Epiphone valve senior

arctu · September 29th, 2009, 11:38 AM

hello guys!
I would like to ask you, what about the epiphone valve senior combo ,not the junior,as I can't find any video to listen to.Is this a good amp for clean tone?I mainly play the blues and I don't want an amp with much overdrive.I found this amp 20 watts at 300 euros 370$ and I think that is a good chance.
and a last question:the 20 watts are enough in order to play with a band(jamming) against the drums?
thank you!

SimpleOne · September 29th, 2009, 11:49 AM

I do not have any answers for you.

Have you searched for older threads yet?

Just make sure you are signed in and do a search if no one else pipes in with a response.

Killer load of info here.

Here is a result for "valve senior":

http://www.tdpri.com/forum/gtsearch.php?cx=000159151384636584531%3Azvyl8jcujs8&q=valve+senior &sa=Search&cof=FORID%3A10#1346

you may have to paste, or search yourself. lol ^^too long of an address! ^^

redddog · September 29th, 2009, 08:29 PM

This amp has been a myth for over a year. Sweetwater has been putting the delivery date up every month for the last 6 months and pushes it back a month at a time.

Many people have been looking forward to this based on the popularity of the Valve JR, which is really great. The Senior seemed like a great idea that many people would be all over but they will not ship the damn thing.

I finally gave up. If it ever materializes, it'll be great but no one knows when that will be. Not even Sweetwater. Don't fall for their BS. They say on the website that Epiphone has notified them that they've been shipped and will be arriving in their warehouse within weeks. "So go ahead and order." The first time I saw that was in January. Scumbags.

vegetablejoe · September 30th, 2009, 04:59 AM

same marketing ploy was used by BlackHeart for their Killer Ant amp head. "vapor-gear" ... 9 months went by before the item finally became available at stores, and by then the original price had been jacked up by another US$40.

pchilson · September 30th, 2009, 08:30 AM

For a company like Gibson with large money and resources it doesn't take that long to design and implement an amp. Something hokey going on here. Sounds a lot like Microsoft back in the day. Announce something you yourself don't have in hopes of stalling sales of something else that does exist...

I'd look elsewhere.

wildschwein · September 30th, 2009, 11:53 AM

Saw the 1st one today for sale on eBay Australia: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Epiphone-Valv...d=p3286.c0.m14

T.C. Madison · September 30th, 2009, 03:51 PM

http://www.thomann.de/it/epiphone_va...nior_combo.htm
http://www.thomann.de/it/epiphone_valve_senior_head.htm

Availability of this item:
shipment due to arrive on 09.10.2009

hehe

lespaul_59 · October 26th, 2009, 04:22 AM

I just purchased the first one off ebay australia from pardiseguitars, ill let you's know how this baby sounds with a washburn j-6 (wes montgomery L-5 copy) in a few days!

Jack · October 27th, 2009, 01:20 PM

Mine is being delivered today.

surfco · October 27th, 2009, 01:27 PM

They are on musiciansfriend already.

lespaul_59 · October 30th, 2009, 07:49 AM

Well i tested the epiphone valve senior and yeh good clean sound with great tone but when you give it lots of gain the distortion is horrible! maybe some "jjs" will fix this issue but over all nice practice amp for the larger room.

arctu · October 30th, 2009, 03:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lespaul_59

Well i tested the epiphone valve senior and yeh good clean sound with great tone but when you give it lots of gain the distortion is horrible! maybe some "jjs" will fix this issue but over all nice practice amp for the larger room.

hey man!
are you willing to upload any video on youtube?
and something else:what's "jjs".........
thanks a lot

redddog · October 30th, 2009, 04:16 PM

http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...rch_type=&aq=f

Ask and you shall recieve.

redddog · October 30th, 2009, 04:17 PM

Oh and they are JJ Tesla tubes. A major upgrade from the Chinese tubes they ship with.

arctu · October 30th, 2009, 07:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by redddog

Oh and they are JJ Tesla tubes. A major upgrade from the Chinese tubes they ship with.

thanks man!!
I have see these videos but there aren't too much helpful and I hope to see and some others.....

lespaul_59 · November 1st, 2009, 06:37 AM

hey arctu this is the best i can do as for a video (using my phone)

http://lespaul.servebeer.com/VIDEO_002.mp4

be patience with the server my wireless signal is week and slowed because the kids blow all the gigs on videos.lol

September 29th, 2009, 11:38 AM	#1 (permalink)
arctu TDPRI Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: greece Age: 27 Posts: 54	Epiphone valve senior hello guys! I would like to ask you, what about the epiphone valve senior combo ,not the junior,as I can't find any video to listen to.Is this a good amp for clean tone?I mainly play the blues and I don't want an amp with much overdrive.I found this amp 20 watts at 300 euros 370$ and I think that is a good chance. and a last question:the 20 watts are enough in order to play with a band(jamming) against the drums? thank you!

September 30th, 2009, 03:51 PM	#7 (permalink)
T.C. Madison Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2008 Location: Croatia Age: 24 Posts: 248	http://www.thomann.de/it/epiphone_va...nior_combo.htm http://www.thomann.de/it/epiphone_valve_senior_head.htm Availability of this item: shipment due to arrive on 09.10.2009 hehe __________________ "I want to share something with you: The three little sentences that will get you through life. Number 1: Cover for me. Number 2: Oh, good idea, Boss! Number 3: It was like that when I got here." Homer J. Simpson

October 27th, 2009, 01:20 PM	#9 (permalink)
Jack Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Corpus Christi, Texas Age: 52 Posts: 168	Mine is being delivered today. __________________ Gear: 89 Fender Strat Plus Deluxe (Dimarzio Area 58/67/61), Fender AS Tele, Gibson GA40RVT, HR Deville 4X10, JC-120, Valve Sr. Fulldrive II mosfet, Memory Boy.

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September 29th, 2009, 11:49 AM	#2 (permalink)
SimpleOne Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: So close to h**l you can see Sparks Posts: 1,518 4 Photos	I do not have any answers for you. Have you searched for older threads yet? Just make sure you are signed in and do a search if no one else pipes in with a response. Killer load of info here. Here is a result for "valve senior": http://www.tdpri.com/forum/gtsearch.php?cx=000159151384636584531%3Azvyl8jcujs8&q=valve+senior &sa=Search&cof=FORID%3A10#1346 you may have to paste, or search yourself. lol ^^too long of an address! ^^

September 29th, 2009, 08:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
redddog Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2008 Location: Rochester, NY Age: 41 Posts: 305	This amp has been a myth for over a year. Sweetwater has been putting the delivery date up every month for the last 6 months and pushes it back a month at a time. Many people have been looking forward to this based on the popularity of the Valve JR, which is really great. The Senior seemed like a great idea that many people would be all over but they will not ship the damn thing. I finally gave up. If it ever materializes, it'll be great but no one knows when that will be. Not even Sweetwater. Don't fall for their BS. They say on the website that Epiphone has notified them that they've been shipped and will be arriving in their warehouse within weeks. "So go ahead and order." The first time I saw that was in January. Scumbags.

September 30th, 2009, 04:59 AM	#4 (permalink)
vegetablejoe Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Manila Age: 53 Posts: 157	same marketing ploy was used by BlackHeart for their Killer Ant amp head. "vapor-gear" ... 9 months went by before the item finally became available at stores, and by then the original price had been jacked up by another US$40.

September 30th, 2009, 08:30 AM	#5 (permalink)
pchilson Friend of Leo's Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Loveland, Colorado Age: 51 Posts: 2,127	For a company like Gibson with large money and resources it doesn't take that long to design and implement an amp. Something hokey going on here. Sounds a lot like Microsoft back in the day. Announce something you yourself don't have in hopes of stalling sales of something else that does exist... I'd look elsewhere.

September 30th, 2009, 11:53 AM	#6 (permalink)
wildschwein TDPRI Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Mundaring Western Australia Posts: 78	Saw the 1st one today for sale on eBay Australia: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Epiphone-Valv...d=p3286.c0.m14

October 26th, 2009, 04:22 AM	#8 (permalink)
lespaul_59 NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: australia Posts: 3	I just purchased the first one off ebay australia from pardiseguitars, ill let you's know how this baby sounds with a washburn j-6 (wes montgomery L-5 copy) in a few days!

October 27th, 2009, 01:27 PM	#10 (permalink)
surfco Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: ◙ Calexico, CA ◙ Posts: 754	They are on musiciansfriend already.

October 30th, 2009, 07:49 AM	#11 (permalink)
lespaul_59 NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: australia Posts: 3	Well i tested the epiphone valve senior and yeh good clean sound with great tone but when you give it lots of gain the distortion is horrible! maybe some "jjs" will fix this issue but over all nice practice amp for the larger room.

October 30th, 2009, 04:16 PM	#13 (permalink)
redddog Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2008 Location: Rochester, NY Age: 41 Posts: 305	http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...rch_type=&aq=f Ask and you shall recieve.

October 30th, 2009, 04:17 PM	#14 (permalink)
redddog Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2008 Location: Rochester, NY Age: 41 Posts: 305	Oh and they are JJ Tesla tubes. A major upgrade from the Chinese tubes they ship with.

November 1st, 2009, 06:37 AM	#16 (permalink)
lespaul_59 NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: australia Posts: 3	hey arctu this is the best i can do as for a video (using my phone) http://lespaul.servebeer.com/VIDEO_002.mp4 be patience with the server my wireless signal is week and slowed because the kids blow all the gigs on videos.lol

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