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jumpnblues · September 28th, 2003, 12:39 PM

...get one, then for $130. or so buy a Weber MASS. Then you can have your "Twin tone" and eat it too! Or, something like that. But seriously, this works VERY well with ANY high wattage amp and it's very, very, transparent until you get the volume on the MASS down to about 2 where it begins to slightly cut some highs. But that is almost bedroom volume. Tremo is right IMO about going with a PTP wired vintage Twin Reverb. They're just far easier to work on or modify. So much of the time we have a favorite amp that we love the tone of but it's just too loud for small to medium sized venues. The Weber MASS is just the answer for these situations.
Another option to consider is an Allen Tone Savor 2x12". These are superb blackface based amps that are hand made, PTP wired, finger jointed pine cabs, electronic components of the highest quality available. It's like having a brand new vintage blackface Twin Reverb and then some. However, it will cost you over twice as much as a vintage one. But it would be a relatively trouble free lifetime keeper, save for tubes and a cap job in 30 years or so. Just some ideas. 8)

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jumpnblues Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Midwest Age: 58 Posts: 1,662	If you like the tone of a Twin Reverb... ...get one, then for $130. or so buy a Weber MASS. Then you can have your "Twin tone" and eat it too! Or, something like that. But seriously, this works VERY well with ANY high wattage amp and it's very, very, transparent until you get the volume on the MASS down to about 2 where it begins to slightly cut some highs. But that is almost bedroom volume. Tremo is right IMO about going with a PTP wired vintage Twin Reverb. They're just far easier to work on or modify. So much of the time we have a favorite amp that we love the tone of but it's just too loud for small to medium sized venues. The Weber MASS is just the answer for these situations. Another option to consider is an Allen Tone Savor 2x12". These are superb blackface based amps that are hand made, PTP wired, finger jointed pine cabs, electronic components of the highest quality available. It's like having a brand new vintage blackface Twin Reverb and then some. However, it will cost you over twice as much as a vintage one. But it would be a relatively trouble free lifetime keeper, save for tubes and a cap job in 30 years or so. Just some ideas. 8) __________________ jumpnblues "Heaven St." (Original Blues Instrumental): http://www.box.net/shared/static/z96atf0zn2.mp3 http://www.myspace.com/drbluezz