Anyone Ever Play Thru a Twin?
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Gary Walker
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Chris Schlotzhauer
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Michael ODriscoll
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Chris,
If you are refering to the current Twin Reverb reissues available at most large music chain outlets, they're decent to better-than-average steel amps for most situations (and excellent for standard guitar), but you'll need to factor in the cost of new pre & power amp tubes, because the ones Fender ships it with are usually sub-par (at least with the mid-90's models).
Beyond that, you can debate the sonic qualities/maintenance cost of point-to-point over SS, but the TR RI gets an A-A+ in my book. The ultimate test... listen and decide for yourself.
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<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Michael ODriscoll on 13 February 2001 at 09:35 PM.]</p></FONT>
If you are refering to the current Twin Reverb reissues available at most large music chain outlets, they're decent to better-than-average steel amps for most situations (and excellent for standard guitar), but you'll need to factor in the cost of new pre & power amp tubes, because the ones Fender ships it with are usually sub-par (at least with the mid-90's models).
Beyond that, you can debate the sonic qualities/maintenance cost of point-to-point over SS, but the TR RI gets an A-A+ in my book. The ultimate test... listen and decide for yourself.
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<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Michael ODriscoll on 13 February 2001 at 09:35 PM.]</p></FONT>
A used twin or showman will beat a twin RI any day for resale value (as well as tone).
IMHO.
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Bob Carlson
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Gary...I though nobody was going to notice my little Quip about Lloyd Green standing beside what Is now refered to as an SD-10. Single neck on a double frame and 10 strings. I'm sure you and many others already know this Gary but for the folks who don't this Is at least close to what happened.
Lloyd was doing session work and all on the E9th neck. To get rid of some of the weight he took It down to Shot at ShoBud and told him to remove everything on the C6th neck. Shot thought he was crazy but did as he was asked. When he got done he put a piece of wood over It to cover up all the holes. Then he thought he should see what It sounded like and while playing It he felt he should put a pad over the wood. Thus the Lloyd Green model ShoBud was born. And they were sold as such until ShoBud closed down. I think I read here on the forum that he got a new D-10 about a year ago but he played that same steel until that time.
Lloyd If you read the Forum I'm sure everyone would like to hear about It from you. And how you ended up having the knee lever that raises the E strings as a RKL.
Bob Carlson
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Lloyd was doing session work and all on the E9th neck. To get rid of some of the weight he took It down to Shot at ShoBud and told him to remove everything on the C6th neck. Shot thought he was crazy but did as he was asked. When he got done he put a piece of wood over It to cover up all the holes. Then he thought he should see what It sounded like and while playing It he felt he should put a pad over the wood. Thus the Lloyd Green model ShoBud was born. And they were sold as such until ShoBud closed down. I think I read here on the forum that he got a new D-10 about a year ago but he played that same steel until that time.
Lloyd If you read the Forum I'm sure everyone would like to hear about It from you. And how you ended up having the knee lever that raises the E strings as a RKL.
Bob Carlson
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Sorry Moon!you are right...
I've edited my post... although it was easier to decipher the words "Twin Reverb" with the picture at the original size, the point is still the same:
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I've edited my post... although it was easier to decipher the words "Twin Reverb" with the picture at the original size, the point is still the same:
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Ed Miller Jr
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Scott Camara
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Hi all,
I never thought of using my tube amp with the steel. I plugged into my old Magnatone 480 and it was great. The 480 is like a twin, with 2 12 inch jensens and 2 5x7s. Its got 2 channels @ 20 watts each and a stereo channel @40 watts, so it's not that loud. It has the true vibrato (stereo mode bounces between the 2 speakers)which sounds pretty crazy with the steel. I'll have to play around with this some more.
I never thought of using my tube amp with the steel. I plugged into my old Magnatone 480 and it was great. The 480 is like a twin, with 2 12 inch jensens and 2 5x7s. Its got 2 channels @ 20 watts each and a stereo channel @40 watts, so it's not that loud. It has the true vibrato (stereo mode bounces between the 2 speakers)which sounds pretty crazy with the steel. I'll have to play around with this some more.