Monday, 29 October 2012

1959 GIBSON GA-18T Tweed Tube Amp

 
 
For sale; a tweed Gibson Explorer 18T from 1959.  This is an amazing sounding amp from the sort-after Tweed era of Gibson amps.  As good as a fender at 1/3 of the price.  The amp is silent when idle and a tone monster when played.  Excellent construction, hand-wired, point to point.  Tremolo is not working though it starts for a second and then stops so it is likely an easy fix.  The Gibson tremolos from this era are known to be very lush, IMO far better than Fender's tremolo.  The 10 inch speaker has been upgraded to a Celestion Greenback (a really good fit for this amp) and the original speaker is included (though it has several rips in it).  Everything is original expect the logo which I am pretty sure is a reproduction. No rips in the grill cloth and the tweed covering is in excellent condition with some rubbing and discolouration. Serviced recently and there is no buzz, hiss, hum, etc..
 
$750
 
Seller is from Markham, ON
 

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