Uh Oh - Murky's popped his Fender cherry.....

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Uh Oh - Murky's popped his Fender cherry.....

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Somewhat surprisingly, the first Fender amp I've ever owned.

1974. Pretty much all original. 120v. CTS alnicos. Ground switch doesn't tingle when I lick it.

Heading off to Mike for some love....
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murky wrote: Wed Jul 10, 2024 5:30 pm Somewhat surprisingly, the first Fender amp I've ever owned.

1974. Pretty much all original. 120v. CTS alnicos. Ground switch doesn't tingle when I lick it.

Heading off to Mike for some love....
You didn't buy that from Rob Magness did you?
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murky wrote: Wed Jul 10, 2024 5:30 pm Somewhat surprisingly, the first Fender amp I've ever owned.

1974. Pretty much all original. 120v. CTS alnicos. Ground switch doesn't tingle when I lick it.

Heading off to Mike for some love....
Should have gone louder!!!


But congrats…clean reverb drenched goodness right there
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GrantB wrote: Wed Jul 10, 2024 6:14 pm
murky wrote: Wed Jul 10, 2024 5:30 pm Somewhat surprisingly, the first Fender amp I've ever owned.

1974. Pretty much all original. 120v. CTS alnicos. Ground switch doesn't tingle when I lick it.

Heading off to Mike for some love....
Should have gone louder!!!


But congrats…clean reverb drenched goodness right there
Yeah, it's probably a bit quiet for the suburbs.
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Oh my!
Congrats !
I love those things. Half brutalist suburban apartment block, half R2D2 and all volume
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Slowy wrote: Wed Jul 10, 2024 5:39 pm
murky wrote: Wed Jul 10, 2024 5:30 pm Somewhat surprisingly, the first Fender amp I've ever owned.

1974. Pretty much all original. 120v. CTS alnicos. Ground switch doesn't tingle when I lick it.

Heading off to Mike for some love....
You didn't buy that from Rob Magness did you?
I did not. Don’t know Rob, but clearly he has impeccable taste.

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Slowy wrote: Wed Jul 10, 2024 6:14 pm
GrantB wrote: Wed Jul 10, 2024 6:14 pm
murky wrote: Wed Jul 10, 2024 5:30 pm Somewhat surprisingly, the first Fender amp I've ever owned.

1974. Pretty much all original. 120v. CTS alnicos. Ground switch doesn't tingle when I lick it.

Heading off to Mike for some love....
Should have gone louder!!!


But congrats…clean reverb drenched goodness right there
Yeah, it's probably a bit quiet for the suburbs.
I am curious about the second speaker output. Onboard speakers are already wired at 2ohm, so you probably wouldn’t add external speakers. Maybe the intent was two 4 ohm external cabinets?

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Did you but the forklift with it? lol Heavy buggers for sure
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murky wrote: Wed Jul 10, 2024 6:55 pm
Slowy wrote: Wed Jul 10, 2024 5:39 pm
murky wrote: Wed Jul 10, 2024 5:30 pm Somewhat surprisingly, the first Fender amp I've ever owned.

1974. Pretty much all original. 120v. CTS alnicos. Ground switch doesn't tingle when I lick it.

Heading off to Mike for some love....
You didn't buy that from Rob Magness did you?
I did not. Don’t know Rob, but clearly he has impeccable taste.
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Come to think of it, his was 240v.
I put a screwdriver through one of the speaker cones. It was not my best day. :rofl:
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murky wrote: Wed Jul 10, 2024 6:59 pm

I am curious about the second speaker output. Onboard speakers are already wired at 2ohm, so you probably wouldn’t add external speakers. Maybe the intent was two 4 ohm external cabinets?
Where's the second speaker output? The jack next to the speaker plug is a line level out.
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Slowy wrote: Thu Jul 11, 2024 7:06 am
murky wrote: Wed Jul 10, 2024 6:59 pm

I am curious about the second speaker output. Onboard speakers are already wired at 2ohm, so you probably wouldn’t add external speakers. Maybe the intent was two 4 ohm external cabinets?
Where's the second speaker output? The jack next to the speaker plug is a line level out.
Did these have a line out?
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robthemac wrote: Thu Jul 11, 2024 8:30 am
Slowy wrote: Thu Jul 11, 2024 7:06 am
murky wrote: Wed Jul 10, 2024 6:59 pm

I am curious about the second speaker output. Onboard speakers are already wired at 2ohm, so you probably wouldn’t add external speakers. Maybe the intent was two 4 ohm external cabinets?
Where's the second speaker output? The jack next to the speaker plug is a line level out.
Did these have a line out?
At one point, I believe so.
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Slowy wrote: Thu Jul 11, 2024 9:19 am
robthemac wrote: Thu Jul 11, 2024 8:30 am
Slowy wrote: Thu Jul 11, 2024 7:06 am

Where's the second speaker output? The jack next to the speaker plug is a line level out.
Did these have a line out?
At one point, I believe so.
Did they split the signal after the preamp section or something? Otherwise would have to have a passive load somewhere between the power section and line out, right?
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robthemac wrote: Thu Jul 11, 2024 11:25 am
Slowy wrote: Thu Jul 11, 2024 9:19 am
robthemac wrote: Thu Jul 11, 2024 8:30 am

Did these have a line out?
At one point, I believe so.
Did they split the signal after the preamp section or something? Otherwise would have to have a passive load somewhere between the power section and line out, right?
You seem to have mistaken me for Mike or Marshmallow.
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There's a channel I've followed for several years by a fella called Mathew Scott. He gets old barn find guitars and does them up just enough to be playable. Then he blasts them thru various Super Reverb and other Fender amps.

His '68 silverface with JBLs sounds great for his style of playing. I do not know if a 70s one has the same spec and tones, but any good tech can make it '68 or even Blackface spec just by changing a few little things (non-destructive and reversible too, so no worries about messing with originality etc -- apart from the JBLs have a different baffle, so getting the really nice tone he gets here would be a major modification I guess).


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