Twin Amp

cutty · December 4th, 2005, 12:28 PM

Has anyone heard a decent tone from this thing? I can't get it... I would categorize it as being sterile, and fairly harsh. Reminds me of an early generation transistor amp.

(The pre-amp switching model - not to be confused with the Twin Reverb. And I believe it to be an earlier version as it has a mix control where the online manual doesn't have that -it has a tremolo circuit instead. Hopefully they fixed the sound too)

eggman · December 4th, 2005, 01:51 PM

Howdy,

Are you referring to a red knob "The Twin" from the late '80's-early '90's? They had a channel switching button..Dark gray grill cloth with a standby switch on the front control panel..if the knobs aren't red, they'd still be deep and narrow; quite different from the traditional knobs.
These amps have been almost universally condemned for poor build quality and lack of tone. FWIW, I understand that former 'Stones guitarist Mick Taylor favors them and I have a Super 112 (a 60 watt, single 12-inch speaker version of this amp) which has a perfectly good clean tone to my ears. I think the red knob amps are a bit under-rated..
Anyway, good luck with your amp.

Eggman

Scotland · December 4th, 2005, 02:53 PM

The amp you are referring to is the 2001 Twin (Evil Twin) which was superceded by the similar model with the tremolo addition. Both virtually identical in sound but none of them sounding like a Twin Reverb. Much more modern sounding than a twin, more like a Deville on steroids.

Wild Rice Chris · December 8th, 2005, 12:18 AM

My dad has one that sounds good. 3-channels with reverb.

He mounted it in a birch head cab and runs it through a pair of Bag End rear-ported cabs with EVM-12L and EVM-15L speakers.

Run side-by-side with a '72 Vibrosonic with EVM-15L, the twin's normal clean channel can get a very similar tone, although the knobs are in very different locations.

He mostly used it in stock form as an enhancer to fill out his '72 Deluxe Reverb with JBL K-120. Now he just uses the Vibrosonic, the Twin head gets used at band practice.

Did I mention we play loud?

Here it is at the far left, used by itself:

And a closer shot:

This was the amp that got me hooked on 4 6L6 combos.

December 4th, 2005, 12:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
cutty NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3	Twin Amp Has anyone heard a decent tone from this thing? I can't get it... I would categorize it as being sterile, and fairly harsh. Reminds me of an early generation transistor amp. (The pre-amp switching model - not to be confused with the Twin Reverb. And I believe it to be an earlier version as it has a mix control where the online manual doesn't have that -it has a tremolo circuit instead. Hopefully they fixed the sound too)

December 4th, 2005, 01:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
eggman Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bossier City,La. Posts: 1,228	Is it a Red Knob twin? Howdy, Are you referring to a red knob "The Twin" from the late '80's-early '90's? They had a channel switching button..Dark gray grill cloth with a standby switch on the front control panel..if the knobs aren't red, they'd still be deep and narrow; quite different from the traditional knobs. These amps have been almost universally condemned for poor build quality and lack of tone. FWIW, I understand that former 'Stones guitarist Mick Taylor favors them and I have a Super 112 (a 60 watt, single 12-inch speaker version of this amp) which has a perfectly good clean tone to my ears. I think the red knob amps are a bit under-rated.. Anyway, good luck with your amp. Eggman

December 4th, 2005, 02:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
Scotland Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland, Yewrup Age: 54 Posts: 6,612 3 Photos	The amp you are referring to is the 2001 Twin (Evil Twin) which was superceded by the similar model with the tremolo addition. Both virtually identical in sound but none of them sounding like a Twin Reverb. Much more modern sounding than a twin, more like a Deville on steroids. __________________ All those who believe in psycho-kinesis, raise my hand !

December 8th, 2005, 12:18 AM	#4 (permalink)
Wild Rice Chris Friend of Leo's Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Rice Custom Dungeon Posts: 2,884 27 Photos	My dad has one that sounds good. 3-channels with reverb. He mounted it in a birch head cab and runs it through a pair of Bag End rear-ported cabs with EVM-12L and EVM-15L speakers. Run side-by-side with a '72 Vibrosonic with EVM-15L, the twin's normal clean channel can get a very similar tone, although the knobs are in very different locations. He mostly used it in stock form as an enhancer to fill out his '72 Deluxe Reverb with JBL K-120. Now he just uses the Vibrosonic, the Twin head gets used at band practice. Did I mention we play loud? Here it is at the far left, used by itself: And a closer shot: This was the amp that got me hooked on 4 6L6 combos. __________________ "The children need to learn how to build their own environment and make their own music that is inspired by their roots."--Eugene Hütz "All music turns out to be ethnic music."--Steve Reich Enjoy, and please visit my homepage.