I've been wondering about them. I'm thinking about buying one as a gift, and maybe one for myself. Tell us more...
Well someone had to do it! I know there are legions of people who have or are considering this cool practice amp. So I figured they needed a place to congregate on this site.
I've been wondering about them. I'm thinking about buying one as a gift, and maybe one for myself. Tell us more...
GUITARS: Fender Teles and 50s Strat, Squier Jazz Bass & '51, VooDoo clone, Dillion Tele Thinline, G&L Tribute ASAT, Agile Les Paul clones, Rogue 335, Robelli D'Angelico, Danelectro Hodad 12, Larrivee Koa Parlour, Blueridge 00028, Ibanez Hummingbird, Takamine EC132C, PRS McCarty IRW.
AMPLIFICATION: Carvin Bel Air w/ext cab, Behringer ACX1000, Vox Brian May, Fender Bronco tweed, Rogue 30 Bass, Roland Cube 30, modded Epi Valve Junior w/ Scumback 1x10 cab.
To me the G-Dec is ideal as a practice amp. There are plenty of detractors out there who complain about the different effects not being very good, or the backing tracks. But I have yet to see anything else as versatile for a practice amp. We're not talking about gigging with the thing. Could it sound better? Sure. Is it good enough for practice? Absolutely. Throw in the tuner, effects, backing tracks, phrase sampler and inputs for CD and to me it's a no brainer.
I just found out that Band-In-A-Box or any program with midi out can output the Midi's to this little practice amp making backing tracks unlimited with all the midi's out there, Although you cannot store the midis to it so you would be tied to the computer. Now I am wondering how good do midi files sound playing through a G-Dec? I have converted some band in the box to CD and enjoyed those as backings.. have you used it in such a way Tehuti? The G-Dec Demo sounds pretty good and yes as a practice amp, not a high end gigging amp. Read numerous posts about hissing and noise being a downfall, this true?
Jimmie Vaughan Strat , Squire 51
Epi 56 GoldTop, SX "Vintage" Jazz Bass
Zager 50, Guild GAD30R (Excellent)
G-Dec 3 Thirty, Valve Junior & Cab
Crate PowerBlock, Crate V33H
Avatar Cabinet 2x12 Hellatones
JamVox, Studio GX With Mods/Farm 2.0.