Gomez "G" Amp?

OaklandA · October 14th, 2006, 06:22 PM

Anyone have one of these? Great write up in the most recent Vintage Guitar. The sound clips on the Gomez site are all surf-ish though.

I currently have a SF Pro Reverb that does Fender cleans better than anything I've ever played through.

But...
the thing gets way too loud before you can get any nice breakup.

So I've been considering a smaller amp (around 15 watts, 1 speaker) that gets some nice cleans. I've thought about some of the Allen amps, and the Winfield Rosco. I have a MMB that gets great cleans+brealup, but it can't keep up with a drummer volume wise. A more powerful MMB would do the trick maybe. The Gomez almost seems like a 6L6 MMB.

Seems I've read that the amp builder is a TDPRI member...anyone know his handle?

Any comments?

getbent · October 14th, 2006, 07:10 PM

CancerLeoCam is the amazing Dario Gomez.

I've played the amp and I can guaran dang tee you that it does more than surf! I play mostly country and my good friend plays blues/swing and we played that amp for 2 hours hard at Buffalo brothers and we never got tired of the combinations we could get. It is a beautifully made and great sounding amp...

JohnnyCrash · October 14th, 2006, 07:38 PM

I get the feeling CancerLeoCam is a giant surf guitar freak... so that may be why they seem to be designed for that kind of thing... BUT

Those amps are NOT just "surf amps".

They've got the classic Fender amp mojo, AND they're built in Orange County - the same county where Fender built his in the beginning - perhaps that may explain Dario's surf guitar fetish as well as his reverb :)

Mr. Sparkle · October 14th, 2006, 10:39 PM

I played it right around the time it first came into Buffalo Bros. Very nice amp. Good response, excellent tone, geat reverb. It's no Savage, but a fine amp anyhoo.

Seriously: Gomez is a very sweet amp and the price is definitely right.

CancerLeoCam · October 14th, 2006, 10:41 PM

Thanks for the props guys. You're too kind. Yeah, I love instrumental/surf stuff and was the prime muse for building the amp. I can't really say much more about it here as it would easily move into advertising territory. I want to stay a member on the board so anyone interested can contact me offline. Thanks again Johnny Crash and getbent (Stylistics rule!...was listening to them again today).

Nub · October 15th, 2006, 01:13 PM

Dario,

The "G" amp looks great, I love the idea of a low wattage amp with a 15" speaker. I'm just wondering, do you have any plans to make an amp without reverb & tremelo? Thanks!

getbent · October 15th, 2006, 07:05 PM

The one thing I neglected to say is that it is really light. I just got home from practice and lugging in even my relatively light amp (tone king imperial) made me think how nice and light the G amp was.

OaklandA · October 16th, 2006, 03:43 PM

Thanks for all the replies. It's going to be hard to decide, but the "G" definitely sounds pretty nice.

CancerLeoCam....I'll forward my remaining questions direct to you. Thanks.

October 14th, 2006, 06:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
OaklandA Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,621 28 Photos	Gomez "G" Amp? Anyone have one of these? Great write up in the most recent Vintage Guitar. The sound clips on the Gomez site are all surf-ish though. I currently have a SF Pro Reverb that does Fender cleans better than anything I've ever played through. But... the thing gets way too loud before you can get any nice breakup. So I've been considering a smaller amp (around 15 watts, 1 speaker) that gets some nice cleans. I've thought about some of the Allen amps, and the Winfield Rosco. I have a MMB that gets great cleans+brealup, but it can't keep up with a drummer volume wise. A more powerful MMB would do the trick maybe. The Gomez almost seems like a 6L6 MMB. Seems I've read that the amp builder is a TDPRI member...anyone know his handle? Any comments? __________________ ________________________ _________________ ___________ That's what she said.

October 14th, 2006, 07:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
getbent Moderator Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Benito County, California Posts: 10,190 37 Photos	CancerLeoCam is the amazing Dario Gomez. I've played the amp and I can guaran dang tee you that it does more than surf! I play mostly country and my good friend plays blues/swing and we played that amp for 2 hours hard at Buffalo brothers and we never got tired of the combinations we could get. It is a beautifully made and great sounding amp... __________________ 'never pet a burning dog'

October 15th, 2006, 07:05 PM	#7 (permalink)
getbent Moderator Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Benito County, California Posts: 10,190 37 Photos	The one thing I neglected to say is that it is really light. I just got home from practice and lugging in even my relatively light amp (tone king imperial) made me think how nice and light the G amp was. __________________ 'never pet a burning dog'

October 16th, 2006, 03:43 PM	#8 (permalink)
OaklandA Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,621 28 Photos	Thanks for all the replies. It's going to be hard to decide, but the "G" definitely sounds pretty nice. CancerLeoCam....I'll forward my remaining questions direct to you. Thanks. __________________ ________________________ _________________ ___________ That's what she said.

October 14th, 2006, 07:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
JohnnyCrash Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lost Angeles and Orange County Posts: 7,128	I get the feeling CancerLeoCam is a giant surf guitar freak... so that may be why they seem to be designed for that kind of thing... BUT Those amps are NOT just "surf amps". They've got the classic Fender amp mojo, AND they're built in Orange County - the same county where Fender built his in the beginning - perhaps that may explain Dario's surf guitar fetish as well as his reverb :)

October 14th, 2006, 10:39 PM	#4 (permalink)
Mr. Sparkle Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Carlsbad, CA Age: 40 Posts: 1,308 4 Photos	I played it right around the time it first came into Buffalo Bros. Very nice amp. Good response, excellent tone, geat reverb. It's no Savage, but a fine amp anyhoo. Seriously: Gomez is a very sweet amp and the price is definitely right.

October 14th, 2006, 10:41 PM	#5 (permalink)
CancerLeoCam Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mule Deer-Mt. Lion Safari, CA Posts: 1,665 5 Photos	Thanks for the props guys. You're too kind. Yeah, I love instrumental/surf stuff and was the prime muse for building the amp. I can't really say much more about it here as it would easily move into advertising territory. I want to stay a member on the board so anyone interested can contact me offline. Thanks again Johnny Crash and getbent (Stylistics rule!...was listening to them again today).

October 15th, 2006, 01:13 PM	#6 (permalink)
Nub Tele-Holic Join Date: May 2003 Location: SoCal Posts: 905	Dario, The "G" amp looks great, I love the idea of a low wattage amp with a 15" speaker. I'm just wondering, do you have any plans to make an amp without reverb & tremelo? Thanks!