Hear the amp CRANKED: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iYWvnICXbtuSe9U
@ianhames24655 ай бұрын
An excellent demo of just playing and listening for a good while.
@johndaugherty41276 ай бұрын
My dad (God bless his hard working soul) bought me a Princeton Reverb and anew telecaster in 1978. I think he got tired of me blowing up the stereo speakers on his hi-fi. lol
@jimdep65426 ай бұрын
Sounds like your dad was a good guy.
@johndaugherty41276 ай бұрын
@@jimdep6542 he sure was. Thd longer I live the more I see it.
@MatteoSpedicati5 ай бұрын
god bless him!
@lukebaldwin36825 ай бұрын
Even the Silverface and the Pull-volume boost (when not using the boost) Princetons have the same tone circuit as the Blackface AA1164. It's the one amp CBS didn't really mess with. I have a 79 pull-boost and it's amazing. Keep your 78 my friend.
@bluesman974 ай бұрын
Good Dad.. my dad bought me a 73 tele for all of MY hard work.
@mick86695 ай бұрын
You are 100% correct. Played the same one professionally for twenty years without and issue. Freshened up the tubes with stock tubes periodically and had to change one speaker. Great amp! I retired it to the house for a 57 twin.
@jerrymcgeorge41176 ай бұрын
I’ve had an AB763 ‘68 Super Reverb since ‘73. After countless rivals have come & gone since it’s still the best amp I’ve ever played.
@jeffreythompson39956 ай бұрын
I have an early 70's Super....Still going strong and gigged regularly. With a good dirt box, it's a Marshall stack in a box. HUGE bottom end, and the highs sparkle. When the caps leak, they have a drip pan, instead of making a mess inside the amp. They designed them to last and they do. Totally agree, best amp ever.
@johnnybradin51124 ай бұрын
I have only one thing to say: its only forty watts.They should have used a twin 80 watt power amp or 100 watt dual showman power amp and they would have ruled the world...
@NintenDub4 ай бұрын
@@johnnybradin5112its just not neccesary. But I guess they could've just done a head amp
@Jef-sj6zc4 ай бұрын
Because of the high sparkles a dirt box sounds terrible because of the high frequencies the amp has . The amp only sounds good with the volume at least at 8 ( because than you get a little dirt in your sound ) , but that is so loud that it is only working on festival stages .
@Stratisfied223 күн бұрын
I have an old Silverface Fender Musicmaster bass amp that I acquired from a junk pile in front of someone's home. I put in some new tubes and a Celestion V type speaker and the thing sings, perfect for home playing and small gigs. Old Fender amps kick ass.
@johnp756 ай бұрын
I bought an almost mint 1968 Super Reverb about 5 years ago for less than what a reissue was going for at the time. It was a no brainer. Same speakers as yours. Needed some minor work as expected. It's one of the best amps I've played. Heavy and loud. No regrets.
@YeatzeeGuitar6 ай бұрын
Hell yeah! Same here, this one cost me $1200. I just looked, and a new reissue BEFORE TAX is $1k more... 😳
@bobsbarnworkshop5 ай бұрын
My first professional amp was a 68 band master with the tall cabinet with 2x12 JBL’s…, plugged in my new 69 SG standard through an EH LPB1 and later a big muff pi! Rolled all the knobs to 10!!! Man what a sound! Lost it in a flood in 6/72, bought a Dual Showman silverface with 2x15” JBL’s!
@vayabroder7296 ай бұрын
Super Reverbs are holy grail amps in my opinion.
@YeatzeeGuitar6 ай бұрын
Holy grail performance for low pricing, amazing!
@juana14835 ай бұрын
What about Fender 1966 Vibrolux Reverb with two 10s?????
@YeatzeeGuitar5 ай бұрын
I have a 65. Great amp, but infinitely harder to come by and when you do see one, the price is 3x that of a super.
@guybouchie40995 ай бұрын
I have a 1971 with original speakers, honestly the most perfect tone I've ever heard straight into the amp. Incredibly loud but for recording, outdoor gigs, or an amazing clean sound it can't be beat. Hopefully people keep them cheap for a while!
@kevinafflack6 ай бұрын
I have and love my ‘68 SFSR, just like this. It really is the best amp ever. The alnicos are the right speakers and really the weight isn’t that bad. Imagine it loaded with JBLs or some other ceramic speakers and that would be a killer. I have mine wired so the normal channel is in phase and has reverb as well. I run a 501 tape echo into that channel parallel mono wet/dry style and it’s just unbelievably good sounding. Best. Amp. Ever!
@YeatzeeGuitar6 ай бұрын
Wow what a cool rig! Dang would love to hear that!
@kevinafflack6 ай бұрын
I’m servicing the tape echo but will do some recordings when I’m done and I’ll share the link. Keep up the good work!
@YeatzeeGuitar6 ай бұрын
@@kevinafflack Right on!
@airtow67666 ай бұрын
I played guitar in a Blues band from 78 to 89 and used only 2 amps, one an Ampeg Vt-40 a four ten tube monster that would take your head off in a small club and a 68 Super Reverb exactly like yours and would love to have it back again. Man, I loved that amp!
@kenwhelan30036 ай бұрын
VT-40 7027As !!!!!
@stevencancel17275 ай бұрын
I have both as well, and they are awesome
@airtow67665 ай бұрын
@@stevencancel1727 Goofy story but I got the Ampeg from a newspaper ad from a guy that thought it was going bad. Turns out the reverb tank had a switch that locked the reverb spring to stop it from bouncing around and the seller didn't know it was locked. I got the amp for $75.00. The speakers had even been changed out to JBL K110's.
@Frank-pe9pk4 ай бұрын
I bought my 68 Super Reverb in 74. I did have it serviced twice over all these years. I have experimented with different power tubes over the years. I still have the original cover. It’s been repaired several times.
@MrBluzhound6 ай бұрын
I have one. Ink stamped 51st week ‘67. Awesome amp!
@YeatzeeGuitar6 ай бұрын
Rad! What speakers are in yours?
@Tonetwisters5 ай бұрын
I think perhaps, the inside of a Fender amp is one of the best video shots there is. I look at other amps and I just shake my head and wonder how in the world they actually work in the first place.
@guitarplayingman5 ай бұрын
I used a Super reverb and a Fender Dual Showman, The Pudin Basin Group were a Florida band. We opened for The Mccoys and other big bands and they all used our back line, because it was so good. Rick Derringer and many other great players loved the setup! ! Best amp I ever owned...
@YeatzeeGuitar5 ай бұрын
Nice!
@MichaelSmith-rn1qw6 ай бұрын
Not all Blackline Dripedge Fender's from 1968 are AB763. My 1968 Blackline Dripedge Bassman is clearly AC568 (the hybrid fixed/cathode bias circuit). If this were my amp, I would replace the 220k balancing resistors and possibly the dropping resistors with something other than carbon comp. It will be interesting to see this amp in future videos as the work progresses. Assuming the bias is in a reasonable range, the amp looks safe to power up, it would be nice to see a before and after playing test. Also, there is no reason not to replace the bias diode with a modern 1N4007. I can't remember which of my old Fenders had a 1N4002 from the factory, but I swapped it out when rebuilding the bias board.
@YeatzeeGuitar6 ай бұрын
Indeed, it's more indicative on some models than others. All evidence pointed pretty squarely to this being blackface inside so I was confident before opening her up. If you haven't yet check out the follow up video I posted this afternoon 🤙
@suzukiyesteryear6 ай бұрын
Best damn amp Fender ever built for lead. Nice surviving example….dont ever sell it. Leave it to your grandson…
@framusburns-hagstromiii8084 ай бұрын
Has always been the TRUE holy grail can't be beat go to amp..at least for me...could never afford one back in the day...could never find a good one once I had the $$.....congrats on your aquisition.
@karabovilakazi50216 ай бұрын
I have a super reverb tone master, I use it to gig , record and play at church! Paired with a vintage strat and tube screamer boy it howls and barks like nobody’s business! I’ve owned many amps both fender and others, but yeah the super is the best amp I’ve played that’s for sure 😅
@dwightrobertson2754 ай бұрын
I'm a big fan of these,played them over 50 years,no amp is the "Best" this model was great for what I needed. 67,and still playing.Cheers
@zenmaestro044 ай бұрын
Great video! I've got a late '67 drip edge Deluxe Reverb with the black lines. Such a great amp. I would LOVE to have a super but they're SO heavy. And I've had many a sound men tell me to turn the Deluxe down anyways lol
@PaulSter4 ай бұрын
So many awesome Fenders. In my case, among my collection, I have a '68 drip-edge SF Super Reverb, but also have the Tonesmaster Deluxe Reverb. Truthfully, with the adjustable power of the TM DR, it's what I use about 90% of the time during the week at home studio.
@demolitiondayrecords5 ай бұрын
My first amp was a Super Reverb but I sold it not knowing what I had at the time which was right around 1994-1995. I've been playing a 1990 Fender Bassman Reissue for a couple years now and it's far and away the best amp I've ever played through. My second favourite amp would be my 68 Princeton Reissue followed by my Marshall SV20! Cheers!
@richardsobieck96606 ай бұрын
I bought mine in 1972 for a cool $200.00. I was told it’s around a 1967. It has one odd speaker which is a Utah speaker, the other 3 look factory. You are spot on about the sound and power if this amp. I absolutely love this amp and nothing compares to it. Have used it for more than a few shows and will never part with it. My son currently has it and loves it as well so it’s becoming a family air loom. I had it reworked about 25 years ago and I’m not sure if any of the tubes were replaced or updated.
@YeatzeeGuitar6 ай бұрын
That's amazing!
@rebelcat4206 ай бұрын
The “NSC” at the beginning of the part number on the choke stands for “New Sensor Corp”, which means it’s a replacement made by New Sensor (Sovtek/EH).
@YeatzeeGuitar6 ай бұрын
Good to know!
@brianwood72375 ай бұрын
Hey love your video my friend I gave up a 68 drip edge back in the 90s it just wasn't what I was looking for and it needed so much work as in a complete overhaul read tubing and all new 10-inch speakers as they had been replaced by car stereo speakers which is why I got it for $100 These days I'm over 50, Stages are too quiet now, and my shoulder still hurts from working years in the trades
@AlexTroulanGuitar6 ай бұрын
Cool video man. Always interesting to see the guts of these amps. They sure are darn heavy too
@richfiryn6 ай бұрын
I traded my 2020 Gibson Les Paul Standard 50's straight across for a 1967 Super Reverb and don't regret that at all. Took it straight away to my local amp tech and he took care of several items for me and I got it back with a clean bill of health. It is exactly what I hoped it would be.
@Panic420006 ай бұрын
Wow! You got screwed and I hate Gibsons.
@richfiryn6 ай бұрын
@@Panic42000 thanks for stoppin by to practice your comedy routine.
@PaulSter4 ай бұрын
@@Panic42000 you managed to squeeze two inane comments into one.
@j.b.28934 ай бұрын
Had one in the late 60s, wish I still had it.
@vinsanityguitar4 ай бұрын
I have that exact same amp. I just started playing it with my Les Paul and it might be the best tone I have found in many years. And really I'm a strat guy. But it almost makes it half Strat half Les Paul vibe.
@yokosomike6 ай бұрын
Had a 67 blackface super and I played jazz in the style of Wes Montgomery. Had to sell it when I moved to Tokyo but that amp was awesome. I still miss it. Next purchase would be a super reverb head matched with a 15” speaker cabinet. It’s a heavy amp so this would solve the problem. Wonderful amplifier.
@simmo12664 ай бұрын
I got a 64 Super with the same speakers as yours (67). Killer amp.
@LloydMajor6 ай бұрын
I remember this amp, awesome!
@erikhartley24946 ай бұрын
My bud has a (I think) Drip Edge AA764 1968 Princeton Reverb that he’ll sell me for $800. It’s in rough shape but everything works and sounds incredible. Is it worth it?
@YeatzeeGuitar6 ай бұрын
Uhhh YES!
@JoeSmith-v7o6 ай бұрын
I came across a deal that was too good to pass up: $900 for a '74 Fender Twin in amazing condition. I didn't need another amp but I knew I would kick myself for not jumping on it. If I came across a deal on one of these Supers I would go for it. They are *GREAT* amps and sound so good.
@josephkingston92526 ай бұрын
I have a twin reverb fender amp and it will run you out of the house add bites and barks with such power and clarity but now the super reverb I used to listen to this blind man that used to play in a group when I was a teenage boy and he had a super reverb and it was a very popular amp back in the seventies and it is a super super super good am p, is Crystal clear like the twin Reverb😮
@matthewf19796 ай бұрын
In the words of Ricky from Trailer Park Boys - “Atodaso” Out of all the amps ever made on the face of earth, the 1964 to 1968 AA/AB763 Super Reverb is my favorite. I’ve played some great Tweeds, all kinds of Marshalls, a Trainwreck…Matchless…even a Dumble modded Fender Bassman head. Sure, they’re great amps, but still…they can‘t hang imo.
@YeatzeeGuitar6 ай бұрын
Excited to finally own one!
@kniferideaudio5 ай бұрын
I had that same amp for about 15 years. 68 Super Drip. Loved it so much but had to sell it when I moved across country. Still kick myself. IMO, the Blue molded caps were nothing to write home about and I have never noticed any ill effect from replacing with high quality Orange or other. If it is an aesthetic/vintage faithful thing, have at it, but I would definitely just listen to it first and see if it sounds great. If it does, I wouldn't do anything but Electrolytics and components that are def bad. I'm a minimalist though. Man, I gotta get another Super Reverb ASAP. Best Fender ever/ only amp I really ever need.
@papawx35 ай бұрын
I had a decision to make. I owned a 1973 Super and a 1975 Vibrolux and had to decide which one I was going to keep, and which one I was selling. The Super was the amp of SRV, while the Vibro was the amp of choice for a guy named Roy Buchanan. So both are great amps. I kept the Vibro. I know I made the right choice for me. The older you get, the more you appreciate smaller amps.
@hunkydorian4 ай бұрын
Probably somebody way down there has already brought this up, but in the Fender catalog that introduced the four-speaker Super, it said that they made it for people who liked the four-speaker Bassman, which had been discontinued.
@raulconve68416 ай бұрын
Wow, your amplifier is in excellent condition and looks brand new! Congratulations and kind regards from Mexico. I have the smallest brother, the Vibrolux Reverb black face.
@YeatzeeGuitar6 ай бұрын
Vibrolux Reverbs are amazing amps! Love mine
@PaulSter4 ай бұрын
I use mine ('68 SF, drip-edge) by itself, and with my' 68 Leslie model 10. Can't think of a better amp to power it with. Since the Leslie preamp takes just the mids from the SR, I crank them and the Leslie punches through better, while the 4x10s get everything else.
@n1zw6 ай бұрын
Watching this video was very nice and I learned something new.
@juana14835 ай бұрын
What????
@NoCoverCharge6 ай бұрын
I have a black line 68 as well and you are 100% correct my man…I play mine all the time at small bars on 4 … no problem wish I could go to 6 😂
@gurianboy4 ай бұрын
Hi....It is nice to know that theres still someone out there that cares enough to see things done right. Im a 73yr. old guitar player from Portland who was a Michael Bloomfield biographer. I play an Eastman LP and a Reverend Eastsider. Is it possible that I could send you a Champ, Princeton, or Ampeg Jet2 (all just hypothetical examples that I own or want -- I also have an excellent Mesa Single Rectifier Id like to sell for $1000) and have you upgrade shoddy workmanship? Just as a guide, how much would you charge for the work on the Super you featured in this video? Thank you! This was most interesting even for a largely non-technical person like myself.
@YeatzeeGuitar4 ай бұрын
Thanks! It's say most repairs like this would run in the ~$250 range, parts included.
@jaymelynnmcintyre85744 ай бұрын
Really dig mine, it kicks ass ! Also my 59 bassman
My 1976 Super Reverb is the best sounding amp I’ve ever played at any price. Scored it at a local store for under $500, after bringing it home I haven’t shopped for another amp since.
@christophersambuco94146 ай бұрын
BTW, I'm enjoying your videos, except that now after seeing the care that you put into your work, I'm going to have go back into a few of my projects and do some clean-up😮
@YeatzeeGuitar6 ай бұрын
😆🤙
@Thefreemans-interesting-music6 ай бұрын
Go great with a pedal steel. Smooth and rich tones.
@jpdr70816 ай бұрын
23:48 I hoped this was 2 yr old I found on my feed, but it's 2 days old so I have to wait now on live for the next video. Subscribed.
@YeatzeeGuitar6 ай бұрын
😂 We're in real time, filming the next vid in the series tonight after work!
@yaniv-nos-tubes6 ай бұрын
hi, great find! ive retubed a super reverb from 1966 with an old ge at v2 for cleans with humbuckers and my secret weapon a mullard i63 at v1 for a bassman like tone at the normal channel for strats and drive. enjoy!
@YeatzeeGuitar6 ай бұрын
Nice!!
@petewebb48045 ай бұрын
The "Hot Dog" resistors, as you call them, look to be Dale model RN, non-magnetic metal film, and are probably the best resistors in that amp. They usually have a very tight tolerance and last forever. They are commonly used in a lot of high-end hifi power amplifiers.
@JakuarMusic5 ай бұрын
Yeahh Lol I had one too, but then I swaped for the 1964 blackface, both are amazing!
@bobbydill63886 ай бұрын
`I still own a 1968 Fender Super Reverb that I bought new in 1968. I also have the 1968 Fender custom Telecaster to go with it. The amp also has the rare tilt back rolling side stands. It is completely original. I mean nothing has been replaced. You would need Mr. Peabody, Sherman and the way back machine to find one this nice (giving away my age here). Great amps.
@YeatzeeGuitar6 ай бұрын
That's amazing!!! How has the tone held up, having not been worked on yet? I've got an all original princeton 5f2a that still sounds great despite never being touched.
@gao12586 ай бұрын
@@YeatzeeGuitar gives me hope to find a diamond some day in a Fender amp, which now makes me wish the one vintage fender I have owned(a 70s Silverface Twin) I had held onto, as it was all original....
@bobbydill63886 ай бұрын
@@YeatzeeGuitar I don't do public gigs anymore. Mostly around the house, so it does not get used as much as before. Still sounds good though. Also, I've always been careful about warming it up. It's so loud, it hardly ever got turned way up. An example of buying more amp than I probably needed. I also use a blues junior some of the time (an early USA model). Princeton's are cool amps.
@bobbydill63886 ай бұрын
@@gao1258 My father was a guitar player. He got me into this. He grew up poor and always taught me to work hard and save money and buy quality and hang on to it and take care of it. It saves money in the long run.
@gao12586 ай бұрын
@@bobbydill6388 so true I just went thru 3 Epiphones, brand new, the last 3 month’s returned em all , today got a used Les Paul studio for a couple hundred more than the first Epi, Quality counts!
@cover5574 ай бұрын
Fender AMPLIFIERS ARE GREAT MY FIRST AMP WAS A FENDER WITH A 4 12 BOTTOM 1976 I BOUGHT IT ! I WISH I STILL HAD THAT AMP it was a late 60,s amp
@billhannaford44886 ай бұрын
Had one of these! Great amp. Ended up keeping my blackface twin instead, just had that "something" that I couldn't get out of the Super. People rip on the Twins as being "too heavy, too loud etc" but I swear my Super was more of a pain to haul around cause of the size and my Twin is 64lbs not much more than that Super
@YeatzeeGuitar6 ай бұрын
It's the height that makes the super a bit goofy to carry I think
@HRHPOW6 ай бұрын
Glad the tube directors put your video up on my home screen. What a pleasure to have a young skilled knowledgeable music man❤ I heard that sigh with the mixed bag on the reveal. I hope you get this iconic amp straigtened out and I hear more about it. This is my first video with you so I will be on the lookout.🇬🇧☕️🎃🎸🥃
@YeatzeeGuitar6 ай бұрын
🙏Thanks!
@JBRRecordings5 ай бұрын
Hey great informative video! Thank you 🙏🏻 question: It’s a Princeton 1969 drip edge label aa764 based on blackface models too?
@YeatzeeGuitar5 ай бұрын
@@JBRRecordings Princeton schematic barely changed for a long time.
@robertnisonoff3907Ай бұрын
If you're recording with it, yes. If you're a gigging musician that transports his/her own equipment, no. It's a wonderful amp that you will never want to move once you find a place for it.
@omarmolina2076 ай бұрын
Put the 0.047s in as the phase inverter couplers. It'll help with the subsonic bass and keep the 4x10 cab from getting too boomy. It'll be a subtle change, it'll look original at first glance, and it'll sound better than others that conform directly to the schematic.
@YeatzeeGuitar6 ай бұрын
Don't mind that idea one bit!
@IL2TXGunslinger6 ай бұрын
Clicked cause it was a Super! You are so correct. Super circuit in the preamp is a little different from the others. Why would anyone not tune that beauty with JJ’s????? It wants NOS GE’s :)
@YeatzeeGuitar6 ай бұрын
Yeah a bit sad to see all JJ's
@PaulSter4 ай бұрын
Back in early 2000s, I got my '68 in a trade. About a year later, I added a 2x12 Pro Reverb for $400. So, so stupidly sold it to get a Rivera Fandango, that I returned in about two weeks. Of course, the Pro was long gone. So, so, so stupid!
@IL2TXGunslinger4 ай бұрын
@@PaulSter If you've been around long enough - it'll happen to everyone.; Rivera's were hot then.
@PaulSter4 ай бұрын
@@IL2TXGunslinger well made amps for sure, but too complicated for me. As though every knob had a push- pull and I just wanted like two solid channels. Not for me in the end.
@PaulSter4 ай бұрын
@@IL2TXGunslinger thanks. Yep, good point, Riveras were all over.
@cchavez2486 ай бұрын
I love Supers but the three negatives that you mentioned are the major contributers to why these amps are still affordable! Big, heavy, and loud make these difficult for many bands to gig, but you're not wrong about these being great deals for great sounding amps! Anyone looking at these could do worse than also looking at vintage Peavey and Traynor amps!
@juana14835 ай бұрын
Peavey Classic 30 you mean???? I just picked one up for $200 on offerup!!!!!!!! Yah brother.
@coldacre6 ай бұрын
Fender Drip Edge Super Reverb 1968-1969 prices ranging from $1,800 - $2,700 AUS (plus shipping) on Reverb for me. I wouldnt call that super cheap. it would probably need a re-cap and have a tech look over it on top of that. great amp, but for mine an AC30C2X is still the best value amp on the market. really well made, sound amazing and are around $1,000 - $1,200
@YeatzeeGuitar6 ай бұрын
I can't speak for Australia, but supers are plentiful where I live in southern California and can easily be had for under $1800 usd. I paid 1.2 for this amp, there's a blackface for 1.8 that's been sitting for a month, all original too. I see several on reverb for local pickup under 1.5, and that's on reverb. I'm a big ac30 fan, but I'd take a vintage super over c2/x personally 🙂
@rlarsen45626 ай бұрын
Blackface Super and a Strat, a match made in heaven. Love my '63. Inexpensive ? Not that I've seen
@YeatzeeGuitar6 ай бұрын
63 super? Brownface? They're super plentiful here in SoCal, any given day there's at least a few under 2k sitting for a month +. I paid 1.2
@JimThompson-i3u4 ай бұрын
I found a killer deal on a '74 Twin Reverb that I could not pass up. It's a great amp, but it stays put where it is. I don't want to haul the amp for gigging. I'll take it out on special occasions where I can crank it up but otherwise I'll go with a more practical solution.
@stratdoc5 ай бұрын
I have one. It’s a 70 and there is no doubt it has a unique mojo. Folks think, I surmise, it’s to heavy and big to gig (as they play in their basements and garages). So I have an Imperial (which is a deluxe) a vibrolux and the super. Bigger, yes! Heavier? Well mine is 9lbs heavier than the vibroluxe. So I have casters. How about hum and snap? Yeah a bit more noise until I had the folks at Victoria amps replace some caps and tubes. The ability to feel an amp from clean to overdriven is special about these and Derek Trucks is a devotee. So right now if you find a bargain consider adding one..
@timmotel58046 ай бұрын
Good Day. Excellent. However, someone personally did actually build this amp, long , long ago. History. About a year ago, I bought a New '65 Reissue Super Reverb. I've always loved these amps and I don't know why I never bought one before. Good, bad, or otherwise. I'm completely satisfied with mine. I'm primarily a drummer since 1963, so what do I know? I wish that I hadn't sold my Marshall JCM-900 12x2 100W/50W combo amp that I bought new in 1994, I think it was. I broke my rule. When you buy something, Keep It! There's a reason why you bought it. Anyway, thank you. Very well presented. I just subscribed. Best Regards.
@YeatzeeGuitar6 ай бұрын
Cheers thanks!
@timmotel58046 ай бұрын
@@YeatzeeGuitar Thank You. Really enjoy your videos.
@FrankDux-rq7go6 ай бұрын
Derek Trucks sent Duane Betts one of his Super Reverbs because Duane loved the way it sounded. Duane has been using it on the road ever since.
@kevinb68056 ай бұрын
I really enjoyed the super Reverb I have one and I just started having problems took it to somebody different the Transformer was blown and the tubes went I don't even know if that is what happens when it's Transformer very insightful help me a lot I would love to be able to ask you some questions 67 blackface and I'm panicking over it with these guys are doing to it
@YeatzeeGuitar6 ай бұрын
Output transformer? That's be pretty surprising, but hard to say without having the amp in hand
@JackTheSkunk6 ай бұрын
I firmly believe that "the best" of any musical instrument, be it a guitar or amp depends on the music you intend to play and where you intend to play it. What works best for me would probably be sadly lacking for 99% of those watching this video.
@youscreamiscream6 ай бұрын
65-66' Marshall JTM 45 IS the amp that is the benchmark of all things rock...
@johnmarshall39036 ай бұрын
Totally agree
@gergemall6 ай бұрын
Oh how I wish I never sold all my pro stuff I was wise enough to keep a 1974 Martin D 28 S and it’ sounds amazing ❤
@papadelta17915 ай бұрын
A clean SF drip edge is one of the best looking amps out there. Getting your SR back to spec with better components and better work will be a fun project.
@YeatzeeGuitar5 ай бұрын
Check out the other videos in the series if you get a chance :)
@davidkellymitchell47476 ай бұрын
I've always preferred the sound of four 10" speakers. If you think about it you have 40 inches of air displacement where's a Twin only has 24. Pro, Deluxe and Princeton even less. The Vibroverb is only 15" of air displacement. The Super just sounds better to me and I've owned everything Fender made and multiple copies of each. The Silver face and drip edge years are fairly easy to black face the components if you so desire. Had some of them too.
@JoshRoberts-fo5gq6 ай бұрын
Love it!!! Good Job Yeatzee
@YeatzeeGuitar6 ай бұрын
🙏🙏
@markn45266 ай бұрын
Super Reverbs are my favorite Fender amp...which is why I have 2 (a totally stock '65 and slightly modded '72). I can't believe that you lifted your SR onto the workbench so easily!
@YeatzeeGuitar6 ай бұрын
Awesome!! Haha it's definitely not the easiest amp to get on the workbench!
@unitoftempАй бұрын
That's my holy grail. Hell, even the tonemaster version.
@markrichardson2396 ай бұрын
I have the Super Twin Reverb. Had it gone through by Torres Engineering. 180 Watts. JJ's Tubes. Yep, we both o.k.
@sparkyguitar00585 ай бұрын
In the mid 70's , when I started learning to play guitar, my teacher had a Super reverb and a Ampeg stack. And to learn to play I used his Rickenbacker 360. Not bad wsy to start learning. I ended up a Twin fan owing my current Pro Tube Twiw since 96. But its still not my fav. These days it ends up being a Hotone Mojo Diamond (Fender Tweed) head on a 1-12 Celesion equipped cabinet. Loud enough clean enough and paid a grand total of $ 60 for the whole thing. Enough for on stage volume and just run my sound through my pedalboard and D I through F O H. Lets this 64 yr old carrying a 20lb cab w/ head stuck in back on cab. Leave the 100 lb Twin or Boogie in a road case back in storage. Both on wheels but who cares they are still too heavy. But its what I grew up with then. Now don't need all that any more.
@stringedaz6 ай бұрын
Big Fender amps are super cheap right now, and they are incredibly good amps suited to a variety of genres. They are built like tanks, and they love pedals, too. Great vid.
@YeatzeeGuitar6 ай бұрын
Well said!
@incredifunk5 ай бұрын
Super cheap??? I don't know where you're shopping but let me know I'd like to get my hands on one. Oh my god .
@YeatzeeGuitar5 ай бұрын
They're a dime a dozen under 2k. I paid 1.2k and I don't even consider that an amazing deal
@forrestroush6 ай бұрын
while have going full on roland gk style for what i do i have to say my old 72 super reverb was the best tube amp i have owned it takes to effect pedals amazingly as the "clean" tone is to die for and the trem and verb are lush as can be ..... the tone pairs with well with psychedelic's ;)
@BlueberryStinkFinger624 ай бұрын
The older Vox valvetronix hybrid amps with the real 12x7A tubes in them unbeatable plain and simple
@christophersambuco94146 ай бұрын
Possible good news regarding the Orange drops in your amp. I believe that the Torres branded Orange Drops are of the same type of construction as the Blue Molded cap (both being Mylar Film and Foil, as opposed to Polypropylene type) I'm guessing that the Bass and midrange caps for the Vibrato channel are both .022 value which is a semi 5f6a Bassman tone stack thing. You may want to give the modded tone stack values a try. (I like the modded channel for somewhat clearer bass, which works nice for overdrive, without sounding like a completely different amp.
@YeatzeeGuitar6 ай бұрын
The tone stack is the stock value, just no blue moldeds. The orange drop there is a different brand, but good to know about the two in the PI!
@KennethCrickmore-sl8jl5 ай бұрын
I beg to differ. My tiny Blackstar ID Core stereo 40 is a great small amp and when i plug it into my full surround sound receiver I get all the tones the Fender has and a few more with my guitar that has a hand made custom made extended pick guard loaded with 3 quad rail humbuckers wires like a 50's Les Paul with coil splits. and With the P/P 500k ohm Vol and tone pots .047 orange drop tone caps the bridge tone pot also P/P for activating the bridge and neck P/U's together regardless of the 5-way switch Position. I can get many more tones that any other rig without any pedals Eat your heart out as this is my very first build/mod of a guitar. lol.
@sboy19556 ай бұрын
Man, what a nice rig 👍🏽 i bet she’s tone for days and that being with plenty of volume!
@GuyNarnarian4 ай бұрын
Vintage Twin Reverbs are also very cheap. The Super and Twin are great amps if you can deal with the size, weight and volume.
@goodun29746 ай бұрын
Refetencing to 5:50, it's good to have a "blackline" in your backline! 😉
@jensenbell6 ай бұрын
Pre 1972 Super Reverbs (real plywood) are Heavenly Tone Generators ... so touch sensitive. A lot of that is the quality of the transformers. The guts of a drip edge Fender Amp are often interrupted with some cheap fixes of problems caused by CBS workers/cheaper parts. So easy to fix... to set back to the 64-67 specs. As long as the output transformer is as good as the one you have in this video, you are in great shape. High Quality Mercury Magnetics Transformers are readily available (thank goodness) and can even make reissues sound beetter... and real ones sounds correct. - I'm worried about those tube sockets too. OHH- wow.. that Reverb Channel was really carved up in such a lazy way. It's going to sound so good when you clean that channel up! 20:58 - wow! Modern Tanner did a great job. Now I just want to wish you joy in playing it.
@YeatzeeGuitar6 ай бұрын
Thanks man for the added info! I uploaded a video of how it sounds after the work done, check it out if you're curious 😊👍
@Lu_Woods6 ай бұрын
There's a Twin on Poulsbo's CL for relatively cheap that's tempting me. (Also a Bantam Bass)...thanks for the dive into the Super.
@YeatzeeGuitar6 ай бұрын
I came so close to buying a twin the other day as well, also super cheap but the seller sold it out from under me after we planned out a meeting.
@cliffchilders58206 ай бұрын
I had a 66 Super Reverb... Absolutely loved it!! Unfortunately l left it plugged in during a thunderstorm! Lightning got it and fried it to a crisp!!
@YeatzeeGuitar6 ай бұрын
That's insane! Wow how sad
@goodun29746 ай бұрын
At 13:00, the shiny brown resistors appear to be Dale precision 1% resistors.
@rasjase16 ай бұрын
I was about to comment the same thing lol.... they are excellent quality and used in lots of old mil spec electronics
@goodun29746 ай бұрын
@@rasjase1 , Rift Amplification posted a video just yesterday of a Louis Electric amp that used almost entirely Dale precision resistors throughout the circuit. Although, the annoying thing is that attention wasn't paid to installing them with the label facing up, therefore you couldn't read the resistance value on many of them.
@rasjase16 ай бұрын
@goodun2974 Oh man, that would be a nightmare lol.
@THE_WOAT6 ай бұрын
I have the exact same 68 Super with the black drip edge, same Alnicos, bought it in 1980 from a preacher whose church bought it new, they used it to deliver sermons 😂
@YeatzeeGuitar6 ай бұрын
Amazing!
@Intrinsic.Recording5 ай бұрын
The worst are the BROWN Mallory caps. There's Orange Drops...and the brown Turd Drops. But I digress. I guess if you want it all original and the cap is in spec / value, the blue ones are ok. Cool video. Yes, some suspect soldering. The center tap ground lug...? Sheesh man. Thanks!
@YeatzeeGuitar5 ай бұрын
@@Intrinsic.Recording whole series on the amp in the description 🤙
@ianhames24655 ай бұрын
Hello, this is the first video of yours I have seen, which I was pleased to find. I am interested in what you find less desirable in the silver mica caps. The reason being, I am building my first guitar amp from scratch as a bit of a challenge, and have all but finished, only the only 500pf and 250 pf caps I could purchase for the Princeton Reverb copy here in England, are the silver mica variety. Please tell me what you think would be an alternative choice. Thanks.
@YeatzeeGuitar5 ай бұрын
The ones labeled sm are known for failing, that's really it. They do sound different too, but that's a personal thing.
@ianhames24655 ай бұрын
@@YeatzeeGuitar Thank you for your response. I had a feeling you were going to say that, so I have the right value in polypropylene hifi caps 650v, which I will try whilst the chassis is out.
@watkinscopicat6 ай бұрын
got my super reverb last year, (a 77 Ultralinear), and it freakin rules, always wanted one since seeing yo la tengo live years ago.
@michaelgriffin53046 ай бұрын
My Rivera Clubster Royale is basically a custom version of this amp with SIlent Recording features, etc. Killer amp! Of course, there are many, many woes that people go through with vintage amps, if you can even get one. I wouldn't say around 2k is 'Cheap' either. I'd take my modern version of the amp, with its reliability and cost as compared to one of these, unless I got it for around $800, because I'll have to replace filter caps, capacitors, etc.
@YeatzeeGuitar6 ай бұрын
Never heard of that amp, I'll look it up!
@pacohair37414 ай бұрын
Ya man these things are the best, the main reason I don't gig with my super reverb is because that thing is heavy. The only times a use it is at private parties where we are playing multiple sets.
Old technology, original circuit designed by Bell Labs. Soldano type circuits are MUCH improved and almost all modern tube amps are some variation of the original Soldano circuits.
@edwinwise67516 ай бұрын
I had its latter day clone …. A deville and I got rid it it because it sounded solid state