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Post by mbader on Jan 6, 2014 18:36:45 GMT -7
Greetings all,
I picked up an early model Carmen Ghia this afternoon; not sure what generation exactly, but the faceplate has "Z amp" in the left corner and the chassis is stamped K 7299.
It only has one speaker jack which is unlabeled so I'm assuming it's an 8ohm tap but would like to be sure rather than fry a OT. Can anyone confirm if it's an 8ohm or 4ohm?
Thanks!
- Mike
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2014 18:55:07 GMT -7
The letter indicates the year. Believe K=2000. I have a M series, which is 2002. I'm sure someone can help on the output tap. Mine has a 4 and 8 ohm tap.
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Post by Jaguarguy (Mike) on Jan 6, 2014 19:25:56 GMT -7
Welcome to the Forum! A lot of good information and great people here. The 299 at the end of the serial number indicates it is the 299th Ghia made. The 7 indicates it is a Ghia model. The K does mean it was made in 2000. Can't help with the output tap but I'm sure someone will (my guess is 8 ohm since that is what Doc usually does).
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Post by meanslide on Jan 6, 2014 21:08:03 GMT -7
Hmmm...is there a switch to flip on the back? My Mini Z has only one output jack too but with a toggle right next to it that goes from 4 to 8 ohm. Maybe earlier CG's had something similar?
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Post by mbader on Jan 6, 2014 22:29:00 GMT -7
thanks fellas!
no switch or any labeling on the back panel; sure looks to be stock; there's a another hole in the chassis but it looks to be factory plugged off. Even if there's a wire color from the OT that determines the tap impedance that would be enough for me to tell.
I plan on opening it up and cleaning the pots tomorrow so I'll know the OT wire color then. I would imagine its an 8ohm; can't see why anyone would deliberately remove a speaker output, and 8ohm seems to be the go-to tap for most.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2014 3:57:41 GMT -7
Greetings all, I picked up an early model Carmen Ghia this afternoon; not sure what generation exactly, but the faceplate has "Z amp" in the left corner and the chassis is stamped K 7299. It only has one speaker jack which is unlabeled so I'm assuming it's an 8ohm tap but would like to be sure rather than fry a OT. Can anyone confirm if it's an 8ohm or 4ohm? Thanks! - Mike Hey Mike. I own a version one Mazerati from the same year. K11015 We don't see many around here that often. It's an exceptional masterclass amp imho. The Doc was building some fine rigs back then and of course still is in spades. Can you lay a few pics on us? Hope you stick around a while this is a really fun forum, great peeps. Eric |
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Post by jesslm02 on Jan 8, 2014 6:14:12 GMT -7
IIRC, the earlier ghias had a single tap that could be used with 4, 8, or 16 ohm loads. I think it is actually a 4 ohm tap.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2014 6:24:48 GMT -7
IIRC, the earlier ghias had a single tap that could be used with 4, 8, or 16 ohm loads. I think it is actually a 4 ohm tap. Sent from my Galaxy S4 using Proboards Interesting. |
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Post by jesslm02 on Jan 8, 2014 8:03:36 GMT -7
I used to have a single speaker-out ghia. I used with my 8 ohm cab no problem.
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Post by John on Jan 8, 2014 8:52:18 GMT -7
IIRC, the earlier ghias had a single tap that could be used with 4, 8, or 16 ohm loads. I think it is actually a 4 ohm tap. Sent from my Galaxy S4 using Proboards I had not heard that. I think we need the Doc to chime in... (no pun intended) |
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