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Offline macula56

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The Valve Amps
« on: October 25, 2010, 03:47:01 pm »
has anyone here heard of these amps? they are made in Italy.

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Re: The Valve Amps
« Reply #1 on: October 25, 2010, 04:35:20 pm »
I googled it looks like they are made in Italy but no longer sold in the USA.
Never heard of em they any good?

http://www.valveampusa.com/


has anyone here heard of these amps? they are made in Italy.
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Re: The Valve Amps
« Reply #3 on: October 25, 2010, 05:47:45 pm »
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has anyone here heard of these amps? they are made in Italy.

I've played briefly with their Bimbo 105 SE head.

Nicely built using std parts such as the ubiquitous Hammond 125SE OT, uses Power Scaling, can sound really good.

http://www.the-valve.com/home.html

Still available stateside thru Crowders Music Shop in SC.

http://www.crowdersmusicshop.com/

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Re: The Valve Amps
« Reply #4 on: October 26, 2010, 05:31:47 am »
i played thru one of their 50 watt heads yesterday. some nice sounds. just wondering if anyone knew anything about them.

 


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