SOLD! - 1956 Gibson GA-5 Les Paul Junior Combo amp

Here's a cute little amp from the Gibson Golden Era that has had a rough life in its nearly 70 years of existence...

In the past the original 110Volt Power Transformer was replaced by a Hammond 370CX 230V Power Trafo. Pretty handy when bringing this thing to a gig but a shame nonetheless not keeping the original transformer. Also several caps and electronic parts were replaced (originals included), the POT was replaced (original 1956 POT included) and there are 2 drilled holes in the cabinet, 1 in the side and 1 in the back. Someone probably thought it was a good idea to have an extra hole to feed the power cable through. Last but not least the speaker is vintage, probably 1960 but not original to this amp.

Now that is out of the way, here's the good stuff. Classic vintage amps typically come with hefty price tags. It's counterpart the Fender Champ fetches about 2.500 to 3.000 Euro these days and a mint GA-5 amp sells for at least half of that. These little buggers are great for practicing at home, for recording in the studio, or for gigging when played through one of the high-quality PA's found in so many clubs, and they sure do have that vintage tweed cool factor. For the working musician, however, one problem presents itself. These amps are collectible, and collectability means higher prices.

But not this one. This might be the bargain deal you were looking for.

Given a little TLC you could either get it back to original spec or just leave it as is and play the living bejesus out of this thing. It is cool, sounds great, push it with a guitar with a bit more output and put an overdrive pedal in front and you're in ZZ Top territory. You could even spoon in a little bit bigger speaker to get more bottom end. That's the cool thing about this amp: you dont have to worry anymore about it being in museum collector grade condition. It's the stray dog, that barks every tune in the book!