Possible 74 fender twin reverb

[Jared macneill]

So this gem of a twin reverb showed up and I have a fella supposedly coming to pickup my 79 Mesa boogie. Tomorrow or the next day

 

[Sal]

That’s a loud one. Is demand still strong for amps this powerful?

 

[Jared macneill]

That’s a loud one. Is demand still strong for amps this powerful?

Nope just fender guy

 

[Sal]

Nope just fender guy

Yeah, me too! 3 Fender tube amps and a Jazz Chorus.

 

[Jared macneill]

Yeah, me too! 3 Fender tube amps and a Jazz Chorus.

My current amp the fella wants

 

[shihan]

Twins rule! You did good. Looks to be in fine shape.
they sound great at a low volume. The 2 12” speakers fill a room with sound without being loud. If you want loud, it does that, too And heavenly reverb!
I have a Pro Reverb, not as powerful, but same ballpark, I use it with a standup bass and an unmiked harp player in our rehearsal space, and nobody complains about it being too loud. Plus, it sounds wonderful.

 

[Jared macneill]

Twins rule! You did good. Looks to be in fine shape.
they sound great at a low volume. The 2 12” speakers fill a room with sound without being loud. If you want loud, it does that, too And heavenly reverb!
I have a Pro Reverb, not as powerful, but same ballpark, I use it with a standup bass and an unmiked harp player in our rehearsal space, and nobody complains about it being too loud. Plus, it sounds wonderful.

I will be terribly disappointed if he doesn’t show

 

[Jared macneill]

He should be up today depending on when he’s off work

 

[cupric]

What happened? Did you get it?

 

[Coop47]

Nothing sounds like a Twin. I think 74 would put it before the 135w ultralinear model - also great sound but I preferred the 85w version. Traded my 72 for a Martin D17sm, but still miss it a bit. Enjoy!

 

[Nuuska]

Since we have Fender tube amp guys around - any experience with the new 68 Custom Pro Reverb ?

Seems like perfect amp - once you add tilt legs.

 

[SFIV1967]

Since we have Fender tube amp guys around - any experience with the new 68 Custom Pro Reverb ?

Seems like perfect amp - once you add tilt legs.

No experience but reviews sound good.

Fender ’68 Custom Pro Reverb Review

Fender's '68 Custom series won plenty of fans by resurrecting the stylish silver-panel amps of the late '60s and '70s and making some of those models into more modern gigging machines. One of the newest additions to the lineup is the '68 Custom Pro Reverb—an evolution of an amp that debuted as a bla

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Ralf

 

[Jared macneill]

What happened? Did you get it?

The fella that wants my amp ended up working late. He’s a good three hour drive so it would have been better part of 10 pm when he would have gotten here. So more waiting. They are doing a roof down his way

 

[Jared macneill]

Since we have Fender tube amp guys around - any experience with the new 68 Custom Pro Reverb ?

Seems like perfect amp - once you add tilt legs.

My friend doesn’t like it . He said they are nothing like a real pro. Sadly a few years back I missed out on real pro for $1100 cad . That’s more than what buddy wants for the twin

 

[Walter Broes]

Since we have Fender tube amp guys around - any experience with the new 68 Custom Pro Reverb ?

Seems like perfect amp - once you add tilt legs.

I think making it one channel is a great idea, nobody uses that left channel anyway. Construction and parts-quality wise though, I prefer pre-1980 Fenders, they were built to last and to be fairly easy to repair. The current ones aren't.

 

[Nuuska]

My buddy who works at local music store ordered one after I spoke to him about it. Hope he lets me peek inside. I know that there are two pc-boards - I'm fine w that as long the components are "real" and not those tiny surface-mount thingies. A tube amp is something I'd like to be able to fix in case needed. Anyway I'm going to check it out w my Nightbird when it arrives.

 

[shihan]

My amp tech, a very knowledgeable, experienced guy, will not work on new Fender amps. These were not designed to be repaired easily, like older fenders.
He turned my Pro Reverb into a 2 channel amp with vibrato and Reverb on both channels. I he Normal channel is now. More tweed sounding channel, and very useable. Not very expensive to do, either.
Do yourself a favor and get a vintage one.

 

[Nuuska]

I have old silverface Vibro Champ - great little amp at home - would love to have spring reverb in it - actually have short tank in vinyl pouch . . . so the vintage area is covered - only too small for performing w band.

plus there is plenty of info in internet of how to modify various Fender amps - so there's always the option of getting the new 68 Custom Pro Reverb - and tweak it to perfection - as long the components are visible - and as long there are no semiconductors there beside the rectifier.

 

[jp]

Those old Twins are lovely beasts. I used to gig a '73 with a pair of JBL E-120s. However, I hated huffing that thing up and down stairs -- geez! Tons of heavenly headroom and beautiful Fender cleans, though. I guess it also depends on what kind of music you're playing and venue size. My '76 blackfaced SF Deluxe and '83 Rivera Super Champ are enough for me nowadays.

I hope this deal comes through for you!

 

[Rambozo96]

My amp tech, a very knowledgeable, experienced guy, will not work on new Fender amps. These were not designed to be repaired easily, like older fenders.
He turned my Pro Reverb into a 2 channel amp with vibrato and Reverb on both channels. I he Normal channel is now. More tweed sounding channel, and very useable. Not very expensive to do, either.
Do yourself a favor and get a vintage one.

The ones built after the 90’s on PCB look about as cheap as you can get away with before getting eaten alive by warranty returns.