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Topic: Fender "The Twin" red knob |
Jaclyn Jones
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Posted 2 Jan 2014 5:10 pm |
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Has anyone used the red knob twin on steel? Just aquired one and seems like it will be great.
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John Gould
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Houston, TX Now in Cleveland TX
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Posted 2 Jan 2014 8:10 pm
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The are a great dual purpose amp. Sound good for steel and guitar. Takes a little tweaking but they sound great.
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Bob Hoffnar
From:
Austin, Tx
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Posted 2 Jan 2014 8:43 pm
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My experience was mostly negative with the red knob Fender twin. I found them to be harsh and brittle sounding and not responsive to touch. There is a big EQ bump around 2K which is exactly where that shrill twang lives that makes listeners cringe and singers fire that annoying steel player ! Sorta like my experience with the Steel King only a little worse.
Some people like them though. It just may work for you.
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John Gould
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Houston, TX Now in Cleveland TX
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Posted 2 Jan 2014 8:58 pm Evil Twin?
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Well I have to say that all "Twin amps" are not created equal . The red knob that I used was owned by a Jazz guitarist who was very picky about his gear. I got a big rich fat steel sound out of it and also a very clean guitar sound as well. I'm not sure if they were the stock speakers or not which can have a big impact on tone.
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Fender GTX 100 Fender Mustang III Fender Blues Jr. Boss Katana MKII 50
Justice Pro Lite and Sho Bud Pro II |
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Laurence Pangaro
From:
Brooklyn, NY
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Posted 2 Jan 2014 10:50 pm
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I used to have a red knob Dual Showman head, which I believe was a very similar amp to the Twin of that era. I never played it with a steel, but I can say that the clean headroom was pretty impressive.
ciao,
LP |
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David Cubbedge
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Toledo,Ohio, USA
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Posted 3 Jan 2014 5:11 am
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I had a red knob 'Twin" back in the early 90s and went through three of them (courtesy of Fender)trying to find one that didn't sound like it was frying eggs. Eventually I gave up and bought a '72 Twin. Good luck!
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Jaclyn Jones
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Texas, USA
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Posted 3 Jan 2014 6:19 am
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I got it for $370 to add to my collection. It sounds great but i do go thu a rack system for effects so that helps. For the Tele it is awsome.
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 3 Jan 2014 7:53 am
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There must be a reason they called it the "evil" twin!  |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 4 Jan 2014 7:14 am
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| Erv Niehaus wrote: |
| There must be a reason they called it the "evil" twin! |
It was given that name by those unworthy souls who worship at the feet of the "Black-Face" god.  |
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Peter Harris
From:
South Australia, Australia
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Posted 5 Jan 2014 4:31 am
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...and by anyone who has had to carry one of those suckers up a flight of stairs..
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Olli Haavisto
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Jarvenpaa,Finland
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Posted 5 Jan 2014 4:48 am
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Lindley used one for the lap steel parts on his latest studio album.
Robben Ford requested 2 of them for a festival gig here.
I played one for a bout 4-5 years and was pretty happy with it...
Two out three credentials ain`t bad.... 
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Paul Arntson
From:
Washington, USA
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Posted 5 Jan 2014 10:10 am
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| I had one for a couple years. At the low watt setting it had the sweetest lap steel distortion tone when turned up. I wish I had had a reason to keep it. But It sure was heavy. |
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Bob Carlucci
From:
Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 13 Jan 2014 8:37 am
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Sorry, can't get into Fender "red knobs".. Reliability was poor, and to my ears they lacked the "Fender sound".. I tried to like them, but mine were awful... Sent to the corn field....
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