Okay, so I've been shopping about for a used Twin Reverb. Recently, I've come across something called a Twin Reverb II, which appears to be a channel switching twin reverb.
Have any of you had any experience with this amp as a steel amp?
Twin Reverb II vs Twin Reverb
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I also think you did the right thing. If it ever starts sounding weak, don't forget to check the filter caps, speakers, tubes, biasing and other stuff that can make a difference. You also may want to start investigating having a Blackface mod done to it. A lot of guys swear by this also.
However, I'm not so sure that the Twin II would have been a "terrible" choice at the right price. If it's the one that I think, it was probably made in the early 80's and had the black panel and general appearance of the 60's Twins. It may have had some input from Paul Rivera on the design as well. I played through one of its little cousins one night (a 1-12" Concert) at a jam session. It sure sounded good, but I was playing blues and rock guitar through it so its "steelworthiness" would need to be checked out. There are also a couple of other amps from this period (Super Champ, Princeton Reverb II and Deluxe Reverb II) that a lot of guys like as well.
However, I'm not so sure that the Twin II would have been a "terrible" choice at the right price. If it's the one that I think, it was probably made in the early 80's and had the black panel and general appearance of the 60's Twins. It may have had some input from Paul Rivera on the design as well. I played through one of its little cousins one night (a 1-12" Concert) at a jam session. It sure sounded good, but I was playing blues and rock guitar through it so its "steelworthiness" would need to be checked out. There are also a couple of other amps from this period (Super Champ, Princeton Reverb II and Deluxe Reverb II) that a lot of guys like as well.
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I don't see where anybody addressed the question of whether or not a Twin II is a good steel amp. I know where to find one for $600 with JBL's in it.
In the late 70's through the 80's, I had a black face Super Reverb hot rodded by Red Rhodes into a great steel amp. Wish I still had it. It put out 150 watts rms into a 4 ohm load. He told me it had a Twin II transformer in it.
The Twin II doesn't have vibrato like a regular twin, but when do we use that anyway? It does have a 5 knob EQ which could be interesting. It may also have overdrive/distortion capabilities which I would never use.
But it looks like it could be a good steel amp. Anybody ever play through one of 'em?
Regards,
HH
In the late 70's through the 80's, I had a black face Super Reverb hot rodded by Red Rhodes into a great steel amp. Wish I still had it. It put out 150 watts rms into a 4 ohm load. He told me it had a Twin II transformer in it.
The Twin II doesn't have vibrato like a regular twin, but when do we use that anyway? It does have a 5 knob EQ which could be interesting. It may also have overdrive/distortion capabilities which I would never use.
But it looks like it could be a good steel amp. Anybody ever play through one of 'em?
Regards,
HH