In guitar amps, we always battle the signal-to-noise ratio. Of course we could never have the ideal guitar amp in this life because we are limited by the components we use that will dictate the final guitar tone and noise. And to be honest we don’t even need to push for a complete noiseless amp otherwise we would slide into the Hi-Fi zone and that’s NOT a field for tube guitar amps.
Justin Ostrander is an avid user of the Gabriel guitar amps. He is an active musician in the Nashville music scene, gigging with names like Mandisa, Whitney Duncan, Tammy Trent, SonicFLOOD, Julianne Hough, Aaron Shust, Shannon Brown, and with many others.
In this Gabriel V33 Guitar Combo Amp (2×12″) demo he demonstrates the versatility of using the amp plugged direct in as well as with numerous guitar effects.
With the price hike in boutique guitar tube amps, (and rightly so since, depending on the components quality that go into the construction the initial costs can add up very quickly), there seems to be a tone-void gap between solid-state easily accessible (cheap) and the high end tube amps out there.
So, what will you do, if you are a serious guitar player but have no cash to spend on one (two or three) of the big name tube guitar amp?
Going further with our guitar tube amp building! Here I will show you the simple trick I use to wire the front controls. Nothing complicated. You will see the way I solder the ground buss I use for all preamp connections that are kept separate from the power amp and power supply stage ground connections.
Please make sure you give the videos a 5-start rating, and comment, ask questions, etc. I am glad to answer. Thank you and enjoy the guitar amplifier cooking show!
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