Fender Greta

SKU: # 358322   |   Model: # 230-3000   |    Product Reviews3 Reviews  Write a Review

Greta
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In the playfully diminutive form of a vintage tabletop radio, the Pawn Shop Special Greta model is quite possibly the most unusual Fender tube amp ever. In fact, nobody would blame you if you saw a Greta and, not yet realizing its true identity, tried to tune in the local weather on it.

But an amp is exactly what it is-a two-watt tabletop beauty with a 4 Special Design speaker, old-school VU meter with clean to overload indicator display and simple volume and tone controls. Its charmingly vintage-style enclosure has front and rear wood panels finished in bright red, gold-finished metal top and sides for increased shielding, Greta script badge on the front panel and tabletop feet. Under the hood and on the back panel, the Greta features a single 12AT7 output tube and 12AX7 preamp tube, with a 1/4 instrument jack and 1/4 line out jack (for preamp use with another amplifier). Greta produces a variety of low-volume clean and overdriven guitar tones, but even if you never plug a guitar into it, the 1/8 back-panel auxiliary input is perfect for iPod or other media player use, with great mono tube playback sound thatll have you rocking right there at your desk.

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Dear God.... the sound out of this amp... LOVE IT! 1 of 2 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Saint John, New Brunswick
my money's gonna grow legs, jump out of my pocket and hand itself over to the clerk at long and mcquade so i can have it..
Posted by Mark Patterson on Sep 25, 2012
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Closest Store   Toronto (Bloor St.), Ontario
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Closest Store   Saskatoon South, Saskatchewan
I was excited when this amp was announced. It turns out that it isn't exactly what they were promoting. The sound is great for a little practice amp for home use, but be aware that it is really picky about pickups. There is next to no headroom in this amp, so don't expect a lot of clean sound, particularly with humbuckers. With my humbucker guitars all I get is an overdriven sound. I can get a clean sound with single coils but only at very low volume. Beyond 2 or so in volume it starts to break up into overdrive. The quality is great, but it really isn't what they promoted.
Posted by anonymous on Jul 27, 2012
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