Gibson Vanguard Combo Amp. Vintage 1954 Made In Kalamazoo, MI. Expertly Serviced by Tom Hull of Hull Amps in Muskegon. 3 Frequency Parametric EQ with Treble Control – Great for Jazz or Classic Rock. Includes Leather Case/Cover (last pic). Condition Description: G – good condition, fully functional with no issues. Casing has been painted black and handle has been replaced. Missing back panel cover. Logo badge is a replacement. Works great, ready to use out of the box.
Powers on and plays but could definitely use maintenance (Cleaning, re-cap etc) to get the most out of it. Please see all photos and feel free to reach out with any questions.
Up for sale, a 1946 Gibson BR-1 combo amplifier in collector-grade condition and in perfect working order. This rare Gibson dates to the earliest days of guitar amplification, produced in limited quantities, with only a few hundred made between 1946-49. This particular iteration is also notable for featuring a green felt stenciled “G” on the aluminum grill, an extremely uncommon feature only seen on select few surviving amps and likely only used in first-year examples from’46. The BR-1 is arguably one of the most important amplifiers of the early days of rock and roll, and was the amp used by Danny Cedrone to record the iconic solo on Bill Haley & His Comets’ landmark Rock Around the Clock, the first rock and roll song to experience significant commercial success. This BR-1 pushes around 12 watts and offers distinct voicings via two Instrument inputs and a single Microphone input. The Microphone input is far and away the most aggressive, quickly pushing into fuzzy, sizzling breakup, while the Instrument inputs have more headroom and retain clean, warm sounds with a very pleasing chug that evokes the earliest days of rock and roll, particularly when paired with a set of single coils. The Tone knob has a limited sweep: rolling it off results in a slightly gentler, spongy sound, and when opening up the control this amp really starts to sing, with a full-bodied sound and just a touch of natural gain. Or, roll off the Tone and crank up the Volume for a thick wooly heft and roar similar to a classic fuzz box, particularly via the Microphone input. The amp retains the original transformer pair, and the power transformer dates to the 17th week of 1946. The original 12 field coil speaker is present, with the output transformer mounted to the speaker frame. There are only a couple modern capacitors in the preamp, and a three-prong power cord has been installed. The tube complement comprises a pair of JAN Philips 6L6WGB power tubes, a Tung-Sol 5U4GB rectifier, and an RCA 6J5 preamp tube. The amp retains its original smooth brown covering with only minor edge wear, and gold “Gibson” text is silkscreened on the top edge of the amp’s face. The perforated metal grill plate is extremely clean, retaining the green felt-stenciled “G” and original trio of brown Bakelite knobs. The original leather handle is also intact.
Vintage guitars + parts. “Jazz and Archtop Specialist”. This is a lot of 2 1960′s gray plate 12AY7 tubes. New old stock in their boxes. They are tested and matched. International Buyers – Please Note. Bringing you the best in vintage musical instrument restoration parts. We are case restoration experts. Clear crisp pictures that help you make the right decision. If you ever have a problem with your item please contact me within the next 48 hours of receiving it to allow me to work out a solution. We will always work to make sure you have what you need for the success of your project.
Vintage Gibson GA 5W Guitar Amplifier, in used pre owned condition this is Not a Tube Amplifier I’ve owned this Amp for 25 Years I used a bass guitar with it and it worked great back then but I don’t own a Guitar so I can’t fully test it but it still powers on the cabinet has cosmetic flaws around the edges. Please look closely at the pictures to judge the condition for yourself, if you have any questions please feel free to ask I’ll do my best to respond back thanks. NOTE: Many of the items I sell are vintage, used or new from estate sales other homes flea markets auctions etc. Please understand that they will not all be perfect and may have normal wear and smells from other homes. When possible, I clean each and every item to the best of my ability. I will disclose any flaws we see to the best of my ability, and I try very hard to describe items accurately as to condition and wear. I also provide many photos that we intend to be considered part of the description.
This is a vintage EA-33RVT Epiphone Galaxie tube amp from the early 1960s. It’s the same as a Gibson Scout but with an Epiphone badge. The amp is in very good condition, having been worked on by a well known professional amp tech. The original power cable has been replaced by a grounded cable. The tone-suck cap has been removed. It’s been recapped. The original wiring has been secured all around with very high quality work. The reverb tank has been replaced. The speaker has been replaced with a reissue Jenson alnico P10R 10-inch speaker. It as all its original transformers. It’s about 17-ish watts- Princeton/Deluxe territory. This thing sounds amazing. Comes with a new custom-made cover. This amplifier has a wonderful tone, with warm sparkle at low volume and full-out, raunchy overdrive at high volume. Tremolo and reverb are both awesome and unique sounding. The Swart Atomic Space Tone is based on this amp. I have too many amps and need to make room. You’re not going to get a better vintage tube amp sound at anywhere near this price.
1962 Gibson GA-77RVT Vanguard Vintage Tube Amp Head Parts Restore Part! This came from storage, It is in rough shape But maybe some good parts on it still. Has and Old foot pedal that’s attached also.
