Zed
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Post by Zed on Mar 7, 2023 19:04:32 GMT -7
Anyone have insight on the ghia bottom end? Tight? Saggy? Boomy? Punchy? Thanks in advance! Zed
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Post by LT on Mar 7, 2023 19:43:11 GMT -7
I had a Ghia in a 1-10 studio combo format. I gigged it with a Strat and a smaller pedalboard. I would describe the bottom end as tight/punchy. I always felt the overall tone was excellent.....very balanced.
My Ghia had the Red Fang Alnico. Kinda wish I'd never sold it. Excellent amp!
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Post by simpleton on Mar 7, 2023 21:43:47 GMT -7
The Ghia doesn’t inherently have excessive highs or low, but the speaker will influence how the low end acts….speaker choice is key with the Ghia to get YOUR preferred sound. Once I found the “right” speaker for me the Ghia was perfect.
Coming from a Divided by 13 SJT 10/20 , which seemed to have tons of low and high end (to much in some ways), the Ghia seemed like it was more in the “guitar frequencies”. It sits perfectly in the band.
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Post by j4gitr (John) on Mar 7, 2023 22:33:38 GMT -7
My Ghia is housed in a 1x10 cab w/ celestion gold. To use your adjectives, punchy reflects my experience.
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Post by Stephen on Mar 8, 2023 5:22:28 GMT -7
I had a 1-10 Ghia that came with a Z speaker. I put a Greenback in it and it was a little monster. I sold it when I started playing country music, but I'm going to get a new 1-10 when the anniversary models come out.
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Post by Paul (TRANE) on Mar 8, 2023 5:47:18 GMT -7
I have a ghia running through a 2-12 with V30 and G12H 30 anniversary. Sounds great and solid to me.
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Post by John on Mar 8, 2023 6:27:46 GMT -7
Mine was a 1x10 with a gold.
I would call it normal. Neither flabby or overly tight. And as others have said, speaker selection and cabinet will be a big influence on such things.
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Post by Russell B on Mar 9, 2023 6:58:16 GMT -7
It's a great amp. I would agree with the others, it depends on the speaker. With a Celestion Gold, it will have a tight low end with great upper mids. I have Monza with a Redfang and if I put the Ghia through that, I get punchy low end and great low mids.
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Post by frankie on Mar 9, 2023 13:25:19 GMT -7
Anyone have insight on the ghia bottom end? Tight? Saggy? Boomy? Punchy? Thanks in advance! Zed Really speaker/cab dependent. A 1x10 or 2x10 will have tighter low end with punch. Something like Z Best will have enough headroom the let you open the amp up without distorting speaker, and you'll hear the nature compression of the power section. Something like an alnico blue will distort and compress which will contribute to a looser low end.
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Post by premiumplus (Dave) on Mar 9, 2023 15:22:54 GMT -7
I've never had an amp that responds to different speakers (and tubes too) like the Ghia does.
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Post by adam on Mar 9, 2023 16:46:29 GMT -7
To me, the low end on this amp is just right all the time, and in 4x12 or 1x12 too. Want a little more or less bass, a quick turn of the tone knob and done. It's a wonderful amp and doesn't really sound like anything else.
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Post by Mark (Basement Enthusiast) on Mar 10, 2023 6:07:09 GMT -7
Having such a simple tone-control interface, I view the Ghia as being very speaker-dependent in terms of fine-tuning the outer limits of its tonal spectrum. Thankfully, in my experience, it seems that the Ghia works well with a LOT of different speaker setups, which emphasizes just how versatile its core tone is.
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Post by Zed on Mar 10, 2023 7:28:22 GMT -7
To me, the low end on this amp is just right all the time, and in 4x12 or 1x12 too. Want a little more or less bass, a quick turn of the tone knob and done. It's a wonderful amp and doesn't really sound like anything else. thanks Adam. Seems like a perfect design. Im looking to get away from loads of eq and keep it simple. I love these designs for some reason.
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Post by Zed on Mar 10, 2023 7:29:08 GMT -7
Having such a simple tone-control interface, I view the Ghia as being very speaker-dependent in terms of fine-tuning the outer limits of its tonal spectrum. Thankfully, in my experience, it seems that the Ghia works well with a LOT of different speaker setups, which emphasizes just how versatile its core tone is. thanks man. I can’t wait for the new release forthcoming!
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Post by Zed on Mar 10, 2023 7:30:34 GMT -7
Anyone have insight on the ghia bottom end? Tight? Saggy? Boomy? Punchy? Thanks in advance! Zed Really speaker/cab dependent. A 1x10 or 2x10 will have tighter low end with punch. Something like Z Best will have enough headroom the let you open the amp up without distorting speaker, and you'll hear the nature compression of the power section. Something like an alnico blue will distort and compress which will contribute to a looser low end. thx! I’m finally learning about speakers. I never really cared before. Ow I see why it’s important.
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Post by Zed on Mar 10, 2023 7:31:48 GMT -7
I've never had an amp that responds to different speakers (and tubes too) like the Ghia does. almost like a tele. Swap out parts and tweak the sound and feel.
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