Epiphone Firefly 30w

robgilmo

Any thoughts on these?

gubble

I had one !!! Probably 14 years ago maybe?

The clean sound was really good  - really very good ! One of the best clean tones I've ever heard.

The drive sound was pants

The effects - I cannot remember

I bought it because i didn't have a proper am at the time and this was cheap in Dawsons - however times moved on i upgraded amps and this one left the stable.

Looked nice in it's red tolex though !

robgilmo

gubble said:

I had one !!! Probably 14 years ago maybe?

The clean sound was really good  - really very good ! One of the best clean tones I've ever heard.

The drive sound was pants

The effects - I cannot remember

I bought it because i didn't have a proper am at the time and this was cheap in Dawsons - however times moved on i upgraded amps and this one left the stable.

Looked nice in it's red tolex though !

Can you remember it being heavy?

gubble

@robgilmo - yes for a 1x10 solid state combo it was quite heavy. 

The cab was quite large for what it was - which probably helped with the sound.

I now remember new i paid £100 for it and sold it for £50 - it was advertised on here but ended up going to a mate who was local.

snowblind

Depends what you count as heavy. Personally I'd recommend you go for a Valve Senior or maybe the valve special if you are into that particular aesthetic of Epiphone amp. I'm a big fan of the BC30 which most definitely does count as heavy (26kg) but which sounds lovely.

robgilmo

Thanks guys, its for sale locally and the first thing I thought was my wee boy would love that. I'm waiting to hear back from his guitar teacher if he needs a battery amp or could he use mains power, although if its heavy it might not be so good for him.