• From: Detroit
  • Registered: 2006-06-02
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Topic: Gibson Goldtone amps?

Anybody have experience with these? They have some pretty good ratings...  hmm
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/document?doc_id=82020

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  • Registered: 2006-06-30
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Re: Gibson Goldtone amps?

NPB_EST.1979 wrote:

Anybody have experience with these? They have some pretty good ratings...  hmm
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/document?doc_id=82020

I played through a Green-tolex Trace Elliot years ago...I think this is where Gibson got their design for these amps...& is the Chassis on the Gibson's made in China as well?

I thought I read someplace Gibson was making their Chassis over there to save some money....what else is new huh!

If I had to chose between the Gibson & the Trace...I'd take the vintage-olderTrace Elliot.

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  • From: N.Wales, UK
  • Registered: 2009-03-06
  • Posts: 2,183

Re: Gibson Goldtone amps?

airportdon wrote:
NPB_EST.1979 wrote:

Anybody have experience with these? They have some pretty good ratings...  hmm
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/document?doc_id=82020

I played through a Green-tolex Trace Elliot years ago...I think this is where Gibson got their design for these amps...& is the Chassis on the Gibson's made in China as well?

I thought I read someplace Gibson was making their Chassis over there to save some money....what else is new huh!

If I had to chose between the Gibson & the Trace...I'd take the vintage-olderTrace Elliot.

The old T.E Velocette models became the first Goldtones...pretty sure an extension of T.E custom shop when they were bought by Gibson - again...like Peavey buying things such as Budda...it all goes tits up!

There are so many better amps out there...without the name of course...even the RedBears are better.

  • From: North Carolina
  • Registered: 2008-10-26
  • Posts: 2,926

Re: Gibson Goldtone amps?

I thought they quit making these a few years back.  Joe Perry endoresed them for a while.  Never had any experience with them but they were about $1000 for a 2-12 combo 10 years ago when I saw them.  I passed because I was pretty much a snob if it didn't say Fender or Marshall on itl.  I've since mended my ways.

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