Gretsch Amps

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8860 East Chaparral Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85250

Gretch Amps are currently manufactured in the USA by Victoria Amp Company. They are simple yet elegant amps with a lot of class. There are no master volumes, no DSP, no channel switching. They feature all tube design with point to point wiring, finger joint pine wood cabinets, two-tone vinyl covering. If you like rock-n-roll then any of these amps is probably just for you. These are all tube amps from Gretsch and are made in the USA. Currently there are four different models to choose from: Electromatic, Playboy, Executive, and Variety.

In the 50’s and 60’s Gretch amps where manufactured by Valco. They sold the same amps under their name as well as others. These amps would have the same circuitry design and many where almost the exact copies. They would change the speaker brand and/or size as well as include some cosmetic changes.

Gretsch Playboy 15 Watt Amp
The Playboy is a 15 watt all tube amp with a single 12 inch Eminence Legend speaker and uses two EL84 output tubes. Its hand wired using point to point wiring which is how many of the great sounding vintage amps where made.

Gretsch Electromatic G5222 5W Amp
The G5222 is a 5 watt single channel all tube guitar amp. It uses only two tubes and has a single volume knob and one input jack. It couldn't get any simplier and is great for recording or practice.

Gretsch Executive Tube Amp
The Executive is a handmade 20 watt all tube guitar amp made by Victoria Amp Company. It features point-to-point wiring, all tube circuitry, Reverb Tank, Tremolo, 15 inch speaker, and powered by two 6V6 output tubes. The tube compliment consists of two 6V6 power output tubes, three 12AX7 tubes, two 12AT7 tubes, and a 5AR4 rectifier tube. The 12AT7’s are used for the phase inverter and reverb tank driver while a 12AX7 is used for the Tremolo and preamp stages.