Members Radar-Love Posted March 27, 2011 Members Share Posted March 27, 2011 There's also a highly desirable Yamaha valve/tube amp lineup from 1990s that was designed by Soldano. They came in Mesa/Boogie-ish combo and head form factors. There was a time when these could be found for cheap: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members YamahaMSG Posted April 20, 2011 Members Share Posted April 20, 2011 I have a couple of [what seem to be incredibly rare] Yamaha SR50-112 combos. They are solid state, twin channel with single 12" Celestion speaker. They also have a real spring reverb - no digital effects here! They are superb for dry clean, jazzy style playing - I'm not big on effects and only use minimal reverb when I'm playing through them. The gain channel is a bit too dry and wasp in a jar - possibly due to the low volume I play at. Ideal for recording as there is virtually no background noise / hiss. One of them was previously owned by 80's UK pop star Rick Astley - apparently presented to him by Yamaha along with a guitar [which he supposedly still has]. A few quick snaps: I'd love to get hold of a Yamaha valve combo such as the Soldano ones - need to research once I've got some cash spare! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GreaserMatt Posted April 21, 2011 Members Share Posted April 21, 2011 I picked this up years ago for $100; crazy loud. Sold it off when I got my fender twin. Everything thats been said is true; you could drop this off your roof, LOL... it weighed a friggin' ton... Edit: Look for the ones w/ the brown/silver grill cloth; the newer ones (w/ the diff colored knobs) are sub-par compared to these earlier ones... if your having any problems being heard in your band and are broke, find one of these... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jkater Posted April 21, 2011 Members Share Posted April 21, 2011 I read an article where it was said that Robben Ford used these. I played one at a jam once and, yes, it was plenty loud and very clean. Huge headroom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Verne Andru Posted April 21, 2011 Members Share Posted April 21, 2011 Mike Stern's main amp is a Yamaha G100 212 with EV speakers. My main gigging amps for clean is a Yamaha G100 210. Huge headroom and love the parametric EQ. When I need grind I'll use it as a 2x10 cabinet for my V33 head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members IBDBB Posted April 21, 2011 Members Share Posted April 21, 2011 My first serious amp was a 2 x 12 version back in the mid 90's. I was 16 at the time and it was for a garage band/my first band I wanted to play in.Got it for $100 off craigslist and either sold it or traded it in within a few months or so.Wish i still had it..This and my Ibanez Roadstar II and my Japanese Squier with a SD hot rails in the bridge...That was my gear at the time...all pawn shop purchases Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members IBDBB Posted April 21, 2011 Members Share Posted April 21, 2011 I picked this up years ago for $100; crazy loud. Sold it off when I got my fender twin. Everything thats been said is true; you could drop this off your roof, LOL... it weighed a friggin' ton... Edit: Look for the ones w/ the brown/silver grill cloth; the newer ones (w/ the diff colored knobs) are sub-par compared to these earlier ones... if your having any problems being heard in your band and are broke, find one of these... yup, i had the same one, very loud. Mine didn't have casters though, made it even more difficult to lug around... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members onelife Posted April 21, 2011 Members Share Posted April 21, 2011 I think most things that Yamaha make are great. I can't speak about your amp specifically but I've been playing through an DG-80 since they first came out at the turn of the century. It is, without a doubt, the best amp I have ever owned. It works, sounds, feels and, unfortunately, lugs like a tube amp (or should I say several different types of tube amps) without the subtle deterioration of sound caused by aging tubes. My Yamaha amp sounds as good as the day I bought it to replace my 15 year old Fender Twin and it has required absolutely zero maintenance. I could probably buy another one with what I have saved in tubes over the last 12 years. All I can say is that if you like the sound of the amp and don't mind the lug, you will get years of trouble free enjoyment out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Yarbicus Posted April 21, 2011 Members Share Posted April 21, 2011 I think most things that Yamaha make are great. I can't speak about your amp specifically but I've been playing through an DG-80 since they first came out at the turn of the century. It is, without a doubt, the best amp I have ever owned. It works, sounds, feels and, unfortunately, lugs like a tube amp (or should I say several different types of tube amps) without the subtle deterioration of sound caused by aging tubes.My Yamaha amp sounds as good as the day I bought it to replace my 15 year old Fender Twin and it has required absolutely zero maintenance. I could probably buy another one with what I have saved in tubes over the last 12 years. All I can say is that if you like the sound of the amp and don't mind the lug, you will get years of trouble free enjoyment out of it. DG80 FTW! I actually owned a pair for a while! Most amazing chorus and delay. If I ever decided that I don't mind programming (I'm more of a pedal tweaker) I will get another DG80. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted April 22, 2011 Author Members Share Posted April 22, 2011 I read an article where it was said that Robben Ford used these. I played one at a jam once and, yes, it was plenty loud and very clean. Huge headroom. Yeah. A number of jazz and 'jazzy' players have used them, either as a primary amp or as a 100% reliable backup. A number of Dumble players have used them as backups as well. In no remote way saying they are the equivalent of a Dumble, but they definitely have the 'low gain but long singing sustain and burning type drive' type vibe going on that the Dumble does so well along with the earlier Boogies. I dig it and I doubt I'll get rid of it any time soon, but it's SOOO damn heavy. As I said, I think this 1x12 weighs maybe 8 lbs less than my old Twin did and I think I'm going to put one of my EVM 12Ls in it whenever I do a little work on the amp. The frequency pot for the parametric EQ is pretty static-prone and it is INSANELY loud when you adjust that knob. For all I know, it might be post output section because even when the amp volume is on 1, when you adjust that pot, it's like FULL VOLUME and this is a very loud amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Taorider Posted May 1, 2013 Members Share Posted May 1, 2013 I've had a G100 212 ii for about a year now. I've been playing guitar for 50 years mostly jazz, and love the tone of the amp. When placed next to my 1960's Fender Twin with a 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stormin1155 Posted May 1, 2013 Members Share Posted May 1, 2013 Nice score! Congratulations! There's one exactly like it in a local shop. I messed around on it a bit and was really impressed. Tried to think of why I needed it, and failed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Preacher Posted May 2, 2013 Members Share Posted May 2, 2013 stormin1155 wrote: [snip] Tried to think of why I needed it, and failed. Aha, yes, this is my daily routine with different gear. Though not a recent thread - this was a good read. Curious if Cratz still has his... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ZEUS1 Posted May 31, 2013 Members Share Posted May 31, 2013 I HAVE A F100 212 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members leftyaxeman Posted May 31, 2013 Members Share Posted May 31, 2013 I have the Yamaha G100 212 from 1977 in the basement. It was my first amp from when I started playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ZEUS1 Posted June 6, 2013 Members Share Posted June 6, 2013 Leftyaxxman, do you still use that amp? Do you have or know where I can get some extra knobs? I have a F 100 and some how lost one of the knobs let me know either way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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