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1961 Gibson GA-5 Skylark T White tube-amp

Serial number: 107577 / 110V

Cosmetic condition: VERY GOOD

Upgrades/modifications: New safe 3-prong grounded power cord + plug / later added tremolo- footswitch / new Weber Speaker 1279 Model 8SigA-8 ohms-15 watts / later added tubes are; 1x 12AX7 /1x 6BM8 (see pics).

Original Jensen Speaker is available – needs to get re-coned.

Serviced: YES 

Description:

Original = circuit, output transformer, power transformer, grill cloth, tolex, leather handle.

This GA-5 Skylark is a great little amp, totally versatile, the tremolo sounds beautiful,  turning up the volume it gets a wonderful crunchy vintage tone, the new Weber speaker makes it strong and solid sounding, this amp is small but indeed a very effective weapon for any guitar player, at home as on small stages a well.

About the Tremolo -footswitch:

The 1961-era GA-5T Skylark has tremolo built into its circuitry – it was meant to be controlled from the amp’s own panel (speed/“tremolo” knob), it did not include a factory footswitch, that’s a later modification, an aftermarket addition.

Musical Character of the 1961 Gibson Skylark T:

The 1961 Skylark T is known for its intimate, expressive voice—a small tube amp that responds like an instrument of its own. With only a few watts of Class-A power, it breaks up early, giving guitarists a warm, Velcro-soft overdrive that blooms as you dig in. Clean tones sit in the mid-rich, vintage American zone: rounded highs, a gentle low-end roll-off, and a vocal, almost woody midrange that pairs beautifully with single-coils and P-90s.

The tremolo circuit adds a pulsing, organic shimmer, the kind of bias-wiggle throb that sways rather than chops, perfect for slow ballads, blues vamps, or atmospheric chord work. At edge-of-breakup settings, the amp reacts dynamically—touch-sensitive, shifting from mellow cleans to gritty bark with small changes in picking attack.

Cranked, the Skylark T delivers a raw, harmonically rich grind, more vintage garage-rock than high-gain, with a compressed, singing sustain shaped by its tube rectifier. It’s a studio favorite because it sits in the mix naturally and records beautifully at manageable volumes, offering the unmistakable character of early-’60s American tube tone: simple, soulful, and musically honest.

This is a US-specification 117V amplifier, so a suitable step-down transformer will be required when used with European mains voltage.

Specifications:

  • Modell: GA-5 Skylark T
  • Chrome panel
  • Original circuit
  • Power Transformer: original, 13th week of 1961
  • Output Transformer: original, 50th week of 1960
  • New Weber speaker 1279 model; 8SigA-8 ohm-15 watts
  • Tube layout: 1x 12AX7 /1x 6BM8/1x 5Y3GT
  • Inputs: 2 x Instrument
  • Controls: Volume and Trem-Frequency
  • Dimensions; height is 34 cm – width is 34 cm – depth is 20 cm
  • Weight is 5.8 Kg / 12.8 Lbs

* Manufacturing date codes and interior pics are available per request: e-mail

Safe shipping worldwide!

For International Shipping- please note:

There will be additional costs for VAT + Custom Duty which have to be covered directly by the buyer, the costs can vary, depending on the destination, we do NOT cover those extra costs, thanks.

Why Shipping costs to the US are more expensive;

+17.5% of the value of the item / those 17.5% do include 12.5% tariffs plus 5% administration costs.

The Swiss Post do charge this 17.5% directly to us, we ad it here to your shipping costs already.

This is only for goods with a value up to 2500 US$, above that it will be charged directly to the US customer by the US Custom Office.

Weight 8 kg
Dimensions 40 × 42 × 25 cm

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