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Post subject: Fender Twin Amp ....not Twin Reverb. Is this a choice amp?
Posted: Sat May 24, 2014 4:23 am
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Ok...weight aside (70lbs+) is a 1994 Fender Twin Amp a good buy? and for how much is a freshly serviced/biased and re-tubed example with no negatives other than a tolex scratch/tear etc. $ valued at?

Thing I like about the scattered info I could find is that it has a switch that can drop it from 100watts down to 25watts....has an effects loop....has two inputs....has true Fendery reverb and would look insanely badass as I'd serenade my unfortunate apartment neighbors with :wink: jk (maybe I could use my Weber Mini Mass attenuator to tame it down..idk)

Any opinions on the gain channel and clean channels? I'm guessing this amp would shine with my overdrive pedals, but maybe it can hold it's own?


Looks like this one:
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Post subject: Re: Fender Twin Amp ....not Twin Reverb. Is this a choice am
Posted: Sat May 24, 2014 5:58 am
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Post subject: Re: Fender Twin Amp ....not Twin Reverb. Is this a choice am
Posted: Sat May 24, 2014 9:02 am
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$600- $750 max ? I might be wrong

Freshly service / biased !!! By who ? A repairman or a qualified tech ?

Service by unqualified tech/ repairman is not better than no service .


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Post subject: Re: Fender Twin Amp ....not Twin Reverb. Is this a choice am
Posted: Sat May 24, 2014 9:25 am
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stratele52 wrote:
$600- $750 max ? I might be wrong

Freshly service / biased !!! By who ? A repairman or a qualified tech ?

Service by unqualified tech/ repairman is not better than no service .


Qualified tech. No chump ;)

That being said, I wouldn't consider such an amp if it couldn't be dropped down to 25watts and not sound good. Important to me is to get a great sound from my Les Paul, something better than what I can get with my Blues Jr. which works better with my Tele.

I'm aiming for the classic hard rock sound as opposed to just blues. Am I barking up the wrong tree with the Twin Amp?


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Post subject: Re: Fender Twin Amp ....not Twin Reverb. Is this a choice am
Posted: Sat May 24, 2014 9:49 am
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Don't expect a dramatic volume difference between the 25- and 100-watt output settings. Even on "low power" the amp is still pretty loud -- loud enough still for most medium-sized stage venues.

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Post subject: Re: Fender Twin Amp ....not Twin Reverb. Is this a choice am
Posted: Sat May 24, 2014 9:56 am
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Retroverbial wrote:
Don't expect a dramatic volume difference between the 25- and 100-watt output settings. Even on "low power" the amp is still pretty loud -- loud enough still for most medium-sized stage venues.

Arjay


Could I run my attenuator with it if needed? My Weber Mini Mass 50watt attenuator with the Twin Amp in the 25watt setting I'm guessing would work.


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Posted: Sat May 24, 2014 11:47 am
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warmachine wrote:
Retroverbial wrote:
Don't expect a dramatic volume difference between the 25- and 100-watt output settings. Even on "low power" the amp is still pretty loud -- loud enough still for most medium-sized stage venues.

Arjay


Could I run my attenuator with it if needed? My Weber Mini Mass 50watt attenuator with the Twin Amp in the 25watt setting I'm guessing would work.



Yes ,use you Weber attenuator .As Retroverbial write it still very loud at 25 watts


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Post subject: Re: Fender Twin Amp ....not Twin Reverb. Is this a choice am
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warmachine wrote:

I'm aiming for the classic hard rock sound as opposed to just blues. Am I barking up the wrong tree with the Twin Amp?



IMO it is a good amp .


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Post subject: Re: Fender Twin Amp ....not Twin Reverb. Is this a choice am
Posted: Sat May 24, 2014 2:59 pm
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warmachine wrote:

I'm aiming for the classic hard rock sound as opposed to just blues. Am I barking up the wrong tree with the Twin Amp?


It'll give you what you want if you know how to set the front-panel controls. Some carefully chosen pedals will be helpful.

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Post subject: Re: Fender Twin Amp ....not Twin Reverb. Is this a choice am
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I had a 1989 Fender "The Twin" amp & loved it! At least everything but the hauling. It was a heavy beast at 77 lb.s, though the wheels did help somewhat. The rear panel gave options, such as you could bias the amp, run a loop, change the ohms if needed as well as a low imp output. I did use an attenuator & it worked great! The 1/4 power switch did not help with the volume, just caused the breakup to occur sooner (still never happened until your ears were bleeding). It took pedals just fine. It was a great amp for me, just to much for my needs. My '89 was designed a bit differently than yours but I think a great amp that is not really given its due.

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Post subject: Re: Fender Twin Amp ....not Twin Reverb. Is this a choice am
Posted: Sat May 24, 2014 6:02 pm
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Brytam wrote:
It was a great amp for me, just to much for my needs.


Too much for 90% of the guitarists who play electric.

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Posted: Sat May 24, 2014 7:32 pm
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The "low power" switch is very misleading. I'll tell you why:

A few years ago I bought a used Fender 75 amp. It's 75 watts but like the Twin it had a "low/high" switch that would toggle it from 75 to 15 watts. When I went to go see it the seller told me he thought the switch was broken because it didn't seem to do anything. I tested it out and knew it was in fact working fine, it's just that the seller didn't know what he was hearing.

The low power setting has almost no effect on the output volume of the amp. What it does affect is the HEADROOM. That's the point at which the clean begins to break up into clipping (overdrive). So on the Twin, it's still going to be loud as hell even on the 25 watt setting, it's just going to break up sooner than it would on the 100 watt setting. Expect little to no overall volume difference. It just might sound a bit greasier on the low setting when you've got it turned up versus completely pristine clean on the high setting.

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Post subject: Re: Fender Twin Amp ....not Twin Reverb. Is this a choice am
Posted: Sat May 24, 2014 8:15 pm
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Powdered Toast Man wrote:
The "low power" switch is very misleading. I'll tell you why:

A few years ago I bought a used Fender 75 amp. It's 75 watts but like the Twin it had a "low/high" switch that would toggle it from 75 to 15 watts. When I went to go see it the seller told me he thought the switch was broken because it didn't seem to do anything. I tested it out and knew it was in fact working fine, it's just that the seller didn't know what he was hearing.

The low power setting has almost no effect on the output volume of the amp. What it does affect is the HEADROOM. That's the point at which the clean begins to break up into clipping (overdrive). So on the Twin, it's still going to be loud as hell even on the 25 watt setting, it's just going to break up sooner than it would on the 100 watt setting. Expect little to no overall volume difference. It just might sound a bit greasier on the low setting when you've got it turned up versus completely pristine clean on the high setting.


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That's absolutely what it was designed to do. But most dealers and even the factory literature did not portray it that way. Folks buying them thought "gee that's cool -- I can have a Princeton Reverb by merely flipping a switch!". But the reality is, it doesn't work that way as they quickly learned. A built-in attenuator would've been the better option.

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Post subject: Re: Fender Twin Amp ....not Twin Reverb. Is this a choice am
Posted: Sat May 24, 2014 8:48 pm
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Thanks for all the help guys! I went ahead and got it!

Sounds great and I'm proclaiming it the last guitar related snag I get. :roll: Simply can't justify it, but I got it and I will likely have to scan the apartment parking lot to figure out when my neighbors aren't home before powering it up.


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Post subject: Re: Fender Twin Amp ....not Twin Reverb. Is this a choice am
Posted: Sat May 24, 2014 8:58 pm
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Retroverbial wrote:
warmachine wrote:

I'm aiming for the classic hard rock sound as opposed to just blues. Am I barking up the wrong tree with the Twin Amp?


It'll give you what you want if you know how to set the front-panel controls. Some carefully chosen pedals will be helpful.

Arjay


Are there any good setting recommends you know of?

I'll play around with my pedals at a later date. Now I just want a great amp setting for a Les Paul and later on I'll toy with my Tele.


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