FENDER STACK! Dual Showman Reverb - HUGE GRAND PIANO LIKE TONE!!

Amazing 1976 Fender Dual Showman Reverb STACK! The speaker cabinet features two JBL D130F Speakers. This rig has a sparkling almost piano like quality but at the same time a brutal rock and roll tone. This must one the perfect complement to a middy Marshall stack in a two guitar player setup. We're playing it using a 1978 Fender Telecaster Custom (Single coil and Humbucker) and a 1978 Gibson Les Paul Pro (P90).

[@Name-el9ps]

Almost had a nervous breakdown thinking you weren’t going to say ‘let’s go’

[@JohanSegeborn]

Hahaha! ;-) Cheers

[@R3TR0R4V3]

😅 He sure snuck it in there last minute, didn't he? Hahaha

[@ThomasDiSanto]

"Grand piano like tone..." is a perfect description for this amazing amp.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Thomas, interesting feedback! Cheers

[@ryans9029]

This is not a 50s-60s amp. This amp competed with huge hiwatts and marshall JMPs,.among others... Huge stadium rock. The GD wall of sound PA system. 10 or 15 year earlier, yes, your comments accurate.

[@jamiegustkey2573]

This was Peter Green's setup! And I Loved the tone he got using his Lester! This oughta be a goodun Johan!✊🏻😉

[@JohanSegeborn]

Cheers Jamie! I loved this rig

[@pappyodanial]

Also Montrose right?

[@seanyiscubsfan1]

William Ronnie used a late 50s Tweed Bandmaster with EHX fuzz pedal.

[@guitarocd9984]

That was a refreshing tone. Sometimes all the Distortion gets tiring. That sounded good.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks man!

[@blakjack3053]

American low gain crunch is always very appealing, in my opinion.

[@georgefromgreece4119]

@@blakjack3053 ALWAYS!!!

[@tomi1537]

sounds great!!! that's the sound of '60s san francisco rock scene!! that riff has got some really nice swagger to it, great playing!!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks! Glad to hear it!

[@Kashed]

Growing up I had a 70’s Peavy Musician 400 head and 4 x 12 cab. That thing was just as big and holy cow was it loud! I still have the head and the speakers for the cab. The cab just took up too much real estate and taking it to shows was like asking your friends to help you move. The bass response of that cabinet would rattle the floors and your ears! It was a solid state amp, but man was it crystal clear and took pedals amazingly! Thanks for this Johan. I never knew Fender made such a similar amp. 👍🏻 🎸

[@joemasse4568]

kkash72 I had one from the early 80s , I have to admit it sounded pretty good, channel switching,reverb, mine also had phaser and combine, were you could have both channels at the same time, weighed a ton , pretty reliable, but after years of gigs,it started having fuse problems and other electronic bugs, and I sold it to a friend, who still has it, he doesn’t use it , but back in the day it was a wall of sound!

[@ER-yq1lc]

The two amps complement each other so well! Fender reverb is such a great sound, you hardly hear it anymore.

[@rickya3877]

Steve Howe's weapon of choice throughout his Yes years

[@kylestair4803]

That is some seriously awesome vintage tone, wow.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Kyle!

[@alanthompson3493]

You can thank Dick Dale for that monster Fender amp. He just needed more, and more, and more, and Fender gave it to him!. Great music, great guitar playing, great drum sound, and great drumming!. Johan, u are awesome!.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Alan! Great to hear that! Have a nice weekend!

[@teletran1175]

I bet that Dual Showman is loud enough to hear across the Kattegat and give Denmark tinnitus. I think it could give a Marshall Major competition in sheer volume.

[@Tonetwisters]

Yep. Those LBJ's are spectacular, and you are so right ... "Piano-like"! Imagine a 1973 ES-355 running into both channels and a 1X12" Showman cab and a 2X12" Showman cab, both loaded with orange frame D-120's! Woof!

[@gerryloughran1676]

Wow what a great bit of history... not only looks huge it’s got the huge fender mids and crisp cleans, cool range of tones always luv to hear the live mix

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Gerry! Cheers

[@SuperScreamerBand]

A couple of years ago I helped a friend to sell some of his amps, a Musicman 65-212 and a rig like this. He couldn´t stand people trying to negotiate on a good price so I promised to help him. I sold the Musicman quite fast to a price much better than my friend expected, but the Showman seemed difficult to sell, so after a while he gave me an offer I couldn´t resist, as he knowed I had fallen in love with the tone. My friend passed away last year and now this is one of the things that reminds me of him.Everytime I get into my music room. I still adore the tone. It is as you say like a grand piano, every note really jumpin out from the JBL-speakers and it is hard to put the guitar away because of the glassy sound.

[@mohamedtlass3842]

Albert King live at the Fillmore in 1970 played through one of these! Incredible sound

[@seanwoodburn2616]

Wow...just gave me a flashback! I LOVED this rig in the 70's Clean bottom for days. Thanks!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Sean!

[@MaxCROZON]

Usually, I don't really like clean tones but that LP with P90s sounds so good with that lil reverb!

[@jcoulter43]

Both sounded very nice in the mix. I bet those big single speakers were pushing some massive amounts of air! God bless and rock on!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks J! Yeah with that headroom you could kill someone with this rig :-) Have a great weekend!

[@browndog666ify]

🔥The Rolling Swedes🔥 😉

[@JohanSegeborn]

Cheers! ;-)

[@jimmycake1]

I had a Fender Dual Showman Reverb Stack in the 70's. Got it as soon as I came back from Viet Nam. HUGE Tone & Sound !! & remember .. There wasn't much for pedals back then hahaha Mainly Fuzz & Wah !!

[@shovington67]

Great song ! The video really helped me visualize the different tones those guitar and amp combinations bring to the table. I'd love to hear the les paul wound up through the fender stack, perhaps with an MXR distortion or equivalent for the era.

[@area51pictures]

Gnarly, stonesy, and raw as hell. LOVE this.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Glad to hear it, Cheers!

[@SuperSam515]

As always, a very nice demo! Great that you include the drums and multiple guitar recordings so you can hear how it sounds in a track. Just got an original D130 for my '74 Dual Showman Reverb (had Eminence Legend 1518's in it) and it sounds great! Excellent description with the 'grand piano' tone. Before I got this one I didn't think a Dual Showman would sound so different from a Twin. Excellent review!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Sam, glad to hear it!

[@elliotvernon7971]

It is a shame I can only like this once - that was a stunning demo from the pair of you (and the Segeborn clones on the other instruments). Thanks.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Elliot! :-) Cheers!

[@stevesteve1965]

Ha, when the Les Paul solo came in it was just like Jefferson Airplane.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks, a very nice compliment!

[@jens8014]

They used fender amps😀

[@DJPenguino51]

Definitely! And Quicksilver Messenger Service too! :)

[@R3TR0R4V3]

LOVE this track you made here. Really great tones, nice light crunch at times. Perfect. 👌😎✌️

[@mikaso]

Thank you Johan and Simon, for yet another fantastic recording! Those new tones were great.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks, glad to hear that!

[@diligenceintegrity2308]

Everything in that video sounded great! Love that reverb sound and those big 15 inch speakers. Both stacks were great and all the guitars, too. The tele in particular. You two guys ought to do a song or two, using the sounds from this vid. Best demo i have heard yet.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks, Im really glad to hear that! Cheers!

[@frankrokob7406]

great tune AND super amplifier "showcasing"!!...I had both the 66 blackface showman with 2x12 jbl's and for a while the same dual showman you have there...(wishh I still had them)...that Tele is sweet man!...also...I have an almost identical marshall cabinet "injury" in my 1960b!...the head was pushed off and the 3 foot speaker cable saved it!..BUT the corner of box sliced thru the grill cloth in EXCATLY the same place (same grill cloth)!...lol...OUTSTANDING Johan ...great drummer 2!

[@stevenmgyori3826]

Well done Brothers! Great split screen and mix! Thanks for sharing Johan and Simon! Have a great weekend and Be Well All!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks brother, have a great weekend you too! Cheers

[@TheDogPa]

First Amp I ever had, '75 or '76. A friend from 2 blocks away suggested I get an electronic tuner...lol!

[@marksguitars5617]

nice demo as usual. I remember seeing Ted Nugent years ago, he was using Silver Face Twins into a Dual Showman cabinet (not sure which speakers), Derek St. Holmes was playing rhythm and using Marshall for a great wall of sound. Great playing Simon and Johan, thanks and stay safe!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Mark, have a great weekend!

[@kennygardner5041]

Ted’s speakers back then were EV SRO’s.

[@marksguitars5617]

@@kennygardner5041 ah, thank you!

[@siegfriedwashburn3484]

Hi, Johan! This is really awesome amp! I am looking for the end of may. Maybe than I will go back to the studio. For now only the dream. Have a nice weekend! Zigfrid

[@JohanSegeborn]

Have a nice weekend my friend!

[@FelixWengelin]

Amazing Johan! Låter super!! Had one of these for a while, from -74. Amazing for its purpose! Eventually sold the cab, cause I couldn’t fit it in my car. Got an 4x12 cab with Celestion G12-30h 75hz from -71instrad. Sounds amazing, those greenbacks really gives a voice to the Fender amp

[@JohanSegeborn]

Tackar så mycket, Felix!

[@FelixWengelin]

Johan Segeborn Förresten så har jag en stärkare du borde köra demo på. En Fender Musicmaster Bass Amp från -71 med El94 rör i. Bytt högtalare och den är lite ”tweedad” men inprincip en 10watts Fender Champ med en 12” högtalare i. Finns i stockholm men borde ju gå att skicka. Hör av dig om du är intresserad. Mvh/.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Jävla schysst!! Jag är grymt intresserad!! Det är den stärkaren som Ace frehley hade i studion och i uppvärmningen inför gig. Är säker på att den är med på flera plattor. Vore ruskigt intressant att dema den!! Jag nås på [e-mail]

[@jamiegustkey2573]

That opening song sounds like a great Kinks song that never got recorded!! I kept hearing Davies voice singing something over this- I love your drumming in this as well Johan! 👏🏻👍🏻

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Jamie! You make my day!

[@bluesful]

Really love the tone on the chordal work with the Tele. Great stuff.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks, glad you like it!

[@michaelplaysbass]

I see that in these tough, quarantine times, sometimes it falls to a Gibson bass guitar to be the new stand for baseball caps. Probably getting more use out of it this way ;)

[@JohanSegeborn]

Hahaha! Yeah tough times ;-)

[@geschickt]

Man, what a fantastic amp & tones! So gratifying to see you two demonstrating this rig! Someone pointed out that this was Peter Green's setup (at one point), but if I'm not mistaken, this was also the same head & cab that Steve Howe used in the Yessongs era (Fragile tour)--would love to hear with a with a Gibson-humbucker equipped guitar sometime. But I must say, VERY cool to hear the Tele Custom--I play the same guitar (Mick Green anyone?)...mine's a '75 w/ maple neck. The P-90 LP is sweet sounding. Excellent groove Johan & Simon! Tusen Tak!

[@rareform6747]

Late 70's into 80's Had two that played professional with , lot's of great memory's . Groovy Song!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks!

[@michaelwoods9005]

People don't realize how many great rock tones were recorded with silverface showmans and twins. Back in the day alot of touring bands didn't even travel with their own amps when they toured the US, they just used whatever good amps they could rent in the city they were playing in, and they were usually twins or showmans.

[@shawnlarock8089]

Great tune for a Friday afternoon drive home,thought I was listening to the stones. Great work boys much thanks

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Shawn, what a wonderful compliment! Cheers

[@43dukedog]

Johan been showin drum skills . Sounds great bud!!!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Chris! Great to hear that!

[@Andy_Yates]

What a beast of an amp! This store is letting you guys rearrange things for them. They must be really cool people :). Loving the tunes Johan! Very clever how we're getting a little bit of each new song little by little as you show us these amps :)

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Andy! This is Simons new store actually, they’re gonna launch it in august! Cheers

[@Andy_Yates]

@@JohanSegeborn Awesome!! Best of luck to Simon! Maybe we'll have a way to support your and his efforts!

[@zzzaaannnn]

that's really nice! what i love about this channel is i get to know pieces of guitar history i never heard about and would never even dream about, what to say about how it sounded back then? besides the music that was made with it.. but to hear how the vintage gear sounded like is really amazing!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Zan, it’s great to hear that!

[@johnrobinson6945]

Mighty fine playing and tones! Wow!!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks John, great to hear that!

[@jacobbuxton932]

Awesome video! Underrated amp! Total Steve Howe setup! Piano like is the perfect way to describe it!

[@gp85hkg]

I immediately went on a search for JBL D130F speakers...found some and now I'll watch the video 🤤

[@blakjack3053]

Great tone and that song is quite good!

[@aronhallam6449]

i think this deserves 2 episodes

[@johnmartin5153]

Sounds the best with that p90 les Paul ! Killer !!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks John

[@Dr_Reason]

Awesome drumming!

[@dannydine5263]

I like the music. It sounds like it could be turned into a great song.

[@paulcowart3174]

Awesome 👍 killer tones Love guitars straight into amps Pure vintage tone Love the song too

[@nickcontarini5353]

Divine amplifier perfect video and perfect track ... Cheers !!!🤘

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Nick, great to hear that! Cheers!

[@joelab9222]

I have the same exact Les Paul, same finish, same year. It’s a great P90 Les Paul.

[@scotttascarella2951]

Thank you for this!!! I had this exact setup! My only amp from 1999-2014. I was young and my dad told me I would love a fender tube amp. I kept it in my dads basement studio. He was a drummer and we would play so loud the neighbors could us! It broke down in 2014 (beyond tubes) and I sold the head and eventually sold the the cab as well. It was huge!! Since then I’ve been through a handful of amps. Man I want another silverface amp now. That was my sound.

[@damienr1076]

Best practice amp for small room, easy to transport, ...🤪 Sound amazing!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Hahaha! More like an installation

[@vespass225]

That kind of humour really , really make my day, thanks!! Planning a Dual Showman build DIY using Celestion Fullbacks 15 inch. Maybe JBL:s or EV:s should be considered though, what do you think guys?

[@whopper5150209]

Hey that’s what I have in my room! I switch between my jtm 45/100 and dual showman with either 2x15 jbls (fender) or 2 4x12 greenback loaded cabs (Marshall)

[@gdrugg2006]

god damn that sounds incredible.

[@yaniv-nos-tubes]

the great sound priest!

[@jonastosting2578]

Very cool Johan! The initial riff reminds me of Malcolm 🎸🤙

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Jonas! A very nice compliment!

[@semojo1]

Very "pre" classic rock tone we heard on the radio in the early 70's (American bands) Terry Kath of the band Chicago used a Showman and got a very good lead tone with it cranked. Very cool Johan!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks John!

[@yaniv-nos-tubes]

love those early 70s tele's!

[@BuzzworthyBand]

Johan! I actually beat you to something! I've been rocking this beast for the past few years! Well done!

[@BuzzworthyBand]

Also thanks for enhancing its value!

[@JohanSegeborn]

;-) my pleasure

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks man, killer rig indeed!

[@roberthurless4615]

This was Steve Howe’s rig in the 70’s. He said he was not a high volume player, but judging by the recording I have heard he cranked it up as the evening wore on. Yes was one of the loudest bands of the 70’s.

[@Phoebedumplings]

Robert Hurless I saw yes in about 72 I wouldn’t describe them as loud.

[@stephC39]

I love this tone ! I like with the one man band !

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Steph! :-)

[@superreverbking]

It's the Byrds, circa 1970! This rig is what they (and hundreds of other American bands) used live. Those old Fender "stacks" sound pretty good. Not like the British amps, but great in other ways.

[@Heatfarmer]

Great tone with that tele!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Lars!

[@joehahn8817]

That sounded pretty friggin' sweet man!!!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Joe!

[@-igg1-912]

This needs some Angus style soloing!🤘The P90 Gibson sounds so good!!😍

[@amritjanardhanan]

That has a really cool sound! Almost like the Hiwatt DR103 with the SG special.

[@seanyiscubsfan1]

Hi Johan. Love the channel. Any chance you’ll look at the Marshall Studio amps? The Studio Classic(Mini JCM800) and Studio Vintage(mini Plexi) are right up your alley. Cheers from Chicago.

[@swanpond14]

That tone is so nice!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks!

Love it👍 thats my dream stack

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Leif! I prefer one of your amps through a 1x12 G12-65 ;-) Cheers

Johan Segeborn Well it’s here and says hello 👍

[@AndrewBeveridge461]

The real 'holy crap' effect of these kinds of amps is when you're in a room with them. With them turned up loud, big chunky low notes on the neck pickup are just unreal. I've got an '81 Twin Reverb which is the last year of the silverface -135w ultralinear and all that. Some what similar to this Dual Showman in terms of sound and power. I've plugged it into a Traynor 8x10 cab I have here and the experience in the room is just unbelievably huge. It's really tough to translate that to a recording though. Oh and if you put a bass-heavy distortion through them, stand back. Utter madness with the low-end fidelity you get compared to British style amps. Also this DS - JBL setup would sound amazing with bass!

[@LeviBulger]

I know what you mean. The biggest sound I ever heard was a Jazzmaster into a Dual Showman with two JBL 15s. I thought I was gonna crap my pants. You feel every note, high and low, deep in your guts.

[@whopper5150209]

Yep I use them everyday the bass is awesome on dual showman with 2 15inch d130f speakers

[@blueblackred11]

I've got a Plush that's pretty much a bandmaster reverb reface and it fucking rocks.

[@reno145]

I may be mistaken (no big surprise there) but didn't Leo build the early Dual Showman amps for Dick Dale? I seem to recall Dick needed bigger amps because he just played so damn loud and needed a ton of clean headroom.

[@frankscassi4960]

Yes, the Showman was the Dick Dale amp

[@lk101010]

Leo going: “You want what? Are you mad” 100 Watts was a big number in those times, to make one that also stays this clean and just sounds big is a great feat.

[@dezionlion]

L K I doubt it! Leo and Jim were some of the original mad scientists!

[@elliotvernon7971]

Dick Dale’s sound was a 85 watt brown face era blonde Showman not the later blackface 100w Dual Showman. Dale had a heavier transformer added that became the predecessor to the Twin/DS design. Although, Dale did use a Blackface DS in the late 60s, his famous recordings were largely done 1960-1964 using the 6G14/A blonde/brown amp.

[@lk101010]

dezionlion Leo certainly delivered, I meant that it was impressive engineering to deliver a reliable amp that powerful at the time.

[@surfgod509]

That beast is like 100 watts rms it's like a Ballpark amp with that reverb! That really will kill your ears in a small room! I used to have one! Mom use to complain she could ear that amp when she pulled her car in the driveway! Before she even got out of the vehicle?

[@electricfox9276]

My local pawn shop has this exact stack sitting for more over 5 months. Had a double take when I first saw it, a fender stack? The mix is great and video as well cheers Johan!

[@whopper5150209]

I’d pick it up I love my fender stack

[@rebelcat420]

Clapton used a Showman head into both Fender and Marshall cabinets for his “Derek and the Dominoes at the Fillmore” tone (not to be confused with his using champs in the studio at that time)

[@JohanSegeborn]

Interesting!

[@peterschmidt9942]

Nice sounding amp there Johan. Don't know if I'd like to lug that up a couple flights of stairs though!

[@whopper5150209]

Mine go nowhere waaaaaaay too heavy but love the sound it’s my bedroom amp

[@mkenny17]

Man this sounds HUGE. probably its very huge in size as well :D

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks! Yeah it isn’t very portable ;-)

[@vintagesam5248]

That's what i mean for " big sound"

[@BadChizzle]

Hey guys, the amp takes pedals very well... and if you do the channel loop trick, even without an overdrive... ! Look out! Having a 66 black face non reverb I may know a little bout it. Ha ha These get very loud, but can also make 12” speakers do good things! I Love mine! ! ! Hey... it’s just Love talk...

[@GobiPup]

It’s all a great sound but the P-90’s were my favorite

[@chrisfrankhauser5933]

Johan, you ever check out Ampeg V4s? Something different from Fenders and Marshalls, and one of the greatest amps ever IMO.

[@thechannelforeverything2170]

I'd love to do some vocals for a song like this

[@DMSProduktions]

This is going to be sick! EPICLY SICK! \m/

[@JohanSegeborn]

Glad to hear it DMS!

[@DMSProduktions]

@@JohanSegeborn FOOLEE SIIICK!

[@johnmundt7834]

Pretty sure Gilmour used one of these on a Floyd track or two, great tone

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks John!

[@bevo65]

Very tasty. You're playing straight into the amp? Because that is a beautiful sound.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks, yeah we’re both going straight into the amp. Cheers

[@vinnieramone4818]

I watch this channel trying to picture what it would sound like if I was playing thru your rig it's kinnda neat hearing you play thu my rig except I have a bandmaster (2x12) cab w/webbers in it

[@JohanSegeborn]

That’s a nice rig too! But we’ve only done combo tweed bandmasters yet so it’s about time for a stack too! Cheers!

[@vinnieramone4818]

@@JohanSegeborn I have the showman head w/ 65w speakers in a bandmaster cab. It's basically a twin in a bigger box and a closed back cab

[@fukju9597]

thank you gents

[@JohanSegeborn]

Cheers

[@oldtimetinfoilhatwearer]

mike bloomfield and peter green played these. best amps around

[@normrivers2857]

My Fav amp of all time! Next is the Ampeg VT-22 or V4 and them the Magnatone MSeries that had tubes, pitch shifting vibrato, and reverb. The Dual Showman is the gem though. PS, I also dig the shit out of Marshalls too but that a different story!

[@karltraunmuller7048]

Sounds great!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Karl!

[@silverpairaducks]

I ised to play a lab amp with a 15....massive

[@JS-nf1sn]

Awesome jam. Do you have your tracks on Spotify?

[@Diax1324]

Jimi Hendrix rocked 3 of these, with two 2x15 cabs for each of them at one point. Probably the loudest thing any of those hippies ever heard.

[@JohanSegeborn]

:-) Cheers

[@eaglewindrider7700]

I want one 👍🔥🎸🦅

[@pappyodanial]

This is the Montrose rig I believe.

[@hennokeers4641]

When I first saw the picture of the fender I thought: nasty uncle Ted (Nugent). And I was not alone. Ted used 4 of these in the mid seventies. Take a look at CalJam 2, he even used 6 🙄. What did you say? 😱