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Specs

• Cathode biased 18w Class AB amplifier (2x EL84), push-pull
• EF86 pentode AC15-ish channel (BRIGHT)
• 12AX7 triode British crunch channel (NORMAL)
• EZ81 rectifier
• CONTOUR six position tone control
• Dual speaker output (parallel)
• 4,8 and 16 ohm speaker selector
• 120/220/240 VAC voltage selector
• 24″W x 7-1/2″H x 8″D dims
• 25 lbs weight

V18 watt head

The oh-so-craved and famous V18 watt head that created so many fans world-wide. As reviewed in the Vintage Guitar and Guitar Player magazines the Gabriel V18 stands out as a distinct British-style class AB all-tubed guitar amp for its characteristic tonal spectrum and unbelievable overdrive resurrected from the Golden Era of tone. No, it’s not cheap, but every penny is worth its value in this high-end amp.

Keeps you sane with juicy power tube tube overdrive at reasonable volumes. The Gabriel V18 amp has the fattest, richest, warmest, most organic tone you’ll find anywhere. Its flexibility lets you tailor the sound exactly as you want it, for each guitar you own.

“The V18 compares favorably or even exceeds the tone of the amps that inspired it…” Bob Tekippe / Ward Meeker Vintage Guitar Magazine (March 2006)

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Sound Bites

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.

(neck pickup)

(bridge pickup)

BRIGHT channel: Cut 6, Gain 8, Tone 5.5, Vol 4.5, Contour D
Guitar: ’52 Tele re-issue
Provided by Jonathan Shelton V18 owner.

BRIGHT channel settings: Cut 4, Gain 4, Tone 6, Vol 3. Guitar: PRS PRS Singlecut, Line6 DL4 delay: quarter note delay on the line 6 tape echo setting with the repeat being about equal in volume to the actual note played. Neil Greenhaw

(neck single coil)

(middle/bridge pickup combo)

Bright channel settings: Cut 3, Gain 7.5, Tone 8, Vol 8, Contour F.
Guitar: Grosh Retro Classic Strat w/ Fralins
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. 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

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.
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