Secrets of the Gibson Skylark - What Would I Do with $1M? Two Gibson Skylarks at the Same Time, Man.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ส.ค. 2024
- 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!
Amazing title/Office Space reference
I got a GA-5 after seeing one of your earlier videos. Now I want a GA-5T. Thanks.
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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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.
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.
Feel better man .your positivity is infectious.
I have a Skylark I found in the trash. hot it fixed up and I absolutely love it!
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 TH-cam 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.
These early 60s gibson and epiphone amps are the only thing i play, on and off stage!
Well that was another awesome video, bravo
Brad!
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
I haven't watched this yet but had to say hats off to the Office Space reference! XD
Slowly you are getting me interested in electronics. Dad tried but I wouldn't listen. Oh yea, love your picking.
I HAD A GA5-T. Straight up beast cranked, unique tone.
Brad. You’re a welcome beacon in the desert of this office space idiocracy . Thanks dude!!
Thank you, that's very kind.
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.
Your videos just draw me in. Glad to see you back at it.
Amps are BACK!!!!! WhooHOOO!!!!
Gotta keep the customer happy. :D
Thanks for the tip on the LCR-T4 meter! I just ordered one :)
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
Keep makin' 'em, I'll keep watchin' 'em. Quality stuff.
The GA5T Skylark was my first amp. Thanks for showing us what it was all about.
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.
Note on Asbestos.
I worked in construction and carpentry,woodworking,furniture and cabinets.During my career I had the occasion to do work for a company who’s mission was Asbestos testing.
These people were scientists ,professionals and highly respected in this field of asbestos abatement.
Here is what the owner of this company told me.One particle of asbestos lodged in your lungs is enough to cause cancer.I am sure I looked skeptical when he told me this as I ,like you question everything.So then he said ,Look one particle does not guarantee cancer but if you are in an environment that has asbestos insulation you are going to be exposed to millions of particles.Especially if it’s your work space.
That makes sense.
The particle are jagged and extremely sharp. They can and will dig into lung tissue permanently.
In other words it’s bad shit.
Wear a mask if you must be around it.Be safe.
I do not want to downplay the risk, but as long as the asbestos is contained in a stable matter and not scratched, sawed or messed with it is relatively save as there are no particles emitted in the air.
Cool Amps... Cam Crash... Good repair.. Hope your feeling better
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.
I could listen to you demo all day long! Really enjoyed this one.
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.
Great job I don’t know anything about electronics I watch anyway. However, you sure can pick. Feel better.
I had that amp for 20 years, I gave it to my nephew for his collection. He repairs as well.
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.
Love your videos! You've got to be the only person in the planet that pronounces tremolo with the emphasis on the second syllable. :)
I went and listened to some of your songs and I think you could nail the Avett Brothers.
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!!
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!
lovely amps brad mate.....and that roadstar is beautiful too
Thats a beautifil little studio amp.
Best title ever.
Good to see you back doing tube amp videos
That amplifier sounds amazing now, great job.
Great Job on these Gibson tone boxes...!! I love my Skylark GA-5T.. thanks for the tone tips..!!
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.
Thanks Brad for that awesome video man
Thanks for watching, Scott. I had fun making this one.
I always learn so much from these videos, thanks Brad.
I get it! It's a nod to "Office Space'! Well played Brad!
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?
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)
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.
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.
Wow! when you dropped the amp part, i thought it was totally doomed! good recovery!
Nice little snarl at 51:55 with that bridge pickup!
Cool, hope you are now feeling better
I just watched the Boaz 1 advertisement while watching this video!
At 8.00 is the emergency broadcasting. LOL LOL LOL
Nice job sounds way better!
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!
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.
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....
Have ordered the meter!!!!! Thanks!!
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!
@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.
nice playin,,,, good ta see ya back on form fit n well !
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.
I've never really liked paying bills, I don't think I'm gonna do that either.
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.
I also watched a speaker building and design, on a computerized graph the same speaker had entirely different characteristics if the speaker is upside down like a ceiling speaker the graph of that same speaker acted like a different speaker than if it was aiming up from the ground and aiming straight at you and it wasn't a little change. The weight of the speakers cone and voice coil is the issue when trying to achieve a flat response.
I was wondering about trying to judge tone with the speaker out of the cabinet and face down.
Russell Hltn+ This alone should help you... th-cam.com/video/QrgGEdbWBSg/w-d-xo.html
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MrBrymstond+ I'm not sure how that's supposed to help. We may disagree on the details, but I think we're in agreement in scratching our heads on trying to judge an amp/speaker sound when it's laid out that way.
You should watch the video in full first, I've known about this for years, but this is just more proof of the way a speaker reacts in different positions.
I've watched that video before.
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
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.
Interesting guitar choice. MIJ sleaper!
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.
As I watched the video I pulled out my phone to check the prices on these Gibson Skylarks and boom. The one with the broken badge is for sale on reverb. It looks just like. Same broken badge same sticker on the speaker. It ships from StLouis Mo.He should have posted on the ad. As seen on the Guitologist.
The break on the logo is super common. Tons of them break in that exact spot.
That 5T is bringing it! Very Joel Walsh like tones.
Love my GA-5T with my BC Rich Warlock!
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
Getting back to business !!
Interesting use of the cap substitution box.
and a resistor box as well.
Nice to see you using the osciliscope. You can learn a lot with those.
I have a 1946 Gibson br6 amp 12w push pull rca 6v6gt blackface stock tubes sounds awesome.
I guess/ hope your camera is ok. That was funny! One day you should make a blooper reel. With dogs, kids and equip fails I can imagine the pandemonium in the Linzy household. I miss all that.
There would be lots of cursing and crying.
Love the title. It's from Office Space.
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...
Hmmm looks like you stole two of her Yoga blocks now. Don't let her see the video. Another great video and the first I think I've seen you break out a scope in. I have been debating to get a scope or not. I saw a vintage tube type one for $25 in a pawn shop. Probably should have picked it up.
haha, my wife literally just read your comment and went "you got TWO of my yoga blocks!?!?" :D
The scope had been buried in my old place. I just never saw much need in it if it's buried. But if it's out and ready to go...It can help tell where noise is originating, like it did here.
I left my Crestline 100% stock... knowing that it sounds WONDERFUL with humbuckers, and grating with singles. Gibson amp made for a Gibson guitar... why not?
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No harm in leaving them. I find the ones with the couplets are a more versatile amp with them removed.
I did a few tests on my hoarde of amps to get a visual representation of what the output looks like. The Gibson GA-5T is included in the mix. th-cam.com/video/oi72KdptmN8/w-d-xo.html It's not scientific, but I sure can see the differences in sound shape.
With NO tone knob on the amp, you'd be surprised at how much more dynamic your guitar's tone knob can be on the GA-5T
With the amp so tinny, the tone knob on the guitar will make a bigger difference, sure. But I'm of the mind that when you take frequencies out in tone-shaping, you can't put them back in. A better solution would be a tone control on the amp, but that would be a bigger mod.
The "HOT" spot in frequency created in the treble region is precisely where your guitar's tone knob falls (on a gibson anyway). It really does sound beautiful when you match them. Sounds great with a Gretsch too.
I would guess the weight difference between them is due to the thickness of the cabinet wood. The older one looks like 3/8" and the newer 3/4". They both sound great. The color bars after the crash was a nice touch too.
Anthony Zierhut definitely. I prefer the thinner cab.
Gibson amps,, just knew the white 'spackle' finished 1/10 i should have bought in '73. Hit that with an LPB-1 and rock !
Never seen another one like it in person OR on the web.
Great Office Space Reference :D
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
7:50 I lost my shit hahaha
Brad I heard that you can prevent demonetization by uploading your videos and then releasing them 3 days later (AvE does that if I'm not mistaken). But I might have heard wrong.
The bass player in one of my bands has the bass version of that guitar. Like the snake charming, very Richie Blackmore!!
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?
Ronnie Montrose liked his Gibs back in the day...
The Guitologist+ They could have used a push pull pot to use that tone sucking network or not, can you do that?...
I don't see why not.
The crest on the amps stands for "Goosey Night "...it's a North Jersey thing..
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
GR8 Gitar Playin Dude!!! im goin to get me Bass out an jam along!!!
Cool video.very educational.🔧
Also if anyone that’s watching this in any vintage nos tubes I’ve got a stash of over 100 random of them. I don’t want eBay rip off prices. Sorry not trying to make this comment section a place for me to sell stuff. But I don’t know anyone that would want them.
You can buy and sell here all you like. I have no problem with that, as long as it's related to the video content in some way.