Epiphone Galaxie 10 Combo

Single channel, class A, single ended basic amp. 10watts, a pretty basic guitar tube amp. Made in China, fairly good craftsmanship but not the best of quality components internally. Seems like it would make a nice practice amp for my apartment. Master volume in addition to vol, treble, middle, and bass.

First impression was that this was a really cheap amp with a cheam amp sound. Absolutely lacking in bass, brassy mid range and screechy highs. Since I thought of this as a project amp, changed tubes and improved the sound right away. The stockers are Sovtec 6L6GC and a 12AX7, not very good quality. Remember, the manufacturers have a price-point to sell these amps at to make any sort of profit. They're not going to put top-shelf components in if they don't have to. Tried several 6L6GC tubes finally settling for JJ's. As for 12AX7, also JJ's.Much better sounding.
Threw away the Cheap Import 10" Celestion and replaced it with a Eminence Ragin'Cajun'. Much better drive, tonal range, and articulation.
Finally, replaced the puny output transformer with a Hammond 125DSE.

Still a 10watt amp but now it really roars. Sounds like a much bigger amp than it is. Tube and speaker swap were big steps but output transformer was a huge leap. Really love this little amp now. Easily overdriven, very warm sounding, creamy sustain, nice tonal range, and much, much, louder than in stock form. There are many other mods but these were simplest.

Just finished the mods, too soon to tell.

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A very basic tube amp with a fair amount of potential. Everyone seems to be modifying the Epiphone Valve Jr but these Galaxie10's are also a nice platform to start with. The only drawback with mods is a limited amount of chassis space to work with. Adding the Hammond output transformer required relocating the power transformer.

This started as a weekend project and I'm really happy with the results. The sound is now boutique tube-amp quality, it's very sturdy in construction, and it's perfect for small gigs or a home studio.

When I purchased an amp at a music store's clearance sale, the owner gave me the Galaxie10 to get rid of it. The goal was to take this amp to the next level or two without breaking the bank.

Nothing has been said that I can say; you do have a gain and a volume switch; I can say the gain dose act like a second or lets say a preamp volume switch. you have one 10 inch speaker and a preamp and power tube.

I play in a band using a big vox combo; I've got a standard 80's american tele as my main "axe", an 80's Ibanez Roadstar II; and a 90's Korean Epiphone coronet.
This is not a death metal amp. I am assuming that people, like me, buy this for a quieter smooth tube tone, a bluesy to pushed crunch, to record with a faster break up than a bigger louder amp, at a fraction of the price. There is a really nice vintage sound with the volume on ten, and the gain about 5-7. I am anxious to look into replacing the speaker and or the tubes. I can only hope that that may make it go from very good sounding to exceptional.

No history with this yet. Its used at a bargain, perhaps I will need to service it a bit.

I've been playing over 20 years, most of that time in gigging and recording bands. I can't really imgine using this alone live; I see it as a recording amp, practice amp. Perhaps my mind will change with mods. I also will try it with an eq pedal.

Right now, after a couple of hours or so, I think its just about on par with one of those valve jr or blackheart type set ups. With mods and work, it may far surpass them.

It has everything it needs. The only thing i missed, was a external speaker connect, but it is easily to mod.

The original Sound is too flashy or screaming. tehe tone stack don??t work very well. Too much treble, to less bass, no mids. But if you use a equalizer before it and crank the basses and mids the way up, you will be surprised how thick the tone will get. So I say in original it is 5 but with a eq it has everything for good bluestone. The overdrive is ok and is to optimize with other tubes. Try out.

Like others, no problems.

To old to know something about.

For the low price, you will get a good bluesamp, if you will kixk it in the ass with an equalizer or booster. Than it will work fine.

Update to review of 9/05. I still have the amp. Now has an Eminence Governor Speaker and a GT KT-66 power tube. You can squeeze it in there, and trust me when I tell you no 6L6 can compare. Makes the amp a monster, and looks like a 25 watt light bulb in the back of the amp!

I use a delay/reverb pedal, and a Keely modded Ibanez TS-5 in front. The amp has played many a gig. Really great for everything but super clean country, and only because if you get it loud enough to twang with a band, it starts to break up too much.

never a problem.

With a 12" speaker, the right tubes and pedals, this amp can get you to a lot of places. For the $ it's hard to beat it.

This amp has already been reviewed ~83 times. For the tech types out there you can download the schematic at my site (blueguitar dot org).

Replacing the tubes helps a lot with the sound but I thought it was still too bright. Looking at the schematic there is an extra coupling cap (C6 0.1uF) between the second tube stage and the tone stack. Although the extra cap is sometimes used to restrict bass response on high gain amps I didn't think it was appropriate in this design so I removed it and replaced it with a jumper. I replaced the 3 remaining coupling/bass/mid caps with 0.022uF 600vdc polyester Orange Drop caps (C2, C8 and C9, respectively). You could alternately use a high quality 630vdc polyester cap, preferrably from one of the suppliers who specialize in tube guitar amps. For the 470pF 1kv ceramic treble cap I put in a 390pF 500v mica cap (my own preferance).

The other mod I did was substitute a 1M resistor for the 100k series resistor R5 (between the 1st stage coupling cap and the 1M audio taper Gain control. This cuts the brightness a little bit and also keeps the amp from going too crazy if you set the Gain any higher than 8 (out of 10). With 1M series resistor it goes crazy only if you set to the max.

I have some amps which will become unstable if you set both the gain and the volume to the max; turning down either control will stabilize the amp. With this amp, setting the Gain control to the max will cause instability at *any* setting of the Volume control- not the best design. LOL

With these mods and the stock tubes, this amp sounds pretty nice- but replacing the tubes as well makes it sound really great. I happened to have a single Tung Sol 6L6WGB from 1956 and I finally have an amp to put it in.

This amp is pretty slick- most of the single-ended amps like this one use the lower powered 6V6 tube, which will put out about 5 watts. A single-ended 6L6 will put out about 10 watts, with enough gain to be able to use a regular 3 control tone stack to shape the tone. With the tone stack, this amp might be good for harmonica.

I gave a rating of 6 for the sound quality- this is for the stock amp. With the mods outlined here and different tubes, I'd give it 8 or 9 for getting a great blues tone. I would have liked to do more mods to it, but with the stock cabinet design there are not good places to add extra pots or switches (I've been thinking about taking out the pilot light and putting a pot there! LOL)

One channel, 10 class A watts, 10" celestion speaker, bass/mid/treble controls, gain/master controls, stand-by switch - basic, but all that you really need. Although, being able to add an extension speaker would be nice. One 12AX7 and one 6L6 for tubes. The Epiphone forums were saying that this is self biasing, which makes this very easy to experiment with new tubes. I use this amp for recording and practicing in my apartment. The 10 watts lets you turn it up without your neighbors calling the cops :)

I use a Strat with a bridge humbucker and a Tele with a P90 in the neck, and I find this amp has a good clean to starting-to-break-up sound. My humbucker is in danger of getting harsh distortion sometimes, but otherwise all of the pickups work well. It takes my pedals well, so there really isn't a need for a second channel (I use a Rat, a DS-1, a TS-7, and a Big Muff... but not at the same time). The EQ is pretty limited in its usefulness (as other have mentioned), although the mid control is fairly useful. All in all, a solid basis for rock of most genres (not metal though...). I have tried a few new tubes, and I haven't had the luck others have had with lower gain preamp tubes. However, I found that an Electro Harmonix 6L6 rounded off the harsh high end (I also have a 12AX7EH in it right now, which my Strat loves). The stock tubes weren't terrible though.

I have had this amp for about a year and a half, and it has given me no problems.

never dealt with them

I got this when they were on close out at Musician's Friend, and for the price, I don't think I could have gotten a better amp. It sounds good with the music I play, and it records well. If it were lost or stolen... I might try to find one on Ebay, but I might look elsewhere too.

separate gain and volume knobs are a helpful plus. 3 tone knobs treb mid bass and standby, which is a nice touch.

get rid of the stock tubes and you have a nice little class a 10 watt amp.

Like others have mentioned, this little amp has alot of features for the small $$$ paid. I particularly like the speaker (10" celestion tube 10), the standby, and the sep gain and volume. It lets you dial in the level of distortion you want without disturbing the neighbors.

Stock, I would give this about a 7. The sovtek tubes are ok but it can sound better. Try JJ Teslas or Tung Sol tubes and you will be pleasantly suprised! As with most tube amps, it does humm. I've heard others say there are mods that reduce the humm but it never really bothered me enough to bother. Amp does seem to be treble prone. Adjust the treb way down and bump the bass to help balance it out and it sounds fine considering it isn't a boutique amp.

No issues for me so I'd give it a good mark except I think an amp needs a year or two to really see what it is going to do so I won't rank this one yet.

No idea on this one since I haven't had any problems with mine over the past few months.

I've played alot of solid state and tube amps over the years. I'd say this is a very nice budget amp with alot of flexibility for the buck. I challenge you to find a more flexible class A tube amp for $150!

I purchased this amp new in 2004 shortly before it was phased out. The amp is simple but the gain and volume can be adjusted to produce decent clean tones and moderately dirty ones. The amp is loud for the bedroom if you crank it up, but not quite enough for a blues jam or gig with drums (I have tried it a couple of times and came up short). It can of course be miked.

I usually play it with single coils - strats or a tele. The clean tone is pleasant but very dry with no reverb or effects. It is not chimey. Add in some gain and it starts to sound pretty good with no reverb. I usually play it with a Deluxe Memory Man delay in front and that makes it sound very good.

I did not like the tone when I first got it and it was microphonic. I read about the tube changes on this board and bought a box of miscellaneous old used preamp tubes - 12ax7, 12at7, etc. All of then sounded way better than the stock Sovtek which I pitched. I have not found that changing the power tube is necessary.

It let me down this winter when I was in the Bahamas and had no access to parts - I thought the transformer had quit. I had to manage without it and when I got home I took it to the amp hospital where the guy told me it would cost $50 for his minimum labor and at least another $50 for parts - a lot for an amp worth not much over $100.

Since I have more time than money, I decided to try to fix it myself. I decided it was indeed the power transformer since it got hot and smelled bad.....so I found one on Ebay for $20 (without the second primary coil for 240V). I installed it with some modified mounting holes and eliminated the dual voltage switch. The amp works fine again - came close to heading for the dumpster until I got all that figured out though.

Ordered it new from a mail order house and haven't bothered them since.

It is a nice looking amp that serves a purpose. It sounds good after changing out the preamp tube. The construction and the speaker look pretty good. I was disappointed when the transformer quit though.

I probably would replace it with a Peavey or Fender of some sort.

The features look standard and make the amp seem versatile and adjustable.

Here we go..
Huge kudos to Epiphone for attempting to make an affordable low-watt tube amplifier. That being said, there should be an award invented for making a tube amp with absolutely ZERO presence and/or sparkle. They should have named it the "Epiphone Thud". No clarity here. NONE. And even with the Bass and Mid turned down all the way, and the treble cranked... it sounds like a can of rocks being shaken from behind a wool blanket... in the trunk of a Studebaker... underwater.

Who knows

Don't know

If this amp was stolen, I would pay whoever took it. If you have the misfortune of receiving one as a gift, do yourself a favor: Fill it full of cement and use it for a door-stop.

It's got what you need. That's all. I'm a fan of that philosophy, but if you aren't, shop elsewhere.

The real reason I'm submitting this review is because I have something to add to the other comments here - while I agree that this amp with the stock tubes isn't for everyone, it's PERFECT if you're looking for that intentionally-harsh, dirty-as-hell circa-1960 guitar sound. Hook up a tremelo pedal, crank the gain to 7 or so, and play "Rumble" and you'll sound more like Link Wray than Link Wray.

Or swap out the tubes for a less antisocial sound :-)

this is an update to my earlier post. i put some nos tubes in and the amp sounded way better. i tried a 1962 telefunken ecc83 and an amperex bugle boy 12ax7, the tele won out. for power i got a brown base tung sol 5881 (made in usa). it now sounds great on either clean or overdriven. i've switched boosters to an EH LPB-2 from the 70's. the nasty glass like harshness is all gone now. to the poster below, your squealing is not a problem (well it is, but it's not due to damage, it's bad design), these amps don't have a -ve feedback loop, so once the tubes are warmed up (say after 30mins) if you have the gain maxed out and are using you're neck pickup it will squeal like a pig. roll the gain back on the amp and it will go away. or don't use the neck pickup.

Features have been covered already in other reviews...Anyway, I bought this from musicians friend recently when it was being discontinued, it's the one with black tolex. I like the features just fine, I prefer simple amps..

I use a bunch of different guitars, but it seems to like humbuckers the most...It came with sovtek tubes, but I replaced them with JJ's. The JJ's took away alot of the harshness that it had before, but some is still there...Personally, I think this amp has too much treble, Even at low settings. I usually play classic rock, or alternative/punk...It does classic rock just fine, but for the alternative/punk, I use a distortion pedal with the gain set on low...It's sort of noisy with the gain past 6, but what do you expect? it doesn't bother me too much.

Well, this amp has had a problem.
It makes this LOUD squealing sound sometimes, so I wouldn't depend on it..I think it got damaged in shipping, there's someting rattling around inside. I've only used this amp a few times, so I can't really tell though.

I've been playing for three years, and I've gone through a number of small tube amps, and this is probably one of the good ones..I have an epi valve junior as well..I prefer that, but it's not as versatile as this amp. I don't know if I would replace it, it's a cheap tube amp, no big deal.

Hope this helps.

old stock from MF $99 with free shipping ;)) gain,vol,bass,mid,treb, stanbby, power, jewel light. very basic no frills. having a gain and mv is great when compared to the fender pro junior of the newer epi valve.

i'm using this with a us strat and tele. comes with sovtek tubes 12ax7 and 6l6. i have spare jj's so did a/b's, and i have to say for what i want which is more overdrive, the sovteks take it. the jj's are clean with a tad less gain, so you get a great clean sound but the overdrive is anaemic. i'm using a sweetsound booster, when i put the sovtek back in and maxed out the booster i was in heaven. so all you newbies out there use your ears, swapping in jj's might not suit your particular guitar/amp combo. if you use hb pickups maybe the lower gain is good. what i will say is i'm going to try some other tube combos too eg mullard ecc83, telfunken 12ax7, sylvania 6l6, maybe a svetlana if i can get one.
the one down side on this amp is the tone controls are fairly limited. i never had the treble past 3, the mid did hardly naything for the sound and the bass seems to be either on or off depending on whether you're above or below 2 on he dial.

n/a not had it long enough

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This is cheaper than buying a boutique pedal that tries to emulate a real tube sound. also get two of them and run them in either stereo or have one set for clean the other for overdrive and switch between them it's like a having a 2 channel tube amp for under $200!!!
if you can get one cheap please do. i think they are much more flexible than the fender pro junios or newer valve epi's as you can dial in the overdrive you want.

Galaxie 10.....just bought one of the last before discontinued by MF. I love the tone. To sound good, I set bass on 10, mid on 2-3, treble on 2.5, gain on 6-8, volume 8-10. Very good crunchy sound. Compared it to my Fender Bandmaster and the Epi breaks up much nicer. Of course my bandmaster only gets power tube breakup since it has no pre-amp gain stage for distortion. To get distortion from the Fender, I have an L-pad in the speaker circuit and set the volume of the amp on 10. Power tube breakup vs. pre-amp tube breakup on the Epi......Epi much nicer......Thanks Epi.

Compared it to my SState Peavey Special 130 with Saturation and pre-post gain/vol.....to see how the breakup/distortion compares. The Peavey sounds nicer, but lacks the dynamic response of the Epi. It took me 20 years to learn to heavily dip the mids with an eq inline from the pre-out to the power amp in (loop) on the Peavey and the distortion channel sounds great now with an eq in line.

I needed the Epi for a compact, lightweight tube sound.....got it!
Great small tube amp package with great looks and nice tube crunch........don't forget to turn down the treble.........enjoy!!

10 in celestion tube($40) speaker, power and standby switch, bass, treble, mid, no pressence, gain, and volume, i want to wire this with a banana to 1/4in so i can hook it up to my cab which are 12 inches. i don't know how i think i have to take apart the whole amp to do this.

i read someone say its a little trebly, i kind of agree. the gain knob sucks, but i'm gonna put a 12u7 tube in it to make it more clean, i really only want a clean sound from this amp or i mean that's all i expected, but for more volume you need to turn the gain up too, so again the gain sucks.

i don't know tube amps are tricky aren't they. i was at a small show watching a punk band play and the guitarist had two half stacks and one shorted out or whatever. but so far this thing has been fine.

well i haven't contacted epiphone about this amp, but i've noticed to contact epiphone you have to contact gibson. i've have contacted gibson in the past and i think their support sucks.

i like that it uses a 6l6 tube when so many small low watt combos use el84s. i wish it came with a 12 inch speaker. i wish it sounded a little better too. for awhile i wish i hadnt bought it and i have thought about selling it. i also take into consideration i paid only $150 for it and i'm not going to find much better, of course unless i spend more money than it's worth so i'm gonna keep it.

Everything you need in a Class A amp knob wise and the standby switch is great.

I played it stock for a while then swapped out the tubes. I have some Vintage tubes in stock so I put a CBS 6L6 (with silicone dampers) and a Mullard 12ax7 in it. This amp sings now - the clean is amazing, the break up is great and it's very quiet even playing single coils. A tube swap is definately in order for this amp.

Brand new, but it's pretty sturdy. The chassis is stamped from some very thin stock and feels flimsy, so if you take the back off be carefull!

Brand new and under warranty.

I'd buy another one for what I paid for this one. Of course then I'd have to buy some new NOS, or vintage tubes, but it's worth it. They have a good foundation here and with a little work and a few extra bucks you have a great little amp.

No frills amp with volume, gain, bass, mids, and treble controls. Also has a standby switch which should be mandatory on all tube amps especilly a class A that runs hotter than usual

This amp is not for heavy rock. It does sound pretty bland with the stock tubes but I took the advice of other people here in this review and from a few guys in the Discussioin Forums who seem to love thiers and swapped the tubes

its amazing how much of a change you can get by swapping out the tubes. these guys were right there is a noticable difference for the better and not just a little but it makes the amp sound really sweet. I dont know what a recent poster meant by saying there is too much treble as Ive not had that problem. I do think a tube change is a must for this amp. I did try out the Galaxie25 and even though it had a bigger speaker and more power I wanted to see what this amp sounded like with new tubes and Im glad i waited.

I have changed the sp[eaker with a weber but liked the stock better so I left that one in but I did add a jack to connect other speakers.

If you are wondering how this sounds after a tube change its very nice and clean and when pushed it gets a little gritty. The clean sound is so sweet, nothing like the sterile cleans on alot of SS amps and not nearly as bad as some guys are making it out to be. Im thinking they never went for the tube change. The amp is great for blues and jazz and anything that requires a nice clean sound. also, I have noticed a huge improvement in how this amp responds to playing, much more than my SS amps ive owned so far. those things did not have that glassy sound and did not change with how hard you pick

I dont know yet, ive only had it 3 months but its holding up fine and I can crank it in my garage whenever I want. Now I know why people like to turn up thier tube amps its different than having them low volume all the time

As long as you keep in mind that you are not going to get metal sounds out of it then its a great little amp. I run my bad monkey in front of it for Overdrive sounds and use a delay set low for reverb sounds.

When trying different tubes in it I decided to start with better 12ax7s and if I understand it those are hotter than other preamp tubes. They did not sound good in this amp. Then I tried what others mentioned and I found the glassy tube sounds that are something I hope to never be without again. No more SS crate crap for me. I dont even miss the distortion on those SS amps.

I have also found that you cannot hide your mistakes with these amps you haveb to play it right or you will hear it right away

This is a no frills, single channel amp. Gain, Volume, Treble, Mid and Bass controls - stand by and power switches. That's it. It does have a cool red jewel light when the amp is on.

Opinions really vary here on this amp. There is no question that the stock tubes are very harsh and brittle. However, if you swap out tubes you can get a very sweet tone from this amp. It's not going to sound like a Marshall stack - you're going to get what a 10 watt amp with a 10" speaker is able to deliver. To me, the beauty of this amp is that you can absolutely crank it to provide a nice bass tube tone - dynamic and responsive - that you can use as a foundation for a pedal board.

The beauty of this amp is that you can run it hot - really get the response from the tubes - without peeling the paint off the walls. It's not going to give you a heavy metal tone - if that's what you're looking for then this amp will disappoint you. This amp is no frills but a great value when used appropriately.

In the near future I'm going to modify the speaker output from being hard wired to the speaker to be a 1/4" jack so I can try it out with other speaker cabinets. I think the tone is limited by the 10" speaker, especially when combined with the fact that it's enclosed in a small, open backed cabinet.

I have a Mullard 12ax7 and Raytheon 6L6GC in mine and the combination of those two tubes makes this amp sing! I run a mid 80s Japanese Strat loaded with Lawrence pickups into the Galaxie and I can get sweet tones. I use a couple modified Boss SD-1s and an 80s Rat for my gain structure - this amp takes pedals very well. I play in my church contemporary praise band and people are always shocked to see me carrying that tiny little amp around. I often hear "wow - you get that much sound from that little amp?" Yes, that's the benefit of a Shure SM57 to the PA, but still - the base tone is there.

So far, so good. I've had mine for several months and not a single issue with it.

I got it from MF - I've had very positive experiences with them.

This amp, when retubed, is a very solid 9! It does what it's supposed to - provide a smooth, rich tube foundation from which to build your sound. I've been playing for 24 years now and have owned, or played regularly through, all the major brands. This little Epi serves me well in what I need it to do. If this would turn up missing I might look to get a 15 watt two channel amp with a nice gain channel and 12" speaker - but not because I don't like this amp. This amp is an awesome value for the money - you can't touch a tube amp for $130!!!

Epi Galaxie 10, probably made sometime in '04. Single channel Class A with one 12AX7 pre and one 6V6 power tube, bass, mid, treble, volume, gain and 10" speaker. Typical practice amp, but gets pretty loud for 5 watts. I play harder rock, punk, metal, folk and alternative. So-so for the last two, but not enough gain for anything but blues, in my opinion. Used it for awhile to practice with but I got tired of running a distortion box through it.

I've played several guitars through the Epi: Gibson Goth V, Les Paul Studio with Burstbucker Pros, SG Faded and a Squier Strat. Amp has quite a bit of hum but is less noticeable at low volumes but at high volumes, just play and you won't notice it.

Overall this amp has entirely too much treble, clean or driven. Even with the treble at zero, it's still way too high. The only way I've found to get rid of it aside from a speaker mod (perhaps) is to run a separate EQ pedal through the line. Too much trouble in my opinion for such a pedestrian amp. If your idea of tonal variety is lots of treble and even more treble, this is your amp.

Clean channel is useable, but I've found other practice amps to sound way better (Crate GLX 15 for one). Gain is about as brutal as a butterfly; only useable if you play blues and you like a lot of treble in your sound, in my opinion, although it does like pedals. Digitech Grunge gives you a nice punk sound. When you dime the volume and gain you get a very nice breakup good for leads, but by then the speaker farts out. I thought the whole point of a tube amp was the ability to push it? Very disappointing.

Does not suit any style of mine where gain is necessary, even when it's only a little breakup that I need. Too much treble.

I'll give it a two because I can clean up the sound with pedals.

Had it for around six months or so, not one second's trouble. Reliability is where this amp shines; too bad I'm not inclined to play it much. Never would gig with it; I don't want to be laughed off the stage.

Never dealt with Epi, but it does have a lifetime warranty.

I've been playing for about four years or so, mostly off and on until this year. I own a host of other guitars as listed above. My main amp is a Crate GLX 212 and I love nearly everything about this amp, especially the core tone. Also use a GLX 15 when I want to keep things quiet and a Fender G-DEC.

If you like bottom end and/or heavier distortion, do not even bother with this amp.

I would not buy it again if stolen or lost; I'd never use it. I like the way it looks but other than that, it's dank. I only bought this because I wanted to see for myself what the big fuss is about tube amps and not go broke in the process. While I'm certain this Epi is not the last word in tube amps, I'm disappointed. Sure, it won't compare to a Blue Voodoo stack, but how often does cheap gear compare to big tickets items?

I've still yet to figure out why people go ga-ga when someone says tube amp and I'm even more flabbergasted at seeing how much more money people are willing to spend on them. No real difference in sound in my opinion when you take cost into consideration. Anyone want to buy this amp? Please do!

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.