1982 Fender Twin Reverb Silverface

great review.... for the best smith's sounds I usually think of a 60s super reverb and you might wanna add a JC120 to the mix.... I am pretty sure in the early years Johnny Marr was using the jazz chorus for treble and the SF twin for mids and bass.... I think later sounds are a 60s super reverb and sometimes a deluxe reverb in the studio.... aso, don't forget a boss ce2 and/or a BF2 into the fender amps so you have insane modulation going

@jimmarchi1 thanks for the feedback. It's true that Marr, as a Fender ambassador, uses different Fender amps. In regards to the effects, those are great to actually emulate the melodic tones.

I've been on a smith's kick for the first time in 20 years.... really digging the johnny marr thing and I am left wondering why I don't own a blackface fender anymore (though my stable of voxes will cop some johnny mar jangle thru the top boost channels)... I'll have to break down and buy my buddy's BF tremolux

everything from 'the queen is dead' on I really identify with 40 watt fenders, particularly the BF super reverb, rather than the silverface twins.... though marr talks about the deluxe reverb a lot when referencing late period smiths tone.... who knows? I saw him using a tweed bassman on stage as well as a brown concert in some footage.... a fender is a fender is a fender though, the twin being the most distinct sounding model to my ear mostly by dint of it being so high headroom and punchy

also, I'm pretty sure that in 1982 the twin was back in blackface attire but with before it bounced to red knob the following year. Although god knows what circuit's in te 80s ones. things were in chaos with the twin following the CBS takeover. Every eyar is a little different. its one fo the nuttiest fender amps.... in fact it always was. There are like 4 tweed versions all totally different ranging from 30 to 80 watts, there's a blonde version that's like a showman ina combo. There's the twin reverb in blackface that stays pretty consistent. Then it goes SF/drip-edge and keeps close to the original circuit for a eyar or two, but then ti goes off the rails. There are high output ones, ultralinear transformer ones, master volume ones. Off the rails completely. different version every year. I think I've seen every SF version at this point but who knows. Only the really early oens are worth a damn. For the buck the fender dual showman owns allover a twin reverb even in blackface. Slightly more robust transformers and no reverb circuitry bogging it down.