Fender Showman Combo? What amp is this?

killbabykill34 Joined: Apr 03, 2010 Posts: 3201 Jacksonville, AL	Posted on Oct 07 2013 12:42 PM I just found this ad on Craigslist. This amp looks much like the less-than-sought after London Reverb, but it says Showman. I am not familiar with it. Can someone enlighten me? http://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/msg/4114617556.html image — THE KBK ... This is the last known signal. We offer Sanctuary. www.thekbk.com http://www.deepeddy.net/artists/thekbk/ www.reverbnation.com/thekbk www.facebook.com/thekbkal Top
Reverb17 Joined: Jun 14, 2006 Posts: 521 NYC	Posted on Oct 07 2013 01:00 PM It came out in the early 80's, around the time of the Twin Reverb II. It was 200 watts and solid state. The SS Showman line were all combos: 1x12, 1x15, 2x10, & 2x12. — TarantinosNYC TarantinosNYC FB page The WrayCyclers FB page Rockaway Beach Surf Music Festival Last edited: Oct 07, 2013 13:01:21 Top
surferjoemusic Joined: Jan 01, 2008 Posts: 2107 Livorno	Posted on Oct 07 2013 01:50 PM yes it's the 80s Showman! — Lorenzo "Surfer Joe" Valdambrini (www.surfmusic.net) Top
WoodyJ Joined: Apr 05, 2006 Posts: 1547 Bethlehem, GA	Posted on Oct 07 2013 02:46 PM And then, there is this... — Jack Booth (aka WoodyJ) The Mariners (1964-68, 1996-2005) The Hula Hounds (1996-current) The X-Rays (1997-2004) The Surge! (2004, 2011-2012) Various non-surf bands that actually made money (1978-1990) Top
Noel Joined: Mar 15, 2011 Posts: 8528 Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.	Posted on Oct 07 2013 03:23 PM Not for nothing, but if that SS Showman has a 15 in it, it might make a better Bass VI amp than the Twin Reverb 15 I'm trying to get. So if someone down there is getting a Bass VI... — This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got. Top
caddady Joined: Feb 14, 2010 Posts: 802 N.E. Ohio	Posted on Oct 07 2013 03:31 PM [can of worms behind this link] (http://www.tdpri.com/forum/amp-central-station/233219-fender-dual-showman-combo-how-much-real-price-what-tubes-replace.html) — http://www.reverbnation.com/thegreasemonkeyz Top
DannyW Joined: May 20, 2008 Posts: 13	Posted on Oct 08 2013 03:37 PM The Showman and the London Reverb had the same front end, but the Showman had twice the power and the speaker complements were different. I had one with an EV-15L throughout the 1980s. I also had a Twin, but I used the Showman more often. Both were equally heavy. The Showman had tons of volume, but could sound brittle sometimes. I sold it in '91 to a pedal steel player who said it was the best amp for steel he had ever heard. Here's a photo from 1989: Danny W. Top
killbabykill34 Joined: Apr 03, 2010 Posts: 3201 Jacksonville, AL	Posted on Oct 08 2013 04:09 PM Interesting. I don't know a lot about this era of Fender products. The original rhythm player for KBK (Circa 2005) had a London Reverb and I hated the amp. That is saying a lot, seeing as how I was playing through a Marshal Lead 100 Mosfet head at the time. — THE KBK ... This is the last known signal. We offer Sanctuary. www.thekbk.com http://www.deepeddy.net/artists/thekbk/ www.reverbnation.com/thekbk www.facebook.com/thekbkal Top

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