Sada Yairi
April 23rd, 2012, 11:18 PM
I decided to get an amp after many years of only playing classical guitar. I have an old Dot that I've been playing around on, using an old Fender prac amp and an amPlug but now that the electric bug has bitten an amp became a necessity. After months of trying so many different amps (and guitars), the Valve Senior was the clear favorite (and was actually the reason I joined this forum in the first place). I hadn't even realised Epi made amps before the guy (Dan) at Gallins in Sydney (Aus) pulled out a Valve Senior and got me to try it. I can honestly say I had never truly experienced GAS before that moment!! Talk about buttery. Did all the research - wattage, tubes used, speaker etc. Problem was, at $800 it was out of my league. I happened to notice the other day that Gallins were having a sale with big price cuts, so I am now the proud owner of a brand new (though discontinued) Valve Senior. Happy happy joy joy! :dance
I love the simplicity (I found the various modelling amps so complicated) and the tones are beautiful. I play blues, light rock and some jazz, so this baby is perfect. The low gain suits what I play down to the ground. I find it so easy to get tones I love out of this amp!! Very pleased, and it even looks good! Of all the amps I tried (ranging in price from $150 to $1400), this was the one I wanted. I was assuming I'd have to settle for either an ss amp (Fender Mustang, Vox vt etc) or a Bugera V22 as the only valve option. Couldn't believe it when they told me what they were clearing this one for. Jumped on it, and so glad I did! It was shipped down from Brisbane so took a while to get my hands on it which made it all the sweeter when it eventually arrived. The exact amp I wanted, and at an attainable price - what more could any man want? Well, obviously a new geet to go with it :socool and I'll post that elsewhere!
http://i1247.photobucket.com/albums/gg622/Sada-Yairi/NewValveSenior1.jpg
http://i1247.photobucket.com/albums/gg622/Sada-Yairi/NewValveSenior2.jpg
http://i1247.photobucket.com/albums/gg622/Sada-Yairi/NewValveSenior3.jpg
I love the simplicity (I found the various modelling amps so complicated) and the tones are beautiful. I play blues, light rock and some jazz, so this baby is perfect. The low gain suits what I play down to the ground. I find it so easy to get tones I love out of this amp!! Very pleased, and it even looks good! Of all the amps I tried (ranging in price from $150 to $1400), this was the one I wanted. I was assuming I'd have to settle for either an ss amp (Fender Mustang, Vox vt etc) or a Bugera V22 as the only valve option. Couldn't believe it when they told me what they were clearing this one for. Jumped on it, and so glad I did! It was shipped down from Brisbane so took a while to get my hands on it which made it all the sweeter when it eventually arrived. The exact amp I wanted, and at an attainable price - what more could any man want? Well, obviously a new geet to go with it :socool and I'll post that elsewhere!
http://i1247.photobucket.com/albums/gg622/Sada-Yairi/NewValveSenior1.jpg
http://i1247.photobucket.com/albums/gg622/Sada-Yairi/NewValveSenior2.jpg
http://i1247.photobucket.com/albums/gg622/Sada-Yairi/NewValveSenior3.jpg