jazzkat amplifiers?

Colin Perry

Johnathon--

My advice would be to get an early 40's EH-185 or 150. By 1940, they were essentially the same amp in different cabinets. The design changed a bit, and the last ones made sound the best in my opinion. Also check out the BR-1. It's the most underrated amp out there. Like an EH-185 with more balls.

badjazz

It looks like a fella named Whit in Tulsa is selling a eh-185 on ebay. Looks like it has been made road worthy and had an interesting owner. Might by a good amp for someone looking for that kind of tone.
EH-185 Link

nwilkins

yeah I've been watching that - the seller is Whit Smith.

Campusfive

shudduuuup.....shhhhh, no one is supposed to know about that auction..... Who am I kidding, my 185 should be arriving tomorrow or monday, and plus there's a great 150 I just found at a local music store.....wait....I said nothing.......

Colin Perry

I thought I was the only one who was watching that auction!?!

nwilkins

well don't worry about me - although I would love one I am not in any kind of financial position to get one right now.

Colin Perry

yeah, neither am I.

Campusfive

My 185 arrived on Saturday morning, but I've only managed to get about 15 minutes of playtime on it. I can say for sure the thing is FAT. I can't wait to see what its like cranked a bit more and I can use it live. I'm pissed because I should have waited for Whit's, because it went for less than I paid, and I don't think I would have to go over his once I got it. Oh well.

I actually had gotten a chance to play on a nice 150 for half and hour the day before my 185 arrived, and they were pretty similar, but the 185 was just a little "bigger." I need to play it some more to really get a handle on it.

Oh and my 185 is one of the rare transitional models that is label as a 150. I guess Gibson was going to replace the 150 with the amp that became the 185, but instead decided to continue making the 150 and just give the new design a different model number. Anyway a few early 185's were labeled as 150's. Odd, but true.

Colin Perry

One of Jordan Officer's 185's is labeled a 150. It sounds great! He used it on the last three records with Susie Arioli.

Campusfive

I think one of Whit's was one of the early 185's too, i.e. with two tone knobs, treble and bass, instead of just a single tone knob. His website has a pic, and something about having one too many tone knobs.