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I think it was brian asking this.
I don't play guitar(that well anyway), But I believe I can say by
seeing probably close to 100 surf bands that a twin kicks ass and
is a great amp, But does not have the Low end umph of a show man.
The 2x12 open back vs. a 2x15 of a seald enclosure makes all the
difference. In home speakers the better ones are usually seald with
no port or hole. The note/notes are more pure,where as a open cabnite
might be a little louder, You loose all the control of the sound
waves. They come bouncing out of the Back and cause weird side
effects. But saying that, If i ever got a Fender amp to fiddle around
with, I'd probably get something like a twin. Unless I came across
a deal like my friend did, where he got a showman head and 2x15 cab
for like $200. What a steal, all he had to do was re-cover the thing
with tolex and new front grill cloth.
Hope that kinda helps,
Jeff(bigtikidude) Dual Showman for Bass for sure!!
That was some interesting discussion there, but Jeff nailed my question
exactly. I was just asking if the only major difference in tone is because
of the speaker cabinets being open or closed back. I would probably get a
Twin Reverb too, they are more readily available. It would take some time
hunting on E-bay or something to get a Showman. Still I am dreaming a bit,
what would a dope like me do with that much of an amp! My wife thinks I play
too loud as it is.
Anyone else care to describe the experience of playing through a cranked
Dual/Single Showman? Dano? Ivan? Do you feel the air move past with 2 15"
speakers??!!!
Thanks,
BN
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bigtikidude [mailto:]
> Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 10:14 PM
> To:
> Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Sound of Twin Reverb vs. Showman
>
>
> I think it was brian asking this.
> I don't play guitar(that well anyway), But I believe I can say by
> seeing probably close to 100 surf bands that a twin kicks ass and
> is a great amp, But does not have the Low end umph of a show man.
> The 2x12 open back vs. a 2x15 of a seald enclosure makes all the
> difference. In home speakers the better ones are usually seald with
> no port or hole. The note/notes are more pure,where as a open cabnite
> might be a little louder, You loose all the control of the sound
> waves. They come bouncing out of the Back and cause weird side
> effects. But saying that, If i ever got a Fender amp to fiddle around
> with, I'd probably get something like a twin. Unless I came across
> a deal like my friend did, where he got a showman head and 2x15 cab
> for like $200. What a steal, all he had to do was re-cover the thing
> with tolex and new front grill cloth.
> Hope that kinda helps,
> Jeff(bigtikidude) Dual Showman for Bass for sure!!
-Brian,
For the Band that I was in for 2 gigs,I played my Bass thru my
guitar players showman. His Reverb had taken a dump,and My bass amp
is probably a guitar amp because it has reverb built in. Huge tank
about Foot 1/2 long. So I was a little worried about playing bass
thru a guitar showman. But it held up pretty well. And Man the first
time I really thumped the Low E. Boom!! a huge wall of air moved the
hair on my legs. It freaked me out, because this had never happened
standing infront of my piece of shit amp. It's loud, but no low end
umph at all. If you can find one and have the money,get the Showman
or Dual.
Jeff(bigtikidude)
-- In SurfGuitar101@y..., "Brian Neal" <bneal@z...> wrote:
> That was some interesting discussion there, but Jeff nailed my
question
> exactly. I was just asking if the only major difference in tone is
because
> of the speaker cabinets being open or closed back. I would probably
get a
> Twin Reverb too, they are more readily available. It would take
some time
> hunting on E-bay or something to get a Showman. Still I am dreaming
a bit,
> what would a dope like me do with that much of an amp! My wife
thinks I play
> too loud as it is.
>
> Anyone else care to describe the experience of playing through a
cranked
> Dual/Single Showman? Dano? Ivan? Do you feel the air move past with
2 15"
> speakers??!!!
>
> Thanks,
>
> BN
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: bigtikidude [mailto:bigtikidude@y...]
> > Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 10:14 PM
> > To: SurfGuitar101@y...
> > Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Sound of Twin Reverb vs. Showman
> >
> >
> > I think it was brian asking this.
> > I don't play guitar(that well anyway), But I believe I can say by
> > seeing probably close to 100 surf bands that a twin kicks ass and
> > is a great amp, But does not have the Low end umph of a show man.
> > The 2x12 open back vs. a 2x15 of a seald enclosure makes all the
> > difference. In home speakers the better ones are usually seald
with
> > no port or hole. The note/notes are more pure,where as a open
cabnite
> > might be a little louder, You loose all the control of the sound
> > waves. They come bouncing out of the Back and cause weird side
> > effects. But saying that, If i ever got a Fender amp to fiddle
around
> > with, I'd probably get something like a twin. Unless I came
across
> > a deal like my friend did, where he got a showman head and 2x15
cab
> > for like $200. What a steal, all he had to do was re-cover the
thing
> > with tolex and new front grill cloth.
> > Hope that kinda helps,
> > Jeff(bigtikidude) Dual Showman for Bass for sure!!
Yeah, but at 100 watts, is that enough for the bass to keep up?
Phil
---------
Surf's Up
Phil Tiki <----------Look! I changed my name!
www.thetikihut.com
The Tiki Hut
Internet Surf Radio
> From: "bigtikidude" <>
> Reply-To:
> Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2002 02:39:07 -0000
> To:
> Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: Sound of Twin Reverb vs. Showman
>
> -Brian,
> For the Band that I was in for 2 gigs,I played my Bass thru my
> guitar players showman. His Reverb had taken a dump,and My bass amp
> is probably a guitar amp because it has reverb built in. Huge tank
> about Foot 1/2 long. So I was a little worried about playing bass
> thru a guitar showman. But it held up pretty well. And Man the first
> time I really thumped the Low E. Boom!! a huge wall of air moved the
> hair on my legs. It freaked me out, because this had never happened
> standing infront of my piece of shit amp. It's loud, but no low end
> umph at all. If you can find one and have the money,get the Showman
> or Dual.
> Jeff(bigtikidude)
>
>
>
> -- In SurfGuitar101@y..., "Brian Neal" <bneal@z...> wrote:
>> That was some interesting discussion there, but Jeff nailed my
> question
>> exactly. I was just asking if the only major difference in tone is
> because
>> of the speaker cabinets being open or closed back. I would probably
> get a
>> Twin Reverb too, they are more readily available. It would take
> some time
>> hunting on E-bay or something to get a Showman. Still I am dreaming
> a bit,
>> what would a dope like me do with that much of an amp! My wife
> thinks I play
>> too loud as it is.
>>
>> Anyone else care to describe the experience of playing through a
> cranked
>> Dual/Single Showman? Dano? Ivan? Do you feel the air move past with
> 2 15"
>> speakers??!!!
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> BN
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: bigtikidude [mailto:bigtikidude@y...]
>>> Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 10:14 PM
>>> To: SurfGuitar101@y...
>>> Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Sound of Twin Reverb vs. Showman
>>>
>>>
>>> I think it was brian asking this.
>>> I don't play guitar(that well anyway), But I believe I can say by
>>> seeing probably close to 100 surf bands that a twin kicks ass and
>>> is a great amp, But does not have the Low end umph of a show man.
>>> The 2x12 open back vs. a 2x15 of a seald enclosure makes all the
>>> difference. In home speakers the better ones are usually seald
> with
>>> no port or hole. The note/notes are more pure,where as a open
> cabnite
>>> might be a little louder, You loose all the control of the sound
>>> waves. They come bouncing out of the Back and cause weird side
>>> effects. But saying that, If i ever got a Fender amp to fiddle
> around
>>> with, I'd probably get something like a twin. Unless I came
> across
>>> a deal like my friend did, where he got a showman head and 2x15
> cab
>>> for like $200. What a steal, all he had to do was re-cover the
> thing
>>> with tolex and new front grill cloth.
>>> Hope that kinda helps,
>>> Jeff(bigtikidude) Dual Showman for Bass for sure!!
>
>
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-Phil,
Yeah it was plenty loud and way boomy when I watched the video
latter.we played a backyard party and the drums were anatural(no PA)
And the Mix was pretty good.
Definetly want a dual Showman or something comparable in wattage
when I break down and get a real amp soon.
It was cool to meet and see your band. Really like the 2nd cd alot.
Talk to ya latter,
Jeff(bigtikidude)
-- In SurfGuitar101@y..., Phil Kucer <philx@m...> wrote:
> Yeah, but at 100 watts, is that enough for the bass to keep up?
>
> Phil
>
>
> ---------
> Surf's Up
> Phil Tiki <----------Look! I changed my name!
> www.thetikihut.com
> The Tiki Hut
> Internet Surf Radio
>
>
>
>
> > From: "bigtikidude" <bigtikidude@y...>
> > Reply-To: SurfGuitar101@y...
> > Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2002 02:39:07 -0000
> > To: SurfGuitar101@y...
> > Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: Sound of Twin Reverb vs. Showman
> >
> > -Brian,
> > For the Band that I was in for 2 gigs,I played my Bass thru my
> > guitar players showman. His Reverb had taken a dump,and My bass
amp
> > is probably a guitar amp because it has reverb built in. Huge tank
> > about Foot 1/2 long. So I was a little worried about playing bass
> > thru a guitar showman. But it held up pretty well. And Man the
first
> > time I really thumped the Low E. Boom!! a huge wall of air moved
the
> > hair on my legs. It freaked me out, because this had never
happened
> > standing infront of my piece of shit amp. It's loud, but no low
end
> > umph at all. If you can find one and have the money,get the
Showman
> > or Dual.
> > Jeff(bigtikidude)
> >
> >
> >
> > -- In SurfGuitar101@y..., "Brian Neal" <bneal@z...> wrote:
> >> That was some interesting discussion there, but Jeff nailed my
> > question
> >> exactly. I was just asking if the only major difference in tone
is
> > because
> >> of the speaker cabinets being open or closed back. I would
probably
> > get a
> >> Twin Reverb too, they are more readily available. It would take
> > some time
> >> hunting on E-bay or something to get a Showman. Still I am
dreaming
> > a bit,
> >> what would a dope like me do with that much of an amp! My wife
> > thinks I play
> >> too loud as it is.
> >>
> >> Anyone else care to describe the experience of playing through a
> > cranked
> >> Dual/Single Showman? Dano? Ivan? Do you feel the air move past
with
> > 2 15"
> >> speakers??!!!
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> BN
> >>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: bigtikidude [mailto:bigtikidude@y...]
> >>> Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 10:14 PM
> >>> To: SurfGuitar101@y...
> >>> Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Sound of Twin Reverb vs. Showman
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> I think it was brian asking this.
> >>> I don't play guitar(that well anyway), But I believe I can say
by
> >>> seeing probably close to 100 surf bands that a twin kicks ass
and
> >>> is a great amp, But does not have the Low end umph of a show
man.
> >>> The 2x12 open back vs. a 2x15 of a seald enclosure makes all the
> >>> difference. In home speakers the better ones are usually seald
> > with
> >>> no port or hole. The note/notes are more pure,where as a open
> > cabnite
> >>> might be a little louder, You loose all the control of the sound
> >>> waves. They come bouncing out of the Back and cause weird side
> >>> effects. But saying that, If i ever got a Fender amp to fiddle
> > around
> >>> with, I'd probably get something like a twin. Unless I came
> > across
> >>> a deal like my friend did, where he got a showman head and 2x15
> > cab
> >>> for like $200. What a steal, all he had to do was re-cover the
> > thing
> >>> with tolex and new front grill cloth.
> >>> Hope that kinda helps,
> >>> Jeff(bigtikidude) Dual Showman for Bass for sure!!
> >
> >
> >
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I guess I'll have to be on the lookout for a (dual) Showman now...
Jeff,
Thanks for coming out and the pleasure was all mine. Keep the show reviews
coming. It's one of the only ways I (who is stuck in the Midwest) can get a
groove on what's going on.
Thanks again.
Phil
---------
Surf's Up
Phil Tiki <----------Look! I changed my name!
www.thetikihut.com
The Tiki Hut
Internet Surf Radio
> From: "bigtikidude" <>
> Reply-To:
> Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2002 04:07:52 -0000
> To:
> Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: Sound of Twin Reverb vs. Showman
>
> -Phil,
> Yeah it was plenty loud and way boomy when I watched the video
> latter.we played a backyard party and the drums were anatural(no PA)
> And the Mix was pretty good.
> Definetly want a dual Showman or something comparable in wattage
> when I break down and get a real amp soon.
> It was cool to meet and see your band. Really like the 2nd cd alot.
> Talk to ya latter,
> Jeff(bigtikidude)
>
>
>
> -- In SurfGuitar101@y..., Phil Kucer <philx@m...> wrote:
>> Yeah, but at 100 watts, is that enough for the bass to keep up?
>>
>> Phil
>>
>>
>> ---------
>> Surf's Up
>> Phil Tiki <----------Look! I changed my name!
>> www.thetikihut.com
>> The Tiki Hut
>> Internet Surf Radio
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> From: "bigtikidude" <bigtikidude@y...>
>>> Reply-To: SurfGuitar101@y...
>>> Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2002 02:39:07 -0000
>>> To: SurfGuitar101@y...
>>> Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: Sound of Twin Reverb vs. Showman
>>>
>>> -Brian,
>>> For the Band that I was in for 2 gigs,I played my Bass thru my
>>> guitar players showman. His Reverb had taken a dump,and My bass
> amp
>>> is probably a guitar amp because it has reverb built in. Huge tank
>>> about Foot 1/2 long. So I was a little worried about playing bass
>>> thru a guitar showman. But it held up pretty well. And Man the
> first
>>> time I really thumped the Low E. Boom!! a huge wall of air moved
> the
>>> hair on my legs. It freaked me out, because this had never
> happened
>>> standing infront of my piece of shit amp. It's loud, but no low
> end
>>> umph at all. If you can find one and have the money,get the
> Showman
>>> or Dual.
>>> Jeff(bigtikidude)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -- In SurfGuitar101@y..., "Brian Neal" <bneal@z...> wrote:
>>>> That was some interesting discussion there, but Jeff nailed my
>>> question
>>>> exactly. I was just asking if the only major difference in tone
> is
>>> because
>>>> of the speaker cabinets being open or closed back. I would
> probably
>>> get a
>>>> Twin Reverb too, they are more readily available. It would take
>>> some time
>>>> hunting on E-bay or something to get a Showman. Still I am
> dreaming
>>> a bit,
>>>> what would a dope like me do with that much of an amp! My wife
>>> thinks I play
>>>> too loud as it is.
>>>>
>>>> Anyone else care to describe the experience of playing through a
>>> cranked
>>>> Dual/Single Showman? Dano? Ivan? Do you feel the air move past
> with
>>> 2 15"
>>>> speakers??!!!
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> BN
>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: bigtikidude [mailto:bigtikidude@y...]
>>>>> Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 10:14 PM
>>>>> To: SurfGuitar101@y...
>>>>> Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Sound of Twin Reverb vs. Showman
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I think it was brian asking this.
>>>>> I don't play guitar(that well anyway), But I believe I can say
> by
>>>>> seeing probably close to 100 surf bands that a twin kicks ass
> and
>>>>> is a great amp, But does not have the Low end umph of a show
> man.
>>>>> The 2x12 open back vs. a 2x15 of a seald enclosure makes all the
>>>>> difference. In home speakers the better ones are usually seald
>>> with
>>>>> no port or hole. The note/notes are more pure,where as a open
>>> cabnite
>>>>> might be a little louder, You loose all the control of the sound
>>>>> waves. They come bouncing out of the Back and cause weird side
>>>>> effects. But saying that, If i ever got a Fender amp to fiddle
>>> around
>>>>> with, I'd probably get something like a twin. Unless I came
>>> across
>>>>> a deal like my friend did, where he got a showman head and 2x15
>>> cab
>>>>> for like $200. What a steal, all he had to do was re-cover the
>>> thing
>>>>> with tolex and new front grill cloth.
>>>>> Hope that kinda helps,
>>>>> Jeff(bigtikidude) Dual Showman for Bass for sure!!
>>>
>>>
>>>
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