Secrets of the Gibson Skylark - What Would I Do with $1M? Two Gibson Skylarks at the Same Time, Man.
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- Опубликовано: 18 янв 2018
- In this video we'll service and modify two 60's Gibson GA5 Skylarks. One is an earlier Crestline GA-5 and the other is a later GA-5T with tremolo. The GA5T contains a "tone sucking network" or Sprague couplet for tone shaping. That'll get the boot and we'll tweak the rest of the circuit as well to be more friendly to single coil guitars and break up better when cranked. In the end, we'll have a more versatile pair of amplifiers hopefully.
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lol he said.... "This one is lighter than that one, that might account for the difference in weight"....... i love this channel!
He was talking about steel vs aluminum. Context is important
I was talking about this quote.... "This one is lighter than that one, that might account for the difference in weight", work on those reading comprehension skills little fella lol.
Looking around on youtube and what do I see? My two Gibson Skylarks! Looking and sounding good, Thanks for posting on youtube.
John Bacon You are fortunate to own these, they sound great!
Thanks for your patience, John. These were a long time coming, I know.
The Guitologist I've got a few more amps for you to service and maybe mod. Probably late spring or early summer. Thanks again!
Actually one is a ----- amp and the other is a Son amp. Realy rare kit!
Welcome back Brad!! nice to see you're back up and running. Love the chann... I learn new things all the time from your vids. Learned something new about asbestos... thanks buddy!!
Well that was another awesome video, bravo
Brad!
Your videos just draw me in. Glad to see you back at it.
I could listen to you demo all day long! Really enjoyed this one.
Love your videos! You've got to be the only person in the planet that pronounces tremolo with the emphasis on the second syllable. :)
Amazing title/Office Space reference
Thanks for the tip on the LCR-T4 meter! I just ordered one :)
Glad to see the amps back. Hope you're feeling better.
Yeah, pain has subsided, at least. I don't think I'm completely out of the woods yet, but at least I can work now. That's a blessing.
I always learn so much from these videos, thanks Brad.
The GA5T Skylark was my first amp. Thanks for showing us what it was all about.
Great Job on these Gibson tone boxes...!! I love my Skylark GA-5T.. thanks for the tone tips..!!
Keep makin' 'em, I'll keep watchin' 'em. Quality stuff.
You definitely brought the the best out of that amp! the response throughout the range was great!But those axes didn't skimp either! thanks for the jam too.
I got a GA-5 after seeing one of your earlier videos. Now I want a GA-5T. Thanks.
Great, I ordered the LCR-T4 after seeing your Video!! Thanks a lot for this tip!
It's a neat little piece of kit. You'll dig it, I'm sure. Grab a nandful of random components and stick the leads into pins 1,2, and 3 and hit the button. It's magic! :D
lovely amps brad mate.....and that roadstar is beautiful too
WOW!! I have the tremolo version. I bought it in 1974 from a friend for......are you sitting down? Get ready...$15.00. And...I still have it.
This video is exactly why I subscribe to your channel. I'm gland your feeling better and I hope your camera is ok after knocking it over...... Thanks!!!
payday1963 I just lol’d at that
Feel better man .your positivity is infectious.
nice playin,,,, good ta see ya back on form fit n well !
The very clean one must have been the Jerry Reed model... Son! Good to see you back hope you're feeling better. All the best to you and yours for this year.
That amplifier sounds amazing now, great job.
Woke up today to this video being demonetized. They had stopped doing this to me for several videos, and now they're back at it. Let's see how many days it takes to correct it this time. Last one was two days.
Is there something we can do to help? I'm subscribed. .. does it help if we like, share, save to a list?
Sadly, it just seems Google's robots are broken :P ... From what i've seen the 'answer' to avoid loosing income from this rubbish is to upload the vids privately, wait to see if they get struck, then file the challenge and set to public once they've been cleared.
i even left a vile comment like you asked
No, I don't think there's anything you guys can do. I appreciate the thought, but it's the RUclips algorithm. It has decided I'm on the shit list.
@@TheGuitologist did anyone suggest that the bird is a Gibson's albatross, aka Gibson's wandering albatross.
Good to see you back doing tube amp videos
Thanks Brad for that awesome video man
Thanks for watching, Scott. I had fun making this one.
I HAD A GA5-T. Straight up beast cranked, unique tone.
Have ordered the meter!!!!! Thanks!!
Gee I thought I was falling backwards there for a moment, but anyway liked this video bro even if I could not understand anything regarding the capacitors and such. All the best from a hot muggy NZ
Slowly you are getting me interested in electronics. Dad tried but I wouldn't listen. Oh yea, love your picking.
Those old Gibson amps sound incredible. Got an old Gibson Hawk from my dad's playing days, I'd like to have it looked at.
Great job I don’t know anything about electronics I watch anyway. However, you sure can pick. Feel better.
Nice job sounds way better!
These early 60s gibson and epiphone amps are the only thing i play, on and off stage!
Cool, hope you are now feeling better
I can’t remember what model Gibson amp I had with tremolo. U did a video on it and removed the huge capacitor that sucks all the tone out of it and replaced it. It brought that amp alive. I shouldn’t have sold it. Keep up the the video for us nerds.
I used to gig with two Skylark GA-5Ts. I've owned 5 or so and still own my first one. They're Champ-killers. When I gigged with both, I would send a stereo signal out to them and do a ping-pong delay. They sound amazing mic'd.
Also, those are not normally referred to as "chrome-dome" knobs. They're called "reflectors."
"Chrome dome" knobs are Telecaster knobs.
John Kelley I was wanting to say they were "top hat" knobs. Whatever they are, you can make 'em. :)
So two of these together in stereo were loud enough to cut over a drummer ? Could handle a medium size venue ? And mic'ed for larger ones ? I've always wanted to try gigging with two Gibson eh 150 amps or two blackface princeton's or vibrochamps. I love the tone of old tube amps but after having surgery I can't carry heavy tube amps around anymore. Would you recommend using two smaller tube amps in stereo ? Did you run into any issues doing that live ?
i disagree that they are champ killers they are made to not sound great with
fenders unless you change it.change it & they are quality but very different from a champ for me but if you use a gibson guitar they sound much better.so anyone wanting to get one remember to change the cap set up if you want to use it with a fender guitar as shown by the man who fixed them great post peace...
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just got an early 60s version of this GA5t. Had similar changes as shown in this video. It has a cheap 35 dollar Celestion TEN 30 speaker that smoothes the tone. Fine with Strat and Tele.
Brad great job good video and I could hear a big difference just through my smartphone which isn't a very good one either LOL well till your next video your buddy Robert McGrew
Brad. You’re a welcome beacon in the desert of this office space idiocracy . Thanks dude!!
Thank you, that's very kind.
I haven't watched this yet but had to say hats off to the Office Space reference! XD
Wow! when you dropped the amp part, i thought it was totally doomed! good recovery!
Cool video.very educational.🔧
Great video and great channel 12:50 50:50 53:35 tasty
You walked into that a little shrill, but recovered very nicely. Great choice of guitars, for an ibby. I wish I had a chassis for those tubes. A girl can only dream.
Very cool video. I'd love to learn how to fix amps. I may try it out on an old Sears Silvertone I have.
Good luck and be safe.
GR8 Gitar Playin Dude!!! im goin to get me Bass out an jam along!!!
Great video 😊😊
I went and listened to some of your songs and I think you could nail the Avett Brothers.
Those sound really good!
I have a G5 Skylark w/o the Tremelo in mint condition that my dad bought me in 1965n from the Smith Music Store in Aurora, Indiana. I replaced the electrolytic capacators years ago.
The Gibson goose is a well known crest amongst Goose breeders. Nice chrome dome knobs I love those red arrows. These little 5watt amps are awesomeness!
The one on the left ive played one it had a radio shack musical instrument speaker replaced in it silver cone exact size replacement. That amp was clean and screamed with a od1
Cool Amps... Cam Crash... Good repair.. Hope your feeling better
7:50 I thought I was sea sick until I realized it was just me having a heart attack from thinking I was falling. At least it made me laugh. Great videos!
HEY GUITOLOGIST! thanks for another great video! i really like the look of the head stock on that ibanez they have just put out some new guitars and i think that head stock would have looked really cool on the vintage strat type models in the new line much better than the head stock they have used do you know if they still use this head stock on any of there guitars?
My first amp when I was teenager was a GA-5T. I got rid of it for a Marshall 2203 but man I should have held onto it!
Love it, keep it up.
Nice Vid !! Probably the best these amps can get !!\m/!! I can see you thinking while playing, "Is this going to get a Copy Right Strike ? better change it a little ".
You'd be disappointed to know my mind is almost totally blank when I'm in improvisation mode. It's like total meditation.
Great video, thanks
I have the tremolo version. I bought in 1974 for 15.00. It is not nearly as good of condition as those 2. I have replaced the speaker and the handle has since fallen off. But it still sounds pretty good full blast. I rarely use it these days.
Thats a beautifil little studio amp.
Love my GA-5T with my BC Rich Warlock!
Nice little snarl at 51:55 with that bridge pickup!
I have a 62 just like the one on the left. I got it for $125 from a guy that said it needed some expensive work done on it...lol. It just needed a new filter cap(s). The really great thing about it is it looks brand new...I'm talking UN-PLAYED condition. People can't believe it's 56 years old.
Getting back to business !!
Gibson Armorial Shield:- Gules (red) a stork between three crescents argent (silver) beaked and membered or (Gold). Crest: an embattled tower. It appears that the early British family Gibson settled in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the mid 1600s?
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Great Office Space Reference :D
Was there a change in grid voltage many years ago in the US where they bumped from 110 to 120 or something like that? I know some people with old amps like that who need to use them on a variac or step down of some sort to keep from them being over volted on the power.
@The Guitologist
Brad how about, set the grille & speaker flat on its face, get hold of spkr wire, then lower the empty cabinet face down onto that, and flip - so the baffle board is lying in place & speaker wire protruding under the cabinet edge - then test your tone (albeit in omni-directional mode.)
PS Sonny Rollins has a great rave-up called G-Man - I bet they know.
Amps are BACK!!!!! WhooHOOO!!!!
Gotta keep the customer happy. :D
Hi there I recently restored one of these i have had for 25 years! Did the caps, noise was gone! Did the power cord change and removed the death cap. Replaced torn original speaker with a Jensen C10Q sounds great, this was with the help of a previous video you did on this model. I left the tone sucker in for now, it is bright but the speaker calmed it down (was using a 1028 legend). Now my question is what values did you use on the capacitor and the resistor after debugging the noise? Also next up is 67 GA5T have you done one of these? Love all your videos, thx!!
What kind of power cable did you use to replace the old ones? I have one of these old skylarks and I’m trying to learn more about working on vintage amps. It’s my little project and I really appreciate this video, it’s super informative.
Massive improvement on that "Asbestos Amp" ! lol !;-)
I had that amp for 20 years, I gave it to my nephew for his collection. He repairs as well.
Hey Doug,,love your vids,,,this Gigson box kinda reminds my of a Jimmy Page Supro,,,tiny but with LOTS OF BALLS,,,! LOL
I have a 1946 Gibson br6 amp 12w push pull rca 6v6gt blackface stock tubes sounds awesome.
damn brother, those amps sound amazing!....I like the tremelo version....could I ask your opinion on the evh 5150 111 amps from fender...b nice to see u do a live video man...I just bought one couple weeks ago and had to take it back the first time I fired it up the 3rd channel gain stage refused to operate....waiting on a new one from fender.... should I get an orange instead?.....any input from you will be much appreciated and valued!....thank u
Hi Brad. that amp sounds good. I have an intresting amp problem. its an AO35. when volume is all open; after 1 minute the amp has no sound yet the tubes are still on.
My GA5T is an amp like no other! EVERYONE NEEDS ONE. Can sound very mean with with tight rhythm chording. If you are looking for a new sound, get one as CLOSE TO STOCK AS POSSIBLE, with original speaker. (I've ad mine since 1990)
What’s the make on your Ibanez?? It looks beautiful and sounds amazing in every video I’ve see you playing it in
The bass player in one of my bands has the bass version of that guitar. Like the snake charming, very Richie Blackmore!!
For some reason I recall having the one on the right as a kid. This was back when I had NO idea what I was doing.
I have a 1964ish GA-5. Looks like it's never been touched, except a new speaker. Do you consult about projects? I can send pics. BTW, love your videos, your playing, your humor, and your passion for the electric guitar experience.
Best title ever.
That 5T is bringing it! Very Joel Walsh like tones.
If the date of the non-trem amp is still in question, the tolex matches my Falcon... It's not a tolex they used for very long... it also has the aluminum chassis... The stamp on the original Jensen in it dates to '62... So... I think '62/'63 is a solid logical jump...
Interesting guitar choice. MIJ sleaper!
Isn't that second input jack grounded thru the chassis connection to the sleeve of the guitar cable?
Fun fact- I just worked on a Dr. Z Mini- Z, and the baffle had to be removed to get the chassis out. It is a pain in the rear.
The English Gibson Family crest features 3 geese or possibly swans with the motto ' Recte et Fideliter ' (Honest and Faithful ) which could be conspired as ' true fidelity ' . If your going to rip off a family crest and motto for clean sounding amps , that would be a good one. I've seen those 3 leg 2 layer mica caps made by Lemco in UK radio stuff . Good as a free 2 leg silver mica cap . Lemco used red too....
Removing that Sprague Couplet might have loaded down the V1 first preamp tube to prevent it from oscillating since it had so much gain on it to drive the Sprague Couplet?
The one on the left my friends dad had one. It had a radioshack musical instrument speaker replaced in it
It was clean all the way up. Then the boss od1 and it screamed
I have a crate guitar amp a small one practice amp it lights up but no sound I don't see a place for fuses would you be some pieces on the inside
I just purchased a GA-5T that has a inspection date of Nov. 1966 on one of the cabinet components. I watched this video and another you make back in June of 2106 and from what I can tell everything is original on mine including the "tone sucking network". Do you have a parts list of what you replaced on the GA-5T in both videos and would you have these parts available for sell? Also, when I turn the unit on it has a very loud hum even with the volume turned down. Is that caused by the filter caps?
And...., Great Videos! Great work! I learned a lot but am still very much out of my element. I just want my amp to sound as great as the ones you tweaked.
Little little late on the reply but yeah I would start by changing those filter caps for sure because if their original they're toast that will probably get rid of your homebody and you could have some other suspect caps in the amp also all the old paper electrolytics should be replaced then check your tubes good luck buddy those are great sounding amps!
I have a ga5 skylark bought new in Christmas 1963 but I think it’s a 1960 model because all of the tubes (still original) are from 1960. Is there any way, by serial number , schematic or whatever to confirm what model year it is ? That you know of. Thanks.
I agree that it sounds best on humbuckers but this was sold as a package with an es-225 with p90s ,and cables a strap a box of a dozen sets of strings a box of picks etc for $400.00 as a Christmas student special and it sounds great with p90s also. Very thin sounding on my 1963 Jaguar and even worse with 1996 strat ultra with lace sensors. But with p90s and/or humbuckers it rocks , my n-255 custom has both and they pair very well
Sold my Skylark Crestline GA-5T a few years ago during a gear purge and I still have sellers regret. It was no where near as minty as that one though!
They are a good platform for mods if you like doing that sort of thing.
Which Ibanez is that youre using to limber up that amp at the end of the video please? Sounds nice