YOU be the judge... Vintage Fender Super Reverb

[@BradsGuitarGarage]

The sound of a Super on a nice bridge pickup in a minor key is as crushingly confrontational as life itself.

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

Brad the philosopher, I'm here for it 😂

[@Bhatt_Hole]

True true! It's second only to, ....the neck pickup. Nearly always overlooked, under-utilized, and even disliked... by most players.

[@markn4526]

Man...killer tones from a killer amp! That reverb is luscious. The Super Reverb lives up to being my favorite Fender amp model.

[@sunsetjunior9313]

Streaming this through my Marantz 70’s hifi. Even the compressed KZbin sound is killer. Excellent job capturing the tones! Huge kudos.

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

@@sunsetjunior9313 thanks! That sounds like a rad system!

[@jonathonmills1048]

I think you've run into the issue that many players have after being around top-end equipment as long as you have, in that everything becomes a flavor really rather than good or bad(because yes they're all great). To me the tone here is unbelievable, it sounds right off a classic record you've worn out after spinning too many times. For instance, I think it would be fun to compare this to a monoprice, or a budget Fender/Bugera/Supro amp just to remind yourself how truly awesome some of the gear you have at your fingertips is. Content is fabulous and well produced as always! Cheers.

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

❤️ And yes I'm very spoiled at this point. But that's sort of the point of this series in the first place. A decent but still cheap tube amp is going to be close to 1k. Save up a bit more and you can have this professional grade amp, the super is an absolute bargain!

[@guitarpoetone1]

Very nicely done so yer gonna sell it now ? This must not be yer number #one amp ? Do u have one or have u found a few of them that u wouldn't sell ❤

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

@@guitarpoetone1? Definitely not selling it! I love the amp..

[@PsionicAudio]

Atta boy!

[@1mihayes]

Greatest amp ever made in my opinion. Absolutely nothing, and I mean nothing, sounds like it!

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

So true! 4x10 plus the ab763 circuit is magic

[@Skman22]

Damn!! It sounds like America, In the best possible way. Beautiful work. Incredibly quiet noise floor! Zero hum! Thats a keeper. Bliss.

[@goodun2974]

As an American myself I don't know that I would necessarily characterize America as having "a low noise floor", but that's a socio-political conversation for another channel! 🤔😉

[@Bhatt_Hole]

"comin again to save the mutha-fukkin day ya!"

[@Tonetwisters]

I am blessed to own a '64 that I have had since it was brand spanking new. And a 1966, as well. They are really sweet amps. Saving up for an AmpRX Brown Box! I had my amp tech replace all the years of acquired junk, with SoZo Blues ... Wow.

[@kevinafflack]

What this video doesn’t capture is the spread and 3d sound from the four 10s. It really fills out the sound so you don’t have to be as loud to be felt.

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

Absolutely! That's going to be hard to capture, but I'll give it a whirl.

[@cactusbedGC8]

Both the production quality and the information on your videos is amazing. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Subscribed..!

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

Thank you!! 🙏

[@meots]

I have to say that in my 50 years of playing guitar and chasing tone this is by far the best sounding amp I’ve ever heard.

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

♥ It's hard to beat a super reverb for these kinds of sounds!

[@meots]

@@YeatzeeGuitar I’m mostly into rockabilly and surf these days and your amp has the tone I’m looking for. I’m definitely going to be on the lookout for one. I’ve had several Fenders models in my life (Twin, Hot Rod Deluxe, Concert, Champ, 75) but never a Super. Nothing else sounds like it. I’ve got a Blues Junior now and I hate it….especially after watching this video, lol.

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

@@meots it's true, they have their own sound. Hard to compare a blues Jr to an amp like this haha, big amps sound big who knew 😆

[@BradsGuitarGarage]

Beautiful work mate. Equally in the playing as the work done to the amp.

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

🙏🙏🙏

[@seanblythe9109]

Absolutely gorgeous toaaannn

[@mind140]

This is a great sounding amp!. I did a quick search on Reverb and they are criminally cheap for this kind of tone being possible.

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

Criminally cheap is a great way to put it

[@seanzinger]

These tones are quite remarkable.

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

🙏

[@diangara3298]

What a dream tone. Great work!!

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

Thanks!

[@soapboxearth2]

Sounds great!! Glassy goodness

[@sgt.grinch3299]

Excellent. The owner will be pleased for many years to come. That’s what matters most.

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

That's me 👋 personal amp this time 😁

[@TheMorganOrgan]

That sounds incredible ❤🤘🏻🎸

[@TheMorganOrgan]

Great job on all fronts.

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

Thank you!

[@timmotel5804]

Perfect Sweet Playing. The only thing wrong with a Super Reverb, is, NOTHING! I have one now too. Love It. Best Regards & Thanks

[@louderthangod]

Great tones and playing. Such a deep and dynamic amp and you really highlighted that.

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

Thank you for recognizing that, hard to convey when you're not in the room with the amp

[@marksguitars5617]

very cool series, I just picked up a 1973 silver panel Super Reverb

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

Congrats on the new amp!

[@krisharrop3764]

Nice work! Great playing!

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

Thanks!

[@mtbmadman011]

Bravo 👏Well done Sir!

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

🍻

[@sboy1955]

Whooo boy, that’s some sweet toneification!! Chime that splits ice with a tight warm bottom!

[@baabaabaa-El]

Absolutely gorgeous mate!! I had to whack the Sennheisers on, not at all jealous!!

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

🎧🤙

[@robertshamansky1912]

Super Reverb & Bassman, my two favorite blackface amps. This amp sounds great!

[@clapdrix72]

That's some seriously good tone. A little surfy for me at times but it's still very eery, which is almost always a good thing.

[@formulajoe2]

I also have a very early 68 black-line drip edge super. Amazing amp! Someone had swapped out a bunch of the blue molded Ajax caps with orange drops, but thankfully they saved them and nothing was wrong with them so they went back in!

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

Lucky you!

[@DonSambrook]

Well done!

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

🙏

[@damiangentile]

Que bien que suena ese amp 🎉🎉

[@BushidoPhoto]

The amp sounds amazing! My main amp is a new Magnate Panoramic stereo and it doesn't breakup really at any volume, just clean quiet and clean loud. I'd love to have one of these vintage super reverb's as well.

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

Nice!

[@goodun2974]

@BushidoPhoto, if it's a modern-production Magnatone you should pull it out of the cabinet and post a gut-shot video on KZbin. I've worked on vintage Maggie's but have never seen an interior examination of a *new* Magnatone anywhere online. Neither Lyle or Brad have ever worked on a new Maggie....

[@mohamedtlass3842]

@@goodun2974they apparently are quite a departure from the originals

[@adamdavies7502]

Sweet man. I've got an OX box. do you think running it through the OX box 4ohm connection will wear the tubes or damage it over time? Also what cab did you use on the OX to try and match the super reverbs sound?

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

The OT is BEEFY on a super, 2ohm to 4ohm is not really an issue. I believe I used the Vibrolux 2x10 cab in there, close enough 🙂

[@e.r.559am7]

Glorious sounding amp. Tasty playing, too. Thank you. No endless bentatonic blues proctologist wang dang.

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

@@e.r.559am7 😆 thanks! Be sure to check out the final demo I did with several guitars, link the description 🤘

[@e.r.559am7]

@@YeatzeeGuitar I have lol. It's also excellent. Now I'm looking for an old but solid SR locally here in LA. No other way to get 'that' sound.

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

@@e.r.559am7 very true. Los Angeles? If so there's always a few around there, very common here in SoCal

[@timeconsumer325]

I absolutely LOVE a super and want one but I know it doesn’t make sense for me. I’ve got a 74 deluxe reverb and even that is more than I need on the rare occasion that I play a gig these days

[@goodun2974]

It's best to leave the monster, high-power amps to those who really need them for larger gigs, those who are most suited to own them. Not great for older folks like myself with a bad back and who doesn't play out ---- I can fix big amps but owning anything more than 15 watts is wasted on my mediocre at home playing . On the other hand, my wife and I have mostly owned giant dogs; we like giant dogs and are used to them and know how to train them, but they are best left to experienced dog owners like ourselves (there's a video of them on my channel). We're also getting older, which means that in the future any dogs we adopt will have to be 50 pounds or less...

[@ColeWheeler4Lyfe]

Sounds fantastic. If that’s your amp put some vintage American 12ax7s in there on channel one.

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

That's the plan, eventually!

[@michaeltaylors2456]

The very first amp I ever heard cranked in the room with. Dude had a strat copy and an EH LPB pretty incredible

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

Nice!

[@JimmyWatfordGuitar]

Love it!

[@adamkrauss303]

Sounding great and appreciate all this insight. So, harkening back to your first vid in this series, where you said you got the amp “cheap”, do you still think it was a good deal for you? I suspect that answer may change as to others, like me, who are not doing all these self repairs/upgrades.

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

@@adamkrauss303 I paid $1200. I don't think there's an amp that can touch a super reverb for anywhere near that price... Which is not a fluke price either. I literally just sent someone a link to buy the same year for 1.2k list. It's a professional amp, easily repaired... They're amazing.

[@bmitchellmusic]

Ok I need one. Was already wanting one and this sealed the deal 😂 thanks dude!

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

😂 👍

[@halbertking2683]

Ralph Gleason's Jazz Casual with B.B. King . There's B.B. with a 355 and a black panel Super Reverb on tilt back legs .

[@markspurgin8225]

Sounds good to me

[@Andy-ql9wh]

Nice man , It sounds good. made me want to go plug in my Twin... But I have to go back to work😪

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

Those damn responsibilities always getting in the way of fun haha

[@RichardColon-fi3im]

Beautiful

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

🤙

[@vadenk4433]

I own this exact amp but with oxfords. 68 black line super

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

Rad! Oxfords get a bad rap but I like them in my Vibrolux

[@Zelleram55]

Sounds Great. I have a vintage 1968 Super Reverb as well. Its had lots of work done to it from previous owners. They replaced all the coupling caps with Mallory 150’s. Love its tone, It just sings. My only issue is It has a higher noise floor (Background Hum) than I care for. . Any suggestions for that i would be open too.

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

I've been struggling with a high noise floor on both of my blackface fenders. They're not, as far as I can tell, a great design for super quiet operation. The first thing to determine is if it's hum or hiss. Hum being a harmonic of the wall voltage. From there you can start pull tubes and seeing where the noise goes away. That will give you some clues on the problem area.

[@goodun2974]

​@@YeatzeeGuitar, Did you try undoing the heater-circuit wiring string and checking with a multimeter to see if all of the Preamp tubes are fed from the same AC phase? Pull all the tubes and disconnect at least one of the green heater wires from the transformer at the 6L6's, and start continuity checking with the meter. There's a valid reason why people building their own amplifiers often used twisted heater wiring made up with 2 different color wires, so they can phase all the tubes correctly.

[@David.S.]

great job on the vid, sounds great!

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

Thanks!

[@popeye089]

Had a super reverb I loved but for me a black flag JTM50 is the key to my heart. The great thing about music is the variety and differences we can all get and make wonderful music and sounds. There is no best, just best for you

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

Absolutely! And the point of the first video wasn't that the super is the best amp in the world, per se, it's that there is no amp that can touch a super for the prices they go for. A true professional amplifier, maybe the best classic design fender ever did, and they're available for less than a reissue! It's amazing.

[@popeye089]

@@YeatzeeGuitar agree, they’re a steal, my favorite is the drip edge

[@mohamedtlass3842]

@@YeatzeeGuitarit’s because they made so many back then! The small amps mostly went to students and a few studios

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

They made way more student models, undoubtedly, but I never say the value has anything to do with rarity

[@mohamedtlass3842]

@@YeatzeeGuitar we’d have to look at the shipping totals to prove that! All fenders were expensive at the time but were a must for gigging musicians, halls, etc and they would produce more of what would sell the most generally! This is why we see so many bf/sf bassman, showman, super reverb, bandmaster

[@finoroverato7640]

Wow Super sounds great What pickups are on that guitar?

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

Thanks! It's a Danocaster with the pickups he chose for the guitar, they're no longer made I don't think. Peter Leonard?

[@Kdawg270]

who is riffing right now great job by the way . Great job at showing different tones. 🙂

[@kevinafflack]

Best amp Evah!

[@gao1258]

Although the Super at my GC turned out ti be a 90s reissue , this series of vids has me really thinking hard about getting a pre 75 Super, i do need a “classic” Fender amp of some kind, more amp for home/studio than any one needs but the tone of these is the best imo even at low volumes , the 4x10 and BF/SF circuits just is wonderful…. Can I justify it as a at home amp to compliment my Marshall?😅 liked the sounds even without the cab and needed cap and resistor replacements, thanks for this series of repair/demo tubes!

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

Honestly it's a great home amp, they sound massive at any volume!

[@sboy1955]

Gonna subscribe to keep up with your effort 👍🏽

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

🙏

[@christophervincent8420]

Yeah, it is just an amazing amp

[@goodun2974]

Is this with the Accutronics reverb tank you borrowed from another of your amps? Also wondering if you got the DC voltage out of the board and off of the scratchy control pots.

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

Yep it's the 90s accutronics from my 6g15 reissue. I've got a Gibbs on the way though! Keep watching, I go over the DC / scratchy pot issue. It's the pot... And I've used up my last deoxit on it so I need to buy more 😅

[@goodun2974]

@@YeatzeeGuitar You could try taking the pot apart and cleaning the track and the wiper with a pencil eraser. Oftentimes the problem isn't the wiper or the carbon track but the commutator armatures thing on the other end of the wiper where the 2 pieces of metal rotate against each other.. When they oxidize no control cleaner truly removes all of the tarnish,, And silver oxide functions as a semiconductor diode. A pencil eraser or preferably an ink eraser that has a slight amount of pumice or silica grit is really good for polishing metal contacts

[@ericsfc1ea.16]

Sounds pretty good to me but not a fan of the breakup tone of newer tubes. Checked my stash, don't have any blue molded laying around to contribute to the PI/Output section(comment posted before the end of the vid) nice upgrade. I have a '70 modded to blackface and love it. Enjoy yours!

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

Definitely room for improvement, but yeah I mean this was with all modern JJ's across every single socket. Most would absolutely cringe at the thought of how that'd sound 🤷‍♂️I've got some vintage tubes for it, though I'm light on non-microphonic preamp tubes.

[@johndaugherty4127]

Imma do everyone on a budget a favor and suggest the Fender Rumble 25 bass amp. Got one formyson and, dayum...

[@Kirk_Mcgurk]

I'm a Marshall guy but I really like the way this amp is sounding! Great job, how did you learn amp repair electronics?

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

KZbin and forums! Lots to learn still but we're crawling there 🤙

[@Kirk_Mcgurk]

@@YeatzeeGuitar How long have you been at it? I'm asking because I would love to have that as a hobby.

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

@@Kirk_Mcgurk I've documented it from the first amp to now on the channel so you can see the progression! First fender I ever really worked on was a year ago almost to the day 🤙

[@Kirk_Mcgurk]

@@YeatzeeGuitar Okay, thanks for the info.!

[@plexidust5101]

No fault in the tones because you rolled us with the playing. Get a monkey in there to bang on some strings while you make it pretty damn you. So first deal, the tone is really realy good on my laptop receiver. Leave it ALONE ! is the next response. Oh hell, where are we going here ? Subbed , love this place, LETS GO !

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

Haha thanks! Some more parts are needed to get it 100% right, namely some blue moldeds and disc caps. Getting there!

[@plexidust5101]

​@@YeatzeeGuitar so cool , your playing is really Good my brother, honestly one of the best tones and playing on you tube in my opinion. Especially the unexpected part being disguised in a gear dive. Usually the tech is interesting, however never a good 'demo' person. YOU , however are a total sleeper in both regards. LOVE IT !

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

@@plexidust5101 thanks man that's super kind of you to say!

[@deanfarley7639]

That was the first big Fender amp I ever played-the 68 Super Reverb. It sounded so dynamic. I gotta look for one for myself. Great playing man! Listen to The Mermen much?

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

@@deanfarley7639 Thanks! And no I have not heard of them!

[@Hugh_Manitee]

Sounds like my 68 Fender Twin.

[@omarmolina207]

Good move with the .047μF PI couplers. Maybe one day I'll convert you to 3.3μF bypass caps on the first triode as well. Or one of the new 8μF MODs on the shared cathode of the 2nd stage instead, if you're extra sneaky.

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

I'm down to give just about anything a try.

[@omarmolina207]

Cool. Add this to your list to try. Mod makes both values in similar sizes and aesthetics to what is already installed. The 8 shelves the lows in the 2nd stage (sub bass mostly). The 250 fully bypass the reverb driver triode for lowest noise operation and no effect on tone. kzbin.infoHhQvfLoqYQI

[@davidseal6863]

I have an all original 1961 Super amp for sale. It worked the last time I checked. LMK

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

@@davidseal6863 shoot me an email, YeatzeeGuitar @ Gmail .com

[@Kdawg270]

Unreal how good this sounds , My ears are drooling right now 100% and I am looking at shit to sell LOL

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

😆😆

[@geoffreyreynolds112]

Ohhh My Gosh!!!

[@lordd794]

Those JJ tubes really make a difference.

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

I'm curious how it'll sound with some vintage tubes in it

[@mohamedtlass3842]

Vintage is usually better then JJ

[@timmotel5804]

@@mohamedtlass3842 Could be. However, try to find Vintage Tubes, and the Price$$$ Best Regards.

[@gao1258]

And oh! You got blue tack!

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

😂 It's not great lol

[@gao1258]

@@YeatzeeGuitar I am still in pedal stage as far as learning to build so I haven't used it yet...I guess I will go with scotch tape when I need to hold a wire :P

[@goodun2974]

​@@YeatzeeGuitar, Somebody else suggested using Silly Putty which is silicon based and probably more heat resistant.

[@richpedals7117]

sounds ok, not my kind of guitar sound but I'm not really a reverb guy, I guess I might appreciate it more if I was into surf type music

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

We all have our preferences. I can still appreciate a good tone, even if it's not my preferred tone I'd use 🤷‍♂️

[@richpedals7117]

@@YeatzeeGuitar Well, you did ask for people's opinions but sounds like you've already decided that it has good tone. As long as you're happy with it then that's the main thing. I think it sounds ok, I have amps that I prefer the sound of, but I'm not that into that kind of overdrive or reverb sound so that's part of it. Like you say, we all have our preferences.

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

@@richpedals7117 I wouldn't own the amp if I didn't think it sounded good.

[@Kdawg270]

What I would like to know is why can't we make the new amps sound as good or better then the old amp's, Why can't we recreate this in a new amp. Is this why people are moving towards Modelling ? I have a Catalyst 200W 2x12 Combo Amp but listening to this amp wow not even close...

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

Combination of everything. Old speakers old transformers, old resistors, old caps etc. I think a part of it is also how a lot of parts are out of spec today, so you could make a perfect clone using the schematic but it won't sound the same as one that's been around for 60 years regardless

[@Kdawg270]

@@YeatzeeGuitar So You can't wash away the hours . you can never unring a bell, Beautiful is just beautiful

[@BradsGuitarGarage]

[@markspurgin8225]

Brad do you ever sleep

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

🍺

[@TrickyTrav967]

This sounds super ok to me. It might sound better with humbuckers, but this is just not a good sound to me. The gain staging in this amp just does not inspire me at all. Pale in comparison to a vox for me.

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

Nothing wrong with having a different preference. I own a 1964 Ac30 and AC10, different beasts.

[@matthewf1979]

Sounds trrrrrble 😝

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

I just hear that in Charles Barkley's voice 😂

[@matthewf1979]

@@YeatzeeGuitar You know I'm joking. It sounds great!

[@trekbsg]

Sounds like a vintage super reverb to me.

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

Mission accomplished then 🙂

[@huddyskiba1]

🍻🫡