::Gabriel Sound Garage – Gabriel V33 Head ::



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Specs

  • Cathode biased 33w Class AB (4x EL84) push-pull
  • EF86 pentode AC15-ish channel (BRIGHT)
  • 12AX7 triode British crunch channel (NORMAL)
  • 5AR4 (GZ34) 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
  • 27 lbs weight

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Paul Riario of Guitar World Magazine gives an outstanding demo of the Gabriel V33 head and the slant 2×12″ speaker cabinet. The video demo appeared in the 2008 Holiday issue of the Guitar World magazine. Enjoy it.

Justin Ostrander, an exquisit session guitar player in Nashville, is demoing the Gabriel V33 2×12″ combo with several pedals. Gabriel amps are notorious for digesting the pedals extremely well without the need of a effect loop:

V33 watt Head

The latest but not least British-style class AB V33 watt comes out of our garage as a result of our customers requests who wanted a tad bit more power just enough to cover over that loud drummer or needing that extra bit of headroom for those clear and sparkly tones.

Guitar World PLATINUM AWARD for design & quality

Excelent tone bite, preserving that unmisteakable Gabriel V33 character with excellent note separation and extremely touch-sensitive dinamic response. Match it up with you favorite speaker cabinet design.

Comes loaded with the same delicious features as its younger brother, the V18. Available in 2×12″ COMBO format also.

Powered by 4x EL84 tubes

Characteristic to Class AB amplifiers, the 4x EL84 tubes deliver the much coveted Low-Gain 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.

Reviews [pdf]

Guitar World magazine review

Happy V33 Users

Justin Ostrander, Nashville: “I just moved to Nashville to play music full time. If the amp were lost or stolen, I would find a way to get another one. ” [read more]

Matt Campbell, guitarist for Leeland: “I use many other vintage amps all the time, and the V33 far exceeds the many of them in tone. It adds so much to the sound of our band that was not there before…”[read more]

DJ Lipscomb, currently on tour with Steven Curtis Chapman:: “I looked at BadCat, Matchless, Marshall, Bogner, and all of the high-end boutique amps but something about the V33 caught my attention…” [read more]
Watch DJ Lipscomb’s V33 Video Demo [10Mb]


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.
ROCK CLIP – two panned rhythm guitars + center gtr:
Bright channel settings:
* Gibson Les Paul ’60 RI: Cut 2, Gain 5, Tone 5.5, Vol 7.5, Contour F.
* Fender AVRI ’52 RI Tele w/ Fred Stuarts:: Cut 2, Gain 7, Tone 5.5, Vol 7.5, Contour F.
* Duesenberg Mike Campbell DTV: Cut 2, Gain 7, Tone 5.5, Vol 7.5, Contour F. Provided by Justin Ostrander
GAIN SWITCH CLIP – two guitars panned hard:
Bright channel settings:
* Fender ’52 AVRI Tele w/ Fred Stuart pickups: Cut 0, footswitch Gain (1) 4, footswitch Gain (2) 7.5, Tone 7, Vol 7, Contour F.
* Gibson SG ’61 RI: Cut 0, footswitch Gain (1) 3, footswitch Gain (2) 7, Tone 7, Vol 7, Contour F. Provided by Justin Ostrander
V33 RANDOM CLIP: Provided by Justin Ostrander

Bright channel settings: Cut 1, Gain 4, Tone 8.5, Vol 7, Contour D.
Guitar: Duesenberg Mike Campbell. Provided by Justin Ostrander
Bright channel settings: Cut 1, Gain 4, Tone 8.5, Vol 7, Contour D.
Guitar: Duesenberg Mike Campbell. Provided by Justin Ostrander