Oisin
588 posts
Jun 30, 2010
3:18 PM
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I didn't know that Epiphone did a Valve senior head. Looks good for the price. Anyone tried it yet?
http://www.thomann.de/gb/epiphone_valve_senior_head.htm
They do a combo also.
http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/78450
You know it's funny but I've just checked the Epiphone website and there is no mention of these amps on there, just the valve junior. Is this possibly a european issued amp only?
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Oisin
Last Edited by on Jun 30, 2010 4:25 PM
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Joch230
213 posts
Jun 30, 2010
7:56 PM
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I've seen them for sale at Musician's Friend:
http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Epiphone-Valve-Senior-20W-1x12-Guitar-Combo-?sku=620579
-John
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5F6H
221 posts
Jul 01, 2010
4:33 AM
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Doesn't inspire me with confidence...I'd save for a HG DT/BF or SF Princeton/Laney LC15.
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Oisin
589 posts
Jul 01, 2010
2:08 PM
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Any reason for that 5F6H? Everyone has raved about how good the Valve junior is for harp...why don't you think this one would be any good?
£250 for a valve amp here in the UK is great value for money and the couple of reviews from guitarists that I've found have been pretty positive on the whole.
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Oisin
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5F6H
225 posts
Jul 02, 2010
1:28 AM
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Well, the amps I mention start at not much more than the V Senior and are "proven". The V Senior is cathode biased with a pretty gainy looking preamp, I vey much doubt that you will see anything like the 18W rated before feedback. You might even find the V JR (I'm really not a fan of that amp either in its stock form - many folks buy V Jr as a cheap platform for mods/experimentation) is perceived as louder? Also the V Jr is a TOTALLY different amp, virtually nothing in common with the V Snr.
Yes £250 is cheap compared to a UK/US/Mexican made amp, but not cheap for a Chinese made amp. Guitarists don't suffer from acoustic feedback as badly as amplified harp players, they can usually utilise all the rated power available...plus some.
If you have £250 to blow, then take a punt, I might be under estimating the amp, but if we're looking at a pick up & go amp, then this doesn't strike me as it.
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Oisin
592 posts
Jul 02, 2010
5:20 AM
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Thanks for that Reply 5F6H. I appreciate you taking the time to give some constructive feedback. They are selling these amps at a music shop a few miles away from me so if I get a chance I'll go and give it a try soon and I'll write what I find here.
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Oisin
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