Ampeg Gemini II

[Pete Martin]

Just got one and it is COOL! Was very surprised when I plugged into it at a store. I was looking for a silverface Deluxe Reverb and came home with this instead (and much less $$). Great older Jazz sound. Here's a couple pics of Wes Mongomery playing through one.

[Verne Andru]

Ampegs are super cool amps. They tend towards the "cleaner" end of the spectrum, which is great for mandolin. In their early days, Ampegs founder Everet Hull [coming from the jazz world] focused on making amps that didn't distort. Leo Fender was trying his darnest to stop his amps from distorting as well, but history shows they both failed miserably - in a good way.

Congrats!

[mandopete]

Leo Fender was trying his darnest to stop his amps from distorting as well, but history shows they both failed miserably - in a good way.

I think he may have suceeded when he split from Fender and created the MusicMan series of amps. I still have my MusicMan HD212, which was their version of the venerable Twin Reverb. Pretty clean.

[mandopete]

Check out the reverb at :53 ... off da chart!

[Verne Andru]

I want a 1x12 Reverbrocket in the worst way, but have absolutely no use for it of course.

[mandroid]

the Tube Amp head that flipped over , into the cabinet for transport, was a unique feature.

[Pete Martin]

The reverb on this thing is the coolest I've heard anywhere.

[Spruce]

The reverb on this thing is the coolest I've heard anywhere.

Man, if it sounds anything like the YouTube clip above, that's something...
I have a Gemini I that doesn't sound anything like that...
Different animal entirely...

the Tube Amp head that flipped over , into the cabinet for transport, was a unique feature.

Yeah, I've got one of those...
Actually, two...
Here's a pic of my Ampeg B-12-XT, that just rocks...

[Pete Martin]

I heard the club story a couple days ago. I wonder if that pic of Wes is with a club amp? Sure would like to know what session it was...