David Munson
From:
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Posted 5 Jul 2012 5:16 pm |
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A few years back I decided to find a new guitar and a lighter amp. The old one was Uni 12 Excel and amp was a Nashville 400 with a 15" JBL Fender 4 ohm recently re-coned. Great tone and full of low end but I felt the Nashville 400 handle was going to fail every time I went up or down the stairs.
Bought a new Excel and a couple of Nashville 112's
They started out OK but I was missing the bottom end so I bought some fox kits, no improvement at all..
For the past few years I have been looking for the ultimate amp to bring back the bottom.
Finally found a mint 1967 Fender Dual Showman. Hauled it back from North Dakota and had the amp head gone over just to be sure.
When I plugged in the Excel I was convinced that my hearing was either gone or my memory of the Showman had been exaggerated in my mind since the 60’s
Went to bed really disappointed and I woke up about 3 am wondering if the pickup was weak or had a short. Sure enough the meter said 14K. 
I called Dewitt at Scotty’s and he said it was possible the magnets had lost some strength. Lucky for me he had a rewound pickup in the store that measured 18.5K
 Two days later, pickup installed, the full tone is back, my hearing is fine and the “Dual Showman” is King!
Now I just need to get my wife to help carry it.
David Munson
St. Louis
Last edited by David Munson on 10 Jul 2012 5:12 am; edited 1 time in total |
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