03-15-2020, 05:11 PM
old thread, but new to me. I bought a Gemini II for $30 from the man next door to my drummer's house in about 1975. it was beat up and the speaker had a few holes in it. I had heard that nail polish was the cure for torn speaker cones, so I borrowed a jar from my mom and went to work on it. it sounded great! I still have that amp, and its been repaired a few times, plus a 3 prong plug added. it still sounds great and I'll never sell it. since then I've been through several Ampeg bass amps, including an SVT. a few years ago I got a 67 Reverberocket, and last month I scored a '62 Big M. it needed a good bit of work, but now its up and running and sounds just as good as my Gemini. I've owned a lot of bass and guitar amps, but it seems to my tin ear Ampegs just got the right sound. fenders and peaveys, I don't need em.