Vintage Fender Twin Reverb Silverface
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Davidandrew
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Re: Vintage Fender Twin Reverb Silverface
I switched the speakers in my Twin for some Eminence Legend V128 speakers sounds amazing so crystal clean and smooth.
Another great pedal that is really cheap is the MI Audio Blues Pro had that on my pedal board for a long time I got rid of it and have been gasing for another.
The twin is pretty heavy but I never thought it was so heavy you couldnt use it on stage. I also think the twin sounds very good at low levels. Good luck trying to get that thing to break up your ears will bleed before that happens.
I switched the speakers in my Twin for some Eminence Legend V128 speakers sounds amazing so crystal clean and smooth.
Another great pedal that is really cheap is the MI Audio Blues Pro had that on my pedal board for a long time I got rid of it and have been gasing for another.
The twin is pretty heavy but I never thought it was so heavy you couldnt use it on stage. I also think the twin sounds very good at low levels. Good luck trying to get that thing to break up your ears will bleed before that happens.
glassman
Electron Herder
Re: Vintage Fender Twin Reverb Silverface
Those are really good in a Fender. The Eminence Legend GB128 is also a great choice for a little more prominent bass and a little less midrange projection (in comparison to the V128).
Those are really good in a Fender. The Eminence Legend GB128 is also a great choice for a little more prominent bass and a little less midrange projection (in comparison to the V128).
Davidandrew
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Re: Vintage Fender Twin Reverb Silverface
Dang I want another Twin now, What other amp has the head room of a Twin but around 20 watts and 1x12 ? I was thinking of doing stereo with my cub and an amp with a similar twin circuit around the same wattage as my cub 30
Dang I want another Twin now, What other amp has the head room of a Twin but around 20 watts and 1x12 ? I was thinking of doing stereo with my cub and an amp with a similar twin circuit around the same wattage as my cub 30
Lewguitar
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James Rock
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Re: Vintage Fender Twin Reverb Silverface
If it is the speakers I've heard people like G12H-30s in fenders (usually deluxes not twins though) and of course other Celestions like G12-65 and Greenbacks. Look at Weber, WGS and Eminence too I know Weber and WGS do clones of JBLs not sure about what Eminences are based off JBLs.
If it is the speakers I've heard people like G12H-30s in fenders (usually deluxes not twins though) and of course other Celestions like G12-65 and Greenbacks. Look at Weber, WGS and Eminence too I know Weber and WGS do clones of JBLs not sure about what Eminences are based off JBLs.
SlyFoxx
Glossless
Re: Vintage Fender Twin Reverb Silverface
My 73 Pro Reverb had the original Utah's. I've tried many other speakers over the years and all were a 1000 percent improvement in that amp. Though my favorite combination is the Pro through my Mesa 2x12 Recto (V30's). I prefer the closed back sound.
Just awful speakers!
My 73 Pro Reverb had the original Utah's. I've tried many other speakers over the years and all were a 1000 percent improvement in that amp. Though my favorite combination is the Pro through my Mesa 2x12 Recto (V30's). I prefer the closed back sound.
Chickenwings
Alnico 6/8
Re: Vintage Fender Twin Reverb Silverface
Try some texas heats and keep the original speakers as doorstops in case you ever want to re-sell the amp as "all original". A pair of heats will give you so much headroom they never break a sweat, but they add muscle in all the right places. Stay away from JBL clones (eg. weber californias) etc because the last thing a twin needs is more volume, efficiency and cut. Jensens (c12n, c12k) are very cutting and loose in the low end - worst of both worlds- dont waste your money.
The best recipe in my experience is low efficiency, good headroom, fat tone and smooth top end.
I'm a twin user. I love twins. People often say "wow - your amps sounds so good! All the twins ive heard are too loud and cutting blah blag blah, but yours is warm". If you have your twin running nicely, and you have the right speakers in there, youll get good tones at every spot on the volume dial - there is no need for "power tube breakup", just a killer clean tone that just gets louder as you turn it up. Find your favourite dirtbox and you are good to go at pretty much any volume level.
Try some texas heats and keep the original speakers as doorstops in case you ever want to re-sell the amp as "all original". A pair of heats will give you so much headroom they never break a sweat, but they add muscle in all the right places. Stay away from JBL clones (eg. weber californias) etc because the last thing a twin needs is more volume, efficiency and cut. Jensens (c12n, c12k) are very cutting and loose in the low end - worst of both worlds- dont waste your money.
The best recipe in my experience is low efficiency, good headroom, fat tone and smooth top end.
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Chickenwings
Alnico 6/8
Re: Vintage Fender Twin Reverb Silverface
nothing.
wattage= headroom.
Sorry if that sounds oversimplistic, but its unavoidable.
You could always try a deluxe reverb tho- they are really sweet amps - but they sound and feel totally different to a twin. Not better or worse mind you. Deluxes are a total gem of an amp in their own right - particularly with a cannabis rex as the driver.
nothing.
wattage= headroom.
Sorry if that sounds oversimplistic, but its unavoidable.
You could always try a deluxe reverb tho- they are really sweet amps - but they sound and feel totally different to a twin. Not better or worse mind you. Deluxes are a total gem of an amp in their own right - particularly with a cannabis rex as the driver.
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Laughing Kookaburra
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Re: Vintage Fender Twin Reverb Silverface
I had great results with two Vin 30s used with a BF Bassman head, a lil59 loaded Strat. Excellent blues rock/classic rock tones, not sure how it would be with a Twin.
I used a Twin playing the harder end of classic rock (April Wine, Priest, Foghat) for years, and the biggest single improvement I did was a pair of Celestions for a nice crunch. They were actually cheapos, don't remember the model (around 1981). I was hitting it with a TS-9 and a hot pickup (DMZ X2N).
I had great results with two Vin 30s used with a BF Bassman head, a lil59 loaded Strat. Excellent blues rock/classic rock tones, not sure how it would be with a Twin.
I used a Twin playing the harder end of classic rock (April Wine, Priest, Foghat) for years, and the biggest single improvement I did was a pair of Celestions for a nice crunch. They were actually cheapos, don't remember the model (around 1981). I was hitting it with a TS-9 and a hot pickup (DMZ X2N).
Lewguitar
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Re: Vintage Fender Twin Reverb Silverface
Closest would be a blackface Deluxe Reverb or silverface DR with the blackface circuit and with a great speaker. I use a Celestion G12 alnico in one and a Celestion G12H30 in the other. Multiple Deluxe Reverbs are also what Eric Johnson started using when he learned that the volume of his Twins and Marshalls was starting to affect his hearing.
Closest would be a blackface Deluxe Reverb or silverface DR with the blackface circuit and with a great speaker. I use a Celestion G12 alnico in one and a Celestion G12H30 in the other. Multiple Deluxe Reverbs are also what Eric Johnson started using when he learned that the volume of his Twins and Marshalls was starting to affect his hearing.
Davidandrew
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Re: Vintage Fender Twin Reverb Silverface
Thats the problem, can't get the head room with out the power of the twin. I completely agree with you you shouldn't be trying to break up the power tubes, the twin was made for tons of head room with very tight low end and smooth top end. It is the best clean amp made imo but thats what makes it such a good platform for pedals.
I had a Deluxe reverb for a while I love the amp but it just breaks up so early and has a completely different feel than the twin.
Oh btw I also changed out the tubes and put groove tube 6L6-GE which I think sound great in a twin.
Thats the problem, can't get the head room with out the power of the twin. I completely agree with you you shouldn't be trying to break up the power tubes, the twin was made for tons of head room with very tight low end and smooth top end. It is the best clean amp made imo but thats what makes it such a good platform for pedals.
I had a Deluxe reverb for a while I love the amp but it just breaks up so early and has a completely different feel than the twin.
Oh btw I also changed out the tubes and put groove tube 6L6-GE which I think sound great in a twin.
Lewguitar
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Re: Vintage Fender Twin Reverb Silverface
A DR needs a great speaker with high efficiency. Kind of expensive ($100 - 200) but then there's plenty of headroom...right up to about volume 4. After that a DR gets a great singing tone and starts to break up. But when I play through a pair of DR's with very efficient Celestion speakers I can never turn them up passed "5".
A DR needs a great speaker with high efficiency. Kind of expensive ($100 - 200) but then there's plenty of headroom...right up to about volume 4. After that a DR gets a great singing tone and starts to break up. But when I play through a pair of DR's with very efficient Celestion speakers I can never turn them up passed "5".
