Fender Twin Reverb Pros and Cons

Chico Malo · Post by **Chico Malo** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 12:11 am

i recently sold my 77 twin for $650. that particular year was rated at 135 watts. it did have a nice clean tone but it if you wanted an overdriven sound, it had to be cranked way to much which resulted in it being too loud. my 72 super reverb is a much better choice.

personally i would rather play through a jcm800 marshall.

Post by **Doog** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 12:24 am

Mike wrote:
Doog wrote:
Mike wrote: Reverb is wank. It is the job of the room you're playing in to provide the Reverb.
Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh no. Spring reverb isn't emulating a slight bit of room reverb.
Surf Reverb is for Pussies.

"WHA DID THAT LIMEY FUCKAH SAY??"

mickie08 · Post by **mickie08** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 12:42 am

Chico Malo wrote:i recently sold my 77 twin for $650. that particular year was rated at 135 watts. it did have a nice clean tone but it if you wanted an overdriven sound, it had to be cranked way to much which resulted in it being too loud. my 72 super reverb is a much better choice.

personally i should shut up and play bass.

mickie08 · Post by **mickie08** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 12:44 am

I assume the Super is still kicking strong Chico?

Chico Malo · Post by **Chico Malo** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 12:46 am

mickie08 wrote:
Chico Malo wrote:i recently sold my 77 twin for $650. that particular year was rated at 135 watts. it did have a nice clean tone but it if you wanted an overdriven sound, it had to be cranked way to much which resulted in it being too loud. my 72 super reverb is a much better choice.

personally i should shut up and play bass.

that kind of talk will not get you invited to christmas dinner.

mickie08 · Post by **mickie08** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 12:48 am

Chico Malo wrote:
mickie08 wrote:
Chico Malo wrote:i recently sold my 77 twin for $650. that particular year was rated at 135 watts. it did have a nice clean tone but it if you wanted an overdriven sound, it had to be cranked way to much which resulted in it being too loud. my 72 super reverb is a much better choice.

personally i should shut up and play bass.
that kind of talk will not get you invited to Chico's RV.

Chico Malo · Post by **Chico Malo** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 3:23 pm

mickie08 wrote:I assume the Super is still kicking strong Chico?

still works like a charm.

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 8:05 pm

timhulio wrote:A twin in head form is a Dual Showman. It also weighs a ton. This is a reply to someone up there. I forget.

Seriously? I think I know what my next amp purchase will be.

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 8:52 pm

i have only had experience with two
one was a vintage(not sure of the year, but a silverfaced version, probly a later 60's)
and the other was a re-issue.
the vintage one sounded good, just good, but that was years ago and i cannot really comment on how it sounded just becuz im so far removed from that time.
the re-issue was rather nice, i didn't really fiddle with it becuz the setting that rick had it (owner of the music store) was fucking perfect.
it sounded fantastic, the cleans were really crisp and jangley, i tried it with a double drive pedal and a boss super overdrive, both sounded good going thru it, i don't think i turned it up past 4 tho, i remember thinking that it was incredibly loud for its size.
but then i got the bassmen for aen its louder than god, srsly, i can power a 4X12 cab, AND the 2x12 celestion fulled cab it came with.
50 watts of tube= 12000 watts solid state.

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 3:43 pm

Fuck. I knew this would happen. Had I just waited before buying an amp I coulda gotten this.

http://stlouis.craigslist.org/msg/933133624.html

Anyone have $450 to loan me?

JamesSmann · Post by **JamesSmann** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 4:08 pm

in HS i had a friend whose dad had a twin reverb. that thing was fucking AMAZING sounding. it was definitely heavy as a tank though. he used it to run his vintage rhodes through...and that thing SPARKLED through that amp. guitars sounded amazing through it too.

<3 for twin reverbs.

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 4:10 pm

St. Jimmy wrote:in HS i had a friend whose dad had a twin reverb. that thing was fucking AMAZING sounding. it was definitely heavy as a tank though. he used it to run his vintage rhodes through...and that thing SPARKLED through that amp. guitars sounded amazing through it too.

<3 for twin reverbs.

Gimma $450 so I can buy one then! $450! That's like half price!

JamesSmann · Post by **JamesSmann** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 4:23 pm

PenPen wrote:
St. Jimmy wrote:in HS i had a friend whose dad had a twin reverb. that thing was fucking AMAZING sounding. it was definitely heavy as a tank though. he used it to run his vintage rhodes through...and that thing SPARKLED through that amp. guitars sounded amazing through it too.

<3 for twin reverbs.
Gimma $450 so I can buy one then! $450! That's like half price!

if i had 450 bucks to spare, it'd be yers duder.

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 5:21 pm

St. Jimmy wrote:
PenPen wrote:
St. Jimmy wrote:in HS i had a friend whose dad had a twin reverb. that thing was fucking AMAZING sounding. it was definitely heavy as a tank though. he used it to run his vintage rhodes through...and that thing SPARKLED through that amp. guitars sounded amazing through it too.

<3 for twin reverbs.
Gimma $450 so I can buy one then! $450! That's like half price!
if i had 450 bucks to spare, it'd be yers duder.

Yeah same here. This is what I was looking for when I bought that Univox Bassman-clone, but every twin I could find was at least $700 then. Drop the cash on a different amp and here comes the amp I wanted for the price I was wanting!

This must be karma fucking with me for raping all those dead grandmothers.

light rail coyote · Post by **light rail coyote** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 6:25 pm

mickie08 wrote:
Chico Malo wrote:
mickie08 wrote:
that kind of talk will not get you invited to Chico's RV.

If you told me you had a 72 super reverb in your RV you could probably lure me in there pretty easy.

Chico Malo · Post by **Chico Malo** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 3:06 am

light rail coyote wrote:
mickie08 wrote:
Chico Malo wrote: that kind of talk will not get you invited to Chico's RV.
If you told me you had a 72 super reverb in your RV you could probably lure me in there pretty easy.

this can be arranged.

Wilbur · Post by **Wilbur** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 4:14 am

If your worried about wattage you could always take out 2 power tubes...= half power...