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Nothing wrong with my inboard either, it's just a preference thing with me. The
o/b
sounds a little better through the loop, but I'll use the i/b anytime in a
pinch.
Yeah, I've never been crazy about the v30's either and have been jonesing for
some Weber
Cali's for some time. I gotta say I've never taken them to the 7 level though, I
actually
kinda like the slight breakup they get at around 4 or 5. Do the Webers have any
break-up
at all?
-Paul
> Hmmm, well, I must say that my own experience with my Dual
> Professional is very different from Eddie's. I bought mine some
> eight or nine months ago (used on eBay - it's a '96) and it's been
> my primary gigging and recording amp since then. I think the
> speakers and tubes are such a big component of the sound of any
> amps, and maybe this is why I like it so much while Eddie didn't
> care for it much. The stock Celestion Vintage 30s in that amp broke
> up very easilly and when you turned the amp up past 7, it started
> sounding like Jimmy Page. I replaced the Celestions with Weber's
> copies of JBL D120Fs, together with the aluminum dust cap. Since
> then the amp has been sounding incredible, as good as any Fender amp
> I've ever played. It is a bit cleaner than a Showman, but since
> when is this a problem for surf music?
>
> As far as the reverb, my main reverb unit for the last ten years has
> been a blonde reissue with the cap mod and NOS tubes. I connected
> it to the Dual Pro and then I switched between the onboard reverb
> and the reverb box - I could tell no difference. My own impression
> has been that Fender did a fantastic job with the onboard reverb
> unit for the Dual Pro (though it uses different tubes - a 6V6 and a
> two 12AX7s, rather than 6K6, 12AT7 and 12AX7), and I've played
> several gigs with that amp using the onboard reverb with very
> satisfying results. I also recorded with it as my primary amp two
> weeks ago with equally satisfying results. I wonder if the tubes
> used make a big difference for the reverb? (I swapped mine out with
> the JJ tubes, which I highly recommend.) Also, it is possible there
> is a fair amount of variation between the Dual Pro's reverb units
> and I just lucked out.
>
> Ivan
