LSC
484 posts
Aug 16, 2013
5:28 PM
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As I understand it, and will surely be corrected if wrong, the Kalamazoo Model 1 is in essence a Gibson GA-5 in a cheaper cabinet. Is this true and if so which variation of the GA-5 is the Zoo directly related to?
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Greg Heumann
2323 posts
Aug 16, 2013
7:13 PM
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There were so many different Gibson amps named GA-5. There IS one that is IDENTICAL to a Kalamazoo Model 2. They are very rare - I haven't seen many. But there are many other GA5 models that bear no resemblance. Gibson and Kalamazoo shared the same parent company, Chicago Musical Instrument Company, AKA "CMI".
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LSC
485 posts
Aug 16, 2013
10:15 PM
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Greg - Do you know what year or any other defining description?
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chromaticblues
1439 posts
Aug 17, 2013
4:44 AM
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@LSC
I owned a Epiphone that was blue with plastic chrom looking trim. Made in the mid to late 60's. This was exactly like the one Greg was talking about.
Most GA 5's had a 6v6 power tube. The one like the Kalamazoo had a 6BQ5. I had an early Gibson GA 5 with a 8 inch speaker that was quit different! It put out alot more voltage and went into shread mode quit early on volume knob. I tried putting 12au7's in it, but just never found one that sounded good with that amp and eventually sold it.
If you want one like a Kalamazoo look for one with a 6BQ5 and a 10 inch speaker. That was the only GA 5 that had that combination. I also think it was the only one with a 6BQ5, but I'm not sure.
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Greg Heumann
2325 posts
Aug 17, 2013
7:50 AM
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Yep - and the one that was identical to a Zoo was like the brown face ZOO in appearance, which puts it late in their life - probably '66 or '67.
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