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Jodah · July 2nd, 2009, 06:11 PM

Hey all! I've used the hang out of this forum in the past for tips and tricks and finally have a question I can't find the answer to :)

I picked up a Gibson Ga-17 RVT "Scout" from a pawn shop for $100 a couple years ago and have used it as a home amp since...that shiny-bright blues tone hits me in the right places. I recently took it to a local guitar show to try and hock it so I could fund a GA-5T (more mobile, in better condition) off Craigslist. It wasn't until this time that I found out my Scout amp is unique. I have a footpedal like all the rest, but it's a single button pedal with a small black plastic button instead of the dual pedal I've seen in most pictures/auctions/etc. The pedal controls the reverb, and the tremolo uses an "on/off" knob with a click to start it instead of just a smooth pot. The vintage Gibson dealer at the show actually scratched his head at it! :)

Overall, the reviews I got were mixed. I had only one person tell me he thought it was modded...a few guys opened the chassis but concluded that it was all stock and it must be some sort of oddity. I've searched pretty far & wide and come to no sort of solid reason as to why my Scout is different than the rest.

Anyone have any ideas? :)

Thanks in advance!

TNO · July 2nd, 2009, 10:59 PM

No, but I had a Scout and it was the most compressed amp imaginable when it was cranked. Very unique-sounding amp!

dean · July 4th, 2009, 02:07 AM

The one I had also had just one footswitch. It was a cool little amp!

Dean

July 2nd, 2009, 06:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
Jodah NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Carolina Posts: 4	Trying to ID a Gibson Ga-17 RVT Hey all! I've used the hang out of this forum in the past for tips and tricks and finally have a question I can't find the answer to :) I picked up a Gibson Ga-17 RVT "Scout" from a pawn shop for $100 a couple years ago and have used it as a home amp since...that shiny-bright blues tone hits me in the right places. I recently took it to a local guitar show to try and hock it so I could fund a GA-5T (more mobile, in better condition) off Craigslist. It wasn't until this time that I found out my Scout amp is unique. I have a footpedal like all the rest, but it's a single button pedal with a small black plastic button instead of the dual pedal I've seen in most pictures/auctions/etc. The pedal controls the reverb, and the tremolo uses an "on/off" knob with a click to start it instead of just a smooth pot. The vintage Gibson dealer at the show actually scratched his head at it! :) Overall, the reviews I got were mixed. I had only one person tell me he thought it was modded...a few guys opened the chassis but concluded that it was all stock and it must be some sort of oddity. I've searched pretty far & wide and come to no sort of solid reason as to why my Scout is different than the rest. Anyone have any ideas? :) Thanks in advance!

July 4th, 2009, 02:07 AM	#3 (permalink)
dean Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Twin Cities, Minnesota Age: 61 Posts: 2,218	The one I had also had just one footswitch. It was a cool little amp! Dean __________________ "I used to be clueless, but I've turned that situation around 360 degrees."

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July 2nd, 2009, 10:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
TNO Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 484	No, but I had a Scout and it was the most compressed amp imaginable when it was cranked. Very unique-sounding amp!

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