The Perfect Guitar Amplifier? Bogner Goldfinger 45

In today's video, Paul and james from The Studio Rats are checking out what they would consider to be Bogner'c perfect amp called the Goldfinger 45.

As the capture packs have been completed the amp is now for sale on FACEBOOK Marketplace.

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The Studio Rats are core band members Paul Drew on guitar/production/mixing, drummer James Ivey and Dan Hawkins on bass. They collaborate with singers and musicians to produce radio-ready songs.

[bhyrwcv]

That's a freakingly good sounding amp! Thx for capturing it for tonex.

[pauldavis]

This Bognar sounds fantastic, thank you for the demonstration of the tones. It sounds incredibly useful for any musician. The pedal options will take a minute to wrap your head around, however, once you have mastered that I would say this would be an excellent choice! Thank you Paul and James!

[basspartout]

Wow, a truly great sounding amp!! Amazing!

[wayfaerer]

Bogner and Friedman make the best sounding amps I've ever played through. They don't look as "cool" as a Vintage Plexi, but sound and response wise they're on top of the world in my opinion.

[johnachenbach]

Great demo guys. I have the Goldfinger combo with a 65w Creamback. Stellar cleans w/seemingly infinite headroom and a kickass gain. A great pedal platform. Absolutely love it.

[monkeyfinger]

I realized after buying a few Bogner amps that claim to capture the 'vintage Plexi sound', that I could just buy a vintage plexi for the same money. But I wanted more flexibility. It's hard to know for sure which era of plexi I would like the best - JTM45, '68, '72, Super Bass, Super Lead - too many choices I know little about.

So, I decided to buy a Ceriatone All Access Plexi clone and I could not be happier. Firstly, the price is very attractive. Second, even though I had to wait more than 6 months for Nick to build it for me, that amp scratches every Plexi itch I could have. It can be configured as any Plexi I mentioned above - so I can audition every Plexi model and see which ones I like - without having to buy every version of the Plexi circuit.

I have a Goldfinger 45 and it is, as they say in this video, a truly great sounding amp. I totally recommend buying one if you are not looking for a tight/aggressive DJent type sound (get a Rectifier). But, there are all these guys out there marketing their take on the Plexi. Think about this for a minute - the Plexi is such an iconic amp - it has been heard on countless hit albums. Do you need a boutique version of this amp when you can just cut to the chase and get a real Plexi?

And, to make the case for the Ceriatone all access, this amp covers the tones of almost every production Plexi using a series of switches to change circuit components to reconfigure the amp. You can have tube or solid state rectification. It can be configured like any one of the Plexi amps I mentioned above.

Anyway, you can't can't go wrong with any Bogner or Friedman. They are stellar amps. I just wanted to give you some food for thought considering that every one of these pricey boutique guys are selling the fact that they are the 'ultimate Plexi'. Well, isn't the ultimate Plexi a real Plexi?

[DavidJosephBoth]

That's the most under-rated amp of all time!!! Will be buying that pack for tonex!!

[rjo]

Congratulations! Sounds badass! Not as tight sounding as the Ecstasy, but I think there lies the magic.

[tacmason]

Kudos to Bogner, drop dead great Amp !

[georgesukopp]

Very cool review! You should check out the Superlead Version of the Goldfinger, the extra Tube Gain Stage makes the Amp way more versatile, you can contral gain and volume on the Omega+ channel, so it is actually a third channel!

[haezeematera]

Very nice and pleasing tones ! Absolutly fan of the Goldfinger and the Atma as well ! And by the way the Esquire sounds very nice too ^^ ! I was curious about the pickup combination

[sonicstoryteller]

What a sound stunning TFS Paul best wishes from the shire Phil 👍

[christopherrothwell]

Guys, I own a GF45; please tell me you had an attenuator on or were wearing very discreet ear plugs 😂 The clean channel is RIDICULOUSLY loud, the level you guys had it on would blow windows out!! Or maybe I’m running the clean gain a bit high!

It is by far the most versatile amp I’ve ever played. Took me a long time to get the sound I wanted, just because there’s a lot to work with, but once it’s dialled in, the fun never stops.

Have to say, I also find the lack of another LED to distinguish which channel I’m on a bit confusing sometimes 😊

Great video!!

[GreccPerspective]

Again, late to the party but I love this

[moonaticu]

Owned it with the 2x12 Ob cab. Still play the JVM from time to time but it’s the first amp I have ever played effects through the front and they all sound good.

[mattuk]

Oooo, that alpha channel sounds decidedly gorgeous.

[checkitout]

Kemper as well please and don't forget to do that nice Marshall that you did a few months back for the Kemper as well. Thank you in advance. ❤

[capo]

09:00 - if you switch to more gain and it's gets less loud: There are antiparallel diodes involved for more overdrive. :-)

[bhyrwcv]

Paul, you should try out (and capture for Tonex) one of them CORTIN amps.

They are the ultimate Marshall mods to me... ❤😮❤

[Frehley]

I have the Goldfinger Superlead 45 and matching open back 2x12 cab. It is a glorious amp! What cab/speakers are you using in this demo?