Product: Davoli Davolino 10-watt
Price Paid: UNKNOWN
Submitted
10/02/2006
at
03:31am
by
cp
Features
:
6
I think this amp is late sixties, a friend give me free because he said : too much distortion.....
Ok 2 EL84, 2 other tube in preamp (Ecc82 and ...don't remeber), 1 Volume 1 Tone pot and a 10' Jensen Speaker..... two channels but i use only one the other is for a Mic for voice and the amp was ...without cabinet!
Later i built a cabinet for it and the speaker with the time break in 2 point so i change lately with a Eminence Private Jack 12'.
No reverb no tremolo nothing only amp and speaker.
I have seen a similar amp called Diavolino but with only 1 tube preamp.
Sound Quality
:
10
It can make only two sound: at low volume (until 3/4 pot) fender type and at full volume marshall type sound. I remember that here in Rome Davoli was a Marshall reseller ...... and the sound of this amp is very similar at marshall little combos...
It was noisy but i changed a cap in power section and now is "normal" noisy for a tube amp.
I use with a fender stratocaster. Before i change the speaker it had more velvet sound and with a hard drummer i had problem with volume, after with the Eminence it has more midrange and bass and i can play with a complete group without problem of volume (Eminence Private Jack has 101 dB!).
In summary it now at full vol. has "that" Hendrix sound!
Fantastic!
For a open gig it need microphone and P.A.
Reliability
:
6
Broken: speaker, 1 cap, and in 25 years about 10 tube...
For a serious gig i sure take a backup.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
The company is gone only a good technician can repair it.
Overall Rating
:
10
I play from 30 years and is the only amp that i play. I stolen i surely cannot find another and so i make a loan and buy a Mesa Boogie or a 18 Watt Marshall, these are the only amp with a similar sound.
I owned a Vox Ac30 (perhaps the wrong model but it had a orrible mushy sound coupled with my strat and was very heavy and not so loud..) a Peaveay Encore 65 (metallic sound, no good) a little Yamaha Va5 (good sound for home) i tried lots of other amps but i don't change it because it has "that", perfect for a strat, sound.