I'm looking at the Carvin Vintage16 16/5w pentode/triode amp. Has anyone used this amp? If so, how does the reverb sound? Anyone have any recommendations?
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Joined: Mar 01, 2006 Posts: 55 New York City |
Posted on May 04 2006 09:30 AM
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Joined: Apr 21, 2006 Posts: 33 Highland Park,Illinois |
Posted on May 04 2006 09:49 AM
Coolcat I use a fender frontman in my office. It's small, you can plug headphones into it, and used ones are very inexpensive. I've thought about maybe looking at a fender g-dec with all the goodies on it but for now I'm happy with my setup. Pipeline |
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Joined: Mar 01, 2006 Posts: 55 New York City |
Posted on May 04 2006 10:12 AM
It's gotta be a tube amp, have reverb, be small enough in wattage to use in a small NY apartment and not so expensive I have to sell my '66 LeMans to afford it. |
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Joined: Apr 21, 2006 Posts: 33 Highland Park,Illinois |
Posted on May 04 2006 10:31 AM
Coolcat Look into a Fender Blues Junior. 15 Watts, Tubes, Real REVERB. Won't cost you an arm and a Le Mans! Pipeline |
Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 250 Port Fierce, Florida 
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Posted on May 04 2006 10:32 AM
I's look for a Reverend Goblin, maybe a small Ampeg Jet (or Reverb-o-Jet?)...a Fender Princeton Reverb would be the Holy Grail, but they are getting pricier. On the cheaper end, I'd also suggest the traynor YCV20 - great sounding lil tube amp. — |
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Joined: Mar 01, 2006 Posts: 55 New York City |
Posted on May 04 2006 10:53 AM
How's the reverb on the Goblin? I've heard great things about those amps. Also heard great things about the Traynors, but 20 watts is way too much volume for my small space. Thanks for all your input, guys! |
Joined: Mar 04, 2006 Posts: 139 Massachusetts, birthplace of Dick Dale 
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Posted on May 04 2006 12:25 PM
.....just get a Dual Showman and a reverb tank......piece of cake to move in and out of small NYC apartments (especially buildings with no elevators) and the neibors will love ya! |
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Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 250 Port Fierce, Florida
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Posted on May 04 2006 12:31 PM
Here's a page with some clips of the Kingsnake, essentially the Goblin's "big brother." I have a Hellhound head with a 212 cab that I can't live without (especially with the Fender reverb tank). Without the tank, the reverb is very, very mild on the 'hound, which was a feature they upgraded for the Kingsnake and Goblin amps, which sounds alot wetter. http://www.reverendguitars.com/reverend/sound_samples.html Oh, and I also second the Fender Blues Jr suggestion - very nice little amp. Likely cheaper than the Goblin, too, as they've been discontinued for about a year. — |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 10331 southern Michigan 
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Posted on May 04 2006 12:35 PM
I don't frequent the Shadows sites nearly as much as I used to, but I noticed that quite a few people over there are raving about these small Carvins - apparently they sound really good, and capture a lot of that awesome vibe of the classic AC15s - for a tiny price! Haven't played one, so have no idea how close they get to the Fender sound or how good the reverb is. Ivan —Ivan |
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Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 51 |
Posted on May 04 2006 02:53 PM
I had a Carvin Bel-Air (50 watt combo amp from Carvin's Classic Series) which was very nice (and very loud and very heavy hense the had part.) I gave it some "brain surgery" and removed the overdrive pedal they built into the gain channel to give it more tube overdrive and make it sound less "metal." The Carvin was definately more Vox-ie than Fender-ie. Carvin does something to "improve" their reverb circuit which takes away almost all of the qualities a "Surf" guitar player would like. The reverb sounds good for other things but it just isn't right for surf at all. The reverb on my Reverend Kingsnake is very nice, usable all around the dial. It doesn't have the drip of a tank but I like it a lot. I got some "alone and loud" time with it last night for the first time (just got it last week) and it is definately the most versatile amp I've ever owned. It is really too bad Reverend got out of the amp business. I would imagine that the Goblin 5-15 is probably excellent too. Here is the last new one I've seen "in the wild"... |
Joined: Feb 28, 2006 Posts: 2348 San Jose, Ca.
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Posted on May 04 2006 10:31 PM
I've got a Fender Blues Junior and a Reverend Goblin Bob S. (I haven't touched the Blues Jr since I did an A/B comparison Bob |
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Joined: Feb 28, 2006 Posts: 106 The Vatican |
Posted on May 05 2006 01:26 AM
Butch,> ....
Would this be the same Fender Blues Jr. that you said has been discontinued? (The page is from their current site.) unlunf —MY RIGHT HAND IS FASTER THAN YOURS! |
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Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 250 Port Fierce, Florida
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Posted on May 05 2006 06:32 AM
No, Reverend discontinued their amp line. the Blues Jr is still around. Sorry for the mixup... |
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Joined: Mar 01, 2006 Posts: 55 New York City |
Posted on May 05 2006 10:15 AM
Truetone is out of Goblins! Anyone know anywhere else...? |
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Posted on May 05 2006 10:26 AM
Durdel's still has a Goblin listed... |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 492 Austin Texas
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Posted on May 05 2006 11:12 AM
Not much head room, but you wouldn't piss off the neighbors.:D http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php/masterid=3833616/search=fender+mini+amp/skd=1 — |
Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 3546 mojave desert, california
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Posted on May 05 2006 11:36 AM
that one looks like it might have little teeny tubes in it... |
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Joined: Mar 01, 2006 Posts: 55 New York City |
Posted on May 05 2006 11:42 AM
Actually, I found the Goblin on Durdels website already. THANX!! |
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Joined: Feb 28, 2006 Posts: 106 The Vatican |
Posted on May 05 2006 10:41 PM
Butch,> No, Reverend discontinued their amp line. the Blues Jr is still around. Sorry for the mixup... No problem.... this time I'll take your word for it! unlunf —MY RIGHT HAND IS FASTER THAN YOURS! |
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Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 3832 netherlands
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Posted on May 06 2006 06:12 AM
i used to have an organ with tiny little 1/2 inch 'tubes' in ém - a gazzilion.. not a clue what they were. the thing broke down and i traded it to some speakers. WR —Rules to live by #314: |
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