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Post by jcoutu1 on Sept 14, 2021 15:05:16 GMT -6
I’ve got the following guitar amps
64 Gibson Skylark
66 Bassman
68 Kustom 100
68RI Custom Deluxe
Vox AC15
Mesa Single Rec
Marshall JCM 2000
Hiwatt clone
Rivera M60
Orange Rocker 30
Valve Jr
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Post by Blackdawg on Sept 14, 2021 15:16:15 GMT -6
I mean it's not my money so...Yes haha kind of a staple classic sound to have.
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Post by bluegrassdan on Sept 14, 2021 19:31:58 GMT -6
Yeah. It will fill a gap in your collection.
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Post by Tbone81 on Sept 14, 2021 20:14:43 GMT -6
When I got my Fender Twin I plugged in my strat, recorded a few strums and thought, "oh, that's That Sound...the one I've been hearing on 100's of records for so long."
So I guess that means yes.
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Post by jcoutu1 on Sept 14, 2021 20:47:09 GMT -6
When I got my Fender Twin I plugged in my strat, recorded a few strums and thought, "oh, that's That Sound...the one I've been hearing on 100's of records for so long."
So I guess that means yes.
I guess that means I need a strat too then… |
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Post by bluegrassdan on Sept 14, 2021 23:49:21 GMT -6
Fun fact. My good friend Susan Carson. Her husband, Bill Carson, helped design the Strat with Leo. It was originally a Western swing guitar. It was his idea to contour the body and have six instead of three saddles, I believe.  |
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Post by Ned Ward on Sept 15, 2021 9:55:15 GMT -6
Yep, you need one. Reverb and Tremolo vs. the Bassman, and headroom and low end vs. the DRRI - plus it's opto tremolo vs. tube-based on the DRRI.
Don't pay a fortune for them because the reissues sound just as good and these rarely get moved around and abused... but the 74 will be a lot easier to work on if required.
Great for guitar, keyboards and Wurli/Rhodes.
Perfect for a studio since you don't need to gig with it...
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Post by jeremygillespie on Sept 16, 2021 19:17:21 GMT -6
Great for keyboards and pedal steel / lap steel if you need things to stay super clean.
Really too loud for me in the studio for plain old guitar. Don’t go much above a deluxe reverb myself.
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Post by johneppstein on Sept 16, 2021 23:57:51 GMT -6
Great for keyboards and pedal steel / lap steel if you need things to stay super clean. Really too loud for me in the studio for plain old guitar. Don’t go much above a deluxe reverb myself. Exactly. Keys and steel. I have one of the 140 watt ones. With the factory stock JBL D120s. Way too loud for anything else. I've wondered about installing a set of Yellowjackets with EL84s, but have not so far. |
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Post by wiz on Sept 17, 2021 6:30:36 GMT -6
My back hurts just reading about twins…..
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Post by svart on Sept 17, 2021 9:29:29 GMT -6
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Post by notneeson on Sept 17, 2021 13:45:40 GMT -6
I never ran into a master volume twin that sounded good, but that was mostly at rehearsal spots in the 90s where gear was of unknown condition.
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Post by johneppstein on Sept 17, 2021 19:34:08 GMT -6
I never ran into a master volume twin that sounded good, but that was mostly at rehearsal spots in the 90s where gear was of unknown condition. The amp is biased too cold.A fairly minor modification to the bias circuit can correct that. |
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Post by Ward on Sept 27, 2021 7:38:35 GMT -6
No, you want a super reverb or a bandmaster. Preferably from 1964-66
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Post by Guitar on Sept 28, 2021 9:39:04 GMT -6
I love big amps, it's one of the biggest Fenders so I'm in for it. I have a Showman head personally but I'd be happy with a Twin.
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Post by johneppstein on Sept 30, 2021 0:45:58 GMT -6
I love big amps, it's one of the biggest Fenders so I'm in for it. I have a Showman head personally but I'd be happy with a Twin. Same amp, except for the reverb. |
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Post by Guitar on Sept 30, 2021 3:50:02 GMT -6
I love big amps, it's one of the biggest Fenders so I'm in for it. I have a Showman head personally but I'd be happy with a Twin. Same amp, except for the reverb. Yeah and when you lose the reverb you lose one preamp tube with it! I'm not sure how much difference that makes but the Showman is super clean, you almost can't overdrive it. |
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Post by sirthought on Oct 1, 2021 2:56:23 GMT -6
I'm a huge fan of the Fender sound, but personally I see the Twin as too powerful for a workhorse studio amp. The headroom before breakup is super high. So if you want that at all it's going to be much louder than most people need if recording a band.
The Twin is great for bands playing larger venues and they need good volume.
If you only track super clean or in total isolation, then I'm sure it'll perform well.
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Post by johneppstein on Oct 1, 2021 15:08:56 GMT -6
Same amp, except for the reverb. Yeah and when you lose the reverb you lose one preamp tube with it! I'm not sure how much difference that makes but the Showman is super clean, you almost can't overdrive it. I'm not sure, either. I do know that certain Fender amps have one unused tube section. |
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Post by johneppstein on Oct 1, 2021 15:13:40 GMT -6
I'm a huge fan of the Fender sound, but personally I see the Twin as too powerful for a workhorse studio amp. The headroom before breakup is super high. So if you want that at all it's going to be much louder than most people need if recording a band. The Twin is great for bands playing larger venues and they need good volume. If you only track super clean or in total isolation, then I'm sure it'll perform well. Fender amps come with really high bias from the factory. This gives a lot of power with a very clean, kinda cold sound. Adjusting the bias can help. If your amp is one with hum balance instead of a bias pot you'll need to rebuild the bias circuit to AB763 spec. |
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Post by johneppstein on Oct 1, 2021 15:15:12 GMT -6
I love big amps, it's one of the biggest Fenders so I'm in for it. I have a Showman head personally but I'd be happy with a Twin. Big amps? You need a 400PS. |
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Post by Guitar on Oct 1, 2021 16:44:15 GMT -6
I love big amps, it's one of the biggest Fenders so I'm in for it. I have a Showman head personally but I'd be happy with a Twin. Big amps? You need a 400PS. That's incredible!! I had no idea, I would love to play one of those monsters. |
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Post by robschnapf on Oct 10, 2021 11:29:19 GMT -6
Which circuit is it?
If it has the master volume with pull distortion then meh.
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Post by Ward on Oct 12, 2021 5:29:54 GMT -6
Which circuit is it? If it has the master volume with pull distortion then meh. Had one. Failed attempt at modernizing or modifying an amp (for overdrive) that was designed to be the pinnacle of clean. Sold it. |
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Post by robschnapf on Oct 12, 2021 13:11:30 GMT -6
I've removed that horrible circuit from them successfully and had em be a fine amp with a few other little chiropractic moves but then it isnt stock and prolly not worth as much even though its better. My favorite twins are not these Models. Which circuit is it? If it has the master volume with pull distortion then meh. Had one. Failed attempt at modernizing or modifying an amp (for overdrive) that was designed to be the pinnacle of clean. Sold it. |
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