Fender Twin Reverb

The standard for clean sounds, especially with Telecasters! Let's see and talk about everyones Twins!

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This is my 1974 silverface twin and my Fender Highway One Telecaster!

I know this thread is kind of old, did you take that price tag off of your Twin Reverb yet?

My setup is identical to that, more or less. SFTR, early 70s + a natural Tele with a black pickguard. No photos because the SFTR is in the shop.

Got a 78 Silverface and freakin love it! Put a pair of Weber speakers in of and it sounds great!

She is a photogenic mofo:

http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/451/img0954za.jpg

W/ teh sexy Squier.

Here's my 1974 Twin Reverb. Black faced and a single 15" Weber California.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v186/DonC1966/DCP_0051Small.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v186/DonC1966/DCP_0056Small.jpg

Here is my 65 Twin, lovingly restored by Reid Walker Services in Houston, put in a new cabinet wiith new speakers. It is an AMAZING amp! Wish I had bought it 30 years ago and saved about 20 amps in the mean time.

Love my Twin!

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c208/ahub64/Music%20Gear/TwinReverb01.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c208/ahub64/Music%20Gear/TwinReverb04.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c208/ahub64/Music%20Gear/TwinReverb05.jpg

My Twin, for Tele and Pedal Steel. Started life as a Quad. Partially BF'd, cabs by Rick Johnson.

Nice Twins everybody!


You know, with the huge popularity of the Telecaster / Twin combination, you'd think there would be more Twins posted here in this club.

Would love to see more Twins.. even the '65 Reissues. Show some love people!


Take care...

[QUOTE=Big_Bend;3965612]Here is my 65 Twin, lovingly restored by Reid Walker Services in Houston, put in a new cabinet wiith new speakers. It is an AMAZING amp! Wish I had bought it 30 years ago and saved about 20 amps in the mean time.

Love my Twin!


my '65 Twin is serial #02794 Tube chart stamp of OD=April 1965, pretty close to your serial #02630

Pictures coming soon.

"Wish I had bought it 30 years ago and saved about 20 amps in the mean time."

Oh! Man! Ain't that the truth! I played Lead and Pedal Steel. I got a Peavey Vegas when TNN was first starting, and was buying their backlines. A friend added an extra Vegas to the order for me. I never liked it for Steel, and hated it for Tele! I had to take another amp for my Tele. I used my '64 Vibroverb for both (great sound for steel and Tele!), until people started askin' me, "Is that a real Vibroverb?" Uh oh! Time to take that puppy home! Finally got the Quad, and converted it to a split-cab Twin. Steel guys like the split cabs, as we have heavy stuff to cart in. Steel through the Normal Channel, which now has reverb. Guitar through the Vib channel. Great for my Baritone Strat too. Toobs forever!

I play a tele into a Fender prosonic with two 10" celestions, but am not happy with my tone. looking for that nashville chicken pickin tone, is a fender twin what im looking for?

I play a tele into a Fender prosonic with two 10" celestions, but am not happy with my tone. looking for that nashville chicken pickin tone, is a fender twin what im looking for?

If a Twin won't get you what you want, then nothing will.

Yes a Twin is what you're looking for. Good luck!

Do you accept clones into this club? I built mine a few years ago from a mixture of sources, and used a '94 Twin OT with multiple impedance, and line out. With the old SRO, it really sounds great!
The cab was a used Mojo, that housed several projects before this one, hence the "racing stripes".

Nice guitar Bill! What year? Here's what I plug into my Twin. '74, 3 and 6;

The Bud is a '79 I think, 3, and 4 LDG. Belonged to a good friend who left us too soon! I don't play it as well as he did, but I'm still working on it. I actually spent the last 6 months or so with a 6 string slide tuned E7. Really helped me relate better to the E9 fretboard, and learn to move the bar more!

I like my '65 Reissue Twin Custom 15.
I really like my '74 Silverface converted to Blackface.
But the old warhorse beats them all : tube chart date code NL...serial number A01222. I think the Tube Chart date works out to Dec 1964.

Do you accept clones into this club? I built mine a few years ago from a mixture of sources, and used a '94 Twin OT with multiple impedance, and line out. With the old SRO, it really sounds great!
The cab was a used Mojo, that housed several projects before this one, hence the "racing stripes".

Hell Yes we accept clones!! Welcome to TDPRI and that is a very nice twin you built there! Well done... love the big speaker too.

Take care...

Here's my '76 SF quad converted to a '65 BF Twin:

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d7/Texsunburst59/StudioPics005.jpg

well next week this baby should be comming in
http://i887.photobucket.com/albums/ac73/flag72/TWINREVERBaDan.jpg

Im not sure of the year seller said early 70's once I get it I will give the serial # to find out exactly the year
..lloollllll

Here's my 70 Twin Reverb, converted to head format with blackface mods and cosmetics. I use it with a 68 Dual Showman/JBL cabinet.

http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/pp43/spellcasterguitars/untitled.jpg

That's a beauty Ken!
I want to build a tone ring cab some day, and run mine with 2-15's.

This is my '71 pre-master volume Twin Reverb. It's been given a blackface mod. I love the color of the grillcloth. I don't see many Twins that have the silver-turquoise combination. It matches the lettering on the faceplate really well. This is quite possibly my favorite amplifier. Incredible tone. It also has a really nice, sweet smell to it.

That thing on the top is a repair tag that I keep on it for old time's sake. It's been there for over a year.

http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/data/500/twin-reverb.jpg

This is my '71 pre-master volume Twin Reverb. It's been given a blackface mod. I love the color of the grillcloth. I don't see many Twins that have the silver-turquoise combination. It matches the lettering on the faceplate really well. This is quite possibly my favorite amplifier. Incredible tone. It also has a really nice, sweet smell to it.

That thing on the top is a repair tag that I keep on it for old time's sake. It's been there for over a year.

http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/data/500/twin-reverb.jpg

man Green Lantern that thing looks new:wink:

Thanks a lot. There are much better ones out there cosmetically speaking, although mine is not bad. I've done some stuff to spruce it up, like deep, thorough cleaning to the tolex, polishing, and replacing rusty chassis straps. I'm currently on the lookout for a really clean silverface faceplate, as mine has some scratches and stuff, but it's not easy to find those things, especially when there is a certain version I need. The non-master volume version that doesn't say "Twin Reverb-Amp."

There are some forgivable nicks here and there in the tolex, but what is of biggest concern to me is that spot at the right side of my Twin. If you look carefully, you'll see that some wood from the cabinet is peeking outside the tolex. The cabinet unfortunately took some damage, but the package is still really sturdy. I'm not going to replace the cab unless some huge accident happens that forces me to absolutely have to. That's 42 years aged solid pine. I'm not giving that up : p

Man Greenie nice one!!! Love those 70s silverface Twins.. yours is especially clean and purdy. Enjoy....

well guy's Im going to inclue'd my self in this elite club,I bought a 1976 Twinn Reverb in very good condition it's not like new and not 100% original(I wasn's looking for a collector pieces but a player) and this is what I have, I playe'd it saturday morning and this thing sound's great I have not yet experimented with the control knob's yet the EX. owner had it set-up to is likking and sounds good,I will take some note's and go from there.
here a few pic's ..lloollllll

http://i887.photobucket.com/albums/ac73/flag72/DSC07396.jpg
http://i887.photobucket.com/albums/ac73/flag72/DSC07398.jpg


BTW the best thing 650.00$ ship:wink:

Hi Flag,

Wow $650 Canadian shipped for that amp? Score!!!! Very nice. I bet it sounds awesome. Welcome to the club, enjoy the Twin!

here is my 72 SFTR. i planned to retolex it and had a a new grill cloth ordered, but my loving wife stopped me after the first hearing me play through it and convinced me to let it just the way it looks....:grin:

Hi. I just received a 1968 Silverface Twin Reverb amp.
Are the 1968 models naturally circuited to be blackfaced,
or should it be modified.

Also, are there referenced to comparisons of an amps' sound
before and after the blackface modification?
Obviously, many Silverface amp owners do make the modification,
but do all 100% like the mod? Any complaints?
Thanks for your responses. Toppscore.

I just got a good deal on a PR266 Evil Twin in remarkably good condition.

I have removed 2 tubes and using the cut power switch and it is still loud even running at a theoretical 15 watts! What an efficient design! Great gigging out amp but difficult to use at in house levels because it just doesn't sound right until you turn it up enough. I am thinking of either getting a power soak or a less efficient speaker cab to use with it at home.

It is great when I get to turn it up though! It moves a lot of air. It's an amp you can feel!

http://thegreatvoid.net/pics/twintele.jpg

Might as well show it here too...

1968 Twin Reverb, drip edge, blackline, Weber California ceramic 12s

http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/data/539/TR_Name.jpg
http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/data/539/Twin_Reverb_Front.jpg
http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/data/539/Twin_Rever_Back.jpg

How does one go about pulling a tube to reduce watts? I've heard this can be done.

I pulled 2 tubes.

I have the PR266 and it stated it in the manual. If I remember correctly you pull out the inner two power tubes. There are a lot of tubes but the power tubes are larger than the others and there are only four of them. There are two metal clips on each side of each tube. You press them down and wiggle the tube free.

You then need to change the imepence which is pretty easy to do also. It's just a switch on the back of the amp. Some models, like mine, also have a power cut switch as well. I am now running at a theoretical 15 watts. It's a very loud 15 watts but much more friendly than 100. I have also hear you can disconnect one of the speakers as well and all these things are easily reversable when you have a gig.

I would recommend googling for the manual of your particular model. Any specifics I give you might be wrong for the Twin you have.

I've also tried pulling two power tubes. Either the two inside or the two outside normally works fine, and I've tried both and there was a reduction in output.

I had better success taming my Twin by substituting a different tube into V2, which is normally a 12AX7. My best result, and what I use consistently now is an NOS Sylvania 12AY7.

Hi Ken,

Thanks, I've heard of that too and was considering doing likewise.

Pulling two power tubes, either the two outer or two inner, will only reduce the perceived volume by 2 or 3 decibels. Plus those tubes will burn out quicker. As others have mentioned, you also need to account for the reduced expected impedence.

my 71 is a beaut.

This is my '71 pre-master volume Twin Reverb. It's been given a blackface mod. I love the color of the grillcloth. I don't see many Twins that have the silver-turquoise combination. It matches the lettering on the faceplate really well. This is quite possibly my favorite amplifier. Incredible tone. It also has a really nice, sweet smell to it.

That thing on the top is a repair tag that I keep on it for old time's sake. It's been there for over a year.

http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/data/500/twin-reverb.jpg

This is how I imagine my 68 TR looked when it was new. It was the AA270 circuit. It was torn up pretty bad. I rebuilt it entirely. The transformers, chassis, and cabinet (except the baffle), are original.

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6234/7024377227_e6decce5f7_b.jpg
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6060/6878277358_4fa7be563b_b.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7082/6878257986_04f6e3e3a9_b.jpg

It's now the AB763 (blackface) circuit with the 6G16 bias vary vibrato (tremolo)

Hey guys if you want to reduce the power of an older Twin Reverb you can first shut off the amp. Take it to your amp tech. Tell them you want the speakers wired in series for a 16 Ohm load. Remove the 4 6L6 power tubes. Install 2 6V6 power tubes. BIAS THE AMP!!!!! The Bias current for the 6V6s needs to be at most 1/2 that of 4 6L6 (more like 1/3rd). This reduces the power from about 80 watts (on paper) to about 22 watts (on paper) for a reduction of about 6dB. It works, I did it a few hours ago. I don't have the 6V6s to spare but I wanted to test it so I pulled a pair out of my Super Champ. I highly recommend NOS 6V6s like RCA or what have you. I thought the tone of my 4 matched Sovtech 6V6s was a little better than my 2 matched electro Harmonix 6V6s, these are all from the 90s and not NOS tubes. Nothing beats the stuff they made in the good ole days.
If you just pull out 2 6L6s most people favor pulling the inner pair. I have no logical reason why. The issue is the pair of 6L6s through the output transformer now wants to see 8 Ohms. The easiest answer is to disconnect 1 speaker giving you an 8 Ohm load.

If you are going to mismatch impedance, you are better off running the pair of 6L6s into 4 ohms, than 16 Ohms. Tube amps need a load. You also might want to reduce the bias current a bit in that case. I'm not totally sure about that but the tubes will be stressed a bit so lowering the current might help cool it off. If you are going to use 2 tubes and really want less power the first method is best. It basically turns your Twin into a Deluxe with 2 12"s. Halving the power from 80 to 40 watts is a drop of 3 dB, halving it again to 20 Watts is another 3 so that's where I get the approx 6dB drop. The same goes for pulling 2 6L6s and disconnecting 1 speaker. -3dB for pulling 2 tubes, -3dB for dropping from 2 to 1 speaker, total drop of 6dB. To our ears this is about half as loud at the same setting but YMMV. To my ears the 2 6V6s into 16 Ohms was better than the 2 6L6s into 1 12.

Now if you have an upgraded output transformer that has multiple taps you can pull the tubes and change taps but that gets a little trickier as you have to think backward from everything I just wrote. Did I mention you should have your tech do this?

Edit,...regardless of which pair of sockets you use you have to use at least 1 from each SIDE. You can't pull 2 on one side and leave the other 2 on the other side. You can pull both inner or both outer or inner left and outer right or outer left and inner right, but you can't pull inner outer left OR inner outer right. Got it?

That's a beauty Ken!
I want to build a tone ring cab some day, and run mine with 2-15's.

Yeah, I want to run 2 15's as well...considering using a separate cab for the 2nd 15? :)

Marc13, I have a EV15 in my "Twin" cabinet, and now run with a JBL15 in another open back cab. I really would like to build a Tone Ring for that JBL!
I used an OT for a '94 Twin in my build, so I have 4, 8, and 16 ohm output availlable. (As well as a line out).

Marc13, I have a EV15 in my "Twin" cabinet, and now run with a JBL15 in another open back cab. I really would like to build a Tone Ring for that JBL!
I used an OT for a '94 Twin in my build, so I have 4, 8, and 16 ohm output availlable. (As well as a line out).

I'm saving this thread, I think that's exactly what I'm going to do :D

here is my 72 SFTR. i planned to retolex it and had a a new grill cloth ordered, but my loving wife stopped me after the first hearing me play through it and convinced me to let it just the way it looks....:grin:

Twins, can't kill 'em with a meat ax. My 73 is a backbreaker with two SRO 12's in it but what a sound! I bought her brand new in 73 and I'll never sell.

I know this thread is kind of old, did you take that price tag off of your Twin Reverb yet?

My setup is identical to that, more or less. SFTR, early 70s + a natural Tele with a black pickguard. No photos because the SFTR is in the shop.

I have, that was right after I bought it. And nice! I love it, great amp and it sounds perfect with a Tele! This is what my current setup is looking like (only I have a boss chorus ensemble now instead)

Do you accept clones into this club? I built mine a few years ago from a mixture of sources, and used a '94 Twin OT with multiple impedance, and line out. With the old SRO, it really sounds great!
The cab was a used Mojo, that housed several projects before this one, hence the "racing stripes".

That's pretty cool man!

Nice Twins everybody!

You know, with the huge popularity of the Telecaster / Twin combination, you'd think there would be more Twins posted here in this club.

Would love to see more Twins.. even the '65 Reissues. Show some love people!

Take care...

It is a great combo I agree!

This is my '71 pre-master volume Twin Reverb. It's been given a blackface mod. I love the color of the grillcloth. I don't see many Twins that have the silver-turquoise combination. It matches the lettering on the faceplate really well. This is quite possibly my favorite amplifier. Incredible tone. It also has a really nice, sweet smell to it.

That thing on the top is a repair tag that I keep on it for old time's sake. It's been there for over a year.



That is beautiful!

I'm about to share my love, my Feb of 1966 Twin Reverb.

This thread has so many cool old Twins, they are work-horses for sure.
I have a few of them but my best collectible is my Special Order 1966
JBL Factory Twin Reverb. I copied this from an old thread so it only took
me a minute to post this. It may well be one of the best condition old Twins left.
I have never seen another Twin with the old D131F speakers.
And for you younger guys who don't know what a D131F speaker is,
it's the D120F before the D120F got it's name.

So if you see a Fender amp like a Blond Twin Amp with JBL D120F speakers in it,
they are not original. All the pre-1966 JBL's were the D131F .

This amp sounds just great, I play it every couple months.


Here are some abdominal shots of my (PB 8th week of1966) Factory Twin Reverb w/JBL D131F Speakers. The photo of the Inspection Ink Stamps on the Rims of the JBL Speakers proves they were installed at the factory. Notice how long the screws are sticking out the nuts, these are the extra long baffle screws for the JBL's. The original owner had this thick custom cover made for the amp and it kept all the air out the amp over all the years. The original Victoria cover is still in the wrapper. The grille-cloth has never seen water or any smoke. I had the original Twin box but my housekeeper recycled it. As I said before, it hurt for a few days. Original D131F speakers are kinda rare as they quickly switched to the D120F labeling. The cool thing about the 1965/1966 Fender amps is they Nickel Plated the Chassis on many of them. The Zinc plated chassis often make a powder dust mess inside the chassis. The Nickel Plated Amps stay clean inside, the Pots much cleaner. On this Twin they also used the seldom seen Nickel Plated Output Trans, Filter Cap Cover,m and the Elco Tube Covers on the pre-amp tubes. This is a rare amp, especially in this condition. Everyone like Photos so here we go.

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/8545/twinreverb1966front.jpg

http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/9954/twinrev1966guts.jpg

http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/8715/twinrev1966guts2.jpg

http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/8694/twinrev1966jblinkstamp.jpg

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/2621/twinrev1966customcover.jpg

Here is a few more pics of the Twin,
the tube chart was made during the green Stamp Timeframe
this is why it's hand written, notice the S.O. in the Production line,
for 'Special Order', and the JB is for the JBL Speakers, not the Oxfords.

2 RCA 7025 in V1, V2 and Telefunken in the rest pre-amp.
The RCA 6L6GC glow a sweet blue flame color with the lights out at night,
the bias is set perfect on this amp. Great amp to use and play the slide on.

Notice how clean the stain job on the inside cab wood is, the original owners wife sewed a thick, tight custom cover
and it sealed out the air and elements and prevented the inside from turning black like most BF amps.

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss251/inventour/1966%20Twin%20Reverb%20JBL/backjbl.jpg

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss251/inventour/1966%20Twin%20Reverb%20JBL/twinjbltubechart.jpg

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss251/inventour/1966%20Twin%20Reverb%20JBL/speakercodes.jpg

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss251/inventour/1966%20Twin%20Reverb%20JBL/backjbl.jpg

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss251/inventour/1966%20Twin%20Reverb%20JBL/backtubes.jpg

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss251/inventour/twin1966tubescloseup.jpg?t=1304995265

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss251/inventour/twin1966tubescloseup.jpg?t=1304995265


I also put a set of Celestion Gold Speakers on my 1960 HP Tweed Twin Amp,
this amp is amazing. The tone is magic. It's the same circuit as the Tweed Bassman,
only twice the power. This is one of my daily players. The Gold
speakers really make this amp a pro rig, compared to the Jensens.
I use the Teflon coated silver-tinned Alessandro speaker wire
and the long-neck Switchcraft RCA jacks, that silver tinned wire is
well worth it from CE Dist. Buy 3' feet & get two 18" inch pieces for your Twin.
Waiting for the sun to rise for my morning jam, have a good day everyone.

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/8159/twingold.jpg

Wow

That is a very impressive specimen, Inventour. How did you happen across that thing?

My first Twin was a new '70 or '71. I put a pair of JBL K-120's in it after I owned it a few years and it was my only amp. After about ten or so years I sold it but kept the speakers. I went through a bunch of amps, but a few years ago I got a '68 Dual Showman Reverb head with a reissue TR faceplate. I put the JBL's in a 2 x 12" small Bassman clone cabinet and use it that way.

The guitar I used with my first Twin was a '68 Les Paul Gold Top (now long gone). Not long after I got the DSR I got a Historic '56 Les Paul. I had it right the first time. It only took me thirty years to figure that out.

I'm about to share my love, my Feb of 1966 Twin Reverb.

This thread has so many cool old Twins, they are work-horses for sure.
I have a few of them but my best collectible is my Special Order 1966
JBL Factory Twin Reverb. I copied this from an old thread so it only took
me a minute to post this. It may well be one of the best condition old Twins left.
I have never seen another Twin with the old D131F speakers.
And for you younger guys who don't know what a D131F speaker is,
it's the D120F before the D120F got it's name.

So if you see a Fender amp like a Blond Twin Amp with JBL D120F speakers in it,
they are not original. All the pre-1966 JBL's were the D131F .

This amp sounds just great, I play it every couple months.

Here are some abdominal shots of my (PB 8th week of1966) Factory Twin Reverb w/JBL D131F Speakers. The photo of the Inspection Ink Stamps on the Rims of the JBL Speakers proves they were installed at the factory. Notice how long the screws are sticking out the nuts, these are the extra long baffle screws for the JBL's. The original owner had this thick custom cover made for the amp and it kept all the air out the amp over all the years. The original Victoria cover is still in the wrapper. The grille-cloth has never seen water or any smoke. I had the original Twin box but my housekeeper recycled it. As I said before, it hurt for a few days. Original D131F speakers are kinda rare as they quickly switched to the D120F labeling. The cool thing about the 1965/1966 Fender amps is they Nickel Plated the Chassis on many of them. The Zinc plated chassis often make a powder dust mess inside the chassis. The Nickel Plated Amps stay clean inside, the Pots much cleaner. On this Twin they also used the seldom seen Nickel Plated Output Trans, Filter Cap Cover,m and the Elco Tube Covers on the pre-amp tubes. This is a rare amp, especially in this condition. Everyone like Photos so here we go.

Here is a few more pics of the Twin,
the tube chart was made during the green Stamp Timeframe
this is why it's hand written, notice the S.O. in the Production line,
for 'Special Order', and the JB is for the JBL Speakers, not the Oxfords.

2 RCA 7025 in V1, V2 and Telefunken in the rest pre-amp.
The RCA 6L6GC glow a sweet blue flame color with the lights out at night,
the bias is set perfect on this amp. Great amp to use and play the slide on.

Notice how clean the stain job on the inside cab wood is, the original owners wife sewed a thick, tight custom cover
and it sealed out the air and elements and prevented the inside from turning black like most BF amps.

I also put a set of Celestion Gold Speakers on my 1960 HP Tweed Twin Amp,
this amp is amazing. The tone is magic. It's the same circuit as the Tweed Bassman,
only twice the power. This is one of my daily players. The Gold
speakers really make this amp a pro rig, compared to the Jensens.
I use the Teflon coated silver-tinned Alessandro speaker wire
and the long-neck Switchcraft RCA jacks, that silver tinned wire is
well worth it from CE Dist. Buy 3' feet & get two 18" inch pieces for your Twin.
Waiting for the sun to rise for my morning jam, have a good day everyone.



That is extremely cool. Wow.

Just picked up a '72 or '73 Twin! It has the Oxford 12T6 speakers in it. Works great & sounds amazing! I traded an Alesis Micron, Gator Bag, 2-Tier Stand and some MIDI cables for it.

http://i50.tinypic.com/2wgsz68.jpg

I have a 71' I think. Pictures to follow.

I'm in the club with a 92 TRRI. Bought it at an auction house for $375. Sat in someone house for yrs. not used and its like new, reverb tick and all.

I've got a TRRI (was playing live with it) but I don't have the opportunity so much anymore, and would like to get it to a reasonable sound level in my home.

Has anyone done the half power mod? You know, pull the two inner or outer tubes and disconnect a speaker.

I've had an early SF (no MV, AB763 tube chart sticker) for the better part of a year -- just worked on it for the first time last week, replaced the original speakers with JBL MI-12s, a bear of a job because Twins have eight mounting studs per speaker and MI-12s have only four holes. Fortunately, aluminum is easy to drill, so I didn't have to strip the grille cloth and remove the extra four. At least now I can swap speakers without removing the amp chassis -- and JBL speaker guru Harvey Gerst has stated that there's no reason to use any more that four to mount any JBL, even their 15-inchers, so I just used four nuts and lock washers.

Now wondering if I should sell off the original speakers (intact -- i.e. never reconed and complete with wire, "F"-monogrammed phone plug, and that little round tie point and its wood screw). Should I keep them around or turn them into some cash (baby needs a quad of output tubes) -- any thoughts?

Sell them if you feel they are absolutely no longer useful to you. If you think they may be of use in the future, keep them.

Sell them if you feel they are absolutely no longer useful to you. If you think they may be of use in the future, keep them.

Yeah, I know the equation -- I was just wondering if anyone knew the current variables. e.g. the market value of a fully intact pair of vintage Twin Reverb speakers with all the original bits still wired up and ready for a solderless installation. The only use I can think of is to enhance the resale value of the amp to a collector -- the JBLs definitely sound both louder and smoother, so they're staying put as long as I own the thing.

I've got a TRRI (was playing live with it) but I don't have the opportunity so much anymore, and would like to get it to a reasonable sound level in my home.

Has anyone done the half power mod? You know, pull the two inner or outer tubes and disconnect a speaker.

I have and I put a very long explanation of it earlier in the thread (duh).
As said, it doesn't change it enough. If you do that, and switch the speaker to a much lower sensitivity, then you might be closer. Some kind of power soak will take your even further. I am contemplating several possibilities as I can't play it past about 3 now and it sounds really amazing at 7-10.

I also tried it with the speakers in series at 16 ohms and used a pair of 6V6s. That's cuts it further but it's still not quiet enough.

My speakers are EVs which are VERY sensitive (loud).

I want a Twin. You guys don't help. :)

Hi. I just received a 1968 Silverface Twin Reverb amp.
Are the 1968 models naturally circuited to be blackfaced,
or should it be modified.

Also, are there referenced to comparisons of an amps' sound
before and after the blackface modification?
Obviously, many Silverface amp owners do make the modification,
but do all 100% like the mod? Any complaints?
Thanks for your responses. Toppscore.

Mine was a 1968. If the amp is in good working order there is no really good reason to mod it. The mods necessary to blackface are very easy and quick to do, but not really necessary. I believe it's the AA270 but YMMV. As for the sound, it sounds great stock. It's literally as close as you get to a blackface with a factory silver faceplate. The only really worthy BF mods to that amp are to the BIAS circuit, making it easier to tweak the bias to your liking.

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It's a 1968, the faceplate is a RI replacement part from the 90s. My friend owned a dealership. The cabinet, chassis, reverb tank, and transformers are original. The rest is new. The speakers are some old EVM12Ls (early 80s I think) that I sent to EV to re-cone about 14 or so years ago and have been in the shipping boxes ever since. I used to use these for my PA systems, so these were spares. The internals are all new CTS pots from Mojotone, orange drops, and a mixture of metal oxide and carbon resisters built on turret boards. Most of the circuit is stock AB763. The tremolo is bias controlled instead of the bug. It gives a smoother sound, no clicking. Currently the normal channel is normal, but has the Trem since it's bias-vari. I'd like to either make it a switchable gain stage between the VIB channel and the PI, or at least add verb to the normal channel and change some values, perhaps to the tweed era. I haven't decided yet. Really enjoying the amp as is. Leaning toward the gain stage cascading idea (dumble?) just because I can't seem to find a distortion pedal I like. Alternatively I might build a DR and just crank it up for my dirty channel.

Here is my 1969 Twin Reverb. It has the wrong grill cloth, no trim, no foot switch, and still has the 2 prong plug. Even so, it sounds amazing! I am looking to sell it (or trade it) so I can get something smaller, since I don't really play outside of my house anymore. My question to you all is: Do you think I would make a profit if I put money into the cosmetics, or should I just sell it as-is? I'm not using this forum as ad space, just wondering what condition is best for selling. Your input will be very helpful!

I posted earlier that I got a 1992 TRRI for $375 at an auction. Well, I removed the chassis and It's PTP wired and Blacfaced to AB763. Right down to the Fender Tag board. No PCB. It has a half power switch too.

I have and I put a very long explanation of it earlier in the thread (duh).
As said, it doesn't change it enough. If you do that, and switch the speaker to a much lower sensitivity, then you might be closer. Some kind of power soak will take your even further. I am contemplating several possibilities as I can't play it past about 3 now and it sounds really amazing at 7-10.

I also tried it with the speakers in series at 16 ohms and used a pair of 6V6s. That's cuts it further but it's still not quiet enough.

My speakers are EVs which are VERY sensitive (loud).

Would a master volume work? In the post above is what I have. Most of the time I can't play it past 3 also.

I recently got a twin head cabinet from Mojotone, and I had an old Fender speaker 2x12 cabinet. So I split my twin in two.


http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/data/960/medium/twintele.jpg


Each half weighs appx 43 lbs now. So much more portable. Love the Twin! Best amp in the world IMO.


:razz: take care...

I finally get to join!

I've been playing through a blackface Twin (serviced by NYC's legendary Blackie Pagano) at my weekly gig in New York City, and I fell in love with that amp. I've been looking to buy one for along time, and this week I decided to pull the trigger.

A friend of my bass player has been trying to sell me this amp for nearly a year. I decided to go for it, and a fistful of cash and an '03 Gibson SG Special got it done.

A 70-something Silverface Twin with orange basket JBLs.

http://nursediesel.com/gear/twin/PA170005.jpg

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Needless to say, I am thrilled. This is my first Twin, and it's a good one.

Nice to be here, finally. :grin:

- D

I finally get to join!

I've been playing through a blackface Twin (serviced by NYC's legendary Blackie Pagano) at my weekly gig in New York City, and I fell in love with that amp. I've been looking to buy one for along time, and this week I decided to pull the trigger.

A friend of my bass player has been trying to sell me this amp for nearly a year. I decided to go for it, and a fistful of cash and an '03 Gibson SG Special got it done.

A 70-something Silverface Twin with orange basket JBLs.Needless to say, I am thrilled. This is my first Twin, and it's a good one.

Nice to be here, finally. :grin:

- D

Hey congratulations and wecome to the club! The JBLs ... well .... I WANT THEM! :grin:

Enjoy!
Fret

I'm joining the club by way of a 40th Anniversary FSR ('65 TRRI) I picked up through TGP. I was a Vox AC15 C1 club member for a while, but found too much overlap with my other 12AX7/EL84 amp, a Jet City JCA22H. A friend brought over his new (to him) '71 SF TR and boom, the Vox traded places with the TRRI.

Also featured is my '86/'87 MIJ '62 Custom, which has been having lots of good 'clean' fun with the blonde...

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8329/8125826393_b5811733df_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/36028822@N00/8125826393/)

Had an AC30 I bought new earlier this year for sale... Accidentally swapped it for a 1979 twin and an Epiphone dot with a hard case.
Who could say no to that?

Had it checked over by an amp tech, $50 later it sounds like a brand new amp.

Here's the rig - Guitar in picture is a 2010 flying v with DiMarzio air classics.

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Welcome to the club Audio! You "accidentally" traded a vox for a twin? Good work! Nothing beats a twin reverb, nothing! Congrats again...

You "accidentally" traded a vox for a twin?

Yeah, I was looking for an outright sale on the AC30. I only hit the then-owner of the twin up thinking it'd either be too loud or too clean and I could sell it off for a bit more after cash difference my way.

Oops.

The dot has since gone and I'm selling some other stuff instead. Have got myself a nice Les Paul to play through it when I'm not playing the V; should be getting my tele back from the doctors soon too.

I still have my blue tolex AC30 because it's the man, but the twin's pretty much where it's at for me now.

TL;DR:
Ended up loving it and decided to keep it. :mrgreen:

NGD here - http://www.tdpri.com/forum/other-guitars-other-instruments/362105-ngd-bourbon-content.html

No pics but I just last night picked up a '72-'73 SFTR. Very clean. 25W Greenbacks installed. Sounds Great!!

I've had a '66 and reissue prior.

I agree. Best All-Around amp ever.

Don't really care how heavy they are. That's what casters are for.

No pics but I just last night picked up a '72-'73 SFTR. Very clean. 25W Greenbacks installed. Sounds Great!!


50 watts of speaker handling in a 100 watt amp?

My 1966 Twin Reverb. All original except for a few caps, tubes, the jewel and the standby switch.

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Slowpoke, welcome, and that amp looks great!! Bet it sounds sweet too. Love the old blackface Twins. Thanks for sharing.. take care...

Thank you Big Bend.
It does sound great. Due to its age, size, power, etc. I've tried for years to find another amp I could use regularly and retire the Twin but no amp I've tried (and I've tried many) has been able to give me the beautiful, pure tone I get from this amp.

once you go twin, you never want to go back.....i can't even lift mine anymore, even though it's in a separate head and speaker configuration, but nothing else comes close to the sound and feel....

Hey y'all. I would greatly appreciate some advice/opinions. I have a chance to buy a mid '70's black vinyl/silver-face twin reverb.
The guy that has it is a tube amp collector and seemed pretty straight up on the phone.
He said it has some normal wear, and it's in the shop right now being repaired because he said even with the tremolo turned off it would still make a popping/pulsing sound.
Also the in/out volume boost, (or whatever it's called, I'm not that familiar with these amps), switch does not work, it's stuck on "normal", the boost does not work. He said other than that it is a clean and quiet amp, and should be out of the shop this week.
My question is, is $550.00 a good price for it? Thanks!

I'd say its probably a pretty fair price. Should you decide to go "all in" and fix it you don't have a huge initial investment in the amp.

I got my 71 Twin for $800 shipped so that seems about right.

Just got my Twin Reverb and wondering what I was thinking... weighs a ton. I've heard you can install casters but I'm not seeing alot of wood in the base of the amp such that I'd want to start drilling holes where the original studs were screwed in.

I bought a cart with casters but the wheels/casters didn't swivel all that well so I'm back to square one.

Any ideas?

Yeah , jensen neos

Early '65 (FEIC)...i finally sold the backup '66 i had so i could get a Showman for my B rig...still the old Twins are awesome at what they do! This one is never leaving!!!


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Traded my Blues Jr. straight across for a 70 something SFTR tonight. Fires up and sounds great (really great, actually). It will need some work to bring everything up to snuff, but I believe it will be a real sweetheart once the small issues are resolved. Grill and Tolex are intact. Everything is stock. Got it from the original owner, who never had it in the shop.

The reverb and tremolo are not functioning. I imagine the verb will be an easy fix. We'll have to see about the trem. The first thing I'm going to do is pull it apart, clean and check everything and see if anything jumps out at me. I suspect there may be some pretty heavy oxidation, along with crud in the pots. We shall see.

Hi Harley, congratulations! Master Volume? Can we trouble you for a photograph?

Damn good trade Harley!!! Well done! Ya those SFTR amps are wonderful, I'm sure the right tech can fix it right up.

Ya, some pics when you get the chance. Once your Twin is all tuned up and ready to go, you'll never miss that Blues Jr. Again, congrats, welcome to the Twin club. :mrgreen:

My friends call it Norm’s amp, even though Norm sold it to me in the late 70’s for $300.

Gigged with in the 80’s … lived with it/not knocked out by it … but then Mr. Tele Salvias (from OK) hipped me to the proper way of running it … master, two over the channel … I started to really dig it …. then I got it recapped w/tubes, and now I’m in love with it.


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Hi Harley, congratulations! Master Volume? Can we trouble you for a photograph?

Hmmmmm....

Well, it turns out to be an early '75. It is completely stock. Original tubes (Fender branded in orange lettering). Dusty, with a little corrosion on some ancillary metal, but the face, Tolex and grill are going to clean up like almost new. Everything will, actually.

Original speakers. Maybe someone can ID them for me? I suspect they are some form of Eminence or Jensen. Opinions are welcome.

Factory master volume, bias adjust, hum balance????, 3-way ground switch and red (grounded) powerplug.

As mentioned, it has a wonderful tone, already. It will be interesting to see where it goes once I have applied some TLC. I'll probably do the work myself, including recaps, as necessary. We shall see.

As for missing the BJ: what BJ? It was a nice little amp, but I have many others and would rather put that energy into restoring the Twin. I think this will be a keeper.

I'd spent months looking for a Princeton for a decent price when I stumbled across a 79 silverface TR at around half the price. Deal done and I couldn't be happier. It's the unloved master volume 135w ultralinear but I couldn't care less. Pop a 12AT7 in V2 and I've got all the headroom a man could ask for.

Also really impressed with the trick of using an RCA to 1/4" adapter and feeding the reverb return into the Normal channel so you can EQ the reverb.

http://damacleod.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/twin52.jpg

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Rescued an all original, though heavily used, 1970 non-master volume twin reverb amp. Looks like she's going to need a new baffle board.

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why a new baffle board? that one looks good to me.

The MDF screw holes are ripped out of the baffle in in chunks. The screws go through small pine braces. I figure something solid would be lighter and hold screws better.

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Looks like it's going to clean up well. Took it completely apart and scrubbed everything. Inspected the guts and cleaned/exercised the pots and jacks. Did some testing and found one of the (original!)6L6 OP tubes was dicey. Took it down to two tubes with an 8 ohm load. Everything works perfectly. The 40 year old tubes make it a bit crunchier than a new Twin would be, but it's perfectly clean when you back off the channel volume. Big difference between channels 1 & 2. Tremolo works fine, as it turns out. The reason the reverb didn't was due to the absence of a reverb tank! Somewhere along the line, it was removed. Easy fix, if I decide to replace it. I swapped out the OP tubes with some newer GTs that I had sitting around, yielding a very beautiful, clean tone at much higher volumes. Also tried both speakers in series: enormous low end. I think I like it with a single speaker and just a pair of the original OP tubes. This is a really sweet sounding amp, and it's quiet at idle. Far more than I was expecting.

Nice amp, harleysr!

That powers supply transformer is HUGE. You have one of the 135 watt UL Twins.

Gary

Nice amp, harleysr!

That powers supply transformer is HUGE. You have one of the 135 watt UL Twins.

Gary

I need to research this a bit, but I've come across a post or two that regard the 135 watt model as less than desiarable. Anyone with actual experience/knowledge care to opine?

This amp has the master volume with pull-out switch. I will NEVER use this and would like to simply remove it from the circuit. Presumably, this will be a simple proposition. Any input?

I need to research this a bit, but I've come across a post or two that regard the 135 watt model as less than desiarable. Anyone with actual experience/knowledge care to opine?

This amp has the master volume with pull-out switch. I will NEVER use this and would like to simply remove it from the circuit. Presumably, this will be a simple proposition. Any input?

Here you go. If you are not familiar with tube amps, several amp shops in California can mod it for you.

http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showthread.php?t=254784
http://www.tdpri.com/forum/amp-central-station/319731-why-not-ul-fender-super-reverb.html
http://www.tonegeek.com/musicgear/amps/fender-twin-reverb-silverface-135w.php

Here's mine. Biggest difference is my bad back can carry it :-)

I need to research this a bit, but I've come across a post or two that regard the 135 watt model as less than desiarable. Anyone with actual experience/knowledge care to opine?

I've owned a 1976 UL 135w with old squareback Eminence speakers and a 1972 100w with C12K reissues. There could be a ton of different factors (speakers, tubes, etc) but the 135w seemed brighter, more detailed and had a potential for ice-pick highs if I wasn't careful. (And it might be my imagination, but it seemed heavier.) The 72 was warmer and smoother, but possibly a little too dark. I liked the general "airyness" of the UL a lot for basement noodling, but the 72 might wind up suiting me better for gigging. The jury's still out as far as overall preference, but I liked both amps a lot

I think a much of the reaction to ULs it has to do with prior experience and expectations. I think it's another step removed from a BF sound in that it's even cleaner, so it may suffer by comparison. (I've never played a BF, so maybe ignorance is bliss.) If you're liking the UL, ignore the internet noise and enjoy a sweet amp!

My first real amp, which I got in the late 60s, was a 65 BFDR. Always loved the cleans on that. Besides the Twin UL, other Fenders I own include (all tweaked/modded) a DRRI, Supersonic 22 and HR Deville. Plugging into any of them, now that they are optimized (for me), is something that brings a smile to my face.

The Twin in question only cost me $250, as that's what I paid for the Blues Jr. I traded straight across for it. There's room for a little investment. Whether it's the original tubes, the Oxfords, blue caps or a combination of who knows what, the amps has a very nice tone. It cleaned up exceptionally well, is quiet (pots, too) and has some real potential.

I've played around with the 2/4 OP tube option and 1/2 speakers (series & //). V2's socket needs to be tightened, as it crackles a bit at certain frequencies, obviously a simple elctro-mechanical issue. I'm going to do try some of the V1/V2 tube removal scenarios, along with a 12AX7 in the PI, in the interest of warming and fattening the thing up a bit. That said, it certainly doesn't sound bad now. Not at all.

I read about clipping the cap on the MV, which is alleged to mitigate the thinning as you lower the volume. I may do that, as it's simple and I don't use the MV, anyway.

This thing will only be used for recording, so full volume and extreme headroom are not critical.

Biasing the unit seems to be a problem, much like the BJ. I need to get more info on the Tube Matching pot on the back. Evidently, it's not a bias pot.

....and so it goes....

another blondie

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I need to research this a bit, but I've come across a post or two that regard the 135 watt model as less than desiarable. Anyone with actual experience/knowledge care to opine?

This amp has the master volume with pull-out switch. I will NEVER use this and would like to simply remove it from the circuit. Presumably, this will be a simple proposition. Any input?

Don't mess with it and make it something it's not! Mines from the same year and there is NOTHING wrong with it!

This is the loudest, clean, tube amp really around. It does exactly what a TR should do!

Heres my 1969 Twin Reverb:
It had the AA769 wiring when I got it, but it needed some serious help...somebody replaced resisters with the wrong values and some other weirdo stuff. Had the speakers both re-coned two years ago as they were breaking apart pretty badly.

I had it blackfaced when it was being gone through. I LOVE this amp. Been my go-to workhorse for 5 years now...

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Good looking amp umasstele!

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Original speakers. Maybe someone can ID them for me? I suspect they are some form of Eminence or Jensen. Opinions are welcome.

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Those speakers are Pyle speakers (manufacturer code 1098). Utah became Pyle somewhere in the 70ies (Pyle was the family name).

Although Uthah/Pyle are the least desirable speakers according to internet wisdom, I like mine a lot in my Guyatone Twin Reverb (Japaneses Twin clone from the 70ies)!

Nice amp! You did well on that!

Here are my Guyatone Reverb Custom amps, Japanese Twin clones.
The one with the Guyatone logo is all AB763 in every detail except for the silver faceplate. The one with the Fender logo is almost AB763, except for the B+ supply with 10K and 2k2 resistors and the mastervolume, that's Silverface.

Good looking amp umasstele!

Thank you sir! Here's a couple pictures more...this thing even played at Boston TD Garden with me, and heres the proof! My college had a rock band which went to all the basketball games (we were HOT!) and we went along...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v213/sekesguitarist/DSCN2660.jpg
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AH! And I only used the twin on 4.5...micing was only for solos :lol: Could hear me on other side of arena perfectly

Thought that I would show off my '66 BF Twin Reverb. I traded one of my Marshall combos for this (and the guy gave me extra cash) a few months ago. The Twin has lots of mojo and sounds amazing.

I am a Marshall guy, I have owned lots of Marshall's, and this is only my second Fender in over 30 years, but this Twin is a keeper.

The amp is currently running with two power tubes pulled (estimated 40+ watts) and only one speaker at 8 ohms (a Weber Chicago).

I have been using a couple of OD pedals with good success, a Fulltone OCD, a Boss Blues Driver, and a TS909 Tube Screamer.

Love the Fender tone and reverb.

The Twin really adds something to my amp collection.

Thanks
Gridlock

Here's my Original Blackface twin Reverb, it's a '67 model. I removed the original speakers, kept them safe and replaced them with a pair of Reissue Jensen's that are now well broken in. Sounds killer with this original '68 Tele. I found these many years ago while living in South Africa, the amp has a 120/220 VAC selector switch. I don't know about removing power tubes for lower volume use, these amps make good sound above 4 or 5 1/2. I just use a Vibrolux for lower volume, but I think I'll give the 2 tubes and speaker connection thing a try see what it sounds like. I normally use this Twin with just a moded TS9 and a Carl Martin Compressor and sometimes in Stereo with a Mesa Tremo-verb 2x12 Combo through a Lexicon LXP-1

Here's my Original Blackface twin Reverb, it's a '67 model. I removed the original speakers, kept them safe and replaced them with a pair of Reissue Jensen's that are now well broken in. Sounds killer with this original '68 Tele. I found these many years ago while living in South Africa, the amp has a 120/220 VAC selector switch. I don't know about removing power tubes for lower volume use, these amps make good sound above 4 or 5 1/2. I just use a Vibrolux for lower volume, but I think I'll give the 2 tubes and speaker connection thing a try see what it sounds like. I normally use this Twin with just a moded TS9 and a Carl Martin Compressor and sometimes in Stereo with a Mesa Tremo-verb 2x12 Combo through a Lexicon LXP-1

Alain, a beautiful amp and guitar.

Alain, a beautiful amp and guitar.
Thanks gridlock, your 66 is also a beauty, and if your a Marshall guy then check out another one of my recent post's of my 1965 Marshall (I don't know how to link from this post)

Thanks gridlock, your 66 is also a beauty, and if your a Marshall guy then check out another one of my recent post's of my 1965 Marshall (I don't know how to link from this post)

Thanks Alain,

I will look for your post. You are very lucky to own an early Marshall.

I am guessing that your post is in the "Amp Central Station" area of the forum?

Doug

Yes it is, but just click on my name above my avatar and click on "Find more posts by Alain Guindon" and you'll see the Marshall posting. Thanks Doug

Yes it is, but just click on my name above my avatar and click on "Find more posts by Alain Guindon" and you'll see the Marshall posting. Thanks Doug

Found your post, the amp looks like it came right out Jim's (Marshall) personal collection.

Very nice and rare.

Hello all. So I know I want a TR for sure, for all the typical reasons, I want clean, loud, vintage, twangy, country tones etc.
But I don't know much about the TR as far as detailed info. and specs and I'd really like to know exactly which version to hunt for.
I do not want a RI, but an original.
So I'm humbly asking for a basic education, a crash course if you will in the TR.
Pertinent facts and experience based opinions are all welcome and much appreciated!

My questions are:

1. When did they start building the TR?

2. What are the differences and variations between the tweed, blackface and silver face?

3. What years did they build each respective version?

4. What component variations do each model have? (speakers, tubes, wattage etc.)

And any other useful info would be great...

Thanks!

http://fenderguru.com/amps/twin-reverb

Thanks Bill Moore! I couldn't find anything this all-inclusive on the web, this is great.