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Post subject: Fender "The Twin",aka The Evil Twin w/ Red Chicken headknobs
Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 3:11 pm
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I have a question or a favor to ask of everyone. Or anyone who might be able to help me. I recently picked up a Fender "The Twin" with the Red Chicken Head Knobs. Its supposedly 150 watts and I believe it. But Its about 80lbs,with casters and 2 Custom Fender Blue Label 90 Watt 12" Speakers. Its got 5 12AX7's in the Preamp stage, (2) 12AT7's and (4) 6L6GC in the power section.Its got a dual spring reverb which is super strong. And it is absolutely the Loudest amp I have ever played!!!! It is so loud I cant gig with it unless I use a Powersoak. Right now I am using the Original Tom Scholz PowerSoak, Which will let me turn the volume up to 4 or 5, and then the tubes really start to sizzle and it will even sound like a top of the line Boutique amp. The gain is crazy, and it is a True 2 channel Amp!! Meaning you can run Channel one in Clean mode, and Channel 2 in Dirty mode at the same time. For a Dual Guitar Stereo Setup. Similar to my Line 6 Vetta 2 which has 2 independent amps which you can run at the same time for some crazy sounds. My current Rig is a Line 6 Vetta 2 with the Full Dual Pedal Foot Controller. Which for my style of music is perfect, I am into alot of Progressive Rock and even more Dream Theater. I only picked up the The Twin because the price was right and it was in good shape.

Now here is the problem: On the front panel of "The Evil Twin", the first 2 of 4 guitar input jacks were broken. They worked, but u had to jiggle them to get them to connect. So I bought replacements for all of them. Now,, I have the Schematics for this amp and I am Certified Electronics Technician.So I was able to replace all the jacks with no problem,,,except for 1. That is the very first jack, which is ironically the worst broken one and also the last one I replaced. These jacks are stereo inputs are 4 in a row on the fron. The first 2 are for channel one with Switching Channel mode. The 2nd set of 2 are for Parrallel Channel Mode. My problem is with the very first 1/4" input jack.Since it is stereo it has 6 pins/conductors that have to be soldered into the front panel PCB (Printed Circuit Board). Well, while I was soldering it the tracing/etching/solder on the PCB board started to peel off, and I cannot find a schematic or a picture of what it looked liked before I started soldering it.

So what I desperately need is for someone who has an Red Knob Evil Twin to open the amp and take a picture of the tracing and the connection area around the very first guitar input jack. This way, I can Solder it correctly, with jumpers if needed, and I wont have to worry about frying the amp.


That being Said,,,, Is there anybody out there who has this same amp I just described who can open it up and take a picture of the PC board just inside the the front panel, and highlight the Solder joint's for the first stereo input jack????


I would really appreciate it if someone could do that for me. I called Fender and they were unable to help me with this problem. It would be a big help if someone could do this for me. Or if you already have one apart or are selling one for parts. Then maybe we can work something out.

Anybody who can help, please email me ytsejam777@yahoo.com


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Post subject: Re: Fender "The Twin",aka The Evil Twin w/ Red Chicken headk
Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 1:57 am
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Post some pictures of your broken printed circuit,


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Post subject: Re: Fender "The Twin",aka The Evil Twin w/ Red Chicken headk
Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 5:28 am
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Post some pictures of your broken printed circuit,


+1

The OP has the jacks and schematic and is a "Certified Electronics Technician" but can't figure out how to wire things up so he expects someone to take their amp apart for him? :roll:

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Post subject: Re: Fender "The Twin",aka The Evil Twin w/ Red Chicken headk
Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 5:36 am
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bluesky636 wrote:

The OP has the jacks and schematic and is a "Certified Electronics Technician" but can't figure out how to wire things up so he expects someone to take their amp apart for him? :roll:



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Post subject: Re: Fender "The Twin",aka The Evil Twin w/ Red Chicken headk
Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 7:35 am
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Who did this "certification"?

Ralston-Purina?

Kellogg's?

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Post subject: Re: Fender "The Twin",aka The Evil Twin w/ Red Chicken headk
Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 1:11 pm
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Viper101 wrote:
I have the Schematics for this amp

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I cannot find a schematic or a picture of what it looked liked before I started soldering it.

Does not compute.

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Post subject: Re: Fender "The Twin",aka The Evil Twin w/ Red Chicken headk
Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 2:37 pm
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Excuse me,,, but this forum is for talking about Fender amps and asking questions or help. But not for bashing. Fender does not have PCB layouts for this amp. Nor do they label the parts on the PC board.
So to those of you who think they are so smart and can trash talk, here some facts for you. Fender's schematics of this amp are terrible and do not show the PCB board layout. Also, The material the PC board is made of is notorious for tracings to literally melt off!!
Not too mention, Sometimes it takes more than just schematics to fix any amp with a PC Board. Anyone who has ever soldered equipment for a living knows that solder does not always go where you want. And can cause nightmares, especially on older equipment.

That being said,,thanks to a different Forum, Someone who knew exactly what I was asking was kind enough to send me the exact pictures that I needed. To the rest of you with nothing but wise-ass comments,,,I am sorry that you cannot understand my question. Maybe you stop Sniffing Glue and get a Life.....


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Post subject: Re: Fender "The Twin",aka The Evil Twin w/ Red Chicken headk
Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 2:46 pm
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"I just wish I hadn't drunk all that cough syrup......".

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

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Post subject: Re: Fender "The Twin",aka The Evil Twin w/ Red Chicken headk
Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 3:03 pm
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I have one but its not 150 watts so I can't help you sorry.


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Post subject: Re: Fender "The Twin",aka The Evil Twin w/ Red Chicken headk
Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 4:40 pm
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Shaved this down a bit. :mrgreen:

Viper101 wrote:
I have a question or a favor to ask.

I recently picked up a 150 Watt Fender "The Twin" with the Red Chicken Head Knobs. On the front panel, the first 2 of 4 guitar input jacks were broken. They worked, but you had to jiggle them to get them to connect. So I bought replacements for all of them.

I was able to replace all the jacks with no problem,except for 1. While I was soldering it the tracing/etching/solder on the PCB board started to peel off, and I cannot find a schematic or a picture of what it looked liked before I started soldering it. Fender does not have PCB layouts for this amp. Nor do they label the parts on the PC board.

So what I need is for someone who has the same amp to take a picture of the tracing and the connection area around the first guitar input jack.

Anybody who can help, please email me ytsejam777@yahoo.com

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Post subject: Re: Fender "The Twin",aka The Evil Twin w/ Red Chicken headk
Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 11:46 am
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I don't think his solder went where he wanted it. I can think of a good place for it. 8)


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Post subject: Re: Fender "The Twin",aka The Evil Twin w/ Red Chicken headk
Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 2:31 pm
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I don't think his solder went where he wanted it. I can think of a good place for it. 8)


Another problem for his proctologist......?

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Post subject: Re: Fender "The Twin",aka The Evil Twin w/ Red Chicken headk
Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 2:40 pm
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The twin didn't have chicken heads either


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Post subject: Re: Fender "The Twin",aka The Evil Twin w/ Red Chicken headk
Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2013 4:15 am
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Maybe the ultra-rare 150 watt ones, made before '85 did? [as in " Vintage Guitar Amplifiers (anything before 1985)"] :lol:

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Post subject: Re: Fender "The Twin",aka The Evil Twin w/ Red Chicken headk
Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2013 7:51 am
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wow....some of you guys did sound s bit smug.
I am an aircraft technician and I need schematics for many things I have to repair..... aircraft related or not.
Why busting on this guy.....just asking for help.


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