GDS Amplification?

[Structo]

ANybody here have any experience with GDS Amps?
A friend of mine is considering one of their 18 watt kits.
Pros?
Cons?

http://gdsamps.com/?page_id=6

[CaseyJones]

ANybody here have any experience with GDS Amps?
A friend of mine is considering one of their 18 watt kits.
Pros?
Cons?

Graydon pretty much originated the interest in Marshall 18 watt amps. He offers a high quality kit. You get what you pay for, that's reflected in the price. The only way to get a "better" Marshall 18 watt or 18 watt replica is to either buy an original (bring lots of money and even then you may get a cleverly crafted fake) or buy a replica from one of the few builders of high quality replicas. Sure there are a lot of clones available, when you filter by quality your choices thin out substantially.

[morcey2]

ANybody here have any experience with GDS Amps?
A friend of mine is considering one of their 18 watt kits.
Pros?
Cons?

Graydon pretty much originated the interest in Marshall 18 watt amps. He offers a high quality kit. You get what you pay for, that's reflected in the price. The only way to get a "better" Marshall 18 watt or 18 watt replica is to either buy an original (bring lots of money and even then you may get a cleverly crafted fake) or buy a replica from one of the few builders of high quality replicas. Sure there are a lot of clones available, when you filter by quality your choices thin out substantially.

The GDS trannies are pretty much the definitive 18-watt trannies. I don't have one of his amps, but I do have a JTM45 built on one of his chassis':

http://mcorey.dsl.xmission.com/JTM45/index.html

Excellent stuff and Graydon is a great guy on top of that.

Matt

[Structo]

Thanks guys, I'll pass the info along.

[drhulsey]

Thanks guys, I'll pass the info along.

I've never heard a negative comment about Graydon. He's easy to dea with and has a great reputation at 18Watt.com
Highly recommended

[briane]

I've used graydons OT's on some higher end 18 watt and vox variants. Their really the bees knees, best of the line in my view for that type of amp. They are likely more suited to el84's, or at least thats how I have used them.

[UR12]

There is absolutly no way you can go wrong buying one of Graydon's amps.

[fzfwyv]

Bought my first kit years ago from Graydon. Been to his house, he's met me at work, and he's even stopped by my house on occasion to help me with other builds I didn't buy from him. Awesome dude with a passion for amps!

Absolutely can't go wrong with GDS!

-Rich

[lastwinj]

agreed with rich. good stuff.

germ

[Allynmey]

Graydon makes great amps and has offerred kits since the beginning of the 18 watt craze. Good quality stuff.

Allyn

[thousandshirts]

GDS has a rock solid reputation. The only exception I might note is for Canadians, who might find it much cheaper due to border/import/brokerage fees to go with Trinity Amps and their 18w kit, out of the Toronto area IIRC, who also have yet to reach me with a bad word of mouth.

[stoo]

GDS has a rock solid reputation. The only exception I might note is for Canadians, who might find it much cheaper due to border/import/brokerage fees to go with Trinity Amps and their 18w kit, out of the Toronto area IIRC, who also have yet to reach me with a bad word of mouth.

+1. Stew

[nimhb]

ANybody here have any experience with GDS Amps?
A friend of mine is considering one of their 18 watt kits.
Pros?
Cons?

http://gdsamps.com/?page_id=6

Sounds like I can't go wrong...just need to pull the trigger

[Structo]

Heheheh, Chris is that you?

[nimhb]

Heheheh, Chris is that you?

Yes, thanks for the input all. Thanks Tom for putting the question out there!