Fender showman amp

Roger Rettig · Post by **Roger Rettig** » 23 Dec 2009 6:05 pm

I have to have that magazine - is it a current issue?

Bob Adams · Post by **Bob Adams** » 23 Dec 2009 6:06 pm

And there's more!

I have a Vibrosonic and a '75 Pro Reverb and i struggle to lift the blasted things now!

But you sure can't beat the sound!

Sorry boys I've jumped in on your find! Hope yo get a result Roger!

Chris LeDrew · Post by **Chris LeDrew** » 23 Dec 2009 6:14 pm

I knew it was the same guitar. I was comparing everything, right down to the sunburst pattern, and it all matches. It is, according to this magazine, indeed hanging at the Hard Rock Cafe in Nashville. I found the magazine at Walmart (of all places) last night while shopping for xmas cards. Check your local Walmart magazine rack and you might just find it. It has John McEnroe on the cover. If you have trouble finding it, I can Express Mail you this copy no problem. The magazine has an online site, but your can't view the current issue unfortunately.

Roger Rettig · Post by **Roger Rettig** » 23 Dec 2009 6:21 pm

Bob - don't apologise!! You've steered the thread (briefly) to its actual topic. What a great picture of those wonderful amps!

Chris:

Thank you! I had no idea where it was now, considering that it sold at Auction in London in 2000. If you think that I had the odd regret an hour ago, it's much worse now I can see it again (I just found it at the Nashville Hard Rock's web-site).

I need the magazine, so I'll go out tomorrow and track it down. We have loads of Borders, B&N and all the rest - I should find one.

WELL SPOTTED!!!

Chris LeDrew · Post by **Chris LeDrew** » 23 Dec 2009 6:21 pm

Perfect! Glad you found it.

They mention in the article that the Super 400 was a particularly valuable find, and that it has never been displayed before. Pretty cool stuff.

Bob, what a wall of tone!!!

Roger Rettig · Post by **Roger Rettig** » 23 Dec 2009 6:40 pm

I've just emailed Albert asking if he knew about the magazine and/or the guitar's location.

I'll let you know what he says.

Anyone got a duplicate set of keys for the Hard Rock Cafe?

Ben Jones · Post by **Ben Jones** » 24 Dec 2009 8:55 am

LOVE this thread!

Bob, can I be in your will?
Roger, cool photos!

Roger Rettig · Post by **Roger Rettig** » 24 Dec 2009 9:14 am

I DO apologise to Ivor!!!! I mean, all this stuff is sort-of related, I know, but hardly exclusively focused on Fender Showman amps....

Chris:

I got the magazine today - thanks again for the heads-up. I managed to get the page from the Hard Rock's web-site on my Facebook page, if anyone would like to see the guitar and the associated story. (Navigating the HR page is a bit daunting.)

No word from Albert yet, although he just sent me a Christmas E-card....

Chris LeDrew · Post by **Chris LeDrew** » 24 Dec 2009 10:45 am

Glad to be part of it all, Roger. I'll look you up on the ol' Facebook.

Kevin Mills · Post by **Kevin Mills** » 11 Apr 2017 7:08 am

Hello,

I am new to the site and to steel guitar in general. I play guitar in an Instro-Surf band currently and the In The Dark album by The Vanduras made me decide to learn how to play the steel. I play through an early 60's brownface Fender 6G14-A Showman head, an early 60s outboard Fender reverb tank, and a 1x15 tone ring cabinet with an Eminence Commonwealth 15 (4 ohms, 225 watts).

Is there any chance that I could damage my amp with an S10 steel guitar? I've heard that you shouldn't play a steel through a "normal" guitar amp because you can damage it but I'm not sure that my rig counts as normal...

Thank,
Kevin

Gary Cosden · Post by **Gary Cosden** » 11 Apr 2017 10:24 am

Don't worry about it. There is no way that playing a steel through it will damage it. Try it out without concern.

ajm · Post by **ajm** » 11 Apr 2017 12:47 pm

FYI: Topic resurrected after 8 years.

Doug Jones · Post by **Doug Jones** » 11 Apr 2017 4:05 pm

Interesting thread and how it wandered over the years. Here's my Showman experience:

Back in 1981 I ordered a brand new black Emmons PP 8x4. It cost $1550 including shipping from Burlington. I already had a black face Showman in a cabinet with a JBL 15. I used an AC powered MXR 10 band EQ along with a silver face Fender tube reverb. Other than the reverb unit's occasional clanging on a rowdy stage, that rig had one of the best tones of my 35+ year steel playing experience.

There have to be many more threads about tube vs solid state vs FET vs whatever else. IMHO it always boils down to the individual's preference.

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