Tank Reverb. This amount is subject to change until you make payment. Professional Tube Amplifier. His ability to make custom sound gear early-on created a demand for his products, as compared to other companies that failed to see this opportunity.”. - eBay Money Back Guarantee - opens in new window or tab. Indeed, maybe it was only the ‘birth’ of rock ’n’ roll and the timely launch of the Fender Stratocaster that got Leo serious in his search for bigger guitar tone. “I play through several Fenders – an ancient tweed Champ, a Pro Jr, an old brown Deluxe, or a Super-Sonic 22. Guitar.com is the world’s leading authority and resource for all things guitar. They both sounded absolutely incredible and if I am perfectly honest I didn't immediately notice a striking difference in tone between the two amps. By checking the boxes you agree to receive the following from us via e-mail. Earn up to 5x points when you use your eBay Mastercard. The latest guitar news, reviews and features delivered to your inbox. As we’ve said already, Leo Fender was at heart an amp engineer. Minimum monthly payments are required. The Twin itself has gone through many changes over more than 60 years, but nearly every player will say it’s a fine – if very loud and heavy – classic. We take a look at the chord shapes and sequences which define his sound. 100/25 Watts. Guitar.com Live — THE WORLD'S LEADING VIRTUAL GUITAR SHOW —. View cart for details. To wrap up, “I play through several Fenders – an ancient tweed Champ, a Pro Jr, an old brown Deluxe, or a Super-Sonic 22. I just have no way of knowing. Part of the service he offered at his shop was amplifier repair, and amplifiers were then still a relatively ‘young’ concept. “One of the Twins that Keith uses has the serial number #00003. Sometimes, Pierre de Beauport (Richards’ personal tech) does a little mix and match with other kinds of amps, but it doesn’t usually last very long. Early Twins were covered in tweed ‘airline linen’ cloth that was similar to what was commonly found on luggage of that era, while later blonde Twins used the vinyl covering called Tolex. When I listen to some of the live tapes now I think they could have been so much better if I’d just used a Fender Twin. How does the new Pro Tube version of the Fender Twin compare to the '87-'94 version of the Twin (a.k.a. I played the Pro Tube version of the Twin yesterday and loved it. The August 2020 issue of Guitar Magazine is out now! © 2020 Guitar.com is a member of the media division of BandLab Technologies. And, of course, what many people think of as the most renowned Twin is not a tweed or later blonde. Roadie/tech Johnny Starbuck has told The Keith Shrine website: “Keith plays primarily through Fender Twin amplifiers. Interest will be charged to your account from the purchase date if the balance is not paid in full within 6 months. “That amp just works for me and it’s real trustworthy. The amp I really enjoy playing, especially when I’m travelling, is the Fender ’65 Twin Reverb. I compared it side by side to a 2002 pro tube series Twin amp which is considered the successor to the Evil Twin. I'm moreso hoping to get something with as little pedals as possible. Fender’s fascination with electronics started when he was just 14 years old; On the first long British tour, I used either one or the other depending on what sounded good in the soundcheck. his uncle had built a radio from spare parts and the loud music coming from the speaker mightily impressed Leo. I have read opinions of other players online who notice more of a difference than I did. But whether tweed, blackface or silverface, they all boast their own nuanced character. Each of us has our own criteria for greatness (to my ear, all amplifiers are judged against my brown Deluxe), but I think it is fair to consider how many clubs, stages, and studios keep a Twin as a permanent fixture. The pro tube Twin may sound slightly more saturated while the Evil Twin sounded a little more like a vintage Twin Reverb. All as part of an ultimate ‘Kemper Drive.’. John Lennon and George Harrison used silverface Twins during the recording of Abbey Road and Let It Be; The Beatles also used Twin Reverbs during the Apple rooftop gig. Leo had plenty of influential guitarists around him to perfect designs for players’ preferences, but at heart he wasn’t a guitarist. Are there any real tonal/sonic differences or is it basically the same amp? “If only for that reason, anyone asserting that the Fender Twin is the greatest amp of all time would get no argument from me.”. Amid the blackface run of 1963-1967, Leo Fender sold his company to CBS in 1965. Other offers may also be available. "evil" twin)? His original is a ’57 and, of course, there is now his own Fender Twinolux model based on that amp, with EC’s own personal tweaks. I have never owned a Twin because I have never needed one, but the point about the, Tom Morello announces surprise EP, featuring Slash, a Hendrix cover and tribute to EVH, Kemper’s latest OS update brings Klons, Tubescreamers and more to the modeller. And early ones had different circuitry – changes to the bias and phase inverter circuits. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. This amount is subject to change until you make payment. Variations kept coming throughout the 1970s – the Super Twin pushing output to 180 watts but being relatively shortlived. It's not the same amp at all. The pro tube series Twin is a little larger in dimensions than the Evil Twin. The pro tube series Twin is a little larger in dimensions than the Evil Twin. The headroom of a Twin Reverb was part of the idea. Soon, repairing radios became a serious hobby for the young man. As Hunter notes: “While the Twin was definitely a ‘benchmark’ design, it was also very different things in different eras, so much so that you might consider it an entirely different amplifier.”, Harry Hank, of Hank’s Vintage Guitars near Pittsburgh, argues: “The late-50s tweeds were perhaps a bit darker than the blackface amps, but the addition of reverb really set the blackface amps off on a new road. With a long career involving unpredictable twists, turns and collaborations Paul Simon is one of the most successful songwriters of the last 60 years. I compared it side by side to a 2002 pro tube series Twin amp which is considered the successor to the Evil Twin. The Soul Of Tone, that same question. That really is the benchmark design, the most powerful large professional guitar amp then available from a major manufacturer, it set the standard for ‘big clean tone’. You could also likely go find a silverface twin for around $600. Many believe the red knob "the twin" was the original "evil twin" but others say the '94 and later "twin amp" was. Guitar & Bass columnist and author of The Guitar Amp Handbook Dave Hunter tells us: “The earlier wide-panel and low-powered narrow-panel tweed Twins were really just siblings of the Super and Pro amps with the exact same circuit, but with the 2×12 speaker complement. A Fender guitar through another company’s amp, or another company’s guitar through a Fender amp, or a Fender guitar through a Fender amp – all of these combos have produced compelling tones on countless occasions. Like, in every way possible? Further changes were made – a boost to 135 watts (pardon? Climate change and an invasive beetle could see the wood become much more scarce. Also, in what way does it sound "better"? Johnny Marr used Twins throughout his Smiths days, while Kurt Cobain and Jack White proudly flew the alt.rock flag for Twin use in the nineties and noughties respectively. For additional information, see the Global Shipping Program. It’s the earliest known Fender Twin,  since we’ve looked for numbers one and two and been unable to find them anywhere. This item may be a floor model or store return that has been used. I understand that adding a TS-9 as opposed to having the pedal for the amp for channel switching is the same amount of footwork, but I would just rather be using all aspects of the amp. I just want pure guitar -> amp tone. The main reason why I purchased the Evil Twin over the pro tube Twin is mostly because the Evil Twin is a little lighter and sleeker and also I hardly ever use the tremolo effect that the pro tube Twin has. 1996 Fender Twin (Evil Twin) PR-266 Black Face Serial # LO-675878. So, while silverfaces were notionally boosted to 100 watts, most amp gurus opine that they are not as natural-sounding as blackface-era Twins. There’s a lot more to this present-day pioneer than bridge and vibrato manufacturing. Excludes: Angola, Cameroon, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Djibouti, French Polynesia, Honduras, Libya, Mongolia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Suriname, Guyana, Panama, Mauritius, Somalia, Brunei Darussalam, Chad, Madagascar, New Caledonia, Western Samoa, Bahamas, Bermuda, Iran, Jamaica, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, Western Sahara, Wallis and Futuna, Nepal, Bolivia, Mali, Fiji, Gambia, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Papua New Guinea, Congo, Republic of the, Seychelles, Sudan, Guadeloupe, Uganda, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Burma, Antigua and Barbuda, Burundi, Cuba, Republic of, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Kiribati, Reunion, Yemen, Aruba, Barbados, Belize, Ghana, Grenada, Haiti, Liberia, Nicaragua, Sierra Leone, Central African Republic, Comoros, Martinique, Tuvalu, Dominica, Lebanon, Niger. I just purchased a Fender Twin Amp "Evil Twin" made in Corona, California in 9/1997. If you reside in an EU member state besides UK, import VAT on this purchase is not recoverable. Guitar legend James Burton says: “If you can plug your guitar into an amp and make it sound good, that’s what it’s all about. Stevie Ray Vaughan was more often associated with Fender Vibroverbs and Super Reverbs, but in 1985 was using a pair of Fender Twin Reverbs – a mid-60s 85-watt blackface alongside a late-70s 100-watt silverface version with master volume. Fender Twin (Evil Twin) PR 266 Guitar Amplifier, New Tubes & Flight Case, {"modules":["unloadOptimization","bandwidthDetection"],"unloadOptimization":{"browsers":{"Firefox":true,"Chrome":true}},"bandwidthDetection":{"url":"https://ir.ebaystatic.com/cr/v/c1/thirtysevens.jpg","maxViews":4,"imgSize":37,"expiry":300000,"timeout":250}}. arence Leonidas “Leo” Fender infamously never learned to play the guitar. Is Fender phasing out swamp ash just the tip of the iceberg? Over seven decades, the Fender Twin has been one of the great guitar amplifiers. The American blues-rocker decamps to Abbey Road in an attempt to make a ‘British’ album, and brings some friends along for the ride. Copyright © 1995-2020 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. Live 1960s photos of the Rolling Stones also show Keith Richards playing blackface Twin Reverbs, but he’s a 50s tweed man at heart. Is it more "natural" sounding as opposed to "modern" sounding? He was an engineer. The October 2020 issue of Guitar Magazine is out now! EVH’s playing was boundary-pushing and his unique approach to gear was equally revolutionary in the 1970s, but his “endless pursuit” of perfection kept him refining and pushing the envelope for the next 40 years, changing the industry along with it. “Which is, of course, the Twin Reverb, the archetype of which arrived with the blackface amps later in 1963. The earliest tweed Twins are, of course, highly collectible – we recently saw a ’54 on Ebay for $9,000 – and are out of the reach of all but those with the deepest pockets. It didn’t, though, stop his company producing numerous classics of guitar design – including the Broadcaster/Telecaster, the Stratocaster, the Precision and Jazz basses, the Jaguar, the Jazzmaster… the list goes on. The reason I ask is that I can actually go and try out a new Fender Twin, whereas I can't actually test out an "Evil" Twin. I have seen a few of each and both seem pretty reliable, as … This clean headroom was great for playing in big bands un-mic’d on big stages, but if you liked a distorted tone – which by the mid-60s many did – your bandmates would not have thanked you for the deafening volume. Gotcha. There are 1 items available. Will usually ship within 1 business day of receiving cleared payment. Get the item you ordered or get your money back. I bought a pro tube expecting it to be a upgraded version of the Evil Twin (great amp).

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