We played an outdoor "on the green" type gig to 700+ last summer ..had the Showmans turned up to 6 and was plenty loud....
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Showman the Holy Grail of Surf Amps?
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Joined: Feb 23, 2007 Posts: 1650 Santa Rosa, CA 
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Posted on Oct 19 2008 12:24 PM
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Posted on Oct 23 2008 02:31 AM
Now doubt the 15's have that punch and swagger and rule if you only want to play surf. However, if it's versatillity and bang for the buck your after and even a bit of street cred I'd take a look at a '73 and up Silver Face Twin! Yes it's high wattage but when ya want a little more gain ya have the added benefit of having the Volume and Master Volume set up. My 73 is a dream with the gain at 7 and the master volume at 7. It just starts to break up there. If I want it dirtier or cleaner I can go eather way with it without changing my volume. If your so inclined they come with tilt back legs too. |
Joined: Mar 12, 2008 Posts: 1237 Bay Area
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Posted on Oct 24 2008 01:24 AM
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Posted on Oct 24 2008 10:42 AM
Showman isn't even written in cursive! I want someone to say: "That's fake! It doesn't have reverb!"
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Joined: May 30, 2006 Posts: 746 Cool, CA
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Posted on Oct 24 2008 11:44 AM
Abraham, what's the scoop on your Showman? Are you returning it to stock? Did you really pay $1500? —Don |
Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 11075 Berkeley, CA
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Posted on Oct 24 2008 12:08 PM
I think those are just some photos he found, he didn't buy it. Danny Snyder I am now playing trumpet with Prince Buster tribute band 'Balzac' Playing keys and guitar with Combo Tezeta Formerly a guitarist in The TomorrowMen and Meshugga Beach Party Latest surf project - Now That's What I Call SURF |
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Joined: May 30, 2006 Posts: 746 Cool, CA
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Posted on Oct 24 2008 12:47 PM
Ah...got me! (thank goodness)
Gibson knobs, even. —Don |
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Joined: Mar 12, 2008 Posts: 1237 Bay Area
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Posted on Oct 24 2008 12:50 PM
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Joined: Mar 16, 2006 Posts: 923
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Posted on Oct 24 2008 01:38 PM
Not fake just boooooogered! I used the my showman last saturday... Should have used a Deluxe reverb instead, I could barely get it to 3.5 and folks looked like I was peeling their skin off... oh well F' em... —THe NEpTuNeS |
Joined: Apr 24, 2006 Posts: 1618 Ithaca, NY
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Posted on Oct 25 2008 01:03 AM
Yeeah, preach it brother Tom. |
Joined: Feb 02, 2008 Posts: 4545 Not One-Sawn, but Two-Sawn . . . AZ.
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Posted on Oct 25 2008 10:03 AM
Yep. If they wanted to keep their skin they shouldn't have stood so close to the stage. The artist formerly known as: Synchro When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar. |
Joined: Oct 29, 2007 Posts: 185 Pacifica, CA
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Posted on Nov 13 2008 10:04 AM
Hello everyone....after searching the Showman Forum I did not see a discussion about speakers. So, I have a quick question, is there a material difference in sound quality, tone and volume between a 1 x 15 cab vs a 2 x 15 cab. Is one or the other preferable. thanks |
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Posted on Nov 13 2008 11:30 AM
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Joined: May 22, 2006 Posts: 500 Hamilton, Ontario 
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Posted on Nov 13 2008 12:51 PM
I have SF 68 Dual Showman, used it once, at a bigger club (El Mocambo). Sounds great, but realistically, outside of a bigger venue, it's just too loud. It's nice to know it's available for a big stage, but my main amp for club gigs is a Vibrolux Reverb, and for rehearsal, a Deluxe Reverb (all SF, now that I think about it), both of which are plenty loud for those purposes. I'll occasionally bring out a 64 Bassman for special occasions (the Great Lakes Surf Battle last year, for example) but otherwise, I prefer a combo so i don't have to lug around head, cab & reverb, as well as guitars, bag etc. —http://www.facebook.com/?sk=lf#!/rockinrio.delrosa |
Joined: Mar 15, 2006 Posts: 766 Oberlin, Ohio, USA
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Posted on Nov 18 2008 09:52 AM
I have a '66 Dual Showman that sounds fantastic, but I feel the same way about preferring a combo. A combo is so much simpler and easier to manage. Still, my Deluxe Reverb has gotten drowned out twice by the rest of the band at smaller gigs where I mistakenly had thought that the Deluxe Reverb would have been sufficient. At those gigs, I wished that I had the Showman. I guess it's better to have it and not need it than it is to need it and not have it! My question is, there have been several comments about the Showman being too loud. Isn't that what the volume control is for? My Showman still sounds great with the volume between 2 and 3, which isn't that loud. Just wondering ... |
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Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 11075 Berkeley, CA
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Posted on Nov 18 2008 10:05 AM
I think many of us aren't happy with Showmen on the lower volume settings. Sounds kind of sterile, doesn't warm up until you start pushing it a bit, which may be well above the volume threshold of the smaller gigs. —Danny Snyder I am now playing trumpet with Prince Buster tribute band 'Balzac' Playing keys and guitar with Combo Tezeta Formerly a guitarist in The TomorrowMen and Meshugga Beach Party Latest surf project - Now That's What I Call SURF |
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Joined: Feb 02, 2008 Posts: 4545 Not One-Sawn, but Two-Sawn . . . AZ.
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Posted on Nov 18 2008 10:13 AM
How does it respond to lower gain tubes in the pre-amp. I know that my Twin went from being almost unuseable at low volumes to being a pussycat when I put a 12AY7 in the first stage of the pre-amp. —The artist formerly known as: Synchro When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar. |
Joined: Apr 29, 2010 Posts: 2472 Venice, CA
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Joined: Oct 10, 2009 Posts: 228 South Bay, CA
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Posted on Aug 05 2020 11:38 PM
Loved my 65 Showman with a 2x12 cabinet... for playing outdoor gigs. Or as a bass head into a 2x10 ported Ampeg cabinet. Otherwise, it was insanely loud and while it did break up above 6, at that volume it was crazy loud. Was picky on pedals at lower volumes. This was into Warehouse G12C speakers. Sold both as part of my amp purge last year; after my Public Storage unit was broken into and I lost a 65 Bandmaster combo, I didn't want to own every 65 Fender amp... Kudos to those who have one and can crank it and enjoy. —'65 Fender Tremolux, '74 Princeton; 77 Vibrolux Reverb; '81 Princeton Reverb |
Joined: Apr 01, 2007 Posts: 347 Sea Country, CA, USA
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Posted on Aug 06 2020 04:44 PM
This was my bandmates amp, and my Jaguar. Fun combo, along with an outboard Fender reverb tank, of course. Picture taken at great show in downtown Fullerton, CA...a mere 46 years after the amp was made. Great sound, plenty loud, and plenty heavy.
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This is my new Snowman, er...uh.. I mean Showman 
You guys are jealous, I know 
The guy I bought it from said it was Genuine 
Yup $1500 
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