Local CL has primo '69 Ampeg Gemini VI

[MickM]

It's in Palmyra PA which is next to Hershey. Only 4 pics but looks immaculate. Owner wants $650. NFI here, just passing along what looks to be a decent deal.
https://harrisburg.craigslist.org/msg/d/palmyra-ampeg-amp/7412862930.html

 

[dented]

Love that era Ampeg. I had a '68 B15 and like the ad says....lol. First thing I did, in the 60s, was put wheels on that thing. Nice piece of gear there.

 

[stormsedge]

Sweet!

 

[JL_LI]

It's in Palmyra PA which is next to Hershey. Only 4 pics but looks immaculate. Owner wants $650. NFI here, just passing along what looks to be a decent deal.
https://harrisburg.craigslist.org/msg/d/palmyra-ampeg-amp/7412862930.html

It’s just too big. I don’t play dances in the girls’ gym anymore.

 

[lowatter]

Wow...what a beauty and in in incredible condition. I'm sure it won't last long.

 

[Greenmachine]

Nice amp in great shape.

 

[cherryburst1]

Nice amp in great shape.

Not necessarily. Need to pop the hood and check the tubes and caps. Carbon comps might be sizzlin' like OM bacon in a skillet. Electrolytics are probably swollen and ready to become bottle rockets. See it all the time.

 

[cherryburst1]

It's in Palmyra PA which is next to Hershey. Only 4 pics but looks immaculate. Owner wants $650. NFI here, just passing along what looks to be a decent deal.
https://harrisburg.craigslist.org/msg/d/palmyra-ampeg-amp/7412862930.html

Better figure an additional 300-350 for caps, tubes and labor to restore it.....

 

[MickM]

Love that era Ampeg. I had a '68 B15 and like the ad says....lol. First thing I did, in the 60s, was put wheels on that thing. Nice piece of gear there.

If it was a Jet or Reverberocket I'd already own it but 'bout filled up on amps so anything that size I have to pass on.

 

[Greenmachine]

Not necessarily. Need to pop the hood and check the tubes and caps. Carbon comps might be sizzlin' like OM bacon in a skillet. Electrolytics are probably swollen and ready to become bottle rockets. See it all the time.

Well yeah always with vintage amps.

 

[mad dog]

I'd hold out for the Gemini II. The VI is a fine amp, but one channel. The two channel II is the same amp, but can be jumpered. I always ran my Gem II jumpered, so found the second channel essential.

 

[Chiogtr4x]

I owned a '66 ( kind of ragged) Ampeg Gemini ll for a few years,
that had a 1X15" EV SRO Speaker in it ( with a small tear in speaker I actually taped over!) and just amazing breakup and sustain when cranked, plus fantastic Reverb and Tremolo. Big amp, big sound!

But it just never got the gigs, stayed at home.
Even with wheels it was just big and goofy, vs. my '68 Deluxe Reverb, which by comparison, was just much more compact and efficient.

Sadly, both gone ( dang $$!!) miss them!

 

[gitold]

Ahh, my first amp. It’s 1970 and I have a Jazzmaster and a Ampeg Gemini VI. Why oh why can’t I get those crunchy sounds all my guitar idols have? Why does Ken’s funky old Fender amp, or Andy’s Silvertone twin 12 sound cooler then my hi-fi jazz amp. I guess I’ll have to wait a few years for someone to invent od pedals.