V18 Combo FrontRear












Accessory shipped:Available color schemes:
Power Cord Gain footswitch Gabriel PickCapuccino Scheme Bumblebee SchemeInverted Capuccino Scheme Blackburn Scheme



Road Cases


>>> NEW! <<< Buy a road case for this V18 Combo! This case houses your 1x12", 2x12" horisontal speaker cabinets and same size combos as well.
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.



Sound Bites

(they really do!)
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 times better if heard live. These are here only to give you a hint of what they amps 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 appropiate example for you... :-)



Fire - Full length studio recordings using the V18
Provided by Kevin Paul (Stik) New!
Heard it through The Grapevine - Full length studio recordings using the V18w
Provided by Kevin Paul (Stik) New!
Piece Of My Heart - Full length studio recordings using the V18w
Provided by Kevin Paul (Stik) New!
Somebody To Love - Full length studio recordings using the V18w
Provided by Kevin Paul (Stik) New!
Woodstock - Full length studio recordings using the V18w
Provided by Kevin Paul (Stik) New!

Download: Grosh Retro Classic Strat w/ Fralins, neck single coil Download Download
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
Download: Grosh Retro Classic Strat w/ Fralins, neck single coil Download Download
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
Download: Volume knob Demo Download Download
Guitar Volume Knob Demo on MARSHALLISH Channel. Channel setting: Volume and Tone at 8.5.
Provided by Justin Ostrander
Download: Bright Channel, Analog Delay, Anderson Hollow T Classic Download Download
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
Download: Gain Switch Demo Download Download
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
Download: Jangly Clean w/ Delay Download Download
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
Download: Slapping on the Marshall Channel Download Download
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
Download: Bright channel, Anderson Hollow T Classic, RC Booster Download Download
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
Download: V Channel, Anderson Hollow T Classic, AC Booster Download Download
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
Download: Bright Channel, Anderson Hollow T Classic, BB Preamp Download Download
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
Download Greenwich Village 53 Blackguard Tele Noodling Download Download
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 V18 #001!!!!!
Provided by Tyler Crow (thegearpage.net screename: cocheese).
Download Bright Channel: Bright Noodlings by Cocheese (Tyler Crow) Download Download
Bright Channel: V18 Noodlings.
Provided by Tyler Crow (thegearpage.net screename: cocheese).
Download Bright Channel: with a '66 ES335 - Ernie Santella Download Download
Bright Channel. Guitar: '66 ES335.
Provided by Ernie Santella
Download NORMAL channel: Reissue SG (WCR Fillmore P/U's) Vol 5:00 Full - Ernie Santella Download Download
NORMAL channel (Marshallish). Channel setting: Vol 5:00 (full). Guitar: reissue SG (WCR Fillmore P/U's)
Provided by Ernie Santella
Download Bright Channel: GR Guitars Relic'd Tele with Lollar p/u's Vol 2:00 Gain 2:00 - Ernie Santella Download Download
Bright Channel (Marshallish). Channel settings: Vol 2:00, Gain 2:00. Guitar: GR Guitars Relic'd Tele with Lollar p/u's
Provided by Ernie Santella
Download Bright channel: '57 LP Special (P-90's) Settings Vol 3:00, Gain 5:00 Full - Ernie Santella Download Download
Bright Channel Noodling. Channel settings: Vol 3:00, Gain 5:00 (full). Guitar: '57 LP Special (P-90's).
Provided by Ernie Santella
Download NORMAL channel: Slide Licks, Amp Crancked, LP Standard, Neck pickup - Colin John Download Download
MARSHALLISH Channel Slide Licks. Channel settings: Amp Crancked. Guitar: LP Standard, Neck pickup
Provided by Colin John
Download Bright channel: LP Standard, volume on 3:00, Gain 12:00 - Gabriel Bucataru Download Download
Bright Channel Power Chords. Channel settings: Volume on 3:00, Gain 12:00. Guitar: LP Standard.
Provided by Gabriel Bucataru
Download NORMAL channel: LP Standard, guitar volume roll-back demo - Colin John Download Download
MARSHALLISH Channel Guitar Volume Roll-back Demo. Guitar: LP Standard.
Provided by Colin John


Gabriel V18 Guitar Amp Combo

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The guitar amp combo version of the famed V18 gives you the opportunity of having to go only once to your car to unload. The same Class "A" British-style all tubed, hand wired, point-to-point, resurecting a well known tone but at a fraction of its original price.

Living in a cozy, beautiful enclosure, the Gabriel V18 Guitar Amp Combo comes in a 2x12" (57 lbs) or 1x12" (40 lbs) speaker configuration.

I decided to use exclusivly Celestion guitar speakers, precisely the Blue and the Greenback since they bring out that specific organic character I am after. Be that in a 2x12" guitar amp combo combination using a Greenback and a AlNiCo Blue or a 1x12" using the AlNiCo Blue or the Greenback.

"The V18 compares favorably or even exceeds the tone of the amps that inspired it..." said the Vintage Guitar Magazine review.
Please be in complete agreement with your wife before buying it...

EL 84

Powered by 2x EL84 tubes

Characteristic to Class A amplifiers, the dual EL84 tubes deliver the much coveted overdrive wich 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 (2x EL84) push-pull
  • EF86 pentode AC15-ish channel (BRIGHT)
  • 12AX7 triode British crunch channel (NORMAL)
  • EZ81 rectifier
  • CONTOUR six position tone control
  • 4,8 and 16 ohm speaker selector
  • 120/220/240 VAC voltage selector
  • 1x12" combo: 24"W x 20"H x 9"D; 40 lbs.
  • 2x12" combo: 28"W x 20"H x 9"D; 57 lbs.