This twin reverb (The King of clean) is one of my favorites. This is actually a 1970 that I bought with factory D-120F speakers. It shipped from California and during the trip the baffle board busted and both of the speakers were damaged.
The seller actually was a good person, and worked with me on repair cost. Woody Woodell reconed both speakers and I built a new baffle board. I added a new blackface front panel, but still have the original. This is the cleanest, roundest and most complex twin that I have played through.
Lefty
This Fender deserves mention. The Quad Reverb, a Twin with 4-12" speakers. Clean up until about 6.75. Perfect for that Big Waylon Jennings Tele sound.
I bought this one from the original owner, a lawyer moving to Arizona to retire. It came with the original Fender catelog from 1972. There are some fine looking Stringmasters in that catelog.
I always wanted one because Freddie King used one all the times that I saw him live.
Lefty
Nick - Altho I like my Peavey Special 112, NV112 and NV400 I prefer the stock Fender 65 Twin RI also not only for the sound but I like the normal channel for my banjo and dobro.
1978 Twin Reverb .....has had little use (still does). Also have Steel King ; Hot Rod Deluxe ; Deluse 90 ;and a little Frontman 25 R (great little practice amp ; cd player input ; headphone jack ) .
Cartwright Thompson wrote:
I like the look of the centered 15" speaker too, but I like the weight balance of having it off to one side. It's easier to carry when the speaker balances the weight of the transformers. I wonder what the sonic differences are?
Hi Carty, I'm back to the world of psg! Woo hoo!
I was unsuccessfully trying to shoehorn a Red Fang spkr into my '61 single 12 Vibrolux, but the o.t. is in the way. One of my "expert" buddies suggested making a replacement baffle board with the spkr off-center, insisting it would sound "better" off-center, without delivering a thesis on "why". I reckon it might be a moot point on the later, thick board needed to mount a heavy cast frame spkr, compared to the lighter, tweed-era baffle. Perhaps the off-center, asymetrical location eliminates a phase cancellation precipitated by the standing wave vibrations...or some such nonsense. Regardless of the voodoo, I am all over the balance achieved by the spkr offsetting the tranny weight!
I just got this one. It's. . . unique. I was planning to put the whole thing in a new cabinet, but once I got it home I found that I liked it for some crazy reason.
The second with the aged grill cloth look has just been totally rebuilt. Rick Johnson did an outstanding job on restoring the cabinet and grill cloth, and Nashville Amp Repair replaced the caps and installed Wing C power tubes.
This amp has a throatier sound which cuts through a little better.
These are fine amps and they are both "keepers". I have used them out together a few times and the blended sound is terrific.
Ray
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Zum SD 10 Hybrid, Zum D 10 Hybrid, Emmons SD 10 P.P.
SMS: Revelation & Classic Preamps: Furlong 12" & 15" Splits.
Telonics 500 C: Quilter-T.T.12": Fender T.M. Twin
Ken Metcalf wrote:Call me crazy... but here is a 67 Twin and 69 Twin for the Tele and two D-130 JBL w/ Stewart 1.2 and now new Revelation pre-amp. for the U-12.. Big in Texas syndrome.. or is that like driving a Corvette ?? compensation.
OK Ken. You are crazy
1983 Emmons D10 SKH, Carter SD10, Nashville 112, Session 500, ProfexII, Lapsteels, GT-Beard reso, guitars of all kinds... http://www.myspace.com/ulfedlund
ADD 1 ...Bought an exceptionally clean 78 PR with manual, schematic and warranty card yesterday ! Brought this from the point of sale to the gig last night, 12 watts,I am now a believer. For a small gig, small room, this is a great amp, I used it 100% last night with my HR Deville sitting idle on the sideline.
Here it is with other family members, the HR Deville is angry, it would not come up for the photo.
Emmons L-II , Fender Telecasters, B-Benders
Pro Tools 8 and Pro Tools 12
jobless- but not homeless- now retired 8 years
gone through by a well known vintage tube amp wizard. equipped with JBL D-130.
i think this thing sounds much better, than i will within the next 10 years...
