Gibson Amps Deserves MUCH MORE ATTENTION! 1964 Gibson Skylark

I love vintage Gibson Amps, this 1964 Gibson GA-5T Skylark 1x10, 10W combo can compete with any small combo in the world. We play it with a 1976 Gibson Les Paul Custom and a 1963 Fender Stratocaster.

[@Andy_Yates]

The speaker could barely handle what the amp was giving it, and it sounded SO good. What a great crunch with the Les Paul :) Thanks Johan!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Andy! Yeah beautiful speaker distortion here

[@dan5danPT]

Funny the timing on this video. Rhett Shull recently teamed up with Mythos Pedals to recreate this little beast of an amp in pedal form. They just publicly released it at Winter NAMM last week & it's aptly named the Lark. Probably a bit more road worthy than an original amp...HaHa! Would love to hear them side by side if you can get your hands on one. Thanks again for all the great content Johan...keep 'em coming!!!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Dan! Cool I have to check that out!

[@tomasvanecek8626]

Old Gibson amps are great and deserve much more attention... I recently got the one I wanted for years - the 1959 Gibsonette - dual single ended 6V6s, redwood combo.. an incredible sound !

[@jcoulter43]

Wow, what a great sounding amp! So cool to hear Kiss-esque and SRV-esque riffage from the same amp. So sad that the Gibson amps never got their due like the Fenders and Marshall's. Gonna have to drag out my Dad's '55 GA40 and see if I can make it sound like this....God Bless and Rock on bros :-)

[@JohanSegeborn]

Rock on my friend

[@Cammi-Cat-XIII]

I got to play through one of these amps at a recording studio I used to work at. They had a lot of cool vintage gear there. My favorite amp they had was a silver Marshall 2555. But I did see this little Gibson Skylark amp in there and wondered what it sounded like, so I tried it out one day. Thanks for making this video!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Cameron

[@totallysnake]

My favorite low wattage amp, the Fender Musicmaster Bass amp, is a copy of this circuit, but with a 12” speaker

[@imjustsomeoneok609]

Man I love the tone from the guitars and the sound coming out of amp, amazing jams! Great video by the way.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks, I’m really glad to hear that!

[@davidstephens1097]

Another killer demo. Your Les Paul Custom sounds good with any amp. Thanks again Johan!

[@e.tienne6600]

Thanks for the demo Johan, wow, and that tremolo!

[@MikeCindyWhite]

WOW! Sounds amazing bro! Thanks for the demo!! 🎸🎸👍

[@JohanSegeborn]

Glad to hear it! Cheers

[@tjatkinson88]

Man that sounds GREAT!!! Love it. These are way underrated.

[@joshmcsaucy]

Would love to get my hands on one of these, they sound so good. Great video as usual

[@cliveclive54]

What a great sounding amp! Cheers Johan and Simon for the nice riffage \m/

[@JohanSegeborn]

Glad to hear it Clive! Cheers \m/

[@DonaldPotter_ReadingZone]

I have the same amp save for the tremolo. I bought it in 1964. I replaced the electrolytic capacacitors years ago. I generally use a VOX D15 in my practice room. My guitar is a Gibson ES 125 thick body that I purchased in 1966. Of all my guitars, it remains my favorite.

[@siegfriedwashburn3484]

Hi Johan! This is so great amp with that great LP makes me the sence of flow! I am positively surprised one more time!:) C.U. Zigfrid

[@JohanSegeborn]

Glad to hear it, Zigfrid! See you!

[@50gary]

I have a Gibson Falcon 19 RVT original Jensen and it's cool, great clean sound and takes pedals well. Johan, this looks like a Vox demo!

[@ConspiratorElec]

I have a 1965 Gibson GA17 rvt scout.. I have always loved the trem on it.. killer amps and still reasonable (or they used to be)

[@USMarine75]

I just bought a ‘65 because of you and this vid. Thanks! 👍🎸

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks man, that makes my day! Cheers!

[@USMarine75]

Johan Segeborn any other old Gibsons you’re high on that have this kind of overdriven tone? GA-77? GA-20?

[@ChrisAdkins1985]

When I was 14 my neighbor gave me this amp and a 70’s silver tone offset. I had no idea what a kick ass amp I had. Really regret selling it

[@tfrost33elkhunter]

I really love the amp and that strat. I’m mostly a Gibson guy but that strat is killer!

[@jaycoyoyo]

that LP Custom looks and sounds amazing

[@semojo1]

Very nice Custom Les Paul, I used to see these old Gibson amps in music stores but kinda ignored them. I figured Gibson's expertise was in guitars, probably passed up on some nice amps.....live and learn

[@TheToneLounge]

I love my "66 Explorer Ga-15rvt. Those old Gibson amps are underrated.

[@russelw.6288]

Killer! Man why you still don‘t have 100.000 + subs. I dont get it your content is so good

[@johncrapper366]

SUPER DYNAMIC AMP....I LOVE YOUR RIFFS...PLEASE MAKE A CD

[@rveurope]

What a great amp! Super!👍🎶

[@crazykong5246]

Holy crap that amp sounds amazing.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks!

[@crazykong5246]

@@JohanSegeborn Playing was amazing. Sorry toc pmpliment you. So glad you are a KISS fan. I love JTM Marshall.

[@pothos89]

I got what I believe to be the Epiphone version, A 1964 Pacemaker with the same top layout and only minor differences in styling (blue tolex instead of brown and different knobs) . I really like it but it gets a bit harsh at the top end with a bridge single coil. Nothing an EQ pedal could not fix though. Nice demo!

[@supersolo]

Hey Johan! Great content mate, please keep this up. Question: any chance you will be checking out the Koch amp The Greg (Greg Koch signature amp) please? thanks

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks man, yeah if I get the chance! I like Greg Koch!

[@FuzzyDancingBear]

So awesome.

[@gerryloughran1676]

Sweet what a great amp so responsive to pick attack ...cool

[@jojimbousagi5903]

Hi Johan & Simon! Loved your demo & your riffs, as always 👍 That Ludwig kit in the vid is gorgeous 😍 Do you think we can hear it in one of your upcoming vids?

[@davidbuzzin426]

👍🇺🇸❤THE "GIBSON MAESTRO DELUXE REVERB"...IS MY MOST FAVORITE COMBO AMP......OF ALL TIME !!!!!!!

[@alaricmusic]

Awesome video. Thanks. It would be awesome if you did some more clean sounds in your videos.

[@AndyDemos]

My Skylark is probably a year or two later, I’ll have to see why mine is so much cleaner sounding! I love how this sounds.

[@davidkieltyka9]

Andy, there are different mid-‘60s Skylark circuits. The later ones are cleaner and also kinda stiff sounding. This one OTOH is a lot like a tweed Deluxe!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Andy! We recorded a 66 Skylark too, which we’ll post soon. It does indeed sound quite different. Cheers!

[@torarinvik4920]

Excellent video again! Has anyone heard of the Simms watts 100(an early 70s amp with volume and master I think) ? It sounded awesome on youtube videos and there is a dude selling one online in my country.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Torarin! I haven’t had the chance to play a Simms Watts yet but I would really like to.

[@torarinvik4920]

@@JohanSegeborn Cool!

[@JustinBiebersCorpse]

I have four pre '65 Gibsons. Including this one. True point to point, original sprague orange caps, and yes, shhh!!!!!!!

[@mikefromusa6902]

I have the same amp and it sounds just like that with my Les Paul

[@Jacobcfuller]

Is this kind of similar to a fender vibrolux (5f11)? Sounds great. Thanks

[@poprostumati585]

2 questions: is it tube amp? could you show us Soldano's Jet City JCA20H?

[@byronlaird5116]

Whatta killer amp !!

[@wickedcrypto6004]

What a great amp. I heard that Lenny Kravitz guitarist Craig Ross keeps one in his arsenal

[@millikeith]

Johan and others, please give me your opinions on speaker replacement for one of these missing the original speaker. Would be looking to emulate the original tone. Thanks!

[@millmoormichael6630]

Shhhhhh Johan... it’s the best kept secret (Vintage Gibson amps). Anything from the blonde Ga -series is killer.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Amen to that

[@vinnieramone4818]

what I would do if I were you is buy like 10 of a cool unusual amp do a video then start selling em when the price goes up another great video

[@ProSimex84]

We need more gibson amps, especially stereo amps!

[@joeschlicht]

Gibson + Gibson = a perfect sonic match. A friend of mine has a 50s GA20T and it's a killer amp... Tweed Deluxe-ish territory.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Joe

[@tedcuff9155]

I have the non tremolo 64. Sweet amp!!

[@PedalsFriends]

Sounds really good! Does it have 5 or 10 watts?

[@sboistan]

do you like this one more than the les paul jr amp with humbuckers? No 'buckers in the lp jr video...

[@edwardmonsariste4050]

I had an old tweed Gibson Explorer amp. It was suppose to be the companion amp to the new Explorer guitar. 10” speaker, 6V6 GT pair, 12AX7 preamp, tremolo. It was okay, but the Fender Princeton or Deluxe was way better. I think Gibson used Valco/Supro/National to build their amps.

[@Shiny-Beast]

Owned non trem version for years, great little amp, but not quite loud enough for a solid jam.

[@Jmoog]

Me too and I agree.

[@roncarter2188]

Does this amp have its original speaker in it or was it upgraded? That amp sounds great!

[@wojciech2456]

you should check out the supro blues king 8 If you can. Maybe do a video and compare it to the champ? that' would be cool, it's a nice amp. Great video!

[@JohanSegeborn]

I’ll keep it in mind

[@danielforsberg4018]

I agree! 👍

[@onm3rcur7]

3.06 ...is that a tremolo built in the amp???! WOW!

[@Krabratorrium]

Hej Johan! Unrelated, but given that the lead 20 and bajs 20 have the same g10L35 speaker, can you do a comparison video where you play bass through both? Would be cool to see how they compare for bass. Thanks..!

[@JohanSegeborn]

I’ll keep it in mind

[@mohamedtlass3842]

The bajs 20 ahahahahaha

[@xavitattoo]

Lovely

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks!

[@jamiegustkey2573]

Sounds terrific Johan!! I can't really afford a real one right now, so I actually just purchased some Kemper profiles of this amp from Rhett... Another KZbin music blog gear aficionado type* 😂 ✌🏻❤️

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Jamie! How close does the Kemper profiles come?

[@jamiegustkey2573]

Johan Segeborn - well for starters, he recorded them very well which will be the number one thing that makes profiles sound good... Unfortunately I don't have a KZbin channel where I could demo sounds- but through studio monitors, headphones, Bose shelve speakers, a sound bar and a Roland JC 77... They have slight sound variance, but all sound really nice... Like you're choking a 10" tube amp... 😂

[@trillrifaxegrindor4411]

why "purchase" them,the douchebag is "selling them"?

[@fredmanteghian5913]

I just bought a 1964 but the knobs are different. Mine look like Silvertone knobs, plain, bigger, ugly. Sound is a different thing. Mine is mostly original but has a 10" Eminence hemp speaker and a cap value change in the circuit that supposedly restores it to something older in the Gibson catalog. It can be super clean, or super driven and sustainy. Love it so far!

[@AlphaKingImmortal]

Gibson amps are fantastic! I had a GA-5 WT and the clean tone was really awesome you all can check it out on my channel and now I have a Thor and it's like I can't even describe it how awesome it is. The sound gets fatter as it's turned clockwise and has natural fuzz from it. It's just woah! Gibson Amps definently need more attention in my opinion.

[@tonebender69]

I feel the same way about Valco amps! Everyone knows about Jimmy Page using them. But you don’t see many others talk about or pay attention to them. It’s always the big 3 Fender, Marshall, Vox. Johan let’s see some more overlooked wonders like this! Do Valco amps next

[@abubakr6939]

tonebender69 National by Valco has some amazing ones

[@rareform6747]

You just nailed down The Raspberries tone " Go All The Way "

[@JohanSegeborn]

Damn you’re right! I wonder which amp they used on that track

[@rareform6747]

@@JohanSegeborn Scary shit ..You nail down so many Recordings .

[@JohanSegeborn]

🤣

[@JohanSegeborn]

They sure used a healthy dose of compression

[@rareform6747]

@@JohanSegeborn Yes and KZbin is full of compression two . Good Channel !

[@Thomasdgolden]

A question J Man. Do you (hehe) use soldered or solderless instrument cables?

[@trillrifaxegrindor4411]

solderless are shit

[@sonnakabana]

God damn!!! Simon does it again! Earthquake magnitude 4.2.

[@JohanSegeborn]

;-)

[@sonnakabana]

@@JohanSegeborn Sounds great you two. Really like that Les Paul Custom Johan!!!!

[@blackcountryblues2194]

Bostin' = BlackCountry for excellent!🎸🎶😀👍

[@JohanSegeborn]

🤟😀🤟

[@fancymcentire5710]

just bought one awesome but not very loud i have to mic it

[@jan9]

And how i would love if you could get your hands on "Racings" Dynacord Reference, but you already know that ;)

[@JohanSegeborn]

Yeah Racing knows his stuff

[@Schlumbucketreturns]

I had one of these decades ago. Mine didn't sound that good cranked, but the clean sound was very nice. The tone is extremely compressed and punchy. And the amp has a bunch of weird tubes in it. Mine had a pair of 6AQ5 power tubes, which are similar to the 6BQ5 (EL84). I forget which preamp tubes it used, but they were also oddball tube types. For some reason I started taking the amp apart, but I couldn't put it all back together. My last memory of that amp was throwing its "remains" in the dumpster. I still feel bad about that. Oh, and the one time I brought my little Skylark to band practice I remember our drummer looking contemptuously at my amp and calling it a "piece of shit," LOL.

[@hddbugg]

Probably didn't sound that good in a room vs. recording with awesome mics.

[@wesjeanblanc8385]

Johan, you keep selling me gear!

[@silverpairaducks]

My favorite Gibson related amp is the LAB series. I play one for years in high school. If it's good enough for BB...they should do a LAB series pedal platform amp...I just stated the least popular amp opinion on the internet ever

[@cchavez248]

Actually there is someone who makes a pedal or a kit to make a pedal based on the Lab series.

[@GoDrex]

It was Ty Tabor's ( of King's X) secret weapon for many years.

[@silverpairaducks]

@@GoDrex really, huh. Dude I'm telling you if you want midrange control....its the bees knees. Sound great with acoustics too

[@GoDrex]

Ty Tabor talks about his gear kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYTdkneqicl4sKs

[@trillrifaxegrindor4411]

crap

[@bpdarragh]

I think that when a lot of amps are played at volume (to warrant headphones like Johan sensibly wears) then they sound better than at "bedroom" volumes. Thats not to say that all amps sound good, and any volume some sound awful. But when Johan brings the noise he brings out the best in an amp. His technique and pickups/guitar etc play a big part of course.

[@wojciech2456]

Is there a way we can support you with money? Like a patreon or smth? I think you can make something like that on YT, it is a new thing. Come on, we want that! *PLEASE TAKE MY MONEY*

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks my friend, that’s very kind of you but we wanna keep this channel free from every commercial aspect. We’re not against commercial KZbin channels in any way. We just want this one to be like friends gathering and discussing stuff.

[@jpvvandermerwe87]

What an underrated 'lil amp.

[@user-qt7to9yr4w]

Hello! I am your fan from China, your video is very helpful to us, we hope to see more of your videos, can you allow me to reprint your video to the Chinese website, I will indicate the source, thank you!

[@jakewilliams5796]

Your playing my amp woot woot.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Cool, you have a 64 too?

[@obscurebandfan]

I was starting to get Neil Young vibes at one point. Neil Young doesn't have the best technique but his guitar tone is always huge.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Yeah it is indeed! I think he often used a Tweed Deluxe modded for 6L6 Tubes

[@superdriver777]

666 views oh no I'm doomed!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Hahaha! ;-)

[@flannsixtyseven7489]

Awesome. Why didnt they just build these amps more or less unchanged up to know instead of all the useless crap made in the last 60 years.

[@Boogieplex]

Id say it has some desireable qualities,however i find its tone to be way too buzzy.But it does seem dynamic and has sum bite. I think most its charm is in its collectibility and vintage age....approaching antique at this point...lol