Wide open Super Reverb
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Boogie Bill
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Re: Wide open Super Reverb
Back in the '70s, my band played at an outdoors festival. The provided backline was two Dual Showman Reverbs, daisy chained together, two 215 JBL D-130s. I was playing clean rhythm parts and I'm pretty sure I ran the MVs on 10 with the channels about 5-6. Sounded great.
The other thing I remember about that day is that the monitors were just crushingly LOUD...WAY louder than the Showmans. Oh....and coil cords!
Bill
Back in the '70s, my band played at an outdoors festival. The provided backline was two Dual Showman Reverbs, daisy chained together, two 215 JBL D-130s. I was playing clean rhythm parts and I'm pretty sure I ran the MVs on 10 with the channels about 5-6. Sounded great.
The other thing I remember about that day is that the monitors were just crushingly LOUD...WAY louder than the Showmans. Oh....and coil cords!
Bill
Boogie Bill
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Re: Wide open Super Reverb
Huh? Whadcha say?
Bill
Huh? Whadcha say?
Bill
Chickenwings
Alnico 6/8
Re: Wide open Super Reverb
supers aren't that loud.
Especially with those old oxford or jensen speakers.
Really nice amps tho.
supers aren't that loud.
Especially with those old oxford or jensen speakers.
Really nice amps tho.
GoldenVulture
Braindeadologist
Re: Wide open Super Reverb
The people that I know have hearing damage are people that worked in industrial situations with high intensity machine noise.
Some of us must have more durable ears. I played through cranked double stacks in small rooms. Stuck my head inside of W bins of PA's at gigs. Listened to bands that played way too loud for the small venues they were in and generally subjected myself to volumes that give others hearing damage. At age 64 I suffer no greater hearing loss than what is normal for a male of my age. I can think of quite a few people who are working or worked around loud volumes/Music that have never suffered hearing damage in the same way as myself.
The people that I know have hearing damage are people that worked in industrial situations with high intensity machine noise.
Re: Wide open Super Reverb
Yeah, there is no way I would put my ears in any of those situations. You are lucky, I guess. There are many I know that aren't, and they can't enjoy playing music any more.
Yeah, there is no way I would put my ears in any of those situations. You are lucky, I guess. There are many I know that aren't, and they can't enjoy playing music any more.
Lewguitar
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Re: Wide open Super Reverb
Before I heard Michael Bloomfield I wouldn't have dreamed of playing through a dimed Super Reverb or Twin Reverb Amp.
After hearing the Paul Butterfield Blues Band live in 1966 or 67 that changed.
When I saw them at the Elk's Temple Lodge in Detroit, they were the loudest band I'd ever seen up until that time.
Dimed, or nearly dimed, blackface Fenders all over the stage.
Even Paul Butterfield sang and played through a Twin Reverb. No PA.
Before I heard Michael Bloomfield I wouldn't have dreamed of playing through a dimed Super Reverb or Twin Reverb Amp.
After hearing the Paul Butterfield Blues Band live in 1966 or 67 that changed.
When I saw them at the Elk's Temple Lodge in Detroit, they were the loudest band I'd ever seen up until that time.
Dimed, or nearly dimed, blackface Fenders all over the stage.
Even Paul Butterfield sang and played through a Twin Reverb. No PA.
Lewguitar
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JB_From_Hell
Jomo's Nimions
Re: Wide open Super Reverb
I'd buy it.
I'd buy it.
devastone
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Re: Wide open Super Reverb
FWIW, Nuno Bettencourt used a cranked Pro Reverb on Waiting for the Punchline. IIRC, it had a microphonic preamp tube that they tried changing but it didn't sound the same when they did.
At least I think it was a Pro Reverb, may want to google check me.
FWIW, Nuno Bettencourt used a cranked Pro Reverb on Waiting for the Punchline. IIRC, it had a microphonic preamp tube that they tried changing but it didn't sound the same when they did.
At least I think it was a Pro Reverb, may want to google check me.
Powdered Toast Man
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Re: Wide open Super Reverb
I used to own a SRRI. I turned it to 10 a few times when no one else was home. It was, "strip paint from the bottom of low flying aircraft" loud. My 59 Bassman LTD is about the same. Sounds amazing when you can get away with it though!
I used to own a SRRI. I turned it to 10 a few times when no one else was home. It was, "strip paint from the bottom of low flying aircraft" loud. My 59 Bassman LTD is about the same. Sounds amazing when you can get away with it though!
