1952 Gibson Model GA-20 Amplifier brown

Very Good condition, 7/10, Made in USA, a few replaced capacitors, 3 knobs, 4 inputs (2 for Instruments and 2 for Microphone), original Jensen Alnico 5 PM P12R Speaker Concert Series dated 220247 (47th week of 1952), pine cabinet, 110V cable plug (grounded), including 110-220V transformer, a crack by a screw in the cabinet, missing one screw on the back panel, new leather handle, more info: Introduced by Gibson in 1950, the GA-20 was a two-channel, 12_speaker combo of 12-14 watts that is much sought after for its warm, bluesy tone and surprising volume for its small size. This amplifier is also noted for its nice compact luggage styling with a brown leatherette covering over a solid redwood cabinet, with a distinctive thin bar and a brown G logo over light brown grille cloth, along with a dark brown Gibson script logo on the upper right. It measures 20_wide x 17_high x 7.25_depth, and weighs roughly 20 lbs, making it a very gig-friendly little combo with a big brown tube sound to match its great looks. The GA-20 was the first Gibson amp to feature a top mounted, rear facing control panel, making it more user friendly than a rear bottom mounted chassis featured in previous models. Three instrument inputs (all voiced alike) go into one channel and a higher gain microphone input is used to great effect by guitarists who want a more overdriven sound, as was often the case in these early two channel amps. Each channel has its own volume control, along with one tone control that is shared by both channels. Produced from 1950 to 1953, 5,117 of these fine amps were shipped from the Gibson factory in Kalamazoo.