i have this amp...it was given to me two years ago when i first started playing....didn't appreciate it much...but now i really do...still kicks and everything...this thing is older than i am...
i had one of these but the speaker was making a buzzing sound behind every note I played and it was very muddy so I returned it and got a blues junior.I love the blues junior, but I plan to buy one of these that's in better condition in the future.
I had a Gemini I or II that just started squealing no matter what I did. It was too loud + unpredictable for apartment living, plus I was broke and it was too heavy to take somewhere to get fixed and pay for when I was already broke. Against my better judgment, I sold it on Craigslist. I knew it must be worth something, but couldn't find any price online, so I asked for $100 due to wear+tear. The person who bought it paid $50 extra. So, I probably got ripped if he overpaid just cuz he felt bad!
I've got the same Gemini II... a bit beat up looking, faceplate scratched, some idiot re-tolexed it with naugahyde. Still, as a $35 garage sale find? :-)
@soundboy3 you have to be shitting me 35.00 ??? i dont care what its covered in @ that price as long as it works Id save up and have it recovered at that price lol I own a 67 & its freaking un real It can bite you with highs or drench you in maple syrup
@divrack It works, just needs new caps (the older they get, the more the caps leak... which is where most buzz comes from)... and the pots need to be cleaned, a bit of crackle there.
@soundboy3 if your in NJ only one place to take to period The guy that worked on my amp was the service manager at Ampeg when this was built ! Central Jersey Repair Rt @7 Edison NJ Amazing tec The reason mind sounds the way it does id because of him He dialed that sucker in I also play only thru the accordion input on channel one I also had him replace the original tubes to 6l6s so would not be such a hassle replacing them and WAY less expensive plus i got 5 more watts of power from 27 to 32
i have a '70 Gemini VI as well as a '62 Rocket, and the secret with these amps, is you plug them into the "Accordion" input. it gives you a far superior output level and has better tone than the "Guitar" input. try it. you'll be stunned.
@niknopl i agree i had a 1000.00 Victoria reverb tank this blows it away and the tremolo is sick when you hit the top boost on both it 's like nothing ive ever heard
Fuck man, Mine must be old as hell if that things from the 60's.
gorillazhead 2 months ago
djnp on ebay has a pedal for one of these ending Aug 29, 201118:58:18 PDT
nickpelkey 6 months ago
I so regret I didnt keep this amp...But I wouldnt have the money to do the maintenance mine needed...Sigh.
bobert995 6 months ago
nice amp but way too much reverb for me
spicecrop 7 months ago
@spicecrop you can tone it down to a much more reasonsable level with the reverb knob. it's not fender reverb, but it still sounds great.
clarekyleryan1 4 months ago
she's a babe!
evanfrmheaven 9 months ago
i have this amp...it was given to me two years ago when i first started playing....didn't appreciate it much...but now i really do...still kicks and everything...this thing is older than i am...
TheBlackScarecrow 10 months ago
how high is the clean headroom on the amp?
SenorHammyHams 10 months ago
What speaker is/was in this? It sounds great!
StevenOsorio 11 months ago
that neverending tremolo is so frickin annoying
BertilUlfsson 1 year ago
Beatiful.
adamr63 1 year ago
i had one of these but the speaker was making a buzzing sound behind every note I played and it was very muddy so I returned it and got a blues junior.I love the blues junior, but I plan to buy one of these that's in better condition in the future.
bobert995 1 year ago
that tremolo is od it sounds like a helicopter...WHOP WHOP WHOP HWOP
dumapies 1 year ago
@dumapies It's called repeat percussion
vintagevibekeyboards 1 year ago
@vintagevibekeyboards
oh...i was not aware...
dumapies 1 year ago
I had a Gemini I or II that just started squealing no matter what I did. It was too loud + unpredictable for apartment living, plus I was broke and it was too heavy to take somewhere to get fixed and pay for when I was already broke. Against my better judgment, I sold it on Craigslist. I knew it must be worth something, but couldn't find any price online, so I asked for $100 due to wear+tear. The person who bought it paid $50 extra. So, I probably got ripped if he overpaid just cuz he felt bad!
PunchinTheMunchkin 1 year ago
on this amp does the tremelo run before or after the reverb? sound almost like two amps
BoothJudas 1 year ago
I've got the same Gemini II... a bit beat up looking, faceplate scratched, some idiot re-tolexed it with naugahyde. Still, as a $35 garage sale find? :-)
still sounds incredible.
soundboy3 1 year ago
@soundboy3 you have to be shitting me 35.00 ??? i dont care what its covered in @ that price as long as it works Id save up and have it recovered at that price lol I own a 67 & its freaking un real It can bite you with highs or drench you in maple syrup
divrack 2 months ago
@divrack It works, just needs new caps (the older they get, the more the caps leak... which is where most buzz comes from)... and the pots need to be cleaned, a bit of crackle there.
soundboy3 2 months ago
@soundboy3 if your in NJ only one place to take to period The guy that worked on my amp was the service manager at Ampeg when this was built ! Central Jersey Repair Rt @7 Edison NJ Amazing tec The reason mind sounds the way it does id because of him He dialed that sucker in I also play only thru the accordion input on channel one I also had him replace the original tubes to 6l6s so would not be such a hassle replacing them and WAY less expensive plus i got 5 more watts of power from 27 to 32
divrack 2 months ago
1:37 FTW FOR SUREE!!!
thedezoe 1 year ago
i have a '70 Gemini VI as well as a '62 Rocket, and the secret with these amps, is you plug them into the "Accordion" input. it gives you a far superior output level and has better tone than the "Guitar" input. try it. you'll be stunned.
peterwojo 2 years ago
@peterwojo Absolutely 100 % correct I own a 67 only one i use on channel 1
divrack 2 months ago
i git a gemini 1. GREAT rehverb, great clean sound.
not to mention, it sounds great overdriven
lovedungeon 2 years ago
I have got a Ampeg Gemini II and I think that it has the best reverber i've ever heard.
niknopl 2 years ago
@niknopl i agree i had a 1000.00 Victoria reverb tank this blows it away and the tremolo is sick when you hit the top boost on both it 's like nothing ive ever heard
divrack 2 months ago
Respond to this video.. i had 1000.00 Vintage Victoria reverb tank t i use to paly with a vintage fender 5 watt champ his is as good or better.
the beauty of the Ampeg : You can get the tubes humming and find the "Sweet Spots" without tearing the walls down...
divrack 2 months ago
I had one of these amps when I was a kid. Absolutely incredible tone, especially when cranked with a Les Paul. Miss it to this day.
dtreeguy 2 years ago
how many arms do you have??
francoglio 2 years ago 13