Product: Yamaha GA10 Combo
Price Paid: 170 (guitar pack) (#)
Submitted
02/06/2005
at
08:10am
by
Anonymous
Features
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3
This started solid state amp came with a guitar (ERG-121) in a pack. It is no Mesa. It has channel switch, volume, bass and treble controls, and a headphone socket.
It is meant to be 10w, though on the speaker it says 8w. I really would have thought that a gain control would have made this amp better than it is worth.
Sound Quality
:
4
Well, it has an ok clean channel that can be used with a distortion pedal or amp simulator. Put on full, it gives a cruch sound. If fact, this can also be used with a microphone like a portable PA (this sound isnt too bad).
The drive channel is fizzy crunch. Its just a practice amp, so Ill leave it alone. If it was adjustable, then I would have given it a better mark, but it isnt. Cheap crap.
The bass and treble could have just been 'tone', and left room for a gain control. Oh well.
Reliability
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No Opinion
N/A
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
N/A
Overall Rating
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4
The guitar in the pack was very good quality for the price (like a lot of Yamaha gear). The amp was just a practice tool, and thats it. This amp is very portable though (small size), so that is a plus.
If it had a gain control, I would have rated it higher, but the drive sound is fizzy anyway, clean is better. I suppose one could get a distortion pedal or amp sim and use this with the clean channel, then that would be a half decent practice setup for limited budget or space. Or just get a new amp.
However, dont buy this new or seperately, there are better amps out there. Obviously I have better amp/s now.
Product: Yamaha GA10 Combo
Price Paid: US $75 (used guitar+amp) used
Submitted
11/24/2004
at
04:05am
by
Nick
Features
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3
This is Yamaha's practice amp you get when you buy one of their combo package guitars. Volume, Treble, Base, Channel Select. that's all this thing has.
Sound Quality
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3
You would think that it would at least be made to sound good with the guitar it was made for, the Yamaha Strat nock-offs, but, it doesn't. there much noise to be heard when playing it clean, and you only get one type of distortion, dark and muddy and annoying. It does have a bit of volume to it, however, just enough to annoy the upstairs neighbors, which is always good. with the single coils, it sounds horrible on distortion, but it has a nicer almost a wah-ish sound with the humbucker.
Reliability
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2
i've had it for a short time, and i can already hear the speaker going bad. it will fizzle in and out every once in a while. trying to gig with it would be just plain suicide.
Customer Support
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1
why would i even try?
Overall Rating
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3
the only reason i have the amp is because i wanted a guitar. i have the guitar, and the amp is useless. i'm looking for a new one as i type. for being free, however, it's almost bearable. any price paid for this thing would be a rip off.
