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Like the title implies - I need help figuring this stuff out. You
guys have been a great sounding board up to now, so here's another
one for ya:
I'm running my guitar into a Peavey Valverb into Reverend Hellhound
head into a 212 cabinet. The tone is good. It's not outstnding, it's
not lame, but it's good. BUT, if I were to unload this stuff I could
spend a bit more and get a Fender Custom Twin 15.
Pros:
-It's a Fender. I'd be getting the sound from the source rather than
emulating the sound with my present equipment (stress the point, the
stuff I have isn't bad-sounding at all).
-Better resale (not that I intend on reselling it, but it is a factor
when getting new equipment).
-Kick@$$ bass response from the 15" speaker.
-More power by about 85 watts.
-One thing to lug around rather than 3.
Cons:
-"All eggs in one basket." If something goes wrong with the reverb,
tremolo, speaker, etc, I have no amp.
-Is the Fender a one-trick pony?
-The possibility of too much power - I will have to play this thing
at home, too, without my wife and kids throwing crap at me.
-The Reverend is P2P wired. Is the Fender?
-Couldn't I just as easily get a 115 cab?
As always, thanks for indulging me, guys...
well, i had a chat with gilby and we figure that you should keep the head you
have now. gilby said it is recieving kick ass reviews. so our answer to you is
to purchase a 15 cab or build one. i built one years ago so i could improve my
sound. what i did was buy a JVC 350 watt 15 bass speaker and grill. a sheet of
laminated oak plywood and custom build a cabinate to my specs and satisfaction.
you can see what i did buy checking out my page at www.zed.cbc.ca do a search
for theringtones (all one word) and then click on ponyiomy you can see my stack
and the cab i built. also, nobody likes to work so look what i have to carry
around. you also don't want all your eggs in one basket so that is why i also
run into an ampeg SVT tube DI box before going into the amp. it helped getting a
good smooth bass tone and if the amp fails i hope the place we play has a PA
system. since the DI box had mic cable outs. one of the best buys i ever had.
i hope that helps with your decision,
ponyiomy
Patrick <> wrote:
Like the title implies - I need help figuring this stuff out. You
guys have been a great sounding board up to now, so here's another
one for ya:
I'm running my guitar into a Peavey Valverb into Reverend Hellhound
head into a 212 cabinet. The tone is good. It's not outstnding, it's
not lame, but it's good. BUT, if I were to unload this stuff I could
spend a bit more and get a Fender Custom Twin 15.
Pros:
-It's a Fender. I'd be getting the sound from the source rather than
emulating the sound with my present equipment (stress the point, the
stuff I have isn't bad-sounding at all).
-Better resale (not that I intend on reselling it, but it is a factor
when getting new equipment).
-Kick@$$ bass response from the 15" speaker.
-More power by about 85 watts.
-One thing to lug around rather than 3.
Cons:
-"All eggs in one basket." If something goes wrong with the reverb,
tremolo, speaker, etc, I have no amp.
-Is the Fender a one-trick pony?
-The possibility of too much power - I will have to play this thing
at home, too, without my wife and kids throwing crap at me.
-The Reverend is P2P wired. Is the Fender?
-Couldn't I just as easily get a 115 cab?
As always, thanks for indulging me, guys...
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well, i had a chat with gilby and we figure that you should keep the head you
have now. gilby said it is recieving kick ass reviews. so our answer to you is
to purchase a 15 cab or build one. i built one years ago so i could improve my
sound. what i did was buy a JVC 350 watt 15 bass speaker and grill. a sheet of
laminated oak plywood and custom build a cabinate to my specs and satisfaction.
you can see what i did buy checking out my page at www.zed.cbc.ca do a search
for theringtones (all one word) and then click on the members tab and the
ringtones again then ponyiomy you can see my stack and the cab i built. also,
nobody likes to work so look what i have to carry around. you also don't want
all your eggs in one basket so that is why i also run into an ampeg SVT tube DI
box before going into the amp. it helped getting a good smooth bass tone and if
the amp fails i hope the place we play has a PA system. since the DI box had mic
cable outs. one of the best buys i ever had.
i hope that helps with your decision,
ponyiomy
Patrick <> wrote:
Like the title implies - I need help figuring this stuff out. You
guys have been a great sounding board up to now, so here's another
one for ya:
I'm running my guitar into a Peavey Valverb into Reverend Hellhound
head into a 212 cabinet. The tone is good. It's not outstnding, it's
not lame, but it's good. BUT, if I were to unload this stuff I could
spend a bit more and get a Fender Custom Twin 15.
Pros:
-It's a Fender. I'd be getting the sound from the source rather than
emulating the sound with my present equipment (stress the point, the
stuff I have isn't bad-sounding at all).
-Better resale (not that I intend on reselling it, but it is a factor
when getting new equipment).
-Kick@$$ bass response from the 15" speaker.
-More power by about 85 watts.
-One thing to lug around rather than 3.
Cons:
-"All eggs in one basket." If something goes wrong with the reverb,
tremolo, speaker, etc, I have no amp.
-Is the Fender a one-trick pony?
-The possibility of too much power - I will have to play this thing
at home, too, without my wife and kids throwing crap at me.
-The Reverend is P2P wired. Is the Fender?
-Couldn't I just as easily get a 115 cab?
As always, thanks for indulging me, guys...
.
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fender hot rod deville/delux, fender reverb. run the hot rod on the
drive channel with just a pinch of snap.almost clean.turn the onboard
reverb off hook up the box and sonic bliss. if you need another sound
use a fultone fulldrive 2 . just add a pinch. miller
--- In , The Ringtones
<the_ringtones@y...> wrote:
> well, i had a chat with gilby and we figure that you should keep
the head you have now. gilby said it is recieving kick ass reviews.
so our answer to you is to purchase a 15 cab or build one. i built
one years ago so i could improve my sound. what i did was buy a JVC
350 watt 15 bass speaker and grill. a sheet of laminated oak plywood
and custom build a cabinate to my specs and satisfaction. you can see
what i did buy checking out my page at www.zed.cbc.ca do a search for
theringtones (all one word) and then click on ponyiomy you can see my
stack and the cab i built. also, nobody likes to work so look what i
have to carry around. you also don't want all your eggs in one basket
so that is why i also run into an ampeg SVT tube DI box before going
into the amp. it helped getting a good smooth bass tone and if the
amp fails i hope the place we play has a PA system. since the DI box
had mic cable outs. one of the best buys i ever had.
>
> i hope that helps with your decision,
> ponyiomy
>
> Patrick <reverb_10000@y...> wrote:
>
> Like the title implies - I need help figuring this stuff out. You
> guys have been a great sounding board up to now, so here's another
> one for ya:
>
> I'm running my guitar into a Peavey Valverb into Reverend Hellhound
> head into a 212 cabinet. The tone is good. It's not outstnding,
it's
> not lame, but it's good. BUT, if I were to unload this stuff I
could
> spend a bit more and get a Fender Custom Twin 15.
>
> Pros:
> -It's a Fender. I'd be getting the sound from the source rather
than
> emulating the sound with my present equipment (stress the point,
the
> stuff I have isn't bad-sounding at all).
> -Better resale (not that I intend on reselling it, but it is a
factor
> when getting new equipment).
> -Kick@$$ bass response from the 15" speaker.
> -More power by about 85 watts.
> -One thing to lug around rather than 3.
>
> Cons:
> -"All eggs in one basket." If something goes wrong with the reverb,
> tremolo, speaker, etc, I have no amp.
> -Is the Fender a one-trick pony?
> -The possibility of too much power - I will have to play this thing
> at home, too, without my wife and kids throwing crap at me.
> -The Reverend is P2P wired. Is the Fender?
> -Couldn't I just as easily get a 115 cab?
>
>
> As always, thanks for indulging me, guys...
>
>
>
>
>
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hey man, my 2 cents:
- the custom 15 looks like a killer amp. check harmony central,
there's a review of "Gavin" who i think is on this list, he seems
pretty satisfied (an honest in his evaluation)
- I don't think its ptp... the 'normal' 65 reissue isn't, and this is
supposed to be the same chasis.
- consider that it's a 15, but in an open cab... try to figure out
whether the sound your looking for is a closed cab sound or an open
cab sound.
- I'm not so sure about the resale; what counts is value drop, and
I'd expect a new reissue fender to have more value drop then the
reverend at this point.
- I don't think any amp will give you great sound at stage volume AND
living room volume...
good luck, seems like a tough choice...
wannes
--- In , "Patrick" <reverb_10000@y...>
wrote:
>
> Like the title implies - I need help figuring this stuff out. You
> guys have been a great sounding board up to now, so here's another
> one for ya:
>
> I'm running my guitar into a Peavey Valverb into Reverend Hellhound
> head into a 212 cabinet. The tone is good. It's not outstnding,
it's
> not lame, but it's good. BUT, if I were to unload this stuff I
could
> spend a bit more and get a Fender Custom Twin 15.
>
> Pros:
> -It's a Fender. I'd be getting the sound from the source rather
than
> emulating the sound with my present equipment (stress the point,
the
> stuff I have isn't bad-sounding at all).
> -Better resale (not that I intend on reselling it, but it is a
factor
> when getting new equipment).
> -Kick@$$ bass response from the 15" speaker.
> -More power by about 85 watts.
> -One thing to lug around rather than 3.
>
> Cons:
> -"All eggs in one basket." If something goes wrong with the reverb,
> tremolo, speaker, etc, I have no amp.
> -Is the Fender a one-trick pony?
> -The possibility of too much power - I will have to play this thing
> at home, too, without my wife and kids throwing crap at me.
> -The Reverend is P2P wired. Is the Fender?
> -Couldn't I just as easily get a 115 cab?
>
>
> As always, thanks for indulging me, guys...
I think I am the only person on the site with the Twin Reverb Custom 15. It's a
fine amp.
For practice, it is okay for clean surf music because you aren't driving it to
distortion
anyway. But it is a loud bastard when you crank it...almost impossible to
overdrive without
a pedal. So, if a clean machine that you can build your tone with is what you
seek, it's a
good 'un.
No, it's not a one trick pony. You can use the amp as the foundation of your
tone and get
really good response from your pedals. When I bought mine, I was amazed how much
it
brought out the individual tone differences among my ever-growing collection of
surf
guitars. None of my other amps came close to this degree of definition.
The big 15' is a little more tightly-focused and bass-heavy than the Twin 12s,
which
actually is an advantage for gigs because it cuts through the mix and doesn't
disperse as
readily as the Twin 12s.
I think a new amp shouldn't crap out on you, but it is always good to have a
backup.
Gavin
--- In , "Patrick" <reverb_10000@y...> wrote:
>
> Like the title implies - I need help figuring this stuff out. You
> guys have been a great sounding board up to now, so here's another
> one for ya:
>
> I'm running my guitar into a Peavey Valverb into Reverend Hellhound
> head into a 212 cabinet. The tone is good. It's not outstnding, it's
> not lame, but it's good. BUT, if I were to unload this stuff I could
> spend a bit more and get a Fender Custom Twin 15.
>
> Pros:
> -It's a Fender. I'd be getting the sound from the source rather than
> emulating the sound with my present equipment (stress the point, the
> stuff I have isn't bad-sounding at all).
> -Better resale (not that I intend on reselling it, but it is a factor
> when getting new equipment).
> -Kick@$$ bass response from the 15" speaker.
> -More power by about 85 watts.
> -One thing to lug around rather than 3.
>
> Cons:
> -"All eggs in one basket." If something goes wrong with the reverb,
> tremolo, speaker, etc, I have no amp.
> -Is the Fender a one-trick pony?
> -The possibility of too much power - I will have to play this thing
> at home, too, without my wife and kids throwing crap at me.
> -The Reverend is P2P wired. Is the Fender?
> -Couldn't I just as easily get a 115 cab?
>
>
> As always, thanks for indulging me, guys...
Another option has presented itself that I didn't consider:
If I were to ditch the Valverb and put a few bills into a silverface
Twin or Super (prefereby a Super, since the wattage is lower and I
could drive it a bit more), I could replace the 2x12 or 4x10 with a
1x15 baffle and make a Vibroclone out of it - keeping the 'Hound and
the 212 as a backup/different sound. Anybody done the Vibroclone
thing, and would it be a worthwhile project? Is there somewhere
online where I could get a 1x15 baffle (I'm a tool retard, don't ask
me to build it myself) for that kind of project? What would I be
getting myself into?
--- In , "Gavin Ehringer"
<gavinehringer@e...> wrote:
>
> I think I am the only person on the site with the Twin Reverb
Custom 15. It's a fine amp.
> For practice, it is okay for clean surf music because you aren't
driving it to distortion
> anyway. But it is a loud bastard when you crank it...almost
impossible to overdrive without
> a pedal. So, if a clean machine that you can build your tone with
is what you seek, it's a
> good 'un.
>
> No, it's not a one trick pony. You can use the amp as the
foundation of your tone and get
> really good response from your pedals. When I bought mine, I was
amazed how much it
> brought out the individual tone differences among my ever-growing
collection of surf
> guitars. None of my other amps came close to this degree of
definition.
>
> The big 15' is a little more tightly-focused and bass-heavy than
the Twin 12s, which
> actually is an advantage for gigs because it cuts through the mix
and doesn't disperse as
> readily as the Twin 12s.
>
> I think a new amp shouldn't crap out on you, but it is always good
to have a backup.
>
> Gavin
>
>
> --- In , "Patrick" <reverb_10000@y...>
wrote:
> >
> > Like the title implies - I need help figuring this stuff out. You
> > guys have been a great sounding board up to now, so here's
another
> > one for ya:
> >
> > I'm running my guitar into a Peavey Valverb into Reverend
Hellhound
> > head into a 212 cabinet. The tone is good. It's not outstnding,
it's
> > not lame, but it's good. BUT, if I were to unload this stuff I
could
> > spend a bit more and get a Fender Custom Twin 15.
> >
> > Pros:
> > -It's a Fender. I'd be getting the sound from the source rather
than
> > emulating the sound with my present equipment (stress the point,
the
> > stuff I have isn't bad-sounding at all).
> > -Better resale (not that I intend on reselling it, but it is a
factor
> > when getting new equipment).
> > -Kick@$$ bass response from the 15" speaker.
> > -More power by about 85 watts.
> > -One thing to lug around rather than 3.
> >
> > Cons:
> > -"All eggs in one basket." If something goes wrong with the
reverb,
> > tremolo, speaker, etc, I have no amp.
> > -Is the Fender a one-trick pony?
> > -The possibility of too much power - I will have to play this
thing
> > at home, too, without my wife and kids throwing crap at me.
> > -The Reverend is P2P wired. Is the Fender?
> > -Couldn't I just as easily get a 115 cab?
> >
> >
> > As always, thanks for indulging me, guys...
