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Topic: Joe's signature Category 5 amplifiers

Click on "signature" on the bottom tool bar. The page doesn't come up with a direct link on my computer.

http://www.category5amps.com/

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Re: Joe's signature Category 5 amplifiers

I had to inquire and find out if they would build me one that can get that tone in a grab and go 20 watt package with trem.  Love that plexi sound...that and the early tweed deluxe and blackface deluxe are my all time fav's.

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Re: Joe's signature Category 5 amplifiers

Oasis.Guitar wrote:

I had to inquire and find out if they would build me one that can get that tone in a grab and go 20 watt package with trem.  Love that plexi sound...that and the early tweed deluxe and blackface deluxe are my all time fav's.

Hi Oasis
Catagory 5 makes great gear. Contact Don Ritter I have purchased a few amps from him. Tell him Ron from Pelham N.H. told you to contact him. Also not shown on the Catagory web site is a new Joe Bonamassa signiture model. It is a Cat5 Joe Bonamassa Silver Jubilee type head. I real killer I am fotunate enough to own the 100w head and Don is building me a 50w combo model. From what I understand we will start to see Joe using the new Jub from Cat 5 sometime during his current US tour. I suspect sometime around the texas gigs since Cat 5 is located there. I also have the Joe B signiture 68 plexi as shown on the web site. If you want that marshall silver Jub sound but want a new head or simply can not find a Silver Jub because many do not want to part with them I would check out the above Joe B Silver Jub by Catagory 5.
Cheers Ron

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Re: Joe's signature Category 5 amplifiers

Pricing starts at $3250??? for Joe's Jub clone?

You can get a real Jub for that. hmm

Plus you can get the Ceriatone for 1/3 of that price.

Does this Cat 5 smoke the original AND the Ceriatone? Just looking for a value explanation here. I know hand-wiring labor gets expensive.

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5 Reply by cindyron (edited by cindyron 2011-10-31 12:21:57)

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Re: Joe's signature Category 5 amplifiers

NPB_EST.1979 wrote:

Pricing starts at $3250??? for Joe's Jub clone?

You can get a real Jub for that. hmm

Plus you can get the Ceriatone for 1/3 of that price.

Does this Cat 5 smoke the original AND the Ceriatone? Just looking for a value explanation here. I know hand-wiring labor gets expensive.

Hi NPB
As with most things it beauty is in the eye of the beholder in this case the ear. From what I have seen there are not any Jubilees out there to buy. Everyone is holding on to them. I have two Marshall silver Jub ( about $2800 each used) when I tested the Catagory 5 Joe B Jub side by side with the Marshall Silver Jub for me it sounded better to my ears. It was more response, articulate and more importantly had more tone possibilities. What I mean is not only was the overdrive channel more responsive but the ryh channel had more tonely adjustment with the addition of the saturation and level controls for that channel. I do not know how it compares to a Ceritone. I have never tried one. Are they the one's that you buy as a kit? Perhaps that's why there cheaper. Again like guitars it is really up to the user. So for me the new Catagory 5 from my vantage point and listining experience is better than the original Silver Jub. Since Joe will be receiving one in a few weeks for his tour hopefully he will chime in? I know he already mentioned that when he tried out the proto type he told Don that he was the first to come close to the silver jub sound.
Cheers Ron

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Re: Joe's signature Category 5 amplifiers

I saw a Jubilee about two years ago at Marksguitarloft for $1200

I waited one day and it was gone.
I think it was a forum member who got it, soo lucky..

If you see one and the price is good don't wait a second.

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Re: Joe's signature Category 5 amplifiers

AndreS wrote:

I saw a Jubilee about two years ago at Marksguitarloft for $1200

I waited one day and it was gone.
I think it was a forum member who got it, soo lucky..

If you see one and the price is good don't wait a second.

agree with that but you will not see it at that price any more
Cheers Ron

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8 Reply by macg1 (edited by macg1 2011-10-31 14:42:21)

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Re: Joe's signature Category 5 amplifiers

A SJ can be had for about 1800. Now, this is one of the reasons why I generally don't like signature gear;  there seems to be a giant price inflation when a popular name goes on the item.  Now, if people can afford it, want the gear, and can justify owning it, more power to them.  I don't do signature gear, unless of course it would be macg1 signature gear!  cool

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Re: Joe's signature Category 5 amplifiers

macg1 wrote:

A SJ can be had for about 1800. Now, this is one of the reasons why I generally don't like signature gear;  there seems to be a giant price inflation when a popular name goes on the item.  Now, if people can afford it, want the gear, and can justify owning it, more power to them.  I don't do signature gear, unless of course it would be

Thanks for the input I will have to start looking in Texas they must be cheaper there

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cindyron wrote:
macg1 wrote:

A SJ can be had for about 1800. Now, this is one of the reasons why I generally don't like signature gear;  there seems to be a giant price inflation when a popular name goes on the item.  Now, if people can afford it, want the gear, and can justify owning it, more power to them.  I don't do signature gear, unless of course it would be

Thanks for the input I will have to start looking in Texas they must be cheaper there

check ebay always.  a buddy of mine bought his for 1800 and sold it for 1500 not long ago. (yes he took a 300 dollar hit).

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Re: Joe's signature Category 5 amplifiers

macg1 wrote:
cindyron wrote:
macg1 wrote:

A SJ can be had for about 1800. Now, this is one of the reasons why I generally don't like signature gear;  there seems to be a giant price inflation when a popular name goes on the item.  Now, if people can afford it, want the gear, and can justify owning it, more power to them.  I don't do signature gear, unless of course it would be

Thanks for the input I will have to start looking in Texas they must be cheaper there

check ebay always.  a buddy of mine bought his for 1800 and sold it for 1500 not long ago. (yes he took a 300 dollar hit).

sweet that is excellent
Cheers ron

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Re: Joe's signature Category 5 amplifiers

macg1 wrote:
cindyron wrote:
macg1 wrote:

A SJ can be had for about 1800. Now, this is one of the reasons why I generally don't like signature gear;  there seems to be a giant price inflation when a popular name goes on the item.  Now, if people can afford it, want the gear, and can justify owning it, more power to them.  I don't do signature gear, unless of course it would be

Thanks for the input I will have to start looking in Texas they must be cheaper there

check ebay always.  a buddy of mine bought his for 1800 and sold it for 1500 not long ago. (yes he took a 300 dollar hit).

hi ok I must have fat fingers I said that I had payed $2800 , 1800 to 2200 sounds more like it

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Re: Joe's signature Category 5 amplifiers

Theres a Jub half stack at Fatsound guitars now. Heard it Friday. They really get the magic at ear bleed levels, not great lower volume amps.

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Re: Joe's signature Category 5 amplifiers

Wow, I'd love to hear your rig!! big_smile



cindyron wrote:
NPB_EST.1979 wrote:

Pricing starts at $3250??? for Joe's Jub clone?

You can get a real Jub for that. hmm

Plus you can get the Ceriatone for 1/3 of that price.

Does this Cat 5 smoke the original AND the Ceriatone? Just looking for a value explanation here. I know hand-wiring labor gets expensive.

Hi NPB
As with most things it beauty is in the eye of the beholder in this case the ear. From what I have seen there are not any Jubilees out there to buy. Everyone is holding on to them. I have two Marshall silver Jub ( about $2800 each used) when I tested the Catagory 5 Joe B Jub side by side with the Marshall Silver Jub for me it sounded better to my ears. It was more response, articulate and more importantly had more tone possibilities. What I mean is not only was the overdrive channel more responsive but the ryh channel had more tonely adjustment with the addition of the saturation and level controls for that channel. I do not know how it compares to a Ceritone. I have never tried one. Are they the one's that you buy as a kit? Perhaps that's why there cheaper. Again like guitars it is really up to the user. So for me the new Catagory 5 from my vantage point and listining experience is better than the original Silver Jub. Since Joe will be receiving one in a few weeks for his tour hopefully he will chime in? I know he already mentioned that when he tried out the proto type he told Don that he was the first to come close to the silver jub sound.
Cheers Ron