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Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 8:35 am
by 1964
Having owned a Velocette, I reckon $999 is about right from a buyer's point of view.

Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 10:12 am
by Zakk Wylde
You reckon it would be good for playing Ozzy songs on, etc?

I want a new amp, and if this thing is pretty versatile for harder rock stuff, then it sounds like the ticket.

Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 10:46 am
by GrantB
1964 wrote:Having owned a Velocette, I reckon $999 is about right from a buyer's point of view.
Maybe for a 1X12 15 watter...the 30 watt stereo should fetch more? The weakest link with these amps are the very average Celestions...but something else in it (like a blue or Red Fang) and it's killer (well, that's with the 12inch 15 watt model). What else is there at 30 watts, all valve, class A, stereo for $999 ( or even $1500) used? Can't think of anything, apart from maybe a Peavey 2x10 Delta (but not stereo...is it Class A?)...

Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 2:03 pm
by Hot_Grits
real nice little amps, those.

Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 2:04 pm
by Hot_Grits
Zakk Wylde wrote:You reckon it would be good for playing Ozzy songs on, etc?

I want a new amp, and if this thing is pretty versatile for harder rock stuff, then it sounds like the ticket.
Probably not ideal, especially for live use. It's more of a roots/blues/classic rock amp. you could probably use one for Aerosmith/AC/DC type stuff, but not Ozz.

Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 1:16 pm
by Zakk Wylde
Ta.

Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 4:42 pm
by TMG 03
What Ozzy Songs do you guys do? Are we talking a set of them or just mama I' coming home?

Re: Great Amp Alert

Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2005 2:28 pm
by stark
philipnz wrote:The Rockshop K road have a Trace Elliot Velocette 2 x 10. This is the same as as they mega expensive Gibson models. This has 2 15 watt power amps. Yup its STEREO and its only $999.
It's still there :)

Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 4:05 pm
by 1964
*UNIQUE* wrote:
1964 wrote:Having owned a Velocette, I reckon $999 is about right from a buyer's point of view.
Maybe for a 1X12 15 watter...the 30 watt stereo should fetch more? The weakest link with these amps are the very average Celestions...but something else in it (like a blue or Red Fang) and it's killer (well, that's with the 12inch 15 watt model). What else is there at 30 watts, all valve, class A, stereo for $999 ( or even $1500) used? Can't think of anything, apart from maybe a Peavey 2x10 Delta (but not stereo...is it Class A?)...
I still reckon $999 is about right, and the fact it hasn’t sold indicates that it’s not perceived as a bargain. IMO, brand recognition is not there for more $'s and early ones had transformer problems. And then there’s the very inconvenient control placement, and I also don't think stereo means much to most guitarists. Even the odd latter Gibson versions I've seen around Auckland were sold at low prices. I'd say you’d be lucky to get $800 for a 1x12 15W, and then in NZ I think most guys would opt for a higher wattage Peavey for less $'s.

Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 4:57 pm
by slash-ed
TMG 03 wrote:What Ozzy Songs do you guys do? Are we talking a set of them or just mama I' coming home?
hey ther'es nothin wrong wit mama i'm comin home :P

Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 6:48 pm
by GrantB
I guess the brand doesn't pull the people. If it were a Gibson Goldtone at $999 it probably would have walked out the day it came in - virtually the same amp. I played a Gibbo Goldy in Wellington some time back, priced at $3499.

Well, someone will get a deal. Hopefully one of us fellows.

Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 8:41 pm
by 1964
The last brand new 1x12 15W w/ reverb Gibbie Goldtone I saw was $1700 odd at MW Greenlane, and it didn't seem very tempting compared to the more expensive Orange AD15/12 alongside it. At the time, that Gibbie was cheaper at MW than you could get them for in the US, though of course the exchange rate was a lot worse.

Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 9:27 pm
by 1964
> "Well, someone will get a deal. Hopefully one of us fellows."

Yes, I would have thought it would make an excellent gigging amp for anything from jazz to classic rock.