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Derrick Mau

 

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Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Post  Posted 5 Mar 2006 11:00 am    
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Did Fender ever re-issue this amp in the 80's with tubes?
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Bill Erchul


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Raleigh, NC, USA
Post  Posted 6 Mar 2006 10:44 am    
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Derrick, my understanding is that the Harvard Reverb II (1982 - 85) was solid state. Some other small Fender amps from this era--Champ II, Super Champ, Princeton Reverb II, and Deluxe Reverb II--used tubes.

Bill Erchul

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'99 & '04 Emmons LLG II's; '94 Polytone Mini-Brute II's
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Derrick Mau

 

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Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Post  Posted 6 Mar 2006 12:27 pm    
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Hi Bill,

I've seen and heard someone here who has what he said was a early 80's Harvard Reverb 2. I've had a close up look after his gig and seen the tubes and the black name plate in the front identifying the model of amp, but when I got home and checked my "Fender Amp Book - the first 50 years" by John Teagle, it stated too, that those were solid state amps.

A friend of mine says that the information in this book is not complete. Any truth to this?

Is there a possiblility that a limited production of these were made by Fender?
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Bill Erchul


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Post  Posted 6 Mar 2006 1:16 pm    
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Derrick, unfortunately I don't know any more about this one and so I'll defer to more knowledgeable Forumites. I suspect, though, that Fender's "Rivera era" brought about quite a lot of experimentation that could have led to some one-off amps, maybe like the one you've seen. A limited production run? I don't know... Bill

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