Geamp1W, 1W on 4 ohm. All germanium power amp.
Tone and drive
Effects of the tone control : 4 settings to play a white soul riff.
Weber 10-inch speaker, bass reflex boxed.
Level is set near crunch level…
Archtop guitar, neck pick up, almost full volume.
Tone @ 09:00 (vintage) ; Tone @ 12:00 (flat) ; Tone @ 13:00 ; Tone @ 15:00 (Fenderish).
Effects of the tone control : an old picking style tune. (3 samples)
Weber 8-inch speaker, semi-open cabinet.
Level is set just just under crunch level, unless heavy played notes…
Strato-like guitar, center + bridge pick-ups.
Tone @ 09:00 (vintage) ; Tone @ 13:00 (slight bright) ; Tone @ 14:00 (classic bright).
Overdrive by power chords : a boogie woogie in the style of the 40s
Weber 8-inch speaker, semi-open cabinet.
Level is set to get a generous and meaty saturation. Tone @ 12:00 (flat).
Archtop guitar, neck pickup. Downed treble and full volume.
(In case of low output level guitars, you’ll get an analog drive using the “brown”preset ) …
Tone and style
Little bluesy improvisation
Weber 8-inch speaker, semi-open cabinet.
Level is set near crunch level… Tone @ 14:00 (classic bright)
Archtop guitar, neck and bridge pickups together, withheld and contrasted playing.
Picking country blues guitar
Weber 8-inch speaker, semi-open cabinet.
Level is set just under crunch level, unless heavy played notes. Tone @ 13:00 (slight bright)
Archtop guitar, neck and bridge pickups together.
An heavy stuff in B
Weber 10-inch speaker, bass reflex boxed.
Level set to get crunch without jamming the sound. Tone @ 12:00 (flat).
Archtop guitar, neck pickup, almost full volume.
Technical datas
GeAmp1W , creamy option, 9V powered, 0,8W RMS output power.
Would overdrive easier with 7,5V, would have more headroom with 12V.
Speakers :
Weber CVC8, 8″. Boxed in a small semi-open cabinet (from an old Danelectro®).
Weber F10-150T, 10″. Bass reflex boxed (the cabinet I use when playing in clubs).
SM58 Shure mike, closely placed and almost towards the center.
A bit or more of Holly Grail® reverb, just for pleasure.
Strato-like guitar, cheap model, but re-equipped with texan Rio Grande® pickups.
Archtop Guild F160. Original pickups.