This Tiny Amp Is a Total Sleeper

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I bought ANOTHER Vintage Gibson GA5-t Skylark Amp, I love these little amps and they continue to prove to me the value of small guitar amps. A 5 watt 1x8 combo amp like this is super versatile and makes a great recording amp.
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@RhettShull 4 года назад

Whats your favorite small, low wattage amp?

@millmoormichael6630 4 года назад

I have 57’ GA-5, prettier than that one 😁 Recommend going all NOS with the tubes

@rodriguezelfeliz4623 4 года назад

Mine, the only one I have ever played because getting an amp where I live is like searching for big foot

@moptop5253 4 года назад

If 20 is low enough then I love my Fender Champions 20 and the Orange 20RT sound as well.

@analognoir7398 4 года назад

BROWN 6G2 PRINCETON AMP!!

@Robert_Charles 4 года назад

Currently have a bugera g5 infinium

@RJRonquillo 4 года назад

Damn, sounds huge!

@sowiloi 4 года назад

@R.J. Ronquillo ...and super nasty, aggressive with whole lotta clarity and punch. Great for early Zep, Kossoff, Cream era Clapton stuff...and also nearly every 70s Brit hard rock riff... To put it in a nutshell...it sounds better than the Plexi clone I‘ve been jonesing for for a few months...

@ROOKTABULA 4 года назад

I'd why Page and many others recorded and gigged with annoys closer to this size vs stacks.

@ChristopherDowning 4 года назад

@@ROOKTABULA I think turning up at a studio in the 70s with a stack would have raised a few eyebrows!! I think you would have wiped out the mics in those days.

@ejmarti 4 года назад

If you’re not listening to the Fretboard Journal’s “The Truth About Vintage Amps” you should be.

@prateekpoddar1890 4 года назад

Also: any chance you could do a video on mic'ing low wattage amps and mixing them appropriately?

@andrewthomas7573 4 года назад

Same, I'd love to hear his thoughts on this. I usually use a large diaphragm condenser paired with a 57 for lower wattage amps, but you can also use a ribbon and a dynamic mic (like the 57) paired on almost any amp and it'll sound good. Honestly, it just takes experimenting. Also, the closer you go to the center of the speaker, the brighter your tone, and vice versa. So, with that in mind, you can get a good estimate of where to start (I usually start with my 57 pointed to where the dust cap mets the speaker cone). After that just experiment with different mic combos and different placements and see what you like.

@callmedeno 3 года назад

And are the two signals usually panned? or do you use mono but just like a double?

@andrewthomas7573 3 года назад

@@callmedeno I usually pan them hard left and right. It really depends on where it needs to sit in the mix

@RC32Smiths01 4 года назад

The fact that their quality is still so amazing 6 decades later is a truly wonderful thing. Just shows that they are true relics of guitar history.

@wilkstheguitarman3103 4 года назад

Meow

@moufuzz2759 3 года назад

Bork

@mikkywhalan 3 года назад

@@moufuzz2759 tweet

@stevecastle8523 4 года назад

Uh...Rhett... “you can’t use it for gigging.” 1973, I was touring and playing in clubs getting tired of lugging a Super Reverb with a Sun bass cab. We had a good PA system and I started using my 73 Fender Champ mic’d through the PA. Not only is it do-able, a small amp like the Skylark or the Champ can sound great, and it’s easier to lug than a big rig. Nice work and good info. Thanks Rhett!

@nickcarpenter1196 4 года назад

I have been using an amp I found from a friend of mine that I bought for a $150- virtually brand-new. It is a Fender Mustang Mark III V.2 - from Studio to Stage it is indispensable. The emulations are spot-on including the reverbs. All Digital emulations but the Reverb sounds so real it seems like you should be able to pick it up and drop it and you're waiting for the splash from the Springs but it doesn't happen...!! I took this amp and I put it on a Princeton reverb mid 60s era setting and did a take, then plugged into a real Princeton and I'll be darned if you couldn't tell the difference---- you just could not tell the difference between the two. One single 12 celestion silverback being pushed by a hundred Watts with a plethora of modulation delay and stomp box pedals built-in. If you're looking for a Workhorse of a little lamp or would just like to check out its capabilities just search Mustang III V.2 demo .... I guarantee you you will be very surprised! All of y'all hang tough, stay safe, and don't sweat the of the small shit. Peace, out.

@_-_Michael_-_ 4 года назад

Wow in ‘73, thats cool, you were ahead of that time, in really like 20-25 years at least. I’m impressed. Keep well and greetings from Slovakia. Cheers

@lueysixty-six7300 4 года назад

@@_-_Michael_-_ huh??

@TraneFrancks 4 года назад

@@lueysixty-six7300 Michael was noting that Steve using a small amp mic'd through a PA in 1973 was not a common thing for guitarists.

@ChristopherDowning 4 года назад

Yep - the first band I heard of using mic'd up amps through PAs were the Tremeloes, a west London band. That was 1967/68 - certainly the only band at that time routing everything through the PA - so it was doable - just that we liked our stacks and we thought they were a bunch of softies for doing it!! (Softies is publishable - you can guess we had stronger terms than that!!)

@drewsollars2239 4 года назад

Shush up, these things won't be as cheap as fenders long!

@itsniceoutsidenow 4 года назад

Cheapest good condition one I found online was $975...so yeah

@glennlilley8608 4 года назад

Too late.

@tedgay8427 4 года назад

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. Damn you, Rhett! lol...

@user-tz2zz5ij1s 4 года назад

The price for these have been up and down over the years. They will never hit and maintain true vintage price because there is no legacy of famous songs or memorable/legendary guitar players behind them.

@mykalgambullmusic5520 4 года назад

Rhett just cemented his place in history...

@leftovernoise 4 года назад

Just a week ago I found out my grandma is passing down my grandpa's 57 ga-5 to me. Should be here in a week or two. So stoked! It's gonna need a bit of work but it's going to sound amazing

@simonk2001 3 года назад

Did you get the amp? Is it working?

@fivewattworld 4 года назад

DAVE-O!!!

@christopherb.2658 4 года назад

That is one sweet sounding amp and YES Gibson needs to reissue these amps! 🤘🏻

@victorvanderwant3955 4 года назад

I want one so bad, But Rhett keeps stelling 'em!!! No worries, great video!

@damianstrochnetter9735 4 года назад

I love how you talk like Batman, you know, stop before the end of each............sentence.

@MatthewScottmusic 4 года назад

Killer Rhett! I have a 1959 Gibson GA18T! Gibsons are great for the money..

@hydro5168 4 года назад

Another thing: If you can’t afford either a Champ or GA5 kits for them are quite affordable and really easy to build

@JazzRockswithAdam 4 года назад

I wish I had a Dave in my life. ...Oh wait...Maybe it's good that I don't? I would probably not have money to eat or pay rent!! 😯

@bobconnolly4824 4 года назад

Nice video. Too bad RU-vid interrupted it 3 times with ads. One thing I noticed was that the amp seemed a little weak on the higher notes IMO.

@uptopmikep7065 4 года назад

Gat a Weber speaker. They are killer! I’m sure Dave would agree. I just put one into my custom kit built Princeton Reverb and it is Amazing!

@analognoir7398 4 года назад

I found one of these on craigslist about two months ago. 1964 model, not tweed. Tried it and it was pretty unremarkable. I know a lot of times the amps need work to sound their best but this amp had a clean bill and was recently serviced by a local shop that specializes in vintage amps. In any case, get an old Fender and never look back!

@Otis-Isom 4 года назад

Maybe you just got a bad one

@user-tz2zz5ij1s 4 года назад

@@Otis-Isom or maybe he doesn’t buy into the hype of a piece of equipment because it’s vintage?

@annother3350 4 года назад

@@user-tz2zz5ij1s Well, I thought it sounded good in the video

@Otis-Isom 4 года назад

@@user-tz2zz5ij1s im not saying that the amp is good because its vintage, I’m saying that those older amps had a tendency to be inconsistent so he might have gotten a bad one.

@sirmadrigal6427 3 года назад

@@user-tz2zz5ij1s I think it is just because these old Gibson amps are a little inconsistent. When you get a good one, they’re monsters, but if they are not, they’re nothing special.

@steampunkerjoe 4 года назад

I have two of these I bought about ten years ago. Dimed out and close mic’d, they sound ten feet tall. Have a Ranger and a couple of other vintage Gibson amps. Vintage Fender too much $$$, Gibson vintage sounds great. Had a couple made stage ready up in Athens. I enjoy your channel Rhett. Keep up the good work.

@cheycasters 4 года назад

I still own the 1970 Super Lead amp I bought when I was 17 in 76, I just found a 1946 "Les Paul" Junior amp that is a GA 5 that has a oval speaker in it for a whopping $20 at a storage unit side of the raod stand. It fired right up and only has a newer two pronged cord installed looks like in the 60's.....I just had Ben Fargen service my old Marshall as it has not seen electricity for 35 years......I also got two 4x12 cabs with 25w. Greenbacks with it. I got the whole full stack in 76 for another whopping $500..... I have owned it for 46 years... Im a young 63 now.. ;)-~

@realreally5927 4 года назад

Ok....just to let companies know, if you interupt a video im watching i will make it a point not to buy,shop, or even consider purchase of your product(s)

@SupraphonicsSurfCombo 4 года назад

They are super special. Love my 60's 5-watt Supro Tremo-Verb. No pedals. Just plug right in a go.

@muskymike1885 4 года назад

I'm still favorable to my 1955 Fender tweed delux thats been in the family since new

@avengedsevenfold249 Год назад

any thoughts on gibson scout/ gibson discoverer? it's a slightly bigger but supposed to be similar to the skylark. plus the scout has reverb

@katumbalrocks 4 года назад

I wish I could be friends with Dave Onorato...hahahaha

@Rooster7six 4 года назад

Why you gotta give me more GAS! Just bought an AMW 39 from Righteous! Ya killin me!

@glennpace9783 4 года назад

The price just went up on Reverb...

@alanekland2777 4 года назад

I used to have one of these amps back in the day. Hate that mom sold it when I went to live with my dad as a child.. Ha! Memories!! So Rhett, love your channel, here's a band name: Topaz toupe`, or Punky and the Short Circuits - Cheers mate!! Alan Ekland

@ericcarpenter3263 4 года назад

If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times... always trust someone in an MC-5 t-shirt... even if it’s Dave. Congrats, that little amp is gonna rock your studio for a very long time. Oh, and before I forget, you are truly ballsy, if you keep putting that blue Novo in videos, Dennis is gonna remember you have it and demand it back. Btw. Got my shirt from the last show today, just waiting on the poster and some frames I bought and all 4 will be hanging in my little guitar office. Much love from Tulsa.

@steveflynn8311 4 года назад

Instantly I know the dude you bought the amp from is cool because hes wearing an MC5 tshirt..say no more.

@ChristopherDowning 4 года назад

When I was teaching I had a student who had one of those Orange Crush 20s. Ha, those things just have one sound but its stonking good for $170. Yep if you're off the budget then a little Princeton is hard to beat. Then there's the old Gibson LAB series?

@ejmarti 4 года назад

Love small amps! Champs, Skylarks, Valco, Silvertone, so many good ones to choose from.

@8MinuteAxe 4 года назад

I remember borrowing my friends 59 strat and 59 bassman for a gig. Wasnt grounded properly. When I stepped to the mic to sing the first line of Hallelujah (I couldnt make this up) ZAP!! I was out cold. Got some nice vintage burns on my lip too! Excellent video Rhett. -Mark

@lueysixty-six7300 4 года назад

Dang, that was original? That "quick track" you just "put together" was smooth man...I'll pay that! Good job. 😎

@aaronbeverly4711 4 года назад

My dream of owning one of these is dead forever now after the price hike this video will cause :(

@frankdou4132 4 года назад

don't worry, most people that watch these videos forget about pretty soon. next week the must have amp is an old ampeg, or a new friedman, or whatever. there are thousands of small gibson (and other nice small) amps out there...

@aaronbeverly4711 4 года назад

@@frankdou4132 I hope you're right! These little amps have so much mojo I just know I have to have one someday. I really got my eye on a Gibson Scout.

@frankdou4132 4 года назад

@@aaronbeverly4711 the Scout GA 17RVT is great, it has tremolo AND reverb, just like my Gretsch 6152.

@gregbrenyo6518 4 года назад

I think the Fender Pro Junior IV is a great modern alternative. Gibson should have reissued something like this instead of what they were doing for the past however many years, which was driving the business into the ground. They could have remade the Epiphone version of this amp as well. Come on Gibson.....

@Bleats_Sinodai 3 года назад

It's an ECL82/6BM8 that this amp sports, not EL82. The ECL82/6BM8 is a triode-pentode tube. The triode is used for the tremolo. And in reality, this amp is more like a 3 Watt amp (at least that's the max output noted for single-ended in the ECL82 datasheets).

@CNCTEMATIC 4 года назад

Nice. I like the way the tremolo gets overpowered when the power valves saturate, then it comes back in. Classic tone! My favourite small amp is not quite in the same category, its a hybrid: the Fender Superchamp X2. Very versatile. It's models of small Fender amps are awesome. More convincing than anything digital I've heard.

@thomasdequincey5811 4 года назад

I don't know anything about amps, but I did like that dude's MC5 t-shirt.

@davidjonorato3554 4 года назад

Thanks!

@Umbrellas0 4 года назад

I laughed so hard on Dipped In Tone when you told Zach the price of this amp and he yelled at you to buy it. Sick amp brother.

@moptop5253 4 года назад

That sounds really good. I wonder what it would sound like with a The Depths 2 fuzz and a Gibson SG plugged in.

@danboylan2449 4 года назад

I actually own a 20 year old Gibson GA-15 RV. It is arguably my favorite amp of all time. Great video!

@jghillstudio1857 4 года назад

Big Dave makes the scene.....great video Rhett...

@robertmayne7484 4 года назад

Gibson amps are awesome man. I own a BR6 that is awesome for recording. Ry Cooder has been using a GA 50T live with a BF Vibroverb. If he’s using one you know that they’re great.

@SirJamez0 4 года назад

Don't sleep on the small amps, you'll hurt your back.

@splashesin8 4 года назад

It's Dave! :) I'm months behind in instagram! I do like little amps. I have a tiny one in my apartment and can get really nice bass sounds out of it. :)

@Dan-tp3py 4 года назад

HAHAHA! GC is good for one thing only; making deals, for actual quality gear, outside in the lot!

@michaelbast8250 4 года назад

I have been using my Swart Space Tone Jr. (5 W 8 inch speaker) with glorious reverb tank Live at church in a full band. Miced of course. There is something to driving your amp to the edge that is magical.

@JTMP12 8 месяцев назад

Gibson listened and delivered with the new Falcon amps!!

@clovergrass9439 4 месяца назад

Over priced by about a $1000.

@Herfinnur 4 года назад

5:10 The average American child must have an absolutely brobdingnagian lunchbox!

@TheChadPad 4 года назад

That package is danker than any drug dealer has dealt

@waynead754 4 года назад

I have a 1960 GA-79 (stereo- two 15 watt channels) that I've owned since the mis '60s. I still play it every day.

@josephcole9340 4 года назад

I saw this on the podcast and I knew it was going to go!

@MarkusvanAardtBusinessComm 4 года назад

Those Gibsons to me are among the ultimate +/- 20 watters out there. I'm Canadian so Vintage hardwired Traynor YGM 3's and 4's come close. Though they are cleaner with a different tone profile Markus

@MarkusvanAardtBusinessComm 4 года назад

Sorry in my previous post I referenced 20 watt amps. I realize this is way smaller

@rjb10101 4 года назад

Nice. Here in England I bought a 1953 radio amp. It has radio, and an aux imput for mic. It looks like it was installed in a factory for the radio and PA for the workers. It has the original handwired components and valves. It is the best sounding amp I have.

@Mr2greys 4 года назад

I have a 64 Blonde Bassman that I had to finally bring in for cap replacement never molested. I guess it is a bit weird as it is actually blackface with the new Fender logo just before they went full black. Yeah it's not low wattage but its mine, I paid 1800 for it in late 90s

@mb5o 4 года назад

VHT special 6 ultra. Low wattage, hand wired based on Fender Champ design, cheap and sounds great.

@therainrunner 4 года назад

Oh Man congrats! Skylark - my dream amp, recording beast, sounding massive! And this one mint condition... All the bests!

@factualverbage 8 месяцев назад

LOL....... looks like I'm a future traveler...... just noticed this was made in 2020...... ha ha The new "re-issue" falcons that aren't really re-issues at all , but a overpriced printed circuit board version made to superficially resemble the old ones, weren't out yet when this video was made......... looks like Gibson took your advice (sort of) by coming out with the re-issue Falcons but they are nothing like the originals inside......

@jordanpratt3821 6 месяцев назад

They aren't handwired?? Specs say they are. Would be pretty risky to lie about when it could so easily be disproven.

@clusterstudios 4 года назад

It's ok. Had one but found it boxy. Bought it for 300$. Sold it. The best 5 watt amp is the vintage Supro. Next is the tweed champ. then Blackface VibroChamp. Not a champ killer.

@droliver 4 года назад

Sounds great, but you can get something better built in the “Champ Killer” zone and fairly new from someone like Swart Amps with their Atomic Space Tone Jr for $700 range used. Vintage amps just too pricey and finicky (the tremolo issue)

@Not-Only-Reaper-Tutorials 4 года назад

Mid-rolls are really nasty, hatefull, spammy. They brake the enjoyment of the video.

@brianwalton2602 3 года назад

Gibson did bring back the low watt classic design a few years ago and it basically failed in the market...though I agree...this is what I want to see from Gibson, those old GAs are "gold" maybe the reason why they went with "Goldtone" when they tried to bring something "similar" back to the market. Though they need to tweak the circuit for an EL-84. Putting an amp on the market that takes an EL-82 or other "off" tube isn't a great idea from a marketing perspective.

@bourne1828 4 года назад

What's that guitar at 7:25? It's gorgeous.

@stevemorano9317 3 года назад

Who really needs guitar pedals! I love smaller amps for gigin too, (UK folk/country/blues artist) Enjoyed your post Rhett 🎸👍

@droobie_ 4 года назад

What was the riff you’re playing at around 5 mins? I can’t remember the name

@MCMFF1 4 года назад

Link Wray - Rumble

@MarinerEarendil 4 года назад

@Rhett Shull great video and lovely tone from the amp! But I fell in love with that green T-style guitar with the benders. Can you please tell me what it is? Thanks in advance :) Cheers from Greece

@strivingx67 4 года назад

Did I miss it? What was the price? I don't think he ever said, what is the deal with that? Why do people never say what they put out of pocket for a product? $100. $900? WTH?

@j_vo 4 года назад

Mc5 🙌

@derickdanker5637 4 года назад

I'm having1960 a tweed Gibson Skylark GA5 with a weber 8in alnico speaker. The amp uses a 6v6 and a 12ax7 tube. Warm and thick sounding amp.

@ant1sokolow 3 года назад

What's that blue Esquire/LP junior hybrid guitar?

@MrGuitarfreak132 3 года назад

It’s a new Novo model

@ant1sokolow 3 года назад

@@MrGuitarfreak132 Thank you.

@kellyjackson7889 4 года назад

HOLY SHIT YOU'RE RIGHT!! DUAL RECTIFIER 5150 TONES RIGHT THERE!! FUCKING HUGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOW WHERE'S MY ENGL I NEED TO PLAY SOME OLD SCHOOL AMERICANA AND ONLY A 100 WATT GAIN MONSTER WILL DO!!

@matteocot9673 4 года назад

Now reverb prices are gonna increase 😭😂

@DeSoulHCR 4 года назад

i could listen to you play guitar all day man. Your riffs are always so beautiful. Thanks for the content. BTW that amp is awesome.

@MrSandieman666 4 года назад

My favorite at the time is a pretty cheap 15 w Laney cub 212r, it screams and has great wide bass response, opens up and blooms like crazy when pushed.

@guitarman430 4 года назад

Don’t sell it. Keep it! I sold a similar sized old amped and I regret it. I’ll never sell my original 1964 princeton reverb “blackface”.

@sandrosadhukhan 4 года назад

That's really a great piece of kit.

@FlowtnWitWalden 2 года назад

Nah. Sorry guy, not feelin' it. Sold my Fender Musicmaster bass amp and don't think I'll ever go under 20 watts again. Now if you wanna hear a really good 20 watt amp plug an old Peavey Bravo into a 4x12 cabinet and crank it full volume. It's EL-84 heaven!

@TraneFrancks 4 года назад

Two Skylarks ... Hmmm. Lemme see ... What would Dan and Mick say? Oh, yeah. "Wet/Dry!" With the cabs placed reasonably close, you'll get a sympathetic bass response from the two cabs that will sound way bigger than 8" speakers. And the depth you'll get from the wet/dry will be astounding. Alas, for my small apartment, a DSL1CR on 0.1 Watts mode is as loud as I can get. Dimed on the clean channel with the Tele is a glorious thing, though. Haven't gotten evicted after several months, so I'm calling this a win.

@jffuntimehappyvideos3789 4 года назад

I think it sounds great. Some people are unaware that Jimmy Page recorded many huge-sounding rhythm tracks on the first Led Zep albums using a TELECASTER and a low-wattage Supro amp. I used to own a Gibson GA-6 which I sold because I'm an idiot.

@Finnvbot 4 года назад

Dave Yodarato

@Dutchluthier 3 года назад

Gibson brought the GA-5 out as a little Epiphone amp that was later also sold as a Harley Benton product by Thomann

@Grahambhuyan 4 года назад

You should check out the Gibson Falcon! My favorite Gibson amp personally

@michaelmassaro3483 2 года назад

Just found and bought a Skylark from my local Guitar Center. The thing is very clean and in great shape, but I'm getting a nasty 60-cycle hum which makes it basically unusable. Is there anything I can do about that? It still has the original 2-prong plug which I assume is the reason. Any ideas would be appreciated!

@davemassie3726 4 года назад

Nice Rhett, I have a 59 Century Epi/Gibson 12.5 Watts 12" Jenson, Tremolo, EF 86 in channel 2. Righteous tone machine!

@NoirL.A. Год назад

GIBSON actually made some truly great amps over the years ridiculously underrated but from what i understand they were not generally durable enough for the road and plus GIBSON just simply wasn't willing to do what was needed for proper promotion of its amplifier lines. especially alot of their 70's solid state amps were probably some of the best solid state amps you could get in the 60's and 70's but, again, GIBSON didn't promote enough and they were a little too delicate to take on the road.

@CA10Z 3 года назад

I tried to email you but it got complicated... I just picked up an old Fender Bronco. It needs a speaker and I ordered a Celestion TF0818 8". If you like I'll keep you informed....

@michaelmattson3515 3 года назад

Rumble & Shake it All Over are the first 2 songs I learned back in 5th grade from my brother on his 58 Les Paul Jr & Premiere twin 8 amp Widows Peak with Tremolo.He gave me the guitar & amp because he said I’m a natural. I still have the guitar but the amp.... well it died a horrible death down a flight of basement stairs. When I plugged it in it smoldered & sputtered. I was in 9th grade in 1971.I found another one in Houston but they won’t sell it. Really would like to have one again.

@TheToneLounge 4 года назад

I bought a 1966 GA-15RVT last year for $450 Canadian, all original, and it sounds great. It has a ton of headroom though, so nearly impossible to send into overdrive without pedals. Speaking of which, it takes pedals amazingly well.

@EricStPierre 4 года назад

Got a 80 year old Magnatone for less than $200 Canadian. With a simple solder that thing starting to sing. 6 Watts, and all the tubes have been out of production since the 60s. The replacement tubes I had to get were NOS surplus for US Navy Radar systems!

@timothyarnold6731 4 года назад

I have a more modern '90s GA30rvs, that I will never get rid of. But in the reissue plan you speak of don't forget the Gibson Maestro Rover Cab, good enough for Gilmour...

@El83Er 4 года назад

I'm pretty sure Gibson reissued the Les Paul Jr. amp (the one that's basically a PTP Champ circuit with different transformers) about a decade ago. Not sure how accurate historical accurate they were I think they Mojotone build them with hand wired boards, Carbon Comp resistors and Heyboer iron. I recall they didn't sell too well and they can be had used for a song nowadays. would love to try one.

@tomipuukko Год назад

”You’re not gonna be able to gig with this thing” and less than one minute later; ”Under a microphone these amps don’t sound like they look.” Why wouldn’t you be able to gig with it? Mic it up, some EQ and bluesy stuff. That’s it. Just because you think it’s not the best for live use, doesn’t mean that someone is not gonna be able to gig with it.

@andrewelstein4852 Год назад

Hi Rhett, knowing that you own both a 50s and a 60s GA5. Do you have a preference? I am looking for one now and can't decide which one. Is there any difference in tone with these amps? I believe the 50s may have an 8 inch speaker and the 60s has a 10 inch speaker?

@elcapitan83 Год назад

Hey Rhett, late to the party here. Great video and congrats on the Skylark. Love them old Gibbys. Did you ever get the tremolo issue sorted? If so, what was the fix?

@matthewtorossi616 2 года назад

im with you brother. I've got the early 60's skylark and early 70's fender super reverb in your video with rick.thanks for your videos

@elguarogozon1 3 года назад

Wow, that baby cries beautiful man, thanks for sharing. Do you have another video talking about Amp Heads? I'm considering to pre amp my guitar using a head and then go through the effects.

@createlovehappy 4 года назад

What price is fair for this amp? Was thinking of getting a Princeton reverb for that clean tone, edge of break up etc. but... it’s only for recording so maybe this would be better. It will be my only amp. Until...

@mwyatt222 3 года назад

Maybe a 10'' speaker like the eminence RF10c would be a good replacement for an old 8'' if Gibson were to revisit these?

@Rooster7six 3 года назад

I just had a 62 Skylark come in yesterday and the gain will not get close to that. It has some really old RCA tubes in it so this afternoon I’m going to swap some gold lion 12ax7s in the pre and see what that does. Amp still sounds great as is. It can get close to Rocky Mountain way breakup with my 59 ri

@toriandicapmond161 4 года назад

Ohhh shit.. those first chords and that fucking amplifier's sound. Taste. Side note, you are a gear collector, bro. Maybe not a glutton like say, Bonamassa, and that is a good thing, but a collector nonetheless.