Two transition prototype 1963 twin reverb amps have been found in both brown and blonde tolex covering. This mod tank sounds far better than the accutronics tank i replaced. The industry standard for years, the type 4 is still manufactured today using hammonds original design. The skirted knob with set screw was a perfect replacement for the broken volume knob on my 78 princeton reverb. Yeah, you could pull two tubes and it would run on half power. The fender twin and twin reverb are guitar amplifiers made by fender musical instruments. Fenderamerican style amps with cathode bias might get. Fender 65 princeton reverb reissue 15watt 1x10 guitar combo. Fender literally wrote the book on electric basses, laying the foundation for musical innovation and evolution. Buy fender 2button amplifier footswitch with 14inch jack. Or you could unplug a speaker so it was less efficient, and less loud. Repairing a fender deluxe spring reverb guitar amp youtube.
Unfollow fender twin reverb to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. The lowest i would put this amp on to get a nice tone would be around 3 which for a fender amp is pretty loud. Now rotate each one, one at a time, until you notice the noise at its loudest. Fixing a fender guitar amp power problem jonathan bell. Clean as you want it to be, with a fatter tone than the.
The onboard reverb is so good that some pedals try to clone its sound. The silverface edition mt10 had the authentic look right down to the grillcloth. Call fender tech rep and ask if the twin requires a rebias adjustment if you replace a preamp tube or if a rebias adjustment is required if you replace a power tube. The 65 twin reverb is an authentic reproduction of the original amp to ride the wild surf, one of the alltime hall of fame amplifiers. I bought this item to replace a 4ab3c1b accutronics reverb tank in my fender twin amp protube series. Fender 65 twin reverb reissue 85watt 2x12 guitar reverb. Fender tone master twin reverb page 3 jazz guitar online. Im a long time blackface fender fan and own a 67 pro reverb. The blackface amps are more collectable due to age and the precbs fender product. Fender 65 twin reverb reissue tube kit dougs tubes.
Fender makes a reissue of this amplifier based on the original but made with more modern parts. New and used items, cars, real estate, jobs, services, vacation rentals and more virtually anywhere in ontario. If its the volume knob, your preamp tube may be going, if its the reverb channel, you may need to replace that tube or check the connections to the reverb tank. View and download fender twin reverb 11 instruction manual online. When you buy products through links across our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Or add an upsidedown stratocaster guitar and a fuzz box. Thats the way the tone controls on a real twin reverb work so i guess they made the tonemaster work like a real twin. I played a different twin reverb they had at the same shop this one was for sale in the. After carrying a twin reverb on to the stage, the least you should deserve is to crank the bastard. Buy fender 65 twin reverb 85watt 2x12inch guitar combo amp. Fender 65 twin reverb power tube replacement ifixit repair. Fender twin reverb 85watt vintage blackface guitar combo.
On the channel the guitar is plugged into, turn off all the knobs. Youll also get to hear it turned up really, really loud. So i was planning to buy a fender twin reverb reissue, to use it as a basic to build my sound around it with some fuzz and overdrive. Find fender twin reverb in canada visit kijiji classifieds to buy, sell, or trade almost anything. Fender twin reverb 11 instruction manual pdf download. The only postcbs 1985present silverface amplifier was the shortlived mt10 mini twin of 1996. Also, did the guy offer to trade you a twin or a twin reverb. It will need some work as the speaker baffle was cracked and needs to be replaced, it is missing the speakers and has some extra holes in the back of the chassis. Are fender twin reverbs as overpoweringly loud as people make. Im sorry that my first post is immediately one with questions, but i would love to get some input on the purchase of a 2ndhanded silverface twin reverb. Just as the other fender amps the twin needs to operate in its sweet spot up to sound sweet. If roland has cracked the code and they have, maybe fender has too i just spent 2 hours abcing the roland artist, fender supersonic 22. Fender s place in rock history cannot be overlooked due to their versatility alone.
Buy fender replacement footswitch, vintage two button, black, rca plugs. Silverface fender twin reverb gearslutz is partsupported by our visitors. Fender champ tube practice guitar amp repair tips how to. Up until a certain year, fender made these amps with a black face and without a master volume knob, and this distinguishes the amp from the later silver face models of the amp. Fender 65 twin reverb manuals manuals and user guides for fender 65 twin reverb. Fender 65 twin reverb probably the best clean sounding amp in the world. Fender twin reverb vibratoreverb not working the gear page. Im still going back and forth between a single or double 12 speaker configuration for stereo purposes. Speaker loads for a fender twin the steel guitar forum. They are all known for safe and easy payment such as paypal and they provide international shipping and excellent customer support.
Surfing the various forums, ive learned that this mastervolume edition of the twin is one of the most unfairly, to me maligned designs. A true fender classic prized by guitarists worldwide for decades and one of the greatest backline amp. As others have said here the distortion feature is poorly planned and basically the result of some misguided nonguitar playing electrical engineer who was told to add a distortion circuit cheaply the best way to get distortion with this amp is to add it with a pedal. Oct 07, 2009 gearlicious presents the 1968 fender twin reverb. Fender replacement footswitch, vintage two button, black. I tried with the footswitch plugged in and without the footswitch plugged in. Our 85watt at 4 ohms vintage reissue of the 65 twin reverb features four 6l6 groove tube output tubes, four 12ax7 preamp tubes, two 12at7 preamp tubes, two 12 8ohm jensen c12k speakers, dual channels normal and vibrato, fender reverb, vibrato, twobutton reverb and vibrato onoff footswitch, tiltback legs, black textured vinyl covering. Hear why this amp is the standard for the fender sound. You can also pull two of the power tubes and the amp would be correctly matched for an 8 ohm load. Fender twin reverb guitar amp vintage tube 69 great condition but speakers blown.
Fender twin was made when there were no sound systems and venues were getting bigger people needed the clean headroom the basic tone of the twin amp isnt even that great. How to repair my fender twin reverb the fender twin reverb is an iconic amplifier, noted for its bright and clean reverb. Sadly, we are seldom offered the opportunity to turn the volume above 3 on a twin reverb. Vintage 1980 fender twin reverb amplifier awesome condition silver face amp. Looking to sell because i already have a silvertone 1485. This set will return your fender twin reverb to the stock sound you loved when you first plugged in. I really love the tone of the amp with the volume set to about 5 or 6, but at that point its just too loud to play anywhere. The fender super twin reverb is the king of clean headroom. We have 2 fender 65 twin reverb manuals available for free pdf download. I had my little labs red eye reamp out plugged into the input, being fed by a line level signal down the chain. We have set up a separate forum area to discuss everything related to the coronavirus covid19. Select from a choice of recommended tubes for your 65 twin reverb reissue. Twin reverb 11 musical instrument amplifier pdf manual download. Fender twin crackling gearslutz pro audio community.
Vintage gibson skylark 1484 twin twelve showman blackface sears silvertone 1484 silvertone 1484 twin twelve 1484 tube sears silvertone twin twelve fender deluxe reverb blackface twin twelve guitar silverface tube guitar amp ab763 fender champ silverface vintage 1x12 tube fender vibro champ tube twin twelve tube guitar harmonica amp amplifier. It has sort of the appearance of a miniature fender 57 custom twin amp. My uncle has a 1974 sf twin reverb and its sounds great and has been rock solid and reliable. More importantly tho neither trick will make you amp much quieter. Fender twin reverb tube set with matched power tubes. The fender twin reverb is considered a standard model for players seeking a clean sound, and it is especially known for the quality of its builtin spring reverb. The accutronics tank was working, but it wasnt producing as much reverb as it should have been and had begun to feed back if i set the reverb at 7 or higher. It would then basically be the same as a super reverb, a 4050 watt amp.
Tips on diagnosing and repairing spring reverb guitar amplifiers. Fender vintage reissue 65 twin reverb 85w 2x12 guitar. The video is about a fender deluxe amplifier that has a nonfunctioning reverb. Both methods will give you an impedance mismatch but not beyond what a twin can handle. Knob skirted blackface silverface antique electronic. When i press the reverb button on the footswitch you could hear the click in the speakers which makes me think that the footswitch isnt broken. It has earned a reputation of being one of the cleanest tube amps. These tubes match the spec of the oem tubes installed by fender.
Or even a vibrolux reverb 35w, 210 which is almost as light as the deluxe the pro is almost as heavy as the twin. Also found in various versions of the blues deville, blues deluxe, hot rod deville, hot rod deluxe. Feb 28, 2016 this is a demonstration of the fender twin reverb, showing some sounds you can get with it. Why you need the fender 65 twin reverb british tan limited edition amplifier the king of the tone jungle just got a distinctive new look and sound. Counterwound and coupled springs deliver superior mechanical performance and the classic sound that helped make the fender twin reverb amps famous. Drops, spills and cracked screens covered from day one.
The twin is discontinued, has a drive channel, no tremolo ans outupts at 100 watts. Where to find parts we share with you a list of high quality dealers that we personally have done business with. Different from the older model, the reissue is built with a printed circuit board and 14 inch footswitch phone jacks. The blackface fender twin reverb is a loud and we mean loud and proud vintage combo amp built for the largest venues and stages, with a remarkable amount of clean headroom and a dense, lush reverb. Episode 58 65 fender twin reverb amp ab763 scratchy pots repair. Save fender twin amps to get email alerts and updates on your ebay feed. Make offer fender twin reverb guitar amp vintage tube 69 great condition but speakers blown. As a huge fan of silverface amps, i wonder for which reason fender has not reissued them yet. Jensen c10q speakers 8olm broken in better than new. Fender speaker indiana vintage guitar amplifiers for sale. Fender vintage reissue 65 twin reverb 85w 2x12 guitar combo. When i did warranty work for fender i came across a couple of reissue twin reverbs that would get hot enough to transfer. The fender 57 mini twin amp is a small, 1w, solid state, 9v powered bedroomportable amplifier.
Ive wanted a silverface twin or pro reverb since i was a. Actually, with fender, i feel like you have to pick the size of the combo to match the size of the room so you can get the amp into the sweet spot. Fender pro reverb silverface 1973 good condition, new tubes, updated speakers. Youll get the clean headroom and the thick warm overdrive back again. If you take note of where the transformer is,nestled behind four big bottle power tubes and tucked inside a wooden box with almost no ventilation,it becomes like a convection oven inside the cabinet. Obviously a little wear and tear, grill cloth could be replaced and knobs had to be completely replaced since original knobs were either missing or broken. The only indication of power is the 300 watts label on the back. Fender made a limitededition mini twin practice amplifier modeled after the mid70s twin reverb models in 1996.
Due to its volatile nature if broken, it was quickly superseded with a gz34 rectifier but not duly noted on the tube chart until the second production. It has earned a reputation of being one of the cleanest tube amps ever, but it delivers a taste of the trademark fender crunch when cranked up high. To this day, the likes of neil young and the eagles don felder prefer some of leo fender s original designs like the tweed champ to coax raunchy, saggy overdriven tones from their rigs. When i bought this amp back in 2006, i was really into classic and alternative rock, which was perfect. If you find the tube that needs replacing does not require a rebias adjustment, go out and get the replacement tube or mail order it and replace it yourself. Discussion in amp central station started by coga10, mar 9, 2020. Just got my new fender super sonic twin 100w amp, actually this is the second one as the first one had issues with the fx loop, lots of buzz and noise. I love the cleans and very slightly broken up sounds. This model features blackface cosmetics and 12 jensen speakers. I was hoping to try the remove two power tubes and one speaker mod on the fender twin reverb ii like many have tried on the original twin reverb amp. I used a matched quad of 6l6s and tried to follow the below instructions.
Found in the blackface reissue versions 2000present of deluxe reverb, princeton reverb, pro reverb, super reverb and twin reverb. I had one of those, when i could carry 60lb without cracking and spluttering. Vibrato is not important to me, but i would like the reverb. The words fender, telecaster, stratocaster and the associated headstock. In an amplifier with the topology input stage, tone control, volume control, voltage amplifier tremolo and reverb amplifier if fitted, phase splitter and output stage it is the first four controls that will set what is going to distort and how much. I have no real experience, but i have heard and my understanding is that the silverface amp are every bit as good and sometimes better. Ive been tinkering with my fender 57 mini twin amp for a little while now, and i thought id fill in a few of the blanks about the amp. I was just wondering if fender made an amp that was similar to the twin in terms of cleanliness, articulation and with that amazing fender tone, but in a considerably quieter model. Fender american style amps with cathode bias might get technical. As i have stated i believe the reverb transformer is bad. First turn all the knobs to zero, and adjust the output tubes matching to get zero hum or as close to it as you can youll have to listen carefully. With its dual 12 speakers, timeless look and essential sound, the 65 twin reverb is a truly magnificent tone machine that takes you back to an electrifying era with defining fender sound and style.
Fender 65 twin reverb guitar combo amp this amp has seen action in every imaginable musical venue and continues its musical legacy today. What could cause the reverb not to work anything im doing wrong that would make it not work. Grant, if that is a 5 watt twin then there is a way to get at the 8 ohm tap. The fender 65 twin reverb amp is an authentic alltube reproduction of the original classic. Be it rock, blues, country, jazz or anything else, this is what clean electric guitar sounds like. Get the best deals on fender vintage guitar amplifiers when you shop the largest online selection at.
Over the years fender has reissued many of the stuff from the cbs era such as guitars, basses, pickups and fx pedals, but not amps. This way its more easily ignored for those who just want to. Whether you play rock, jazz, country, or whatever, this is what a clean electric guitar sounds like. Other breakdowns covered after the manufacturers warranty expires. The 85watt at 4 ohms reissue 65 twin reverb features four 6l6 groove tubes output tubes, four 12ax7 preamp tubes, two 12at7 preamp tubes, two 12 8ohm jensen c12k speakers, dual channels normal and vibrato, fender reverb, vibrato, twobutton reverb and vibrato onoff footswitch, tiltback legs, black textured vinyl covering and silver. No advantage there, as you already had a vibroverb at 4050 watts. Fender 65 twin reverb reissue 85watt 2x12 guitar combo.
The fender blackface twin reverb 65 is the most highly regarded guitar amplifier in the twin reverb line. Since its debut in 1991, the fender 65 twin reverb reissue has been one of the most popular and highest quality stage amps. Fender twin reverb 85watt vintage blackface guitar combo amp. Heres what fender say about the 65 twin reverb this amp has seen action in every imaginable musical venue and continues its musical legacy today. How to repair my fender twin reverb know about life. Period correct appointments and modern reliability complement the classic 85w 2x12 design. It means heavy or more then you want to lift by yourself. Waited an appropriate 30 seconds or so and flipped on the standby. I think my hardwood boogie mk i ri with an ev speaker actually weighs more. The twin now had an onboard spring reverb tank and was renamed the twin reverb. Oct 15, 20 i just got a 70s silverface fender twin reverb that needs a little tlc.
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