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Need Help: Gibson GA-5T Skylark Crestline: low volume, modulated distortion & more
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Gina Veesaert
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." ~Thomas Edison
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Originally posted by AmpGal View PostThis amp barely amps at 3, doesn't kick in until between 5 & 6 and doesn't seem to amplify in as steep a curve from 6-10 as the other amps I've heard. Thoughts?This isn't the future I signed up for.
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Personally, as long as it "gets there" at "10", I'd prefer it to say the newer Fenders (Blues Deluxe and the like) that are already loud as hell at "2" or "3" and then don't do much after that. It makes it easier to control the volume. Without actually hearing the amp, it's hard to tell if it indeed has an issue or just works that way. This amp isn't going to be "ear melting" loud and IMO, most of the little Gibbys I've played sound best dimed or close to it."I took a photo of my ohm meter... It didn't help." Enzo 8/20/22
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I think it sounds great at 10; it's clean with very little breakup. I do have 500k audio pots from RS Guitarworks that I use in guitars. It's only three solder points, so I may just swap one in and see if it works differently than the original. We can always sell it as a bedroom amp. Haha
I think I'm going to start taking short before and after audio recordings if I can bug my husband to play for me. I never learned, but it's on my bucket list.Gina Veesaert
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." ~Thomas Edison
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Is your axe fitted with single coils or humbuckers? That will make a difference, also, as humbuckers are generally quite a bit hotter. By my recollection, the last time I played through one of these, I could get a good amount of breakup at "10". It wasn't like a "metal" distortion, but more like a blues type breakup with hard picking. I think I was using Seymour Duncan Hot Rails at the time, which are pretty hot pickups."I took a photo of my ohm meter... It didn't help." Enzo 8/20/22
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Originally posted by gui_tarzan View PostI think it's very cool that you do this. I don't personally know any women that would handle a soldering iron much less try something like this. Kudos!Gina Veesaert
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." ~Thomas Edison
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Originally posted by The Dude View PostIs your axe fitted with single coils or humbuckers? That will make a difference, also, as humbuckers are generally quite a bit hotter. By my recollection, the last time I played through one of these, I could get a good amount of breakup at "10". It wasn't like a "metal" distortion, but more like a blues type breakup with hard picking. I think I was using Seymour Duncan Hot Rails at the time, which are pretty hot pickups.
Hubby says he was playing tele single coils. He's going to grab one with humbuckers in it and said thanks for the thought! It does have the same bluesy distortion you're talking about. Starts upwards of 8-9. Now it never gets to that nastiness we were hearing before, though.Gina Veesaert
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." ~Thomas Edison
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Originally posted by AmpGal View PostHubby says he was playing tele single coils. He's going to grab one with humbuckers in it and said thanks for the thought! It does have the same bluesy distortion you're talking about. Starts upwards of 8-9. Now it never gets to that nastiness we were hearing before, though.
Oh, wow, man! Humbuckers make this sound like a whole different amp! It sounds amazing!! See, this is why I need to learn this stuff. I am so excited right now! Thank you guys so much!!
It came in before 3 and kicked in before 5, too. Interesting how it changed all that just because of the input signal.Gina Veesaert
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." ~Thomas Edison
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Originally posted by AmpGal View PostHubby says he was playing tele single coils. He's going to grab one with humbuckers in it and said thanks for the thought! It does have the same bluesy distortion you're talking about. Starts upwards of 8-9. Now it never gets to that nastiness we were hearing before, though.
Edit: Oh,.....you responded while I was typing. Good deal on the humbucker thing. Glad you are happy with the amp!"I took a photo of my ohm meter... It didn't help." Enzo 8/20/22
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Sounds like it's working good now, congrats!
Did the power tube cathodes come up to vicinity of 16V ?Originally posted by EnzoI have a sign in my shop that says, "Never think up reasons not to check something."
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Originally posted by g1 View PostSounds like it's working good now, congrats!
Did the power tube cathodes come up to vicinity of 16V ?Gina Veesaert
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." ~Thomas Edison
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Just my $.02,
What makes those little Gibson amps special is their input sensitivity. Great little blues amp. To clean them up, just turn the guitar volume down a bit or pick softer. For a nice bluesy type distortion, just crank up the guitar volume and/or pick a little harder. It's real easy to get different sounds with only slight changes in picking technique."I took a photo of my ohm meter... It didn't help." Enzo 8/20/22
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