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Old 06-01-2008, 10:53 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Re: Twin Reverb or Super Reverb?

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Originally Posted by Zack Pomerleau View Post
Hey Mark, Harp and Guitar. Mainly Guitar. So it also helps to know which one will distort somewhat quicker? I mean 40 Watts is LOUD Tube power, isn't it like 40 Watts clean, but can peak to like 80 Watts?
You want the Super without a doubt. It's one mean harp amp and works great as a versatile guitar amp as well. I'm pretty sure that's what Derek Trucks uses with no pedals. The tone ain't bad.

I got rid of my blackface Fenders and old Music man amps, but still have a Vibrolux that I use mainly for harp (it's not a great guitar amp for what I do). A Vibro is basically a super (with regards to wattage) without a midrange control and only two 10s. It can carry any room as a harp amp. My old Blackface Pro (the pro was a 40 watts, no midrange and 2 12s) was the same with guitar. There were few rooms where I didn't have to use a tube screamer to get a bit earlier breakup to save the eardrums of the clientel. Those old blackface amps were a loud 40 watts!

You may actually want to look into a deluxe though. Lower wattage so you get earlier breakup at lower volumes. I don't think they have a midrange control and I think they are just 2 10s.

Mark
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