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Coincidentally I've got the same 90's "Super Amp" as Marty, and he's
the only other person I've ever seen with one. Mine's a '96 so I bet
it's one of the last. Other than being a 2-6L6 4x10 with blackface
looks, it's not much like a Super Reverb. Gain channel instead of
tremolo (boo, hiss) plus modern stuff like an effects loop and line
out that come in real handy. The clean channel and reverb are real
nice but it does get dirty and bluesy if you push it--- Fender
claims 60 watts but the amp shop scoped it at 45 watts on the bench.
Definitely my bread-and-butter amp that works for most everything
except loud outdoor clean surf... and then it's Showman time.
Rob Woolsey
--- In , "supertwangreverb"
<supertwangreverb@y...> wrote:
> Marty,
>
> I agree my Super is a '65 and if I could afford something that
> wouldn't break up as easily I would buy it. You say it's a '92? I
> thought Fender had discontinued the Super Reverb by then.
>
> Bill
>
> --- In , "Marty Tippens"
> <mctippens@e...> wrote:
> > My Super is a '92 I think. Frustrated with the over-drive sound
of
> the Tejas Specials through the Super, I once gave up and let the
SRV
> flow. You can hear the result by clicking
> '%20Home%20Baby.mp3 , there is no
> distortion box on the recording. It's too un-surf for a Planktones
> recording. But again, if I had a higher watt amp at the time, it
> would have been a different story.
> > -Marty
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: supertwangreverb
> > To:
> > Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2004 12:26 PM
> > Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: Which Strat?
> >
> >
> > Marty,
> >
> > What year Super?
> >
> > Bill
> >
> > --- In , "Marty Tippens"
> > <mctippens@e...> wrote:
> > > Those Texas Specials make my Super kick into overdrive too
soon
> > giving it a great SRV sound but not a particularly desirable
surf
> > sound. I imagine through a higher wattage amp it's not a
problem.
> 700
> > is certainly a great deal.
> > > -Marty
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Robb Lowe
> > > To:
> > > Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 7:52 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [SurfGuitar101] Re: Which Strat?
> > >
> > >
> > > I'm a little biased, but if you can find a first year
> production
> > SRV
> > > signature series, get it. The first year was special for a
> couple
> > of
> > > reasons - the fretboard is beautiful brazillian rosewood
> (later
> > changed to
> > > pau ferro I believe) and the pickups are THE best sounding
> Strat
> > pickups
> > > ever (that is if you like fat, Fender-tone-is-everything
> > pickups), the now
> > > defacto 'texas specials'. I traded in my 1983 '62 Reissue
> later
> > after buying
> > > the SRV, because it just didnt have 'it' anymore. (I got a
> Jag
> > with it, that
> > > has since been traded for a '54 anniversary that I despise).
> > >
> > > They also have big necks, better body woods and out of
phase
> > center pickup
> > > wiring, which sounds a little funny at first, but if you
ever
> > have a problem
> > > with feedback or buzz, this kills it instantly. Finally,
the
> trem
> > bar is
> > > reverse mounted (on the bottom instead of the top) which to
> me -
> > feels more
> > > natural - and it's out of the way for banzai Dick Dale
> picking.
> > >
> > > On ebay they go for around $700 I guess, about 1/2 of their
> > original asking
> > > street price. A steal, IMHO.
> > >
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I was dating that 90's Super too early. They didn't get issued until '93 and I'm
sure '96 woulda been the last year. Yes, R-Dub, yours and mine are the only ones
I've seen as well which should give us an idear how popular they were.
-Marty
----- Original Message -----
From: reverbrob
To:
Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 12:52 PM
Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: Which Strat? And Which Super?
Coincidentally I've got the same 90's "Super Amp" as Marty, and he's
the only other person I've ever seen with one. Mine's a '96 so I bet
it's one of the last. Other than being a 2-6L6 4x10 with blackface
looks, it's not much like a Super Reverb. Gain channel instead of
tremolo (boo, hiss) plus modern stuff like an effects loop and line
out that come in real handy. The clean channel and reverb are real
nice but it does get dirty and bluesy if you push it--- Fender
claims 60 watts but the amp shop scoped it at 45 watts on the bench.
Definitely my bread-and-butter amp that works for most everything
except loud outdoor clean surf... and then it's Showman time.
Rob Woolsey
--- In , "supertwangreverb"
<supertwangreverb@y...> wrote:
> Marty,
>
> I agree my Super is a '65 and if I could afford something that
> wouldn't break up as easily I would buy it. You say it's a '92? I
> thought Fender had discontinued the Super Reverb by then.
>
> Bill
>
> --- In , "Marty Tippens"
> <mctippens@e...> wrote:
> > My Super is a '92 I think. Frustrated with the over-drive sound
of
> the Tejas Specials through the Super, I once gave up and let the
SRV
> flow. You can hear the result by clicking
> '%20Home%20Baby.mp3 , there is no
> distortion box on the recording. It's too un-surf for a Planktones
> recording. But again, if I had a higher watt amp at the time, it
> would have been a different story.
> > -Marty
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: supertwangreverb
> > To:
> > Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2004 12:26 PM
> > Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: Which Strat?
> >
> >
> > Marty,
> >
> > What year Super?
> >
> > Bill
> >
> > --- In , "Marty Tippens"
> > <mctippens@e...> wrote:
> > > Those Texas Specials make my Super kick into overdrive too
soon
> > giving it a great SRV sound but not a particularly desirable
surf
> > sound. I imagine through a higher wattage amp it's not a
problem.
> 700
> > is certainly a great deal.
> > > -Marty
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Robb Lowe
> > > To:
> > > Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 7:52 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [SurfGuitar101] Re: Which Strat?
> > >
> > >
> > > I'm a little biased, but if you can find a first year
> production
> > SRV
> > > signature series, get it. The first year was special for a
> couple
> > of
> > > reasons - the fretboard is beautiful brazillian rosewood
> (later
> > changed to
> > > pau ferro I believe) and the pickups are THE best sounding
> Strat
> > pickups
> > > ever (that is if you like fat, Fender-tone-is-everything
> > pickups), the now
> > > defacto 'texas specials'. I traded in my 1983 '62 Reissue
> later
> > after buying
> > > the SRV, because it just didnt have 'it' anymore. (I got a
> Jag
> > with it, that
> > > has since been traded for a '54 anniversary that I despise).
> > >
> > > They also have big necks, better body woods and out of
phase
> > center pickup
> > > wiring, which sounds a little funny at first, but if you
ever
> > have a problem
> > > with feedback or buzz, this kills it instantly. Finally,
the
> trem
> > bar is
> > > reverse mounted (on the bottom instead of the top) which to
> me -
> > feels more
> > > natural - and it's out of the way for banzai Dick Dale
> picking.
> > >
> > > On ebay they go for around $700 I guess, about 1/2 of their
> > original asking
> > > street price. A steal, IMHO.
> > >
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So they weren't super reverbs? They were Fender Supers with 4 10s tho?
very interesting.
Bill
--- In , "Marty Tippens"
<mctippens@e...> wrote:
> I was dating that 90's Super too early. They didn't get issued
until '93 and I'm sure '96 woulda been the last year. Yes, R-Dub,
yours and mine are the only ones I've seen as well which should give
us an idear how popular they were.
> -Marty
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: reverbrob
> To:
> Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 12:52 PM
> Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: Which Strat? And Which Super?
>
>
> Coincidentally I've got the same 90's "Super Amp" as Marty, and
he's
> the only other person I've ever seen with one. Mine's a '96 so I
bet
> it's one of the last. Other than being a 2-6L6 4x10 with
blackface
> looks, it's not much like a Super Reverb. Gain channel instead
of
> tremolo (boo, hiss) plus modern stuff like an effects loop and
line
> out that come in real handy. The clean channel and reverb are
real
> nice but it does get dirty and bluesy if you push it--- Fender
> claims 60 watts but the amp shop scoped it at 45 watts on the
bench.
> Definitely my bread-and-butter amp that works for most everything
> except loud outdoor clean surf... and then it's Showman time.
>
> Rob Woolsey
>
>
> --- In , "supertwangreverb"
> <supertwangreverb@y...> wrote:
> > Marty,
> >
> > I agree my Super is a '65 and if I could afford something that
> > wouldn't break up as easily I would buy it. You say it's
a '92? I
> > thought Fender had discontinued the Super Reverb by then.
> >
> > Bill
> >
> > --- In , "Marty Tippens"
> > <mctippens@e...> wrote:
> > > My Super is a '92 I think. Frustrated with the over-drive
sound
> of
> > the Tejas Specials through the Super, I once gave up and let
the
> SRV
> > flow. You can hear the result by clicking
> > '%20Home%20Baby.mp3 , there is
no
> > distortion box on the recording. It's too un-surf for a
Planktones
> > recording. But again, if I had a higher watt amp at the time,
it
> > would have been a different story.
> > > -Marty
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: supertwangreverb
> > > To:
> > > Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2004 12:26 PM
> > > Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: Which Strat?
> > >
> > >
> > > Marty,
> > >
> > > What year Super?
> > >
> > > Bill
> > >
> > > --- In , "Marty Tippens"
> > > <mctippens@e...> wrote:
> > > > Those Texas Specials make my Super kick into overdrive
too
> soon
> > > giving it a great SRV sound but not a particularly
desirable
> surf
> > > sound. I imagine through a higher wattage amp it's not a
> problem.
> > 700
> > > is certainly a great deal.
> > > > -Marty
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: Robb Lowe
> > > > To:
> > > > Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 7:52 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: [SurfGuitar101] Re: Which Strat?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I'm a little biased, but if you can find a first year
> > production
> > > SRV
> > > > signature series, get it. The first year was special
for a
> > couple
> > > of
> > > > reasons - the fretboard is beautiful brazillian
rosewood
> > (later
> > > changed to
> > > > pau ferro I believe) and the pickups are THE best
sounding
> > Strat
> > > pickups
> > > > ever (that is if you like fat, Fender-tone-is-
everything
> > > pickups), the now
> > > > defacto 'texas specials'. I traded in my 1983 '62
Reissue
> > later
> > > after buying
> > > > the SRV, because it just didnt have 'it' anymore. (I
got a
> > Jag
> > > with it, that
> > > > has since been traded for a '54 anniversary that I
despise).
> > > >
> > > > They also have big necks, better body woods and out of
> phase
> > > center pickup
> > > > wiring, which sounds a little funny at first, but if
you
> ever
> > > have a problem
> > > > with feedback or buzz, this kills it instantly.
Finally,
> the
> > trem
> > > bar is
> > > > reverse mounted (on the bottom instead of the top)
which to
> > me -
> > > feels more
> > > > natural - and it's out of the way for banzai Dick Dale
> > picking.
> > > >
> > > > On ebay they go for around $700 I guess, about 1/2 of
their
> > > original asking
> > > > street price. A steal, IMHO.
> > > >
> > > > Robb
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The '90's Super had reverb but the amp was called simply the "Super Amp". Fender
plays fast and loose with their amp names. They now have the "Custom Vibrolux"
which is not the same as any earlier Vibrolux. But then there have been many
amps under the name Vibrolux.
-Marty
----- Original Message -----
From: supertwangreverb
To:
Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 2:27 PM
Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: Which Strat? And Which Super?
So they weren't super reverbs? They were Fender Supers with 4 10s tho?
very interesting.
Bill
--- In , "Marty Tippens"
<mctippens@e...> wrote:
> I was dating that 90's Super too early. They didn't get issued
until '93 and I'm sure '96 woulda been the last year. Yes, R-Dub,
yours and mine are the only ones I've seen as well which should give
us an idear how popular they were.
> -Marty
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: reverbrob
> To:
> Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 12:52 PM
> Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: Which Strat? And Which Super?
>
>
> Coincidentally I've got the same 90's "Super Amp" as Marty, and
he's
> the only other person I've ever seen with one. Mine's a '96 so I
bet
> it's one of the last. Other than being a 2-6L6 4x10 with
blackface
> looks, it's not much like a Super Reverb. Gain channel instead
of
> tremolo (boo, hiss) plus modern stuff like an effects loop and
line
> out that come in real handy. The clean channel and reverb are
real
> nice but it does get dirty and bluesy if you push it--- Fender
> claims 60 watts but the amp shop scoped it at 45 watts on the
bench.
> Definitely my bread-and-butter amp that works for most everything
> except loud outdoor clean surf... and then it's Showman time.
>
> Rob Woolsey
>
>
> --- In , "supertwangreverb"
> <supertwangreverb@y...> wrote:
> > Marty,
> >
> > I agree my Super is a '65 and if I could afford something that
> > wouldn't break up as easily I would buy it. You say it's
a '92? I
> > thought Fender had discontinued the Super Reverb by then.
> >
> > Bill
> >
> > --- In , "Marty Tippens"
> > <mctippens@e...> wrote:
> > > My Super is a '92 I think. Frustrated with the over-drive
sound
> of
> > the Tejas Specials through the Super, I once gave up and let
the
> SRV
> > flow. You can hear the result by clicking
> > '%20Home%20Baby.mp3 , there is
no
> > distortion box on the recording. It's too un-surf for a
Planktones
> > recording. But again, if I had a higher watt amp at the time,
it
> > would have been a different story.
> > > -Marty
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: supertwangreverb
> > > To:
> > > Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2004 12:26 PM
> > > Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: Which Strat?
> > >
> > >
> > > Marty,
> > >
> > > What year Super?
> > >
> > > Bill
> > >
> > > --- In , "Marty Tippens"
> > > <mctippens@e...> wrote:
> > > > Those Texas Specials make my Super kick into overdrive
too
> soon
> > > giving it a great SRV sound but not a particularly
desirable
> surf
> > > sound. I imagine through a higher wattage amp it's not a
> problem.
> > 700
> > > is certainly a great deal.
> > > > -Marty
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: Robb Lowe
> > > > To:
> > > > Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 7:52 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: [SurfGuitar101] Re: Which Strat?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I'm a little biased, but if you can find a first year
> > production
> > > SRV
> > > > signature series, get it. The first year was special
for a
> > couple
> > > of
> > > > reasons - the fretboard is beautiful brazillian
rosewood
> > (later
> > > changed to
> > > > pau ferro I believe) and the pickups are THE best
sounding
> > Strat
> > > pickups
> > > > ever (that is if you like fat, Fender-tone-is-
everything
> > > pickups), the now
> > > > defacto 'texas specials'. I traded in my 1983 '62
Reissue
> > later
> > > after buying
> > > > the SRV, because it just didnt have 'it' anymore. (I
got a
> > Jag
> > > with it, that
> > > > has since been traded for a '54 anniversary that I
despise).
> > > >
> > > > They also have big necks, better body woods and out of
> phase
> > > center pickup
> > > > wiring, which sounds a little funny at first, but if
you
> ever
> > > have a problem
> > > > with feedback or buzz, this kills it instantly.
Finally,
> the
> > trem
> > > bar is
> > > > reverse mounted (on the bottom instead of the top)
which to
> > me -
> > > feels more
> > > > natural - and it's out of the way for banzai Dick Dale
> > picking.
> > > >
> > > > On ebay they go for around $700 I guess, about 1/2 of
their
> > > original asking
> > > > street price. A steal, IMHO.
> > > >
> > > > Robb
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