tulk1 Posted February 4, 2014 Author Posted February 4, 2014 72lbs sounds like a lot but its only 32.65865064 kilograms. Well, that makes is sound a whole lot lighter, for sure!!
MrB Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 I loved my Twin. (that sounds wierd) Early silver face, identical to the blackface circuit. Clean headroom out the wazoo, bottom end powerful and clear. I used it even for smaller indoor gigs. Best jazz amp ever. In my earlier rock days, I had JBL120F's in it (15 lb magnets), and sat it on top of a vertically oriented bandmaster cabinet with another 2 12's. But I got tired of the weight and size. Stupidly sold it to finance a Millie DC. Bad move! Now I spend my time reading about modding my DRRI. Sorry DR fans, but it's just not the same. Mr B
slider313 Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 Yeah, there's nothing quite like a Twin Reverb. I just finished working on/restoring a '67 blackface with an original pair of Fender/Jensen C12N's. Big, warm cleans with plenty of punch. The old saying, "It is what it is because of what it is." (Yogi Berra?) sure applies here. Large transformers with four, diode rectified, 6L6GC's keep things solid and tight.
rockabilly69 Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 Yeah, there's nothing quite like a Twin Reverb. I just finished working on/restoring a '67 blackface with an original pair of Fender/Jensen C12N's. Big, warm cleans with plenty of punch. The old saying, "It is what it is because of what it is." (Yogi Berra?) sure applies here. Large transformers with four, diode rectified, 6L6GC's keep things solid and tight. Those amps pretty much define "the best amp to use with a pedal board"! Vintage Twins and pedals, are like peanut butter and jelly, or for the corksniffers, wine and cheese:) My buddy had a '67 that would give up the best tones with his vintage Les Paul custom. I loved that amp, and I generally like lower powered amps!
MrB Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 No electronics expert here, but I believe the solid state rectifier does a lot to contribute to the firm bottom. mmmmmm....
tulk1 Posted February 4, 2014 Author Posted February 4, 2014 I loved my Twin. (that sounds wierd) Early silver face, identical to the blackface circuit. Clean headroom out the wazoo, bottom end powerful and clear. I used it even for smaller indoor gigs. Best jazz amp ever. In my earlier rock days, I had JBL120F's in it (15 lb magnets), and sat it on top of a vertically oriented bandmaster cabinet with another 2 12's. But I got tired of the weight and size. Stupidly sold it to finance a Millie DC. Bad move! Now I spend my time reading about modding my DRRI. Sorry DR fans, but it's just not the same. Mr B That's interesting. My rig back in the "good 'ol days" was a Twin Reverb sitting on top of a Bassman cab. Shunted the lows to the Bassman, the Twin handled the Mids/Highs. We called it the Twin Stack. It was every bit the beasty as my brother's Dual Showman. Ah, the days of bigger is better.
Genericmusic Posted February 5, 2014 Posted February 5, 2014 My rig back in the "good 'ol days" was a Twin Reverb sitting on top of a Bassman cab. Mine was the Super Reverg sitting on top of a Showman cabinet. Monster sound.
rockabilly69 Posted February 5, 2014 Posted February 5, 2014 I used to gig a Matchless Hotbox into an original tube Echoplex into Dual Showman head into a 4X12 Marshall bottom with Greenbacks in it. It was easily one of the best tones I've ever had! I don't miss hauling that crap around. But funny enough, when I play on a big stage with my original band The Bastard Redheads, I use a full pedal board, a small Acoustic PA for my acoustic (ZED10FX, (2) Mackie HD1221, (1) Mackie 1501 sub) , and a Mesa DC2 combo and extension cab. Lot's of equipment, but my sound is huge! Lucky I only play with that band a few times a year!!!!!!
tulk1 Posted February 5, 2014 Author Posted February 5, 2014 I used to gig a Matchless Hotbox into an original tube Echoplex into Dual Showman head into a 4X12 Marshall bottom with Greenbacks in it. It was easily one of the best tones I've ever had! I don't miss hauling that crap around. But funny enough, when I play on a big stage with my original band The Bastard Redheads, I use a full pedal board, a small Acoustic PA for my acoustic (ZED10FX, (2) Mackie HD1221, (1) Mackie 1501 sub) , and a Mesa DC2 combo and extension cab. Lot's of equipment, but my sound is huge! Lucky I only play with that band a few times a year!!!!!! Braggard!!
koula901 Posted February 5, 2014 Posted February 5, 2014 I used to gig a Matchless Hotbox into an original tube Echoplex into Dual Showman head into a 4X12 Marshall bottom with Greenbacks in it. It was easily one of the best tones I've ever had! I don't miss hauling that crap around. But funny enough, when I play on a big stage with my original band The Bastard Redheads, I use a full pedal board, a small Acoustic PA for my acoustic (ZED10FX, (2) Mackie HD1221, (1) Mackie 1501 sub) , and a Mesa DC2 combo and extension cab. Lot's of equipment, but my sound is huge! Lucky I only play with that band a few times a year!!!!!! It sounds like you need roadies when you gig with The Bastard Redheads!
rockabilly69 Posted February 5, 2014 Posted February 5, 2014 It sounds like you need roadies when you gig with The Bastard Redheads! I usually do round up some roadies, but I only pay them in pizza, beer, and a ticket to the show:)
Genericmusic Posted February 5, 2014 Posted February 5, 2014 I usually do round up some roadies, but I only pay them in pizza, beer, and a ticket to the show:) Through in a plane ticket and I'll roadie for you.
rockabilly69 Posted February 5, 2014 Posted February 5, 2014 Here's the rig you can see the Boogie, the ext cab, and one of the Hd1221s (the sub and the other Hd1221 is out of the frame). If you look closely you can see I make them mic the PA cabs because those speakers are part of the tone I've created. The sub is also mic'd, with a kick drum mic, and the Boogie is mic'd on the main cab on my favorite Celestion speaker. Let's see that's 5 mics just for me, hahahahah, what an a-hole!!!
rockabilly69 Posted February 5, 2014 Posted February 5, 2014 Through in a plane ticket and I'll roadie for you. Hell for the price of a plane ticket I could pay my local roadies and still have change:)
slider313 Posted February 5, 2014 Posted February 5, 2014 My first real amp was a '69 Twin Reverb I bought used. It had a pair of cheap aftermarket speakers which lasted about a month. I put a pair of, then new, EV SRO's in it. Talk about heavy!
rockabilly69 Posted February 5, 2014 Posted February 5, 2014 My first real amp was a '69 Twin Reverb I bought used. It had a pair of cheap aftermarket speakers which lasted about a month. I put a pair of, then new, EV SRO's in it. Talk about heavy! I had one of those in a boogie, I couldn't imagine two!!!!!
Genericmusic Posted February 5, 2014 Posted February 5, 2014 Hell for the price of a plane ticket I could pay my local roadies and still have change:) Okay, I won't drink any beer.
Genericmusic Posted February 5, 2014 Posted February 5, 2014 My first real amp was a '69 Twin Reverb I bought used. It had a pair of cheap aftermarket speakers which lasted about a month. I put a pair of, then new, EV SRO's in it. Talk about heavy! About a year ago I sold a twin with two of those in it. Tone heaven but close to 100 pounds/
slider313 Posted February 5, 2014 Posted February 5, 2014 About a year ago I sold a twin with two of those in it. Tone heaven but close to 100 pounds/ Yeah, it was heavy!
Gitfiddler Posted February 5, 2014 Posted February 5, 2014 My first real amp was a '69 Twin Reverb I bought used. It had a pair of cheap aftermarket speakers which lasted about a month. I put a pair of, then new, EV SRO's in it. Talk about heavy! Looks like an IED or land mine!!
High Flying Bird Posted February 6, 2014 Posted February 6, 2014 I have and still maintain that the best sonic bliss requires massive transformers. That's why I own a hand truck A pound per watt minimum. That's my rule.
bolero Posted February 6, 2014 Posted February 6, 2014 Here's the rig you can see the Boogie, the ext cab, and one of the Hd1221s (the sub and the other Hd1221 is out of the frame). If you look closely you can see I make them mic the PA cabs because those speakers are part of the tone I've created. The sub is also mic'd, with a kick drum mic, and the Boogie is mic'd on the main cab on my favorite Celestion speaker. Let's see that's 5 mics just for me, hahahahah, what an a-hole!!! hahaha, hell yeah, that is pretty cool!
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