Hi, I purchased an old tube amp over the weekend. It appears to be made by Gibson (or by whoever was making Gibson's amps in the early '60's). It has Gibson-style knobs - black with chrome insert with a red pointer on each knob. The cosmetics look like Gibson/Epiphone from the early '60's. Top/rear controls. Three simple controls, volume/tone/speed. The amp has 4 tubes, two RCA 6EU7 and a pair of Mullard 6BQ5/EL84's. The tubes all have 1964 date codes. Solid state rectifier. It has a single Jensen 10" speaker.
Has anyone seen an amp like this? I've been playing/repairing/accumulating tube amps for about 30 years, I have never seen another one like it.
I know there was a Bell version of the Gibson GA79-RVT, but I don't think I've ever seen another Bell guitar amp.
All comments welcome, thanks, Brian
Has anyone seen an amp like this? I've been playing/repairing/accumulating tube amps for about 30 years, I have never seen another one like it.
I know there was a Bell version of the Gibson GA79-RVT, but I don't think I've ever seen another Bell guitar amp.
All comments welcome, thanks, Brian
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