Epi Valve Senior out for delivery!!

Jack · October 27th, 2009, 01:18 PM

How long has it been since we first started talking about this amp? About a year?

Anyhow, I'm waiting for mine to be delivered today. Anyone else get one or do I get to claim the title as the first stateside owner?

Hoping she'll be allot of bang for the buck.

klast · October 27th, 2009, 04:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jack

How long has it been since we first started talking about this amp? About a year?

IIRC, since early last year. The Swedish importer managed to get it into last year's catalog.

Klas

JosephB · October 27th, 2009, 05:05 PM

Epi Valve Sr. it says its categorized under SOLID STATE heads....

Faraldi · October 27th, 2009, 05:09 PM

Wow... I did NOT need to see this.

I mean $359 at MF!!! 20W. That is a cool amp!

CrowePhil · October 27th, 2009, 05:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jack

How long has it been since we first started talking about this amp? About a year?

Anyhow, I'm waiting for mine to be delivered today. Anyone else get one or do I get to claim the title as the first stateside owner?

Hoping she'll be allot of bang for the buck.

You unfortunately cannot claim to be the first stateside owner of the Valve Senior...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZISVaPhm5U

I want to hear one of these things for myself. That above video does not do much for me...

TG · October 27th, 2009, 06:48 PM

In stock at Thomann in Germany...so the website says.

telbert twang · October 28th, 2009, 04:07 AM

Please write some words about your fresh Seniors, after you have had some time with them ! Would be interesting to know , general "goods" and "bads" ...

wildschwein · October 28th, 2009, 05:22 AM

There's some stuff over at the Epi forum:
http://forums.epiphone.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=11567

Jack · October 31st, 2009, 06:17 PM

OK guys, can you see me smiling from ear to ear? I love this little amp. BTW, CrowPhil mine is a combo so maybe I'm the first valve Sr. combo owner in the states? :0)

Seriously though, it's been awhile since I've picked up something that got me this excited. If people thought the Jr. was a deal wait until they get their hands on this one. I can dial in anything from a nice black face clean to a tweed crunch with just a little tweak of the tone control gain adjustments.

It sounds pretty darned good right out of the box. The reverb is over the top and virtually unusable past about 9-10:00 with stock tubes. It's also a little noisy (hissy), but nothing I can't tolerate. Other than that it's the perfect little amp for home use or even small gig's IMO and exactly what I've been waiting for. A 6V6 amp with a full EQ stack (even has a presence control), master volume and gain controls, tube driven short spring reverb, a standby switch and a decent 12" speaker in a compact solid pine cabinet. All of this for less than $400 shipped to my door. I don't think there's a better deal out there.

It ships with EH 6V6's, Ruby 12AX7AC5 HG's pre-amp tubes and an Eminence Lady Luck speaker. I like the EH 6V6's and I also like the Ruby's, but not in this amp. I've had the LL speaker before and it's just OK IMO. Like I said, it's a great little amp right out of the box, but I made drastic improvements (to my ears) with just a couple of easy mods. I installed and Celestion V30, replaced the V1 and V3 (input and PI) with Tung Sol's and replaced the reverb tube with a Jan Phillips 12AT7. Now it's a little tone monster and I couldn't be happier. The V30's have a tight bass but are not that extended so in this small cabinet it's a little bass shy, but still very usable. I might look for something else down the road. The 12AT7 tames the reverb and is much better.

Anyhow, I know allot of folks have been looking at these amps for awhile so I thought I'd put my opinion out there with a quick little review. I'm sure the moders are going to have a field day with these amps and I can't wait. I'll probably get another just because they're such a great deal and run them in stereo.

October 27th, 2009, 01:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
Jack Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Corpus Christi, Texas Age: 52 Posts: 168	Epi Valve Senior out for delivery!! How long has it been since we first started talking about this amp? About a year? Anyhow, I'm waiting for mine to be delivered today. Anyone else get one or do I get to claim the title as the first stateside owner? Hoping she'll be allot of bang for the buck. __________________ 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.

October 27th, 2009, 05:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
JosephB Tele-Meister Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Atlanta GA Age: 18 Posts: 386	Epi Valve Sr. it says its categorized under SOLID STATE heads.... __________________ Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion. -Jack Kerouac

October 27th, 2009, 05:09 PM	#4 (permalink)
Faraldi Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Kansas but moving back to NJ soon Age: 40 Posts: 230	Wow... I did NOT need to see this. I mean $359 at MF!!! 20W. That is a cool amp! __________________ _____________________ Joe Faraldi "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11

October 28th, 2009, 04:07 AM	#7 (permalink)
telbert twang Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Estonia Posts: 450 65 Photos	Please write some words about your fresh Seniors, after you have had some time with them ! Would be interesting to know , general "goods" and "bads" ... __________________ tt

October 31st, 2009, 06:17 PM	#9 (permalink)
Jack Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Corpus Christi, Texas Age: 52 Posts: 168	OK guys, can you see me smiling from ear to ear? I love this little amp. BTW, CrowPhil mine is a combo so maybe I'm the first valve Sr. combo owner in the states? :0) Seriously though, it's been awhile since I've picked up something that got me this excited. If people thought the Jr. was a deal wait until they get their hands on this one. I can dial in anything from a nice black face clean to a tweed crunch with just a little tweak of the tone control gain adjustments. It sounds pretty darned good right out of the box. The reverb is over the top and virtually unusable past about 9-10:00 with stock tubes. It's also a little noisy (hissy), but nothing I can't tolerate. Other than that it's the perfect little amp for home use or even small gig's IMO and exactly what I've been waiting for. A 6V6 amp with a full EQ stack (even has a presence control), master volume and gain controls, tube driven short spring reverb, a standby switch and a decent 12" speaker in a compact solid pine cabinet. All of this for less than $400 shipped to my door. I don't think there's a better deal out there. It ships with EH 6V6's, Ruby 12AX7AC5 HG's pre-amp tubes and an Eminence Lady Luck speaker. I like the EH 6V6's and I also like the Ruby's, but not in this amp. I've had the LL speaker before and it's just OK IMO. Like I said, it's a great little amp right out of the box, but I made drastic improvements (to my ears) with just a couple of easy mods. I installed and Celestion V30, replaced the V1 and V3 (input and PI) with Tung Sol's and replaced the reverb tube with a Jan Phillips 12AT7. Now it's a little tone monster and I couldn't be happier. The V30's have a tight bass but are not that extended so in this small cabinet it's a little bass shy, but still very usable. I might look for something else down the road. The 12AT7 tames the reverb and is much better. Anyhow, I know allot of folks have been looking at these amps for awhile so I thought I'd put my opinion out there with a quick little review. I'm sure the moders are going to have a field day with these amps and I can't wait. I'll probably get another just because they're such a great deal and run them in stereo. __________________ 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.

October 27th, 2009, 06:48 PM	#6 (permalink)
TG Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Beside a bog in the west of Ireland Age: 48 Posts: 6,341 9 Photos	In stock at Thomann in Germany...so the website says.

October 28th, 2009, 05:22 AM	#8 (permalink)
wildschwein TDPRI Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Mundaring Western Australia Posts: 78	There's some stuff over at the Epi forum: http://forums.epiphone.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=11567

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