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From: tremolu–(at)–ol.com (Tremolux)
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Subject: Re: Opinion: 68 Fender Super Reverb
Date: 10 Sep 1996 01:12:57 -0400
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>>> It won’te be IDENTICAL because the transformers are different on
blackface. Changing the phase inverter circuits will get you closer to
the blackface sound. I did it to my Bandmaster Reverb and it improved
the tone.
William Allan Whittaker, Jr. wrote:
Lee, have you ever personally dug into a 68? I have. They use the same
lead dress, same cloth wire, same GZ34 rectifier, same blue tubular caps
and same transformers as a 67. The only difference is that shitty phase
inverter change and half-assed bias approach on the 6L6s. Rip that shit
outta there and you have an electrical blackface. The other difference is
they went to the Oxford ceramic magnet speakers. IMO, the CTS alnicos in
the 67 sound better.
From timtub–(at)–ol.com Tue Sep 10 11:20:10 CDT 1996
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From: timtub–(at)–ol.com (TimTube)
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Subject: Re: Opinion: 68 Fender Super Reverb
Date: 10 Sep 1996 04:27:27 -0400
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In article <50vggv$f5--(at)--fw-ixnews8.ix.netcom.com>,
detritu–(at)–x.netcom.com(William Allan Whittaker, Jr.) writes:
>>>>Regardless of the price, a 68 is a good investment…you can have a
>tech change the bias and phase-inverter circuits BACK to what they were
>before the CBS assholes got ahold of the company, and then you’ll have
>an amp that is IDENTICAL to a blackface Super.
Some are already identical to a BF and some have the worst of the worst
stuff, even though the tube chart is for an AB763. I’ve seen 2 from Dec.
1968 that had 2 .01mf disc caps wired together in parallel in all the
places that you would find the blue tubular .02 mf caps. Apparently they
ran out of them that week and had to improvised.
Tim
A great amp can make a lousy guitar sound great.
A lousy amp will make a great guitar sound lousy.
