I bought a Fender Greta amp.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 5:32 am

I ordered it from Musician's Friend,they them in stock.

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Lucamo · Post by **Lucamo** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 4:33 pm

sososososo awesome.

Loooks so honky and small, let us know how fun it is.

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 7:21 pm

Be interested in your thoughts when it arrives. A lot of hype about this & the excelsior

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Sat Apr 14, 2012 3:26 am

Gret amp

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Sat Apr 14, 2012 5:42 am

I need one of those for my desk at work. I actually work with a woman named Greta so it would be funny to have it up at work.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Sat Apr 14, 2012 5:12 pm

Haha,that's great idea.I don't know why Fender named this amp Greta but I do know why they named the other "Pawn Shop amp" Excelsior.

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Nick · Post by **Nick** » Sat Apr 14, 2012 5:28 pm

Let me know what you think. I'm pretty sure my opinions for this kind of thing are public knowledge here. For $200 I think I'd much rather have one of the new Yamahas.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Sun Apr 15, 2012 5:45 pm

I want on of them too,but I have a VOX Valvetronix VT20+ so for now I'd rather try the Greta. I want to see what it looks like in person. It looks like a plastic radio in the pictures but the specs say that the front and back are wood and the top is metal.

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westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 7:17 pm

Got my Greta.Musician's Friend sent it in a big ABL semi!

It really feels more like a radio made in the late 30's or early 40's than a guitar amp. Seems very well made. It is not plastic. The front and back are red lacquered wood as are the feet. The top is gold painted metal. It's really pretty heavy for it's size.

2 watts into a 4 inch speaker is still pretty loud for a bedroom amp if you dime it but still I can get some very satisfying tones at lower volumes too. Can't play it too loud now because my girlfriend is sleeping.

mkt3000 · Post by **mkt3000** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 7:41 pm

I'm seriously considering buying one next month while I'm stateside and bringing it back as a carry-on. How much does it weigh, and do you think it'd fit in a backpack?

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 8:15 pm

mkt3000 wrote:I'm seriously considering buying one next month while I'm stateside and bringing it back as a carry-on. How much does it weigh, and do you think it'd fit in a backpack?

Maybe.

Here are the dimensions:

Height: 6.75"

Width: 10.00"

Depth: 7.25"

Weight: 8.7 lbs

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 7:51 pm

My friend on the TDPRI took these shots of his Greta

Ankhanu · Post by **Ankhanu** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 8:20 pm

Looks great.
Can you do any recordings with it to demo?

While I think these are neat, I think I'll be picking up one of those Yamaha amps instead.

Gabriel · Post by **Gabriel** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 10:10 pm

Ankhanu wrote: I think I'll be picking up one of those Yamaha amps instead.

Love mine, sounds huge.

rps-10 · Post by **rps-10** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 12:09 pm

Gabriel wrote:
Ankhanu wrote: I think I'll be picking up one of those Yamaha amps instead.
Love mine, sounds huge.

Thought you said it was for your Dad?

Dokterrock · Post by **Dokterrock** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 5:10 am

The vintage-style manual is a very nice touch.

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 4:34 pm

Dokterrock wrote:The vintage-style manual is a very nice touch.

i thought so too. also enjoy the tube chart on the bottom.

Gabriel · Post by **Gabriel** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 5:38 pm

rps-10 wrote:
Gabriel wrote:
Ankhanu wrote: I think I'll be picking up one of those Yamaha amps instead.
Love mine, sounds huge.
Thought you said it was for your Dad?

Haha well 'technically' it is