Epiphone Galaxie 10 Combo

Excellent array of features for a 10 Watt, all tube practice amp. Treble, Mid and Bass knobs. Master and gain with standby and power switches. I could have settled for just a power switch and a reverb, but that would cost more, so bully.

Don't listin to the last poster - he apparently doesn't get it. A 10 watt guitar amp that costs $199 usually doesn't come with a lot of expectations. One of those is the ability to turn it full on and only get clean tones. Even the venerable Fender Champ can't do that. Humbucker guitars do tend to drive an amp, so I don't know what he's expecting. In fact, most of us buy this amp because it does break up so easily and warmly. It tends to be a bit bright and harsh if you're not careful with the EQ.

A minor complaint, there is some rattle. Also, one should replace the tubes with something more toneful. The stock tubes are chosen for their ability to withstand harsh treatment (As in shipment), not for their tone.

What more do you want. This thing is hard to complain about for $199 with it's nice breakup and smooth tone.

One channel
10" Celestion Tube 10 speaker
Class A tube (2 Sovtek tubes)
Gain knob, volume knob, 3 band EQ, standby switch, power switch


HOWEVER! NO SPEAKER OUT! Even the crappy little Electra Tube 10 or whatever has one. What a shame. The lack of reverb is understandable.

It actually has a very good clean sound. It can kind of get nice and swirly like Fenders. The slight break up tone is pretty good as well. Low to moderate overdrive is pretty good for SINGLE COIL GUITARS ONLY! If you plan on using a guitar with humbuckers with this amp, FORGET IT! Only get this amp if you plan on using a single coil guitar with it. You won't be able to get any clean sound at really any decent volume (even for low-level bedroom practice). At audible volume with a humbucker guitar, the tone will already be breaking up. Just beyond that, the tone will get ratty and the speaker will start to crap out. At high gain (high gain for this amp as in cranked...) with either a single coil or humbucker, you're better off with a solid state amp.

I thought the stock tubes (whatever Sovteks they are...can't remember), the tone seemed a little bright and a bit harsh. I switched them out for a JJ ECC83S (preamp) and a JJ 6L6 GC (poweramp). They seemed to warm the tone up a bit and smooth it out. Not that the stock clean tone was bad or anything. Keep the EQ low. For example, this is the EQ for my Tele:

Gain: 6
Volume: 10
Treble: 2
Mid: 4
Bass: 5

With that, the clean tone is very excellent. Turn up the gain just a tad to around 7 and hit the strings a bit harder, and you'll get some nice breakup...roll back the guitar volume and clean it up.

I plan on changing out the speaker for some Weber speaker. I'm not sure which one right now though. I'm hoping that the problem with humbucker guitars has to do mainly with the speaker rather than the circuit. I'm getting myself a nice Gibson Les Paul and hope to play it through this amp. A nice distortion pedal might also allow you to play with a humbucker guitar...unless it's the speaker. I'll try both of those eventually.

It seems to be holding up pretty well. Sometimes when I flip the the standby switch the amp makes a pop sound. No big deal though. The amp is easy to swap tubes as well, since the amp is self-biasing. Just pop the new tubes in, turn it on, and let is run for 10 minutes or so to let the amp bias the new tubes.

However, the speaker (I believe) seems to be hurting this amp a bunch. It sounds nice with single coils when clean and low overdrive, but anything else and it gets all ratty and crappy sounding.

Well, the whole website is just sales driven. The forums aren't that great of a help. I've gotten I think one response in the past 2 weeks about this speaker problem. That's including a message I left at the "Customer Service Forum". Not too great.

I really hate to give this amp a bad rating, since I like it for what can be done with it. Clean and with low breakup, this amp sounds fantastic. If you plan on playing clean stuff this amp is great. It'd make a great blues, country, softer rock PRACTICE amp. But I guess I just expect it to be able to use humbucker guitars with it and be able to crank the amp without it sounding like utter crap. Epiphone is a company that mostly makes HUMBUCKER EQUIPPED GUITARS!

2004 Epiphone Galaxie 10 Class A tube amp comes stock with Sovtek 12AX7 & 6L6 tubes. Black or Blue tolex covering(I chose Black), Retro E logo, flashy sparkle silver grill cloth, metal corner covers, rubber feet on the base of the amp for stability, volume knob, gain knob, trebel knob, mid knob, bass knob, on/off switch with red jewel light , stand-by switch, closed back cab, Celestion 10 in. speaker, grill on back of amp offers tube protection. The only thing missing on this little beast is reverb, but for the price...just go get yourself a nice reverb pedal. You'll have enough $$ left over after buying this amp, because this thing is modestly priced.

I've tested this Galaxie 10 with a 1993 Gibson Les Paul Custom, PRS CE24, and G&L George Fullerton strat. Using the Galaxie with the Les Paul- thick/rock sounding, but not modern high gain metal like Korn. It's more classic rock ala Mick Ronson & Ziggy era Bowie or Zeppelin. The low end tone that this amp has is perfectly acceptable for a 10 inch speaker. Some people in the other reviews expect too much from a small speaker. If you want a huge sound you should buy a huge stack with 2 4x12s, not a little combo amp like this. The Galaxie's stock Celestion speaker handles all 10 watts when it's turned up all the way quite nicely. Roll back the gain on the Galaxie, and you've got some sweet overdriven blues tones with the Les Paul.
G&L strat yielded nice clean tones, not Fender Twin clean, but very good. My preference leans towards warm/clean tones on any amp, instead of harsh, shrill, or brittle. This amp doesn't have built in reverb, so if you want to do your best Dick Dale(theme song from Pulp Fiction) impression, spring the few bucks for a reverb pedal.
Using the PRS CE24(my favorite), I was able to get a lot of the in between mid rangey tones out of this amp that I like, as well as pleasing low end. This amp had VERY little buzz, no more than any other good tube amp. The Galaxie is great for practice, jamming with friends, and recording. It gets plenty loud for a 10 watt amp, but if you wanted to play with a drummer, you'd have to mic it up & run it to the PA. This amp doesn't have a hundred different amp sounds and effects built in like so many of the modelling amps these days. It wasn't made to be a do it all amp. This Galaxie is a nod to vintage/retro 100% tube tone so rockers and blues players will be pleased.

I used to think that Epiphone products were sub par/ low-quality/ import junk, but in the past year, Epiphone's products have really won me over. This amp seems to be built extremely well for its price. I like the metal corner protecters and the fact that they even thought to put a little grill on the back of the amp for extra tube protection. I'm not sure what type of warranty this amp comes with, but I know that Epiphone's guitars come with LIFETIME warranties. I'm going to see if the Epiphone website has warranty info. for their amps. I can't make an exact statement as to this amp's reliability yet. I've had it for about 1 week, and it's worked wonderfully thus far.

Epiphone has a nice forum on their web site. Customer Service/Support there seems to be quite helpful too. There is also a tool on Epiphone's site that helps you to locate the nearest Epiphone service center, so if your guitar or amp is under warranty(even if it isn't) and needs repair you're good to go.

I've been playing guitar for 11-12 years. I own several electric guitars, several acoustics, a bass, and a drum set. I try to buy equipment that not only sounds great, but is also solid an reliable. I also usually favor made in the USA stuff, but there are exceptions(THE GALAXIE) This Epiphone is a well made and sweet sounding little tube amp for a modest price. I love its retro/vintage appearence. It even comes in 2 colors blue or black! I got this amp for recording and practice. It will be much easier to throw this little Galaxie 10 into the car, than my 80 something lb. Mesa Boogie 2x12. The only thing that this amp is missing that I kind of wish it had is reverb, but if you HAVE to have the reverb, either buy a pedal, or take a look at the Epiphone Galaxie 25. The Galaxie 25 has the reverb and a larger 12 inch speaker. I think that this is THE BEST TUBE AMP FOR UNDER $200 YOU CAN BUY. It shipped for FREE from Music123.com (their service was excellent by the way). I think I'm going to save up a little more money and buy a 2nd Galaxie 10 before they stop making them, only this time I'll get the blue one.

FEATURES HAVE BEEN LISTED AND I AGREE A SPEAKER OUT AND REVERB WOULD BE NICE. PRETTY MUCH A GOOD TUBE SOUND THAT YOU ADD EFFECTS TO. DOES HAVE 3 EQ AND A STANDBY SWITCH FOR SAVING TUBES- NICE! MAIN FEATURE IS REAL TUBE TONE!

I PLAY A FERNANDES DRAGONFLY PRO AND VARIOUS STRATS. THIS GUY SOUNDS GREAT WITH ALL GUITARS AND FX I TRIED. SUPRISINGLY LOW VOLUMES. TO JAM WITH YOU NEED TO BOOST QUITE A BIT. DISTORTION SOUND IS UGLY. CLEAN AND SLIGHT BREAK UP SOUNDS ARE GREAT. SET PRE TO 5, VOL AT 10, BASS AT 10, MID AT 5 AND TREB AT NO MORE THAN 3 FOR A VERSATILE SOUND AND ADD EFFECTS. I PUSH IT WITH MY GT-3 MULTI BOSS. THE CLEAN DOES'NT HAVE MUCH HEADROOM BUT WOW! WHAT A COOL SOUND BY PUSHING THE AMP TO NATURAL DIST! NEVER HAD A CHANCE TO HAVE THAT SOUND WITH ANY OTHER AMP. AWESOME FOR RECORDING! I DO USE IT AT BAND PRACTICE BUT I ALSO MIC IT SO I DON'T HAVE TO TOTALLY CRANK IT AND LOSE ABILITY TO HAVE A CLEAN TONE. THIS THING IS GREAT FUN, A TUBE AMP YOU CAN CARRY AROUND AND CRANK. LOOKS CLASSY. HAVE NOT MODDED BUT A NEW SPKR MIGHT GIVE MORE CLEAN HEADROOM? NOT SURE. AND MAYBE NEW TUBES WOULD MAKE AMP DIST BETTER AND AMP A LITTLE LOUDER.

SEEMS RELIABLE BUT IT IS CHEAP AND A TUBE AMP SO....NO I WOULD NEVER GIG W/O A BACKUP

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14 YEARS EXP. OWN A HOT ROD DEVILLE AND A MARSHALL 4X12 CAB THAT IS MY MAIN RIG, ALONG WITH BOSS PEDALS. AT 25 POUNDS, THIS IS GREAT FOR SMALL GIGS OR PRACTICE OR BEDROOM VOL PRACTICE WITH GREAT TONE. I WOULD GET ANOTHER IF LOST. LOVE THE GREAT TUBE TONE, NICE CAB. AND PRICE! SNAG ONE!

could use a speaker out. that much is just plain missing. for the price, i wouldn't expect an effects loop or reverb, but that would be nice, too.

don't bother plugging it in with stock speaker and tubes. go poke around Weber VST and see what's good for this amp; i had a good, modern 10" 8 Ohm speaker lying around, so I used that and it sounds great. I tried several 12AX7s and I like the russian EH the best. this amp is about the best bang-for-the-buck you are going to find. i prefer it to my big, expensive, name-brand amp for many situations, including recording. it has great sensitivity and just about any gain settinng. a real, classic fender is better, but try finding one of those for $130

so far so good. it is about the most demanding circuit for an amplifier, so you have to figure you're going to burn thru tubes, but if you understand that, it's as good as any. standby switch helps a lot in this category

i got some good info from their web forum, so i guess that's a positive support experience.

great for what it is. if you upgrade speaker and tubes, and keep a lot of spare tubes on hand, it's a gem. i wish they sold it as a head, but at this price point, i'm thinking nobody would be interested in that. oh, well - that's what wood tools are for...

Pretty simple gain,volume,3 tone controls. Each has a large impact on the tone. Would be nice to have a reverb. But you can alway hook up a pedal. Also a output would be nice for recording or going to another cabinet. I play and effects pedal through it and it sounds great. Also it is small and quite enough that I can use all the effects.
Also it is light enough to carry around for jams.

sound great! single coils are definetly louder than humbuckers.
I play blues and classic rock. I also play in a praise choir at church and have used it there, it is plently low for a basement or small gig.
Sounds best with the gain at or over 5 and the volume at or over 4
Has some hiss, but nothing bad. Quieter than my Fender.

Only have had it 3 weeks.
No problems yet.

No contact with customer support. no problems with the amp

It's a small amp, good for jamming with friends or a very intimate venue. I've been playing for over 25 years. I have two solid state amps (Fender and Crate) and this is a nice addition.
Defintely a a good value.

PURCHASED NEW IN FEBRUARY OF 2004, DON'T KNOW THE EXACT DATE MADE. 10" CELESTION "TUBE" SPEAKER, BASIC CONTROLS, NO REVERB, CLASSY LOOKING LITTLE CAB.

IT IS MY OPINION THAT THIS LITTLE BOX ROCKS. THE TONES ARE ACCURATE FOR THE GUITAR BEING USED AND WORKS PERFECT AT BEDROOM LEVELS. THE DISTORTION LEVEL HAS A GOOD RANGE AND THE SPEAKER DELIVERS A WARM TONE. I HAVE AN OLD PEAVEY STEREO CHORUS 210 THAT HAS A PRETTY GOOD SPRING REVERB TANK. I MIKE THE GALAXY, INPUT IT INTO THE 210 FOR REVERB AND TREMELO USES ONLY, WORKS GREAT AND THIS WAY IT GIVES ME A REALISTIC REVERB TONE WITHOUT EFFECTING THE ORIGINAL TONE COMING FROM THE GALAXY. I ALREADY HAVE JJ TUBE REPLACEMENTS BUT HAVE NOT PUT THEM IN YET. THE PRESENT SOVTEK TUBES BUZZ, CLICK AND SQUEEL WHEN RAN PAST 9. THERE IS A BASIC HUM AT ALL VOLUME LEVELS BUT IS ACCEPTABLE. I PLAY SINGLE COIL GUITARS AND LOVE THE TONE IT GIVES THEM.

EVERYTHING IS FINE SO FAR. I WOULD ALWAYS GIG WITH A BACK UP.

THE STORE IS GIVING ME A ONE YEAR WARRANTY (EXCEPT THE TUBES THEY ARE GIVING ME A 60 DAY WARRANTY) I HAVE NEVER CONVERSED WITH EPIPHONE CUSTOMER SERVICE

I'VE BEEN PLAYING FOR 10 YEARS, HAVE VARIOUS SINGLE COIL GUITARS - I LOVE THE SINGLE COIL TONE. IF I SEE ANOTHER ONE OF THESE AMPS AROUND I WILL PROB. GET ANOTHER JUST TO HAVE 2. HOWEVER I AM CURRENTLY THINKING OF GETTING A CARVIN CLASSIC 16 SO THAT I CAN MESS WITH IT LIKE SO MANY OTHERS HAVE. THE DAY THAT I BOUGHT THE GALAXY, I HAD THE MONEY AND DESIRE TO PURCHASE THE BAD CAT MINI CAT. WELL THE MINI CAT WAS NICE BUT DIDN'T REALLY SOUND ANY BETTER THAN THE GALAXY - THIS WAS A SIDE BY SIDE COMPARISON WITH A PRS GUITAR. AND IT SURE DIDN'T SOUND $450 BETTER!

Very simple 1 channel amp. Volume and Gain controls which control the power and pre-amp tubes, respectively. I really like the simplicity here. Between my instrument volume, amp volume and amp gain, there are a lot of combinations to be had.
The reverb is missed for sure. I heisted a Danelectro Slap Echo pedal from my brother and use it instead. The inclusion of this effect highlights the benefits of time based delay on thsi amp.
The tone stack is nice, though it's easy to "over-bass" the cabinet due to the driver size and cabinet construction.
Plenty of power for me, but I'm not gigging with it so I have no point of reference for that. For playing by myself or with a couple people it's great; compact size, high-volume tone at low-volume levels.

I play a mexican Strat with three single-coils. The amp opens up some tonal variation in the pickup selection which I had not found with my old solid state peavey. The neck bickup rings nicely, the bridge provides a nice country clunk.
This amp is great for good tone at low volume, as well as allowing you to alter the clean/dirty level of your tone with your hands. Played or picked softly it will be clean and bright, dig in and strum harder and you get a darker tone with some nice natural distortion.
Some people will surely miss having a dedicated dirty channel. I like being able to achieve moderate distortion with my hands and not my feet.

I have no idea. It's only a few months old and hasn't been moved, shaken, dropped or spilled on. Yet.
The simplicity of the design implies a certain level of reliability, but that remains to be seen.

Meh.
The technical information provided with this amp was sparse to say the least. The epiphone website is purely sales driven and no store in my area stocks epiphone amps.
I'm not optimistic, and this is one of the reasons I opted for the simpler 10 over the more complicated 25.

I've been playing for 8 years on and off. If this amp were lost I would want another, simply because it's an incredible value and perfect for my space/volume/tone requirements. I love the tone of this thing but I think it would prove hopelessly underpowered in a live setting. I've wanted an amp like this for some time and had looked at the Pignose G40, but this amp seems much more smooth and versatile than the pignose, which just Screams.
If you want a little amp that's fun to play and won't make any enemies amongst your family/neighbors, this is a good one.

the epiphone galaxie 10 tube amp is very cool. I channel, versatile,
it has enough power for small venues.

I like the gain knob; it is vital for me. I can get on the clean/gritty fence and get avery satisfactory tone. The middle knob actually performs like a good presence knob; but that's good.
However, I get buzz from 3-8 on the volume knob! that's the only complaint. I work around that fairly well. I can go to ten and back off the gain and it' clean without od. The distortion is a brutal as you want to get it.

I probably would useit in a small setting without a back-up. It is pretty new and hasn't broken down.

I own 6 amps; tube and solid state; playing over 30 years; I think I would replace it if lost etc; I would literally leap for joy if I didn't get the buzz (3-8 on volume knob) It's fun, it cuts through, good tone; wouldn't want it ifit didn't have the gain knob.Nice blue
tolex cover. chrome scratchs too easily,

$149 from Guitar Center for an all tube amp you got to be kiddin' me!! Gain, volume, bass, mid, treble, AND standby switch, plus cool little red jewel light. no reverb, so what, it's practice amp and my garage has reverb.

you can get a very nice jangle clean sound and a nice overdriven sound. There is a some peculiar compression going on as the sound seems to get a bit louder a few seconds after a strum when overdriven, but that's what i like about it. It's not Fender but is still very bright, and you need to be judicious with the eq. tried my Tele and Strat on it. The Tele sounded better cuz the pickups are hotter. Close mic'ed it sounded good when recording and was very quiet.

gigged with it the same day i bought it. Plugged my Guild D25 with fishman rare earth into my mojo vibe and into the amp, sounded great.

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been playing 20 years, my back breaker is a silverface fender twin and i needed something light for recording and small venues. This is perfect. I don't care about mods. Why buy as cheap amp and then spend sh!tloads of money modding it?? If it don't sound good out of the box you have a problem. For a 10w all tube amp this is unbelievable value, and no it's a not a boogie, twin, reverborocket or the like. If you want that sound go buy one. This is $100 cheaper than buying a silver face Champ. Run do not walk to your local emporium.