Yamaha G100 Amplifier/Head

Описание: Here's a demo of my G100 amp head, the first in the series of G 100 watt amps. Late 70's I believe. Information is limited so I wanted to do a quick overview to help demystify this uncommon amplifier.

Great clean tones very punchy. Very loud. As for the distortion it sounds corny with normal EQ settings, say with the controls around 12 'o clock. But I like it set with the Midrange and Bright nearly maxed out with Bass and Treble pulled back around 2. This is gets the best sound out of the distortion, dynamic and midrang-ey. The reverb is deep and loud, one of the strong points of this amp! Tremolo is pretty good, lightning fast like the intro to "Iron Man" fast. There is one problem with my amp in particular, there's a slight hiss/white noise in the background. The interesting thing is that it isn't amplified so once you're past 1-2 in volume you can't hear it anymore.

Lastly one of my biggest issues was finding a footswitch. Many searches online produced nothing. So after studying the effects switch circuitry I built my own footswitch. The signals are being attenuated to ground so a simple SPDT switch will do. I also used 4-pin DIN connectors and 4 conductor wire with ground of course to make one clean cable.

This is definitely an underrated amp, it sounds great and is affordable when you can find one. Perhaps even comparable to the Lab Series amps in tone.