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Gavin,
As far as the "chassis" length/width and depth is concerned I
believe they have the same or close to the same dimensions. I hope
this is what you were asking for? D
--- In , "Brian Neal" <bneal@i...> wrote:
> --- In , "Gavin Ehringer"
> <gavinehringer@e...> wrote:
> > In January, Fender released a new amp, the '65 Twin Reverb Custom
> 15
> > it has an 15" Eminence that, Fender touts, is based on a JBL D-
> 130F,
> > the speaker used in the Showman cab. You know, the speaker that
> DICK
> > DALE invented! (Sarcastic smirk).
> >
> > Anyway, this sounded to me like a pretty ideal surf amp tons of
> > clean headroom and more bottom than the regular Twin. So, I
ordered
> > one and will review it once I've used it for a few days.
>
> Wow! Cool, I'm eager to hear what you think! Let us know.
>
> >
> > I was curious if anyone knows if there is any truth to the
> statement
> > that the Showman head and the Blackface Twin Reverb had the same
> > chassis? It seems plausible, since both were originally 85-watt
> amps.
>
> Yes. Off the top of my head, the black face Showman, Twin Reverb,
> Super Reverb, Bandmaster, and Vibroverb all have the same circuit:
> AB763. This new amp probably should have been called a Vibroverb
> anyway, as it also had a single 15" speaker. But the Vibroverb had
> half the power tube compliment, making it 40 Watts (as did the
Super
> Reverb and Bandmaster).
>
> We had a discussion about this new amp a while back, you may want
to
> search the archives.
>
> Looking forward to your review,
> BN
