Best Fender in a Long Time

[Scott_F]

Re: Best Fender in a Long Time

Not really, more of an attempt to come close to a Matchless C-30. I love those amps. I'm going to give it the old college try. 1/2 power switch, dual channel, rotary tone knob on the EF86 channel, traditional T/B on the other, defeatable master, seperate FX loops on both channels and real matchless/badcat iron.

This one ought to be the more complicated thing I've tried so far.

[Gunny47]

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Fender has a handwired blackface, just not the Twin Reverb/Deluxe Reverb that are ultra popular. Theyve got the '64 Vibroverb which Im surprised isnt that popular. Its got 2 switches in the back, one changed the rectifier from diode to tube and the other is like an overdrive type thing. Besides that though, im not sure why there are any problems with it. Its got some Eminance 15" speaker but im sure that people prefer the 2 x 12 arrangement, so i dont know. You guys probably know about this anyway...

http://www.fender.com/products/search.php?partno=8140000000

[jdm61]

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yeah, they have built the VibroKing for a long time too, but i think if you asked customers what they would like to see in a handwired version, the list would go something like Deluxe, Twin, Super ,Princeton.

[Curly]

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This thing appears to be Fender's counterattack against all of the boutique guys that have been ripping off Leo's legacy for all these years.

most of the tweed amps used generic circuits created by AT&T/ Western Electric, and licensed by Fender. I don't know about the '57 Twin RI, but most tweed amps have a licensing label on the inside of the cab.

I don't think the early boutique builders were ripping off Leo, but responding to the market, and building amps they loved that there was a demand for.

Of course, the current leadership at FMIC may feel differently.

I'd be doubly suprised if Fender used MM iron.

A boutique amp from Fender?!?

Naturally, Fender came to Mercury for our top-of-the-line transformers. Sergio Hamernik and crew worked directly with Fender's engineers whose "spare no expense, no holds barred" approach helped us to create the best-sounding transformers money could buy. The Twin nails Fender's tone so well that many top players have added it to their on-stage arsenals. If you're a serious player too, this amp is a "must have."

[PUCKBOY99]

Re: Best Fender in a Long Time

Not really, more of an attempt to come close to a Matchless C-30. I love those amps. I'm going to give it the old college try. 1/2 power switch, dual channel, rotary tone knob on the EF86 channel, traditional T/B on the other, defeatable master, seperate FX loops on both channels and real matchless/badcat iron.

This one ought to be the more complicated thing I've tried so far.

[jdm61]

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I was talking to a tech today who has been working on Fender amps since he go outof the Navy........in 1958!!!!! He said that most of those Western Electric circuits that Leo used were used extensively in radios and other electronics by the military in WWII,so they had to bulletproof......hence the legendary reliability of the tweed amps

[Gearjoneser]

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I think it's a worthy amp to buy, and should sound perfectly fine right outta the box. Before spending additional money on tubes, I'd focus on getting an overdrive pedal that jives perfectly with the Tweed Twin.

How cool would a Tweed Twin/Duncan Twin Tube Classic rig be?? I'd spend that extra $210 on the SFX-3 pedal!

[Gunny47]

Re: Best Fender in a Long Time

I think it's a worthy amp to buy, and should sound perfectly fine right outta the box. Before spending additional money on tubes, I'd focus on getting an overdrive pedal that jives perfectly with the Tweed Twin.

How cool would a Tweed Twin/Duncan Twin Tube Classic rig be?? I'd spend that extra $210 on the SFX-3 pedal!

Yea thats true. If anything, Ill change the pre-amp tubes. Id get the NOS 12AY7s and the NOS 12AX7 because I do not have to bias them. Ill pull the old ones out with like a towel or rubber gloves, just in case. I dont want to get electricuted and "get oils from my hands on them so they shatter due to temperature differences." I just want to double check that I do NOT need to bias them. I really dont want to be sorry and screw the amp up. Pre-amp tubes do not need biasing even if you are changing the type (12ax7 to a 12ay7)???? They also do not need to be matched too right??

Im getting my Fulltone OCD hopefully on wednesday and I got a Tweak Fuzz and a crybaby classic which will go good with the amp. I planned on buying some other pedals too, like a Fulltone Soul Bender and a Fender Blender Reissue. But Im definitely getting some pedals for the thing.

[jdm61]

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I'll be honest with ya.....the only reason i can see using a pedal on this thing is if i want to run it at low volumes or if i wanted what Lew calls the "sack full of angry bees" tone . Anywhere above halfway, this thing has killer overdirve, particularly with buckers. No pedals needed.