Gibson’s tube amps from the ’50s and ’60s used to be one of the best-kept secrets and bargains on the vintage amp market, although eventually players and collectors caught on and prices and demand went up.
One of the more coveted vintage Gibson amp models is the rare GA-19 RVT from 1961 with a top-facing control panel (like a ’50s tweed Fender amp) that was produced only that year before it got a new makeover that included a revised circuit and modernized appearance with front-facing panel as part of the new Crestline series.
