Epiphone Galaxie 10 Combo

It's your basic no-frills tube amp. Got it from MF at a closeout price to use as a practice amp. Out of the box, not bad at all.

As a little tube amp, it sounds marvelous. A 50th Anniversary American Strat sounds great, and a Les Paul with humbuckers sounds very nice too. It's not noisy at all -- just a little hum from the single coils on the Strat, but that's to be expected, eh?

It likes my chorus pedal just fine.

This is not a Marshall stack, so I did not expect to get that type of sound out of a little box. It's just a simple tube amp. As such, it delivers.

Seems to be well built all the way around. What can a person expect for $130?

Don't know. Hope I don't have to find out, but I'm not too worried.

I own tons of stuff. I used to have an Elektar 10 that I liked, but I gave it to a friend a long time ago. It had an 8" speaker, but it also had a speaker out jack, and I plugged it into a cab with a couple of 12s, and it sounded MUCH bigger. The 10" speaker in this amp is holding it back. I'll probably figure out a way to send the output from this to another cab at some point.

Overall, considering the price, I consider this a winner. Perfect little practice amp -- and more.

Basic class A, like all the above. I recently built a new cab, put in a 12" speaker and did a 3rd tube swap. I now have a BEAST! It does sweet Country Clean, AWESOME blues and classic rock now. I regularly play at a blues jam with some very good players, and when I first got the amp stock, I was basically blown off the stage. The little 10" speaker didnt move enough air to be heard out front over the band. I've owned enough amps to know this was a wolf in sheeps clothing, and I was determined to build the smallest cab possible to house the amp & a 12" speaker. I did, and boy am I happy now!

I built a new cab with a 12" Eminence Cannabis Rex speaker. The very efficient(102 db) speaker makes the amp now loud enough for use with a full band. I have a GT mullard 12AX7 now, mostly because it seems to give the amp the loudest clean tone it can muster. Tried JJ, Sovtek, etc, each sounded different. JJ gave the most overdrive, but not enough clean for me. On most guitars(LP, ES-335, Tele), it stays clean up to about the 6-7 range on the gain, then starts breaking up nicely. I can get country clean, blues crunch or rockin' out sustain. Not metal, but then there's pedals for that. The amp is dead quiet.

I recently got a Sovtek 6L6 WXT+, supposedly a copy of the RCA Black Plate, Sounds killer. Tried JJ & stock sovtek power tubes, JJ sounded good a low volumes, didnt cut it turned up, stock Sovtek was good, but the WXT+ is better, smoother, louder, better presence.

I agree with the guy who said the tone controls have limited effect. Just enough to give what you need, but not much more. EQ pedal might do more if you need it. These are great practice amps stock, but BETTER project amps. This little bugger sounds AWESOME now. Even though I bought one new and returned it for lack of volume, I bought one 3 months later used. In the back of my mind I knew it could be very cool, and I was right.

I have used it for a dozen 3 hour gigs, and left it on overnight by accident. So far, so good. It's a pretty simple beast, and only has 2 tubes, so you can afford to experiment with different tubes for tone.

At the price they cost used, I'd just buy another used. Probably cheaper than a tech. Couldnt get a manual on line. now discontinued.

Been playing 30+ years, have owned many amps. I currently have a Peavey Classic 30, my main amp, and a Galaxie 25 as a back up. The Galaxie 10 kicks ass now. Everyone who hears & sees it is blown away by the tone, and I must brag here, the looks. It looks like an old radio. I use a Boss Reverb pedal and an old DOD delay with it, and it rivals ANY amp I have come up against for tone. E-mail me for pics & details.

Class A design, 12AX7 and 6L6 tube....Treble, mid, bass, volume, gain, power on, standby.....the standby is great and at this price point, I'm glad they included it. The tone controls are almost worthless. Regardless of how much variation, most all settings still sound the same. You really need to set things at 0 or 10 to be able to hear any difference. Like others, a reverb would be nice. The 10 watts is just about right. You can easily crank it up in the bedroom. A few extra watts would have been nice (15-20).

Great sounds for clean. Capable of some blues tones as well as Pop and some rock. Unit is extremely quiet. Like others, I do notice some breakup when turning the Gain knob past 8. Even with a tube change (JJ 12AX7 and 6L6). I think some of that odd breakup sound might be the speaker. I'm planning on changing that out, probably to a Weber like some have mentioned. I haven't looked it over fully, but I think it might be possible to load in a 12". I may even modify mine so that I can plug in an external cabinet as I've never been a huge fan of the sound from open back cabinets. Probably build an enclosed 1x10 or 1x12.

The tube change (especially the power amp tube) made a substantial change. The sound is much fuller. More bottom end. Nice round tone to it.

Tough to say. I've only had it for a few weeks. It seems like it would be as reliable as most any other unit as long as you don't bang it around.

Don't know...

For the money, it's a much better amp than a lot of similar amps in this price range. I've run various pedals through it and they all sound pretty good. Turn the gain up to 7 and throw on an overdrive pedal and you can get some nice, heavy distortion out of it. Kind of like a Marshall lite. If it were lost or stolen, would I get another.....? Tough question as I've probably got more gear than I need. I'd probably try to pick up a used one in that case, although I'd probably only save about $50 after shipping.

Simple layout, might have been a nice amp if packed properly for shipping. As so many of you I ordered from MF. When it arrived today the box looked like it had traveled under the truck. The packaging consisted of the amp in a clear garbage bag then stuck in the box. The back panel was broke in two places at the rear ports. The guts of the amp were hanging down at an angle. I have aready arranged to have it returned and replaced with a valve junior.

Can't say, arrived un-usable

Again, can't say.

Haven't dealt with Epiphone.

Been playing semi pro/some studio work for about 20 years. I play mainly an american strat, american tele or USA Wolfgang Standard all loaded with active EMG's. Main amp is a dis-continued Peavey Prowler all tube 40 watt combo 12" open back on top af a 12" closed back ext. cab both loaded with Peavey Sheffields ,which I love, driven by a BOSS GT6.

Tube 10 Watt combo in blue tolex. There is a gain knob and three eq knobs. The features are enough for me. I don't like the cheap reverbs that are on amps under $300, so I am glad there is not one on this Epi.
I don't like recording out or effects loops either. The features on this are perfect for what it is: a small recording or practice amp.

I am playing a Telecaster custom with two humbuckers. The sound of the tubes are amazing. I owned a Blues Jr. before this and it was too loud and the reverb broke within the first week. I also had a Roland Cube 30 and let me tell you, nothing compares to tubes! Nothing. The clean sounds are great and the eq's allow you to sculpt your tone perfectly. With gain at about 3 o'clock or so you can get warm overdrive (not distortion). Honestly, I think if you want distortion you should get a pedal. The tubes in this will provide a bit of smooth overdrive but not any sort of heavy metal or Marshall sound. I don't mind the sound of the stock tubes. Maybe I am just not expecting as much as the other people...

I use it for practice and recording and it does fine for both. It seems to be built really well. Compared to the Blues Jr. I had, this Epiphone is superior in craftsmanship, looks and reliability.

Never dealt with them.

I have been playing for three years, electric and acoustic. I also record a great deal. I would definitely buy this again. I love the way it sounds and the way it looks. I think the tube sound is the only way to go. I hate solid state now that I have compared tubes to solid state amps.

We all know the features by now. Class A all tube 10 watts no reverb blah blah blah. And just like everybody else has said, reverb and an external speaker jack would be swell, but hey... it was affordable! I bought the amp about a year ago on music123.com who gave me free shipping. I really wanted to give it a fair shake before reviewing it on here.

I use mostly four different guitars with this amp: a Carvin AE-185, an Agile Les Paul Goldtop with ceramic P-90's, a Squier Standard Straocaster upgraded with all Carvin pickups and elctronics, and a Johnson "Vegas" hollowbody jazzbox. I've been in an oldies band for sometime and had learned the joys of vintage tone. I run them all through a Digitech RP-7 (that's the one with the 12ax7 tube in the preamp) but I usually have everything in it bypassed except for the compressor and the reverb. For leads I'll turn on a slight boost with its preamp so... kind of like one would use an old Tube Screamer. Our lead guitarist uses a 70's Fender Princeton which, as we all know, has tone to die for. Unfortunately, I couldn't afford a vintage Fender. When I discovered this thing in Musician's Friend and then read mostly positive reviews over here it seemed like a good way to go.

Like most of you, I discovered that out of the box the thing had tone but it was SHRILL! I read all ther reviews in here again and finally decided to take the advice of the guy who said that swapping the tubes for the JJ/Tesla ECC 83 S and the 6L6 GC was the best way to warm it up. I made the swap and he was right. It still doesn't sound like a vintage Fender, but it has a very useable tone that's all its own. I really like it now. The more I use it, the more I like it. That must have something to do with the tubes and the speaker breaking in.

A lot of people on here make clamis about how much better it sounds after swapping the speaker as well. So, I recently tried it with the Jensen in my brother's Princeton. The differences were negligible. The Celestion Tube 10 is a very fine speaker once broken in. No need to swap it in my opinion.

As expected, the amp has some noise (it IS a tube amp, after all), but nothing annoying.

Tip: for nice clean sounds leave the Volume at 9 and control your level with the gain knob... taking it as high as you can go without breaking up. All tube power amps wimpy at low volumes and that's a great way to get the most out of that 6L6 tube.

I've used the thing on all my gigs in the past year without any backup. I've had no problems.

When I took it out of the box, brank spanking new, the face plate was a bit marred... one small gouge and fine scratches around all the volume knobs like someone had lightly cleaned it with steel wool. Everything else (speaker grill, tolex, etc.) looked great. Very cool retro vibe about the thing (mine is the black one...music123.com didn't carry the blue one).

When I was on the phone with Music123 the guy asked me if I wanted to purchase an extended warranty. I asked, "How long is the manufacturer's warranty?" He said, "Lemme look"... long pause while he looked it up... "um... lifetime?" Of course I turned down the extended warranty. :) The amp has never given me any grief. I don't know what dealing with customer service for it would be like.

I've been playing guitar for 28 years now (eek!). My only other amp that I currently own is a 70's Peavey Pacer. It has it's uses, but vintage tone isn't one of them, y'know?

While I really like this amp, and would really reccommend it, especially now that it's used and tends to go for only $110 on eBay, if it were stolen I think I'd save up for something else... prehaps a Carvin Vintage 16. Now... this is a fantastic amp for $110, especially once you've got good tubes in it. I think it was a great deal new for $200. I can't think of anything that can beat it in its price range. We all just tend to continually dream of upgrading, don't we?

Its as simple as a tube amp can get bare bones no need for more features

Im really surprised at the sounds this amp is capable of after seeing one at a local pawnshop and then reading the reviews here I went back and pickd it up not expecting much but it sounded smooth clean tunil you crank it up so I did the tube change that seems imperative based on these reviews and my own experience and you know what? it sounds better than my blues jr which says alot because I love that little BJ and used to use it all the time the cleans are much more smooth and this amp has more sag if thats what you are in to than any other small combo ive played even the much more expensive one great little amp that seems to be the real sleeper of our times I also ahev a podXT for recording and a marshall AVT that was not worth half the money I paid for it I can say for sure the cleans on the epiphone galaxie 10 are much more real and alive than anything on the pod the blues jr and dfinately the marshall ATV

no opinion because Ill have to wait see Ive had it for about a week and it seems pretty sturdy I hope it holds up because I really lovew it The cleans are something special compared to other amps in its class

Im giving it 8 after changing tubes I readr a speaker change is improves but I like it just the way it is Just changing tubes alone makes it a better sounding amp than my blues jr Ive had for a long time so this amp is worth ewvery penny I paid I wish it were not discontinued or Id get more

This is as simple as a tube amp can get, which is just fine if you don't need alot of bells and whistles getting in your way when playing.

The controls consist of Bass, Mids, Treble, Volume, and Gain. There is also a handy standby switch, and I think all tube amps would benifit greatly from this simple but effective feature. It can really save some life of those tubes by caressing them as it warms up, as opposed to just ramming it in like a just-released convict who had his first encouter as a free man

Like others have mentioned here its not the sweetest sounding amp in the world stock. But I took the advice of quite a few here and tried the tubes suggested. Man this amp really sounds good after a tube change. I have no idea how other tubes would sound but the popular JAN 5751 preamp tube and SED 6L6 power tube really make this amp sound like a true classic. Take note metalheads; you won't get any heavy crunch even at louder volumes. What you will get is a sweet sounding clean amp that rivals many expensive combos out there when it comes to a silky smooth clean tone. It does not have sparkle like a fender, more like a thick sweet clean sound that seems to be a perfect base for any style of music.

Cranked up you can get some nice blues grit. I think I am going to try adding an overdrive effect to my arsenal to get more crunch, but only if I can find one that does not change the sound of the tone I get out of it now. 'Nuff said

Don't know how it will take years of abuse but I was expecting something made cheaply and I was surprised to see that it seems like a sturdy amp on the inside. Have you ever seen the inside of a Blues Jr.? well this is constructed much better than that so we'll see how it goes

So far I have to give it good reviews. I picked it up at a pawnshop about 2 months ago. I was in the market for a smaller amp for recording and this does the trick. Don't be fooled into thinking that its some low life copy of a tube amp, its the real deal and has great tones inside if you take the time to put some better tubes in. I highly recommend putting different tubes in even before you turn it on the first time. And while we are on the subject you may want to give something with less output than a 12aX7 because the amp seems to like lower gain tubes.

I could see this used on classic albums where clean tones are primary like the Beatles or Stones. This amp is a perfect pair for my ol'Rick, seems like they were meant for each other. It was either a smaller tube combo or a multi effects pedal run through my small PA system but after trying a few of the hip pedals (podXT, tonelab) I decided to pursue real tubes and glad to say I did. It will not do as many tricks but that one trick it does is much better than any of the settings on those multis. I just got tired of lugging my 2x12 tube combo to practice and then not being able to really turn it up.

If it means anything to you, I have also started looking for more of these little Galaxie 10 amps since I found out they are discontinued. I know how history goes, an amp will hit the market by a not so big name company and people will stay away from it because of the name. Then it will become popular years later based on the simple tone that it gets when cranked. Remeber those Fender Champs? They were looked upon as cheap practice amps at the time but a few years went by and people started giving them the credit they deserved and as far as the one good tone these amps get, I think this is a much better sounding amp than the Champ even though it will not get that dirty when cranked

I bought this new from Musicians Friend. When I opened the box and removed the plastic, I found: 1) 7 (yes, seven) tears/rips in the Tolex, most around curves and stress points. The Tolex had actually separated from itself from being stretched too tightly. The smallest was maybe a half an inch, the biggest about 3 inches. 2) The back panel was loose; one of the interior cabinet pieces to which the panel was screwed had a stripped hole. 3)The piece of wood with the aforementioned stripped hole had been glued to the cabinet, but alas, crummy glue job, it had come off anyway. 4) One of the power tubes was laying loose in the bottom of the cabinet; I imagine it had been rattling around there for quite some time, in spite of the spring-type tube retainers. 5) Two of the (cheesy-thin-metal) corner protectors were dented. 6) The nice chrome control panel was deeply scratched, it looked as if someone took a crescent wrench to one of the pot shaft nuts. I never plugged it in. I called MF and requested a refund and shipped it back. I'll never know what it sounded like, and I don't care. You get what you pay for- if you're lucky.

Bought this amp from Musician's friend. One input, no effects loop, but hey, $199=tax/shipping.

I play my Gibson Blueshawk (single coil Blues 90s). More hum than ideal, but not that bad. If you turn the gain up it sounds like crap, and I've got a newly acquired Mullard 12at7 that I haven't tried yet, but I'm expecting good things from what I've read online. I play rhythm exclusively, and when you kill the mids and keep the treble low it sounds good miced. My other amp is a Music Man, which I still use on songs where I use my baritone guitar--wouldn't think of trying to get this little thing to handle that.

The first one failed immediately. I have my MM for a backup live.

I hear that Gibson/Epi aren't good on making good on lemons, but Musician's Friend sure is.

I have been playing for years, though only recently have I felt OK about calling myself a guitarist. I play several guitars, and other than my Blueshawk they are mostly cheapos. The reason I play them is because I've got them tuned to baritone and alto. I like this little amp, and while I still need to tote around my MM for baritone/backup, it does the trick for me. This is my first Class A amp, so I can't compare it to others in that category, but I've spent more on other amps and have been more dissatisfied afterward. The one drawback that I expeienced at our last show was that I got out in front of the monitors--hot-dogging it with the audience--and I got lost because I couldn't hear myself at all. Nobody else noticed because I did a good job compensating, but while it was happenning I felt pretty inadequate. If it were stolen or lost, I'd buy another, but if it failed I think I'd look into another 5W Class A amp instead, one that was hand wired and dependable. Tell you, though, if it weren't for my baritone, I'd be real-assed happy not to have to carry a heavy amp into a venue that has a good sound system. I'd rather carry extra weight devoted to sound reinforcement for vocals, since they almost never give me enough of that.