Q for you Fender Twin Experts
jeffo
1972 Fender Twin. Setup like the AB763 Blackface model. Has 4 JJ
Electronics 6L6GC (those the power tubes?) and 2 JJ Electronics 12AT7
tubes for the phase inverter and reverb driver. Has a pair of
Celestion G12-65 8 ohm speakers.
How does that add up for a re-worked Twin? Someone mentioned that
those speakers are popular among the Marshall crowd. If so, seems a
curious choice for whomever setup this Twin.
Thanks
jeffo
John Wood
Yeah, curious...I'd have put in Jensens.
John
Phil Symonds
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I heard those speakers are crap. Just stick 'em in a box and send 'em to
me. I'll even do you an extra favor and pay the postage :~}.
Actually, dunno how they sound with that particular amp and it occurs to me
they might not be the best choice for that amp. These are hard to get. You
could eBay them and get something more typical for the Fender, like Jensens
and use the leftover cash for some NOS tubes.
Phil
Scott McKnight
If you look on Google for old posts to AGA you might run across a
couple posts of mine, saying that Celestions are more often found in
Marshalls than Fenders. Last time I mentioned that idea here, a bunch
of Celestions-in-Fenders lovers popped out of the woodwork.
Ultimately (as they rightly point out) it's not about what's common
but about what you like. Have you heard tham? Do you like 'em? I
believe a band mate of mine has those in the cab he uses with his
Bandmaster, and another bandmate has a couple of the 10" versions in
his Vibrolux. They seem to like them. Take that for what it's worth.
Good luck,
scott mcKnight
Rich Koerner
Well, Here's a twin reverb setup that will rip your face off!!!!!!
http://timeelect.com/jbl-twin.htm
Then, there are the Celestions in the Super Reverb on this page too.
http://timeelect.com/RichAmps.htm
Celestion, did make some fine speakers.
Regards,
Rich Koerner,
Time Electronics.
http://www.timeelect.com
Specialists in Live Sound FOH Engineering,
Music & Studio Production,
Vintage Instruments, and Tube Amplifiers
nuke
Thanks
jeffo >><BR><BR>
I like the G12-65. Nice speaker, one of the better ones.
I once did a restoration on a severely hacked blonde twin (pre reverb days). It
had a pair of those in it. Nice speaker, just left them in there.
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Dr. Nuketopia
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Steve Eaton
jeffo
Hey Scott,
Yah I've heard the amp. I bought it already, so my question is rather
belated. I was just curious. I'm a long term half-assed musician, but
pretty new to electric guitars and amps. I bought the amp at a
price...well I might as well have stolen the thing. Friend of a
friend, sitting in his basement kind of deal. I had a tech work on
it, and I think it sounds great. But I don't know how the amp
"should" sound or could sound. Lacking experience as I do, I don't
have much foundation on which to base an opinion. I have no idea how
the tone could change if I installed Jensens instead of the
Celestions, for example.
But it's cool. Investment-wise I'm ahead of the game. Tone-wise, who
knows. Maybe the Twin is not the best choice for me. I don't play it
clean very often (its strength) and so usually crank the volume to 10
and use the master volume. That way the sound breaks up a bit.
So maybe the Twin won't be my amp of choice eventually. I mostly play
rock and blues on the electric, so lately I'm thinking of the Peavey
Classic 30. Circa $250 used seems a heck of a price for a well
regarded rock and blues amp.
Course there's the Strat, LP, or even 335 style guitars to
consider.... (I have a Carvin now.) What about a Marshall amp?
Hmmmm look at all those pedals. Wonder how those might sound? Uh oh,
am I having a GAS attack??????
Everyone's opinion on my Twin much appreciated!
Thanks
jeffo
Scott McKnight
Don't take this the wrong way - if you're really a half-assed musician
new to electric guitars and amps, that amp will probaby be fine for
you for the time being. It sounds like you got a good deal on a fine
amp.
>But it's cool. Investment-wise I'm ahead of the game. Tone-wise, who
>knows. Maybe the Twin is not the best choice for me. I don't play it
>clean very often (its strength) and so usually crank the volume to 10
>and use the master volume. That way the sound breaks up a bit.
The overdrive available from a MV Twin is not much, unless it's a pull
boost, and the pull boost doesn't sound so hot. It might be time to
invest in an overdrive pedal. You could probably find one you like
for less than a second amp.
>So maybe the Twin won't be my amp of choice eventually. I mostly play
>rock and blues on the electric, so lately I'm thinking of the Peavey
>Classic 30. Circa $250 used seems a heck of a price for a well
>regarded rock and blues amp.
>
>Course there's the Strat, LP, or even 335 style guitars to
>consider.... (I have a Carvin now.) What about a Marshall amp?
>Hmmmm look at all those pedals. Wonder how those might sound? Uh oh,
>am I having a GAS attack??????
I'm afraid so. :)
-Scott McKnight
RonSonic
Sounds good to me. I like the 65 in twins. The only Celestion I really like in
open cabs and I like it a lot. The Greenback breaks up too much for my taste,
especially in an open cab (would be overpowered by a Twin anyway).
The JJ's a good pick for this amp.
Ron