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1982 Fender Twin Reverb Silverface

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1982 Fender Twin Reverb Silverface

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Kurt Cobain

This was used in live shows, and while recording In Utero and MTV Unplugged.
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John Lee Hooker

My uncle played drums for Mr. Lee Hooker in the early 90's for some shows & often said that John used the Twin as much as he could, though it was hard since it was heavy & he had a tough time lugging it around by himself or with the help of his Nephew Archie.
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Harry Styles

used in the abbey Road Performances
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Ryan Ross

we can see the amp behind ryan throught the video
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John Martyn

The live set-ups I saw in the early 70’s were comprised of a Fender Twin Silver Face for the guitar.
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Stephen Malkmus

Talking about his Slanted and Enchanted-era gear, Stephen Malkmus says "Other than that, I don’t think I had anything else. I had this little Epiphone amp that my friend’s grandfather, or his dad, had had forever. That was the primary amp, other than Scott Kannberg had this solid-state Fender amp, which I would not recommend. Also maybe there was a Twin Reverb lying around. Basic stuff, you know?"
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John Squire

In this picture you can see John Squire using a Fender Twin Reverb model known as the Silverface because of it's silver controls panel.
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Aaron North

Used an old silverface "twin" in "the hand that feed you"
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Ty Segall

Ty Segall uses lots of Fender Twin Reverb Amplifiers to get his big meaty sound
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Ichisan

We can see a Silverface Twin reverb in this picture from his Facebook. It is from 1973 as he says.
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Steve Sweeney

This has been a chosen amp for years.
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Mahmoud Radaideh

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Plunkake

Studio vintage combo Fender twin reverb silverface amp
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Emile van Dango

In this photo you can see him using this amp.
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Ben Alvarez

EDIT: This is a Deluxe Reverb, not a twin. The admins need to allow me to make this change. Ben's guitar can be seen in this instagram photo resting on a Fender Twin Reverb.
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Hamish Anderson

Through what amp and why? Fender twins are generally my go to for an amp, beautiful cleans, breaks up real nicely…can’t beat a Tele through a twin.
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4 reviews

bamasbananas

156

Great amp

As a huge fan of the clean tones of The Smiths I wanted to create the same clean base sound. You get that instantly with the Twin Reverb. My vibrato channel breaks up/distorts quite often though. That's a shame because that's the other great thing about the Twin Reverb, the spring reverb and the vibrato. I will get it fixed in the near future. So, final verdict: great for clean play (check out Cobain and others to see the distortion possibilities), has a lot of volume and awesome reverb. May be a bit to much for the bedroom guitar hero, but not a show stopper.

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almost 3 years ago
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jimmarchi1 Moderator

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

almost 3 years ago

bamasbananas

@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.

almost 3 years ago

jimmarchi1 Moderator

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

almost 3 years ago

ridgemusic

247

Classic Fender tone for days

Whenever I play a notable venue which could realistically fit a 2x12, this amp goes with me. There is simply no better amp to reproduce those crystal clear bell tones of a Strat. Except maybe a Princeton, but I've found that Twin Reverbs are just so widely available that venues have absolutely no problem renting them. No boutiquey sounds but very reliably crisp and soulful nonetheless. It also keeps my (drive) pedals really punchy and articulate.

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about 1 month ago
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karl_moore

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jimmarchi1 Moderator

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.

6 months ago

mevans4130

312

I love it, but its so heavy...

I have a 73 and absolutely love it, Clean, with responsive controls. Only down side is that mine weighs like 90 pounds becasue I have JBL D120-Fs in it.

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