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What's your budget and intended use? If you're new to playing you dont necessarily need the size and power of a gigging amp to begin with, and you don't necessarily want to commit to a particular sound if you end up liking something you wouldn't necessarily expect. Is jazz your main genre or do you like playing lots of different styles?
1 Vox AC10-C
2 Fender Princetons
1 Fender Deluxe Reverb
1 Carr Sportsman
and the Gibson GA18 - which are about £2k on the used market
TBH I dont think I know anyone that has/plays a Gibson amp
just because you do, doesn't mean you should.
There's one on here for sale (no affiliation):
https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/253086/trace-elliot-vellocette-12r-reduced
(But keep in mind valve amps require some upkeep and maintenance.)
The Fender Deluxe and Princeton amps Bill also appears to use have both valve versions ('65s), rockier versions ('68s) and digital light-weight versions with built in attenuators (ToneMaster). All would be a) quite expensive but b) hold their value and c) make excellent gigging or home amps, and take pedals well too
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
The slightly odd/outdated baffle design with the circular cutout for the speaker apparently contributes to the sound of these old Gibson amps.
A lot of jazz players like the 5E3 extra, Nigel Price uses one. You would then have a very reliable and lightweight modern amp with nice things like an Fx loop and DI out that doesn't require maintenance, gets you the right sound, and looks the biz.
DB: When you said you had an amp that was “your amp,” what was that?
BF: Like that one over there, that Gibson [Explorer GA-18]. That’s not the exact one, but I’ve had that amp for almost 20 years. And before that I had another one. A really small, sort of old ‘50s Gibson amp that I was just comfortable with.
DB: Didn’t Jim Hall have a Gibson amp that had two different speakers in it?
BF: That’s a GA-50. I actually have one of those. It’s incredibly cool. It has a 12” and an 8” speaker. It’s from the early ‘50s. And there might even be some sort of primitive crossover in there, something. It has a huge bottom end but it’s also real clear. It’s an amazing amp. All those records with Art Farmer, Bill Evans and Sonny Rollins—all those records of the ‘50s and ‘60s—that was the amp. But [these days] it’s also incredibly hard to keep in repair.
There’s no crossover shown on the schematic - you don’t really need one with two mismatched guitar speakers, the natural frequency response will take care of the separation.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
just because you do, doesn't mean you should.
Gibson don't make amps anymore and few if any make amps like those originals. Closest would perhaps be a clone of a Fender tweed super/twin or an ampeg. Big "perhaps".
If you like Frisell a Princeton or larger deluxe reverb style amp like he uses would do you fine or try some of the Supros, a bit less sterile than a black "face" (panel) Fender.
Randomly I remembered this thread when I saw a Gibson Goldtone GA15RV for sale just up the road in t'Leeds for £450
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/658020102884830/