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Topic: A question about terminology............ |
Ray Montee
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Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 17 Dec 2012 1:21 pm |
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Forumites frequently refer to the "FENDER Twin-Reverb" amp........
Mine has twin 12 inch speakers.........
Others seem to have one 15 inch speaker.
Are these 'speaker mod's' that some individuals have made or are they factory installations, still using the "TWIN-REVERB" identifier?
Just curious........ |
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John Swain
From:
Winchester, Va
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Posted 17 Dec 2012 1:46 pm
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| Ray, my understanding is that Fender Twin Reverb always had 2-12" speakers. The same amplifier with a 15" was called a Vibrosonic! But I've been wrong before!! |
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Mike Schwartzman
From:
Maryland, USA
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Posted 17 Dec 2012 2:12 pm
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Are these 'speaker mod's' that some individuals have made or are they factory installations, still using the "TWIN-REVERB" identifier?
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Right on both counts, Ray. Some folks have put a 15" 4 ohm speaker in the same model that you own. AND when Fender "reissued" the Twin Reverb Amp ( in recent years), they offer it in the same 2x12 speaker arrangement or a single 15" speaker. The current 15" model is called a Twin Reverb Custom 15. And the current 2x12 arrangement is still called a Twin Reverb.
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CrowBear Schmitt
From:
Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France
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Posted 17 Dec 2012 2:48 pm
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Twin Amp 50s :
Twin early 60s
1968 Blackface Twin Reverb
1970 Twin Reverb
Silverface Twin Reverb
Vibrasonic :
Vibrosonic Reverb
Vibrasonic reverb
1996
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Ray Montee
From:
Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 17 Dec 2012 5:27 pm Great Answers!
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THANKS so very much for the informative answers and especially the photo's. Really great information.
When Billy Robinson and Grady Martin were the front line on Red Foley's Grand Ole Opry.....they were playing thro' a FENDER tweed amp with a prominent chrome plated trim piece right down the front center of the grill cloth.
I believe that was a twin-reverb....what year would that have been the "in model"? I unsuccessfully tried for years to acquire one of those.
Before acquiring the unit I now have, I purchased a
"re-issue" of the twin reverb and was totally unhappy with the feeble sound emitted therefrom. |
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Mike Schwartzman
From:
Maryland, USA
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Posted 17 Dec 2012 7:41 pm
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Yes Ray...It could be the the Fender "V Front Super"...I believe this model was manufactured fom the late 1940's until the early 1950's.
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Joe Naylor
From:
Avondale, Arizona, USA
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Posted 17 Dec 2012 8:28 pm good complete answer
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Crow Bear I think you may have missed one  hope you are smiling
Just kiddin - I was about to answer but put a fork in it it is done
Joe Naylor
www.steelseat.com
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CrowBear Schmitt
From:
Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France
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Posted 18 Dec 2012 1:33 am
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Yes Joe i did'nt include the "Evil" Twin w: the red knobs
the Super amp was probably the originator of the Twin ?
1947 Super Amp
1956 Twin amp
was this the originator for the Vibrasonic ?
56 Pro with the original Fender issue D130
63 Pro & reverb unit
62 Pro
the credits for the pics go to the fo'bros that put'em here in the first place
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Ken Pippus
From:
Langford, BC, Canada
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Posted 18 Dec 2012 10:54 am
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A bit tangential to this discussion, I sat next to a Brownface (1960?) Fender Pro the other day, which sounded fabulous. I'd never heard of that amp, though certainly the Blackface Pro's are around (no reverb, 15" speaker, 2 6L6's.)
So how does the brown Pro differ from the Brownface Vibrasonic I used to own and love? Seems like kind of a redundant model.
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J Fletcher
From:
London,Ont,Canada
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Posted 18 Dec 2012 11:12 am
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Hi Ken
Brown Vibrasonic had a JBL 15" speaker, and a heftier output transformer than a brown Pro, which had either a Jensen or Oxford 15" speaker. Other than that, they are pretty much the same amp. |
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Ken Pippus
From:
Langford, BC, Canada
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Posted 18 Dec 2012 11:23 am
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Thanks! The Pro sounded fabulous, but I suspect might top out in a loud setting.
KP |
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Ken Fox
From:
Nashville GA USA
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Posted 18 Dec 2012 12:44 pm
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Here is my 1960 Twin. Only 100 made that year.
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Tim Whitlock
From:
Colorado, USA
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Posted 19 Dec 2012 11:03 am
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Wow - it breaks my heart to see that brown Pro.  I had that same amp in high school back in the early 70s. Ended up trading it for something or other. Back then nobody wanted them - they had no distortion or even reverb. |
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Clete Ritta
From:
San Antonio, Texas
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Posted 20 Dec 2012 11:36 am
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Fender also briefly made the Super Twin and Super Twin Reverb amps.
The stock models had a black grill cloth, 2X12's, 6 power tubes, 180 watts and weighed over 100 lbs..
I got this one from Tommy Butler, who had it modded by Ken Fox to a single Sica Neo 15" in a new cab by Rick Johnson. This one weighs 52 lbs now.
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Ken Fox
From:
Nashville GA USA
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Posted 20 Dec 2012 1:59 pm
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| Clete, I have a black grill for a Super Twin with logo. If you are interested, let me know. You can have it for the shipping. It is in very nice condition |
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CrowBear Schmitt
From:
Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France
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Posted 20 Dec 2012 2:23 pm
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1980 Twin Reverb II
" Evil " Twin
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