Hay guys im knew to surf music but now addicted and knew to this site. Today I got a fender twin reverb amp made in the 70s its great. Just some positive advise please or what I need next to add to my collection to get the real surf tone.
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Posted on May 17 2014 02:52 PM
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Posted on May 17 2014 03:52 PM
Important to know the year as they changed to the 135 Watt Ultralinear transformer from about 1976. The Ultralinear was designed to eliminate distortion. |
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Posted on May 17 2014 06:31 PM
wickiiki says In 1968 the Fender amplifier line switched from the original black faceplate to a new brushed aluminum faceplate with light blue labels (except the Bronco, which has red) and changed the color of the grillcloth from silver grey to silver with sparkling blue threads embedded within it, ushering in the Silverface era. Other blackface cosmetic features were retained. The first silverface Twins used the blackface AB763 circuit until May 1968, when Fender switched to the AC568. Since the tube complement was the same, Fender just used up their stock of printed tube charts saying AB763 until they ran out. The Twin Reverb, along with all other silverface models, had an aluminum frame (trim) surrounding the sparkling blue grillcloth from late 1967 to 1969. Early silverface amplifiers made between 1967 and 1968 had black lines on the brushed aluminum control plate, still retaining the '60s "tailed" design. This feature was offered on models produced prior to the "tailless" period in 1973. Some later models came with an unusual silver grillcloth with sparkling orange threads ("orange sparkle"); a black grillcloth was even fitted on some production runs. During the silver face period, the Twin Reverb's chassis and AA769 circuit was shared by the Dual Showman Reverb, effectively producing the Twin Reverb in a head form, although the matching speaker cabinet for the Dual Showman Reverb sported a pair of 15-inch JBL speakers rather than 12-inch.. The rating of the amplifier's output power was also upgraded to 100 watts, and between 1977-1982 an ultra linear output transformer was used, increasing the power to 135 watts." Master volume is not a bad thing, turn the master to 10 and it acts like a non master type, control from vol knob. — |
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Posted on May 17 2014 10:05 PM
Lambert04 wrote:
Belated welcome to SG101, the water's fine! Lots of folks here can guide you along (some when they get back from the summit). But there are lots of previous threads on topics ranging from style, equipment (amps, pedals, guitars), practice & learning instrumental surf, discography, etc., reachable with the search engine. It will help those who follow if you elaborate on what you are thinking about when you say "collection." What are you missing?
Wes DISCLAIMER: The above is opinion/suggestion only & should not be used for mission planning/navigation, tweaking of instruments, beverage selection, or wardrobe choices. |
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Posted on May 17 2014 11:52 PM
Lambert04 wrote:
Welcome. Glad to have you with us. I like the silver face Twin Reverb. I have one and think it is a fine amp. I think you will find it is a good sounding amp. When I play mine, I usually use the built in reverb as is. It sounds good enough to my ears. If I am in a mood for a different reverb, I plug a Fender Reverb unit in front of the amp. However, some guys do reroute the built in reverb to simulate an external reverb unit. There was a discussion thread on that topic a while back. If you have a guitar with single coil pickups (Jaguar, Jazzmaster or Stratocaster) you are probably good to go. I am not too clear on what else you are looking for. With one of those guitars and your amp, you should be able to get a surf sound. Now it is just a matter of learning the techniques. Look around some. You can probably find advice on just about any technique on here somewhere. If not, just ask. Folks here will be glad to pass along some advice. Talk to you later, |
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Posted on May 19 2014 03:52 AM
Welcome to SG101 and congratulations on the Twin Reverb! I have '74 Vibrosonic Reverb, which is basically a Twin with a single 15" speaker instead of 2x12" speakers. It has excellent onboard reverb that sounds great by itself for more chord-based and slow, melodic surf stuff. For heavy double-picking lead-style playing, you might consider putting a Fender outboard reverb unit in front of the amp, as suggested earlier in this thread. "Duck Tape is like The Force: it has a light side and a dark side and it holds the universe together" https://www.facebook.com/pages/Speedball-JR/151771678181829?fref=ts |
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