Product: Giannini G50 112 Combo
Price Paid: N/A
Submitted
05/07/2005
at
08:43pm
by
Yury
Features
:
9
Early 80's transistor amplifier, good enough for me. I bougth it used. I play some "classic" rock, 80's, indie, and a few blues. It comes with two channels, headphone jack, line out and speakers output, gain, volume, 3 band eq., volume and master volume, and, finnaly, bright switch; without channel switch, no loop or foot control.
Simple circuit design, but it works very good.
No reverb, and, for me, this is an essential feature.
Cool for home use and jams, this amp is really powerfull: is a 50W amp, but sounds like a 100W.
I give 9, because it dont have reverb.
Sound Quality
:
8
I play with a Les Paul model: ESP - LTD EC-50, with passive ESP humbuckers.
I dont play with a single pups guitar, so the amp gives me tons of bass and smashing mid tones, when i need those. But the trebble frequence is lack. If i need some clear sound, it will "look" good with a few bass degrees, no middle and max trebble. By the way, is not "that" clear sound - I mean something near Marshall, Fender or Laney with same power.
I can't lie: there are other transistor amps better than mine.
Otherwise, the amp dont give that gloomy and horrible "only bass" tone.
A little noisy, but I have been played some good Fender amps that makes more noise.
The amazing sound feature in this amp: do you know that Mick Ronson's riffs, with wonderfull middle tones? The amp gives me something like. And a like it. If you dont know, it's time o hear David Bowie (Ziggy Stardust) and Lou Reed (Transformer). Sometimes, to obtain a better sound "spectrum", I use the Wah from my Yamaha GW-10, with apropriate settings.
Theres no any kind of distortion at high volumes. I've been played with high volume, but I've been never put at max volume - my ears can't handdle it. This thing have real punch.
Distortion? Just if I use some pedal.
I give 8, cause it dont have reverb and the clear sound is a little weak. But middle and bass... think about Mick Ronson...
Reliability
:
7
I never used it on a gig, but i know thats tottaly possible. As I said before, this amp have punch.
Broke twice, in 13 years.
Customer Support
:
7
Used product, but simple features. Any service center can do the repairs.
Overall Rating
:
8
13 years playng this amp. If it were stoled or lost, i dont believe a could find another. So, i wouldnt buy it again, but probbably i could search for something closely.
Love: the "Mick Ronson's tone". I can't hate anything.
