinky with single coils, but like you said, a good pedal platform with lots of headroom. (Bridge humbucker plus transparent overdrive at high amp volume equals fat and sassy tone.) The tremolo is so freaking juicy, whatever part of the circuit it's manipulating is exactly right, and you can prevent sympathetic resonance in the reverb tank by taking it out and placing it a couple feet behind the amp. Don't tell the professionals or the boomers, or they'll buy them all and stick them in storage units.

You need to have the footswitch to plug in to turn the tremolo on. Only the reverb can work without the footswitch

I also wonder if some P90s could get that amp to naturally break up more. Sounds great though, perhaps aimed more the Gibson Jazz players.

That amp jams Eric. You got a great deal.

Hi Erik, I know that you love the custom shop Fender, but a Gibson amp needs a Gibson Guitar. Please crank a Les Paul through that thing, it will overdrive it for sure.

Getting the trem to work again shouldn't be too hard of a job, the oscillators are fairly simple. Also, have you re-capped it? If you don't replace the old paper caps, you will melt the output tubes.

Hey eric! I love the new channel. Could you comment on vox amplifiers? Specifically the ac4 1x12 combo?

Hi Eric very good guitar playing. I was wondering what you think of the prs se guitars? I know they aren't vintage but just wondering if you have looked at them.

Does this amp any sag or compression when not cranked or is it lots of uncompressed headroom? Also is it possible to get a slightly scooped clean sound?

It actually sounds good! Cheap rocking Amp... For what it cost.

what song were you playing in the intro?

how popular are wireless systems now days?

Are you iraqi war vet pawn shop channel guy?

Sounds like a Peavey Bandit

I've got one of these. It needs a major tune up, though. I haven't used it in years, but if I remember right the speaker is blown and maybe the tremolo. I know the reverb doesn't work. Does anybody know if that's fixable?

I was also wondering were can we get a guitarsinal shirt.

But does it go to 11?

Aren't you the guy from iraqveteran8888

Gibson tried hard to make the worst sounding amp ever just like there guitars, but with some modding like the one i own, it is incredible loud as hell, great tone and wonderful power amp distortion, get rid of the tone sucking networks, recap, add a new tone stack.

You lost me at "the amp doesn't really break up"

MAKE AN ALBUM ALREADY.. you fools.. why have you not../? ?/ You already have a built in audience.. Make an album. Please.

Is the 1966 gibson GA15RVT explorer amp 12 watts Speaker Size: 1 x 10 the same way as far as wiring being a bird's nest of a mess, I'm thinking about getting one.

How do they compare to the silver face ones made just before those?

Thanks!...I just bought one yesterday..:) 10-12 watts

So underrated!!! And I am a Fender fanboy.

Yep! The first one to like the video! I did it!

And comment it seems...

Eric vs. Mat Best: Tactical pistol, long range, guitar.

Sick chicken pickin skills

You know I love that Tele- Ryan

Great amp potential. Has a nice sound, would like to hear with a Blues Driver/TS808 etc. Or even a Clean Power Boost. Thanks Eric.

Howd you get those pedals on the wall??

REM? That sounded like My, My, Hey, Hey (Out Of The Blue) by Neil Young. They totally ripped him off on that.