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Post subject: SF Pro Reverb
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 2:43 pm
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There is a ton of knowledge in here so here goes....my 1975 Pro Reverb, non master, is showing to be 45 watts instead of 40 for earlier ones. What happened?.....seems like this was for 74-76? Was this a goofy CBS change for the Pro's?........anyway the amp sounds great alongside of my 69 Super, 70 TR, 73 Vibrolux.................just wondering


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Post subject: Re: SF Pro Reverb
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 2:54 pm
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The Pro Reverb always was a 45-watt amp. But more conservative marketing gurus in the '60s rated it for 40 watts because Fender amps were always known to possess of a significant amount of unadvertised reserve power. Enter the CBS team who in the '70s decided to declare a "watt war" to position FMI more favorably among their competitors in the marketplace. Thus, the Super Reverb, Bandmaster Reverb, and the Pro Reverb all mysteriously grew more powerful (likewise with the Vibrolux Reverb, which gained another 5 watts as well). An examination of the schematic for these amps reveals little actual change -- if any -- to the power supply or the output stage. Essentially it was a marketing gimmick and nothing more.

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