I love my '72 DeLuxe Reverb but would probably love about any older Fender amp. Just can't afford but so much equipment.
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I love my '72 DeLuxe Reverb but would probably love about any older Fender amp. Just can't afford but so much equipment.
Me, too. My Super is a '66, factory loaded with JBLs. I haven't dated the Vibrolux, but I put two MojoTOnes in it and it sounds great. Obviously a lot different sound and feel than the Super.Quote:
Originally posted by Pickdropper
I have a BF Super Reverb and a BF Vibrolux Reverb. I'd have to say that the Super is my fav.
If I had to choose, one, I'd pick the Vibrolux. It's so versatile, within reason of course.
I sometimes I set on top of a 1X12 extension with an 8 Ohm 200W Mesa Black Shadow, so 2 10s and 1 12", that rig sounds BIG.
Ken
64 bf pro with 15" jenson. The best guitar amp I ever heard at low (studio) volume.
A Super Reverb with JBLs!!!! OUCH my achin' back. How much does that thing weigh? You have a roadie? My Twin with JBLs is bad enough. Holy smokes!!!
My all time favorite is my '66 Super Reverb. Can't get enough of it!!! :smokin
I bought it used from Guitar Center. The guy who had it traded it in for exactly that reason. He traded it for a RI deluxe and some cash too, hopefully. It has to be about 100 lbs., but I couldn't pass it up.Quote:
Originally posted by Tremo
A Super Reverb with JBLs!!!! OUCH my achin' back. How much does that thing weigh? You have a roadie? My Twin with JBLs is bad enough. Holy smokes!!!
It doesn't get out of the house much, but damn does it record clean tones well.
Speaking of which, that's all it records well. Those JBLs just do not like distortion, whether it comes from the amp or a pedal or a combination of the two.
How does your twin do with OD tones?
Ken
Blondes, Followed by Brown Tolex.
Stratton, I had some old JBL 130s from a old twin laying around so I put them in an old 2x12 cabinet and tried them with a Hot Rod Deluxe. They sound great clean but the overdrive is touchy. Just a little drive makes them break-up kind of bluesy with good sustain. Any more and the thing sounds like a fuzz box. They damn sure haven't got any lighter sitting around for thirty years!
So far I haven't found any kind of OD that works with the JBLs, but there seems to be a point, with the amp turned up to about 5-6, that a nice compression occurs. Seems that at just that point, where other speakers might break up a little bit, the JBLs keep their composure, stay clean, and allow the amp to compress. Sounds very cool.
I almost want to have two 4X10 cabs for the amp, one with Jensens in it too, for the OD/breakup sound Supers do so well at 6-7, and higher.
Ken
my 2 faves are my Blackface Showman
and the Blackfaced Twin Reverb
For gigging it is a tie between my 72 vibrolux and my 71 deluxe reverb ( with a weber C12N and 6l6's!). I took the resistors off of the #2 imputs on my vibrolux so i can use them as an out to the deluxe. Good projection if you put the deluxe on top of the vibrolux.
fender twin hands down my favorite
Yo Stratton,
The Twin with JBLs is a CLEAN machine. LOUD and CLEAN. There is some compression from the JBLs since they are alnico and the thing is good for 80+ Watts. The power supply is overfiltered so there is very little sag in the amp. It's kind of stiff and touchy when it comes to overdrive, plus it has those Philips 7581A output tubes. It's for outdoor use only, I wanted an amp that was as loud as possible. For indoor gigs, I use a smaller amp with tube rectifier and Webers.
I never use pedals, I don't like 'em.
Mine's actually a Victoria, but the Tweed Bandmaster. The blues tone on those beauties is pure heaven.
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Hey Tremo, what kind of music do you use the Twin for?Quote:
Originally posted by Tremo
Yo Stratton,
The Twin with JBLs is a CLEAN machine. LOUD and CLEAN. There is some compression from the JBLs since they are alnico and the thing is good for 80+ Watts. The power supply is overfiltered so there is very little sag in the amp. It's kind of stiff and touchy when it comes to overdrive, plus it has those Philips 7581A output tubes. It's for outdoor use only, I wanted an amp that was as loud as possible. For indoor gigs, I use a smaller amp with tube rectifier and Webers.
I never use pedals, I don't like 'em.
I LOVE my new CyberTwin.
My favorite is an old Silverface Deluxe Reverb. I don't play out often, and when I do it's in small venues. The DR is just about perfect for what I need.