>>> NEW! <<<Buy a road case for this Gabriel V Head! Now available as an excellent fit for your Gabriel V33 or 18 head. Plenty room to also store your Dual-Gain Fotswitch and cables.
Each case is lined with ½ inch heavy duty rubberized foam material and includes 5 panels of additional standard case foam to customize your fit as needed.
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Please note that these clips do not and cannot represent the amp's tone accurately since there are so many constants that affect the recorded tone from the speaker cabinet to your computer speakers.
The amp tone actually sounds thousands of times better if heard live. These are here only to give you a hint of what the amp actually sounds like. Sort of like the roasting garlic aroma coming from the kitchen that sits around the roast. Sorry, vegetarians, I really do not have a more appropriate example for you... :-)
Clip 1 - BRIGHT channel settings: Cut 3, Gain 6, Tone 8, Volume 7, Guitar: Strat w/Fralin Vintage Neck. Just Guitar - Chord- Amp - Cab - Mic - MBox - ProTools. Slight Pan but no effects/eq/pre/etc. Celestion Blue Miked with M160, Celestion Greenback Miked with Trion 7000
Clip 1 - Solo clip with LP and V18
Provided by Dale Oliver
Clip 2 - Slide solo clip with LP and V18w
Provided by Dale Oliver
Fire - Full length studio recordings using the V18w
Provided by Kevin Paul (Stik)
Heard it through The Grapevine - Full length studio recordings using the V18w
Provided by Kevin Paul (Stik)
Piece Of My Heart - Full length studio recordings using the V18w
Provided by Kevin Paul (Stik)
Somebody To Love - Full length studio recordings using the V18w
Provided by Kevin Paul (Stik)
Woodstock - Full length studio recordings using the V18w
Provided by Kevin Paul (Stik)
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BRIGHT channel settings: Cut 6, Gain 8, Tone 5.5, Vol 4.5, Contour D, Guitar: '52 Tele re-issue (neck pickup).
Provided by Jonathan Shelton, V18 owner.
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BRIGHT channel settings: Cut 6, Gain 8, Tone 5.5, Vol 4.5, Contour D, Guitar: '52 Tele re-issue (bridge pickup).
Provided by Jonathan Shelton, V18 owner.
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BRIGHT channel settings: Cut 4, Gain 4, Tone 6, Vol 3. Guitar: PRS PRS Singlecut, Line6 DL4 delay: quarter note delay on the line 6 tape echo setting with the repeat being about equal in volume to the actual note played.
Provided by Neil Greenhaw
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NORMAL channel settings: Cut 6, Tone 8, Vol 8. Guitar: PRS McCarthy Coil Tapped on the Front Pickup.
Provided by Neil Greenhaw
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Bright channel settings: Cut 6, Gain 7, Tone 5, Vol 7. Guitar: Gibson Goldtop.
Provided by Neil Greenhaw
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Bright Channel: GV Tele straight into the V then into a Germino 2x12 loaded with GB reissues. The acoustic is an old beater Gibson Gospel. No processing except for a touch of verb. It's the track called "Mahogany and Maple".
Channel settings: Cut 4, Gain 5, Tone 5, Vol 3 for M&M and 5 for Noodling, Contour D.
Provided by Tyler Crow (thegearpage.net screename: cocheese).
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Bright channel settings: Cut 0, Gain 6, Tone 8, Vol 6, no effects. Guitar: Fender Strat w/ custom Dimarzio Pickups, position #1 (Chopper Pickup).
Provided by Neil Greenhaw
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Guitar Solo w/ Backing Track on Bright side. Channel setting: Volume at noon. Cab: Germino 2x12 open back cab with reissue Greenbacks. Recording setting: Sennheiser 421mic, Mackie Onyx 400F recorder. Tyler got V #001!!!!!
Provided by Tyler Crow (thegearpage.net screename: cocheese).
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Bright Channel: V Noodlings. Volume at noon.
Provided by Tyler Crow (thegearpage.net screename: cocheese).
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Bright channel settings: Cut 3, Gain 7.5, Tone 8, Vol 8, Contour F. Guitar: Grosh Retro Classic Strat w/ Fralins, neck single coil.
Provided by Justin Ostrander
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Bright channel settings: Cut 3, Gain 7.5, Tone 8, Vol 8, Contour F. Guitar: Grosh Retro Classic Strat w/ Fralins, middle/bridge pickup combo.
Provided by Justin Ostrander
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Guitar Volume Knob Demo on MARSHALLISH Channel. Channel setting: Volume and Tone at 8.5.
Provided by Justin Ostrander
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Bright Channel, Analog Delay. Channel settings: Cut 3, Gain 6, Tone 8, Vol 8, Contour F. Guitar: Anderson Hollow T Classic.
Provided by Justin Ostrander
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Gain Switch Demo on Bright Channel. Channel settings: Cut 6, Gain switch between 2 and 8, Tone 6.5, Vol 8, Contour D. Here, I am using the Grosh Retro Classic strat set on the bridge pickup (Fralin Steel Pole 43). I am playing the same riff four times. I switch gain levels via the footswitch after each time through the riff.
Provided by Justin Ostrander
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Bright Channel Jangly Clean w/ Delay. Channel settings: Cut 6, Gain 4, Tone 6.5, Vol 8, Contour D. Guitar: Grosh Retro Classic set on middle/bridge pickup combo w/ some cool
delay from my Line6 pedal.
Provided by Justin Ostrander
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Slapping on MARSHALLISH side. This is the Marshall side pretty much wide open with me slapping my Anderson Hollow T Classic. Channel settings: Gobs of gain here
Provided by Justin Ostrander
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Bright channel w/ RC Booster. Channel settings: Cut 6, Gain 3.25, Tone 8, Vol 7.5, Contour F. Guitar Anderson Hollow T Classic. Effect: RC Booster. Clean to very light OD boost pedal. Set on
fairly clean here; it's just pushing the front end of the amp a little. GREAT tone. Inspired some noodling. :)
Provided by Justin Ostrander
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Bright channel w/ AC Booster. Channel settings: Cut 6, Gain 3.25, Tone 8, Vol 7.5, Contour F. Guitar: Anderson Hollow T Classic. Effect: AC Booster. Light to mid OD boost pedal. Gain on the pedal
is set at about 3.5, but volume is just over unity. I'm using it more as an OD than a boost.
Provided by Justin Ostrander
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Bright channel w/ BB Preamp. Channel settings: Cut 6, Gain 3.25, Tone 8, Vol 7.5, Contour F. Guitar: Anderson Hollow T Classic. Effect: BB Preamp. Smooth OD pedal. Sounds great at all settings of the gain knob. Here, the gain is set at about 3 while the volume is at 2.5. Another great tone.
Provided by Justin Ostrander
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NORMAL channel. Channel setting: Vol 5:00 (full). Guitar: reissue SG (WCR Fillmore P/U's)
Provided by Ernie Santella
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Bright Channel. Channel settings: Vol 2:00, Gain 2:00. Guitar: GR Guitars Relic'd Tele with Lollar p/u's
Provided by Ernie Santella
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Bright Channel Noodling. Channel settings: Vol 3:00, Gain 5:00 (full). Guitar: '57 LP Special (P-90's).
Provided by Ernie Santella
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MARSHALLISH Channel Slide Licks. Channel settings: Amp Crancked. Guitar: LP Standard, Neck pickup
Provided by Colin John
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Bright Channel Power Chords. Channel settings: Volume on 3:00, Gain 12:00. Guitar: LP Standard.
Provided by Gabriel Bucataru
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MARSHALLISH Channel Guitar Volume Roll-back Demo. Guitar: LP Standard.
Provided by Colin John
V18 watt Head
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The oh-so-craved and famed (or infamous) V18 watt head that created so many fans continent and world-wide. As reviewed in the Vintage Guitar or Guitar Player magazines the Gabriel V18 stands out as a distinct British-style class "A" all-tubed guitar amp for its characteristic tonal spectrum and unbelievable overdrive resurrected from the Golden Era of tone. No, it is not a cheap amp, but every penny is worth its value in this high-end amp.
Keeps you sane by producing volumes that are real-world, tones that have the fattest, rich, touch-sensitive, warm and organic overtones and flexibility that lets you dial in the right tone for the right guitar. "The V18 compares favorably or even exceeds the tone of the amps that inspired it..." said the said the Vintage Guitar Magazine review.
Please be in complete agreement with your wife before buying it...
Powered by 2x EL84 tubes
Characteristic of Class A amplifiers, the dual EL84 tubes deliver the much coveted Low-Gain overdrive which is distinct from the "hi-gain" amps that have it formed in that preamp tubes instead. The result is a pure mud-free overdrive with its rich overtones (even-order) that gets fatter by every notch on the Volume dial.
Specs
Cathode biased 18w Class A amplifier (2x EL84), push-pull
Lyle Workman, LA Session ace and STING 2005-2006 tour guitar player:
"The V18 is a great sounding, well thought out little beast. It's dynamically responsive and is a joy to play through. The added bonus of gain controls on a footswitch is a genius idea and adds to it's versatility. This one's a winner!"[read more]
Pete Anderson, Grammy Award-winning Guitarist/Producer:
"Just the right amount of GRIT - Great for Blues.... Love the harmonic sweep in the back of the amp - From tight to loose harmonic distortion. Outstanding..."[read more]
Justin Ostrander, Nashville:
"I have been playing for 12 or 13 years, and I just moved to Nashville to play music full time. If the amp were lost or stolen, I would find a way to get another one. " [read more]
Mike Scheuchzer, MercyMe:
"I just pulled mine out of the box this morning and am in the studio recording of all things, a Christmas record in April!!! Straight out of the box this amp sounds incredible....the cab is a 2-12 loaded 1 celestion blue, and one celestion greenback. All I can say is WOW!!!!..." [read more]
Emil Kindlein, Timisoara, Romania, Eastern Europe
"I just got the amp shipped. Ultra - packed … it made it over to Eastern – Europe Romania..." [read more]
Brad Wigg, The Afters
"Cool thing is that I can use an A/B switch to go from Bright to Normal at any time just like having two amps. But I DON'T have two amps. I have one amp that is very, very lightweight and portable. And soooooo pretty. It's like looking at a formula one race car." [read more]
Neil Greenhaw, Nashville:
"I finally have an amp that can do blues, rock, or simple clean Jazz. This head has the 2 most sought after tones..." [read more]
Ernie Santella, Santella Productions:
"The amp has really surprised other players. They love the tones I can get out of it, especially with just rolling the volume back on the guitar. Great touch-sensitivity too. Sounds great with a variety of guitars..." [read more]
Gregg Scott, Seattle:
"I been playing many years and I am glad I found the V18. There is really nothing that erks me about this amp. It makes me happy...." [read more]
Tyler Crow, Seattle:
"I've played lots of boutique amps in my day and this one hangs with the big dogs, if not chases them off the porch!..." [read more]
Bob Tekippe, Vintage Guitar Magazine:
"I review alot of amps for Vintage Guitar Magazine and some are great and some are not so great. Some I choose not to review at all. Once and awhile one comes along which I cannot live without and the Gabriel V18 is one..." [read more]
Lyle Workman, LA Session ace and STING 2005-2006 tour guitar player
Pete Anderson, Grammy Award-winning Guitarist/Producer
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Guitar Player magazine review [pdf]
Vintage Guitar Mag Review (March 2006)
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