Posted: 27 May 2012 2:39 pm
The Twin Reissue is rated at only 85 watts, same as the originals. So your headroom is limited on a big stage. The SF Twins at 100 (then 135 later) watts are the gems for sure. I'm using a '74 Vibrosonic now, and it is incredible. A hundred watts into a JBL 15. Heaven.
I've done my time with the Twin Reissues. Some are good, some are bad. In accordance with Aaron's thoughts, they are probably the best back line choice for touring without your own gear. I've always had to roll the mids way off for steel on Fenders, especially the reissues that retain ugly mids even on zero. A Boss GE7 will take the mids even further down for you. That pedal has saved my butt in more than one situation with unfamiliar back line. It can turn any relatively high-powered amp into a steel amp.
Regarding standard country steel tones, it seems that the Nashville sound has more mids while the West Coast sound is more scooped. I had a conversation with Steve Hinson who loves punchy mids in his tone. And his tone the night I saw him was great. So mids aren't always the enemy, but they seem to be in over-abundance and in varying quality in steels. The guitars that try to emulate the Emmons PP tone seems to favour mids, while the guitars chasing the Sho~Bud tone seem to find their niche scooped. Just my observations.
I've done my time with the Twin Reissues. Some are good, some are bad. In accordance with Aaron's thoughts, they are probably the best back line choice for touring without your own gear. I've always had to roll the mids way off for steel on Fenders, especially the reissues that retain ugly mids even on zero. A Boss GE7 will take the mids even further down for you. That pedal has saved my butt in more than one situation with unfamiliar back line. It can turn any relatively high-powered amp into a steel amp.
Regarding standard country steel tones, it seems that the Nashville sound has more mids while the West Coast sound is more scooped. I had a conversation with Steve Hinson who loves punchy mids in his tone. And his tone the night I saw him was great. So mids aren't always the enemy, but they seem to be in over-abundance and in varying quality in steels. The guitars that try to emulate the Emmons PP tone seems to favour mids, while the guitars chasing the Sho~Bud tone seem to find their niche scooped. Just my observations.