what's my amp?

melos · Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 10:26 am Post subject: what's my amp?

It's a 70's silverface twin reverb and that's all quite simple except it looks a little different to the ones I've seen. Where it normally is written 'twin reverb' in blue next to the red power light on the front, mine just says 'reverb'. It has two channels, one clean and one with tremelo and reverb. There is no pull out switch for distortion which I think some twins do have. I just haven't found one like it on the web. Looks just the same as a normal twin apart from the absence of the word 'twin' on the front.
Many thanks to anyone who knows about this!

MikeM · Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 7:43 pm Post subject:

Can you post a pic?

tw001_tw · Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 7:50 am Post subject:

MikeM is right - more info is needed.

is the tube chart in tact? that should give the circuit model, and that
should narrow it down quick!

melos

I have put a link to a pic in the subject field as they won't let me post a full link yet please add h t t p: to the start as I couldn't fit it all in. I'll go and check the tube diagram now....
Thanks!

melos · Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 10:48 am Post subject:

No tube chart whatsoever. Numbers I could find were 022889 above 606-1-2-4
and 022699 again above 606124 .

tw001_tw · Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 12:43 pm Post subject:

My guess is a pro reverb. Anyone else wanna guess?

http://www.ampwares.com/ffg/pro_reverb_sf.html

melos · Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 1:33 pm Post subject: pro could be it

I just saw a video of someone playing through their pro-reverb on youtube. It definitely sounds the same, instantly recognisable, and as I have read the pro has a cleaner sound than the twin which seems to fit as it is impossible to get any dirt from this amp. Has a very punchy bottom end with no saturation at all. The only thing odd is the lack of the word pro before the word reverb on the front. Everything else is the same as a pro reverb. I wonder if this makes it rare or just plain suspect. This thing is definitely old though. Thanks for the suggestion!

ronhotstream · Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 12:18 pm Post subject:

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Herb · Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 1:26 pm Post subject:

Is there a "Mid" knob between "Treble" and "Bass" on BOTH channels?
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melos · Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 7:01 pm Post subject:

Yes there is!

Herb · Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 10:11 am Post subject:

Then it's a Twin Reverb. The Twin was the ONLY model of that era to have the mid control on both channels. Even the Showman series only had it on the vibrato channel.
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melos · Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 1:08 pm Post subject:

That's great finally I know.
Thanks to all who contributed!