Earth amp

Chris P. · May 08, 2009, 05:31:40 AM

Does anybody know anything about prices and history of this solid state Earth amp?

leftybass · May 08, 2009, 07:33:02 AM

My first gig-able bass amp was that Earth head and 2-15 cab. Bought it in 1978(?) and it lasted years!
It's a total rip-off of Peavey, the cab even had the metal strips down the sides of the grill. I heard somewhere that Earth was started by a former Peavey employee/exec.
Cool to see a photo of it.

godofthunder · May 08, 2009, 08:04:27 AM

Sure looks like a Peavey !

rahock · May 08, 2009, 08:47:28 AM

Quote from: leftybass on May 08, 2009, 07:33:02 AM
My first gig-able bass amp was that Earth head and 2-15 cab. Bought it in 1978(?) and it lasted years!
It's a total rip-off of Peavey, the cab even had the metal strips down the sides of the grill. I heard somewhere that Earth was started by a former Peavey employee/exec.
Cool to see a photo of it.

Never played one, but I heard that same story about the same time, and yes it certainly looks like a Peavey.
Rick

Dave W · May 08, 2009, 11:31:48 AM

Could be a Peavey connection, obviously at least the external design is copied but I don't think the company was started by a former Peavey employee. From what I remember, there was a connection with Plush, which made tube amps in Kustom-style pleated enclosures starting in the late 60s. It may have been one of the partners in Plush who started Earth after Plush went belly up. I believe Earth used the former Plush factory.

nofi · May 08, 2009, 12:27:09 PM

earth used that upholstery covering on their amps for awhile, also.

Pilgrim · May 08, 2009, 01:23:11 PM

All I can say is:

1) Looks like a Peavey
2) Any amp of that age which is still working ought to be a good one!

gearHed289 · May 08, 2009, 01:35:27 PM

My first "real" bass amp was a tube Earth head and 18'' folded horn cabinet. Did the job, but there was NO high end coming out of that cab.

SKATE RAT · May 08, 2009, 07:32:49 PM

i have a Plush head the "Royal Bass" runs 4 6L6's sounds great but not very loud. i always thought that Plush and Earth were the same company.

the mojo hobo · May 10, 2009, 08:16:22 AM

Apparently the Earth designers got lost on the concept of what makes a graphic equalizer "graphic."

Pilgrim · May 15, 2009, 05:25:17 PM

Quote from: the mojo hobo on May 10, 2009, 08:16:22 AM
Apparently the Earth designers got lost on the concept of what makes a graphic equalizer "graphic."

That's true...looks much more like a parametric.

Perhaps it's a "Pre-Graphic"? (Fixed frequency, no graphic content.)

Chris P. · May 19, 2009, 06:09:37 AM

Thanks guys!

Dave W · May 19, 2009, 09:08:20 AM

I found an unofficial Earth amps site with a forum and blog: http://earth.ampage.org/

Also an unofficial Plush amps site http://www.plush-amps.com/ but he's not sure of the official connection between Plush and Earth, if any.

hollowbody · May 20, 2009, 10:52:56 PM

Didn't Andy Fuchs (Fuchs Audio Technology) work for Plush for a time? He'd probably be the one who could answer questions about a connection between the two companies.

I was in contact with a Plush collector, and while he could answer just about any question I had about Plush, he always evaded the Plush/Earth questions I would ask.

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nofi