The guitar amp combo version of the famed V18 gives you the opportunity of having to go only once to your car to unload. The same Class “AB” British-style all tubed, hand wired, point-to-point, resurecting a well known tone but at a fraction of its original price.
Living in a cozy, beautiful enclosure, the Gabriel
V18 Guitar Amp Combo comes in a 2×12″ (57 lbs) or 1×12″ (40lbs) speaker configuration.
I decided to use exclusivly Celestion guitar speakers, precisely the Blue and the Greenback since they bring out that specific organic character I am after. Be that in a 2×12″ guitar amp combo combination using a Greenback and a AlNiCo Blue or a1x12″ using the AlNiCo Blue or the Greenback.
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EL84 tubes
Characteristic to Class AB amplifiers,the dual EL84 tubes deliver the much coveted overdrive wich is distinct from the “hi-gain” amps that have it formed in that preamp tubes instead. The result is a pure mud-free overdrive with its rich overtones (even-order) that gets fatter by every notch on the Volume dial.
“The V18 compares favorably or even exceeds the tone of the amps that inspired it…”
Bob Tekippe / Ward Meeker Vintage Guitar Magazine (March 2006)
Please note that these clips do not and cannot represent the amp’s tone accurately since there are so many variables that affect the recorded tone from the speaker cabinet to your computer speakers. These are here only to give you a hint of what the amp actually sounds like.
Fire – Full length studio recordings using the V18.
Provided by Kevin Paul (Stik)
Heard it through The Grapevine – Full length studio recordings using the V18w.
Provided by Kevin Paul (Stik)
Piece Of My Heart – Full length studio recordings using the V18w
Provided by Kevin Paul (Stik)
Somebody To Love – Full length studio recordings using the V18w
Provided by Kevin Paul (Stik)
Woodstock – Full length studio recordings using the V18w
Provided by Kevin Paul (Stik)
Bright channel settings: Cut 3, Gain 7.5, Tone 8, Vol 8, Contour F.
Guitar: Grosh Retro Classic Strat w/ Fralins, neck single coil.
Provided by Justin Ostrander
Bright channel settings: Cut 3, Gain 7.5, Tone 8, Vol 8, Contour F.
Guitar: Grosh Retro Classic Strat w/ Fralins, middle/bridge pickup combo.
Provided by Justin Ostrander
Guitar Volume Knob Demo on MARSHALLISH Channel.
Channel setting: Volume and Tone at 8.5.
Provided by Justin Ostrander
Bright Channel, Analog Delay. Channel settings: Cut 3, Gain 6, Tone 8, Vol 8, Contour F.
Guitar: Anderson Hollow T Classic. Provided by Justin Ostrander
Gain Switch Demo on Bright Channel. Channel settings: Cut 6, Gain switch between 2 and 8, Tone 6.5, Vol 8, Contour D. Here, I am using the Grosh Retro Classic strat set on the bridge pickup (Fralin Steel Pole 43). I am playing the same riff four times. I switch gain levels via the footswitch after each time through the riff. Provided by Justin Ostrander
Bright Channel Jangly Clean w/ Delay. Channel settings: Cut 6, Gain 4, Tone 6.5, Vol 8, Contour D. Guitar: Grosh Retro Classic set on middle/bridge pickup combo w/ some cool delay from my Line6 pedal. Provided by Justin Ostrander
Slapping on MARSHALLISH side. This is the Marshall side pretty much wide open with me slapping my Anderson Hollow T Classic. Channel settings: Gobs of gain here.
Provided by Justin Ostrander
Bright channel w/ RC Booster. Channel settings: Cut 6, Gain 3.25, Tone 8, Vol 7.5, Contour F. Guitar Anderson Hollow T Classic. Effect: RC Booster. Clean to very light OD boost pedal. Set on
fairly clean here; it’s just pushing the front end of the amp a little. GREAT tone. Inspired some noodling. Provided by Justin Ostrander
Bright channel w/ AC Booster. Channel settings: Cut 6, Gain 3.25, Tone 8, Vol 7.5, Contour F. Guitar: Anderson Hollow T Classic. Effect: AC Booster. Light to mid OD boost pedal. Gain on the pedal is set at about 3.5, but volume is just over unity. I’m using it more as an OD than a boost. Provided by Justin Ostrander
Bright channel w/ BB Preamp. Channel settings: Cut 6, Gain 3.25, Tone 8, Vol 7.5, Contour F. Guitar: Anderson Hollow T Classic. Effect: BB Preamp. Smooth OD pedal. Sounds great at all settings of the gain knob. Here, the gain is set at about 3 while the volume is at 2.5. Another great tone. Provided by Justin Ostrander
Guitar Solo w/ Backing Track on Bright side. Channel setting: Volume at noon. Cab: Germino 2×12 open back cab with reissue Greenbacks. Recording setting: Sennheiser 421mic, Mackie Onyx 400F recorder. Tyler got V18 #001!!!!!
Provided by Tyler Crow (thegearpage.net screename: cocheese).
