Incredible Sleeper Amp!

I have an earlier version of that amp. First amp I ever purchased - 1978. Got it along with my SG Special. Great fun amp and they like pedals.

 

you are correct. Those are great amps. Just about as good as anything made during that time period.

I borrowed one from a friend and I didnt realize how good it was until I listened to a recording I had made using that amp. It was fantastic.

 

That looks like the G50-112.
Used to own one when they first came out. Nice big clean tones -- very nice!
I loved mine (sorry I sold it).

IIRC, although entirely analog SS, the big selling line at the time was the JFET-based preamp/distortion.

Hang on to it. They seem to be keeping their resale value up reasonably well, at least around my area.

 

Hmm, that amp was also listed in the recent "Worst amp ever" thread.

Just goes to show one man's trash is another's treasure.

 

Very cool. A friend of mine as a teenager had one of these. I never saw another one. As a teen you either saved money from a job or your parents got you an amp. Amps generally were expensive items. That Yamaha was bullet proof, and he had it for many years. He was a very talented guitarist as well.

 

G50 410
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My first ( stolen) and second amps were G50-112's. ( college band and into the '80's) Terrible 'distortion' control, decent reverb and clean tone.

But my next amp, a Peavey Bandit 65 ( used only the clean channel with a dirt pedal ) blew it away.

 

Guy brought one of those old SS Yamahas to a jam a few years ago (not sure about the model though). It was a really nice sounding amp.

 

Got you no matter really This is 40 years ago we just wanted something that made a sound
All I know is that I like the sound of my Peavey Bandit more than I like the sound of my Yamaha but once again 40 years ago

 

I restored an old Yamaha amp for a friend of mine last year. He wanted a surfer vibe to it for the clean tone he was getting. I never got to hear it though, he had someone else who recapped it and worked on the board afterward. I think he got it for nothing because it wasn't working correctly, but he got it all fixed up.

 

The G50 is a kick ass clean amp. I used to have the Yamaha 4x10 that I picked up for 100 bucks. Cool amp but it was crazy heavy and I didn't need it at the time. Wish I still had it.

 

Anchovies are like that. Yum.

 

Great stuff!
I still see em’ on CL.

 

'Sleeper' only recently.
Those Yamahas, both the 50 and the 100 were very popular with players, especially L.A. session players in the late 70s and throughout the 80s. Most notably Steve Lukather used one on a lot of sessions. I had a G100 in the early and mid 80s. Probably paid $60 for it.
Great jazz guitar amps. Also cool with elec keys and synths.

 

I had one. It recorded well, and sounded nice playing alone, (if you ignore the distortion) but when playing with a band, it had no punch. Even though it seemed loud enough, it just never seemed to cut through, so I sold it. Got a decent price for it, too.

 

I like how it looks.

 

I tried a first-gen G50-112 a few years ago and loved it. Great clean; I didn’t want to stop playing!

The distortion was in fact pretty weird, but I think weird distortion is fun to have as an option for certain things. Wish I’d bought it...

 

My teacher usually has one or two of those lying around. He can find them cheap and flip them to students for a good price. I’ve only played through for a lesson or two, but they sounded pretty good to me.