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Post subject: Fender Pro Reverb Solid State
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 6:18 pm
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I recently stumbled across a Fender Pro Reverb Solid State and decided to get it because of the unusual body and it has a Silverface. I was told this was a 1979 but I have no idea what the actual year is. I can't find anything about this amp. Well anyway after playing it for several months it started to short out and getting really bad feedback at low volume levels. I can't find the schemetic, I don't even know where to begin fixing it. I was wondering what year this amp actually is and is it worth fixing or should I sell it? And maybe a little history of the amp too? Any help would be greatly appreciated. I don't know how to put a pic up on here but it is my display pic and I am able to email more pictures if needed. Thanks.


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Post subject: Re: Fender Pro Reverb Solid State
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 6:51 pm
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Your amp is one of Fender's first-generation transistorized fiascos. They were designed at the behest of the CBS whiz kids with the white lab coats and the pocket protectors, appearing in the fall of 1966. They were formally introduced in the 1966/67 catalog as all new models, sure to win the hearts and minds of guitarists everywhere. Of course, it didn't *quite* work out in the manner that FMI intended (or desired). The line included namesake duplicates of all the professional tube-amp models in Fender's line with the exception of the Dual Showman. The amp architecture was designed by Bob Rissi and was intended to be an ultra-clean, ultra-quiet platform -- very similar to then-contemporary hi-fi gear. The line also included a 105-watt PA system (I owned one "back in the day") that was actually parsecs ahead of Shure's "Vocal Masher" and most other pre-packaged PA sets. The guitar amps were dismal failures though -- they sounded sterile, brittle, and very non-harmonic. They were also failure-prone due to the use of PCB's assembled using wave-solder machines operated by technicians unfamiliar with this technology. The entire transistorized line was discontinued at the end of the 1968 model year, save for the 3 x 12, 105-watt Bassman and the aforementioned PA system. I don't think I've ever seen any schematics for these curios published anywhere but you might get lucky and locate one.

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