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Description
The Fender AB668 "Silverface" Pro Reverb is a classic choice for guitarists who crave the legendary Fender tone with a touch of vintage flair. This iconic tube amplifier is renowned for its rich, warm sound and ability to deliver the classic '60s and '70s vibe that many musicians love. With its 40-watt power output and dual 12-inch speakers, the Pro Reverb is perfect for both small gigs and studio sessions, providing a clean, articulate sound that can fill a room without overpowering it.
This combo amplifier features a traditional Fender spring reverb and vibrato, offering musicians the ability to craft a wide range of sounds, from surf rock to blues and beyond. The straightforward control panel is user-friendly, allowing players to easily dial in their desired tone. Built with durable materials, the Fender AB668 is designed to withstand the rigors of live performance while maintaining its pristine sound quality.
Whether you're a seasoned professional or a hobbyist, the Fender AB668 "Silverface" Pro Reverb offers a blend of vintage charm and modern reliability that makes it a versatile addition to any musician's arsenal.
Key Features:
- 40 watts of all-tube power
- Dual 12-inch speakers
- Spring reverb and vibrato
- Classic 'Silverface' design
- User-friendly control panel
- Durable construction for live performances
Reviews
PROS
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Ideal for Ska music
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Well-suited for psychedelic music with a good pedal setup
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Exceptional Fender cleans, superior to others
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Equipped with 3 EQ controls (Bass, Middle, Treble) and a master tone for precise sound shaping
CONS
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Not as versatile, primarily shines in specific genres
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Silverface versions considered inferior in sound quality to Blackface models
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May not appeal to those seeking a broad range of tones
4.5 out of 5
Based on 3 Reviews and 7 Ratings
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meh
the pro reverb is an underrated amp in general, but the silverfaces are the worst sounding versions. Mine was great for Ska, but that's about it. Defiinitely far off from blackface! If you want a 50 watt early 70s twin check out the pros of this era. Very similar to the bandmaster reverb heads of the time. Not my cup of tea, but not a bad stage amp for a pedal player.
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I Love It!!!
I loved that amp. I Play psychedelic music and use a nice pedals set in it. Mine is actually a 1970 ( silverface model that has 3 eq controls ( Bass, Middle and Trebble ) and a master tone, i'm to lazy to write a big review because i want to play, hahaha . But this is such a wonderfull amplifier!! If you can afford it, you should deffinitly have this
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oh yeah, the blackface/drip-edge pro reverb circuit is definitely one of Fender's best sounding amps for small theaters and big clubs
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Mine is a silverface, i personaly preffer the silverface but mine is the 3 band eq made on the 22th week of 1970. Looks new, Basicly NO SCRATCHES AT ALL, I <3 THIS AMP!!!!
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is yours silverface or blackface.... love the BF ones but they have gotten thin on the ground... the SF ones are a mixed bag of circuit revisions... the one I had briefly 15 years ago had an unpleasantly hifi clean sound and little else to recommend it, not a knock on the fender bandmaster head I owned for years even though they are theoretically the same amp apart from the reverb....
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@jimmarchi1 mine is a 1973 Silverface. After the bad SF years and before they started over powering them. The SF sweet spot as I understand it. Really love this amp!
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for me larger SF amps are sweet while they have drip edge cosmetics, but yours woud be closer to my sweet spot than the one I had.... yours is still pretty close to blackface, not pushed for extra power, wired with the ultralinear taps on the transformer or equipped with that pointless master volume.... but still probably equipped with those sparkle-eating snubber caps but an overall brighter voicing (not unlike metal face marshalls).... I think your period of silverface really realized a lot of Leo's original 'clean country twang" design goals that he'd been pursuing since, well, always.... check your ap for snubber caps and cut 'em out if they're there, (probably are), your treble will open up like crazy.
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The Edge discussed this amp in an interview for Guitar World in 1987.
"And I've also acquired an old Fender Pro Reverb combo. It's real delicate. What I've been finding is that the old Fenders have this beautifully mellow distortion to them, the tubes have been worked just so, they're nice and clear."
Used on Not of This Earth, Surfing With the Alien and "Flying In A Blue Dream". Among online sources, the amp is first mentioned by Satriani in this January 2012 interview with Vintage Guitar Magazine:
"There are so many different ones, but the basic Marshall is the 'kitchen sink' sound – it gives you everything. More than you want, maybe! It’s the most revealing amp you’ll ever plug into, I think.
Early in my career, I tried to run from it. On the first couple of solo records… for Not of This Earth I didn’t even bring one into the studio. I was such a contrarian, I remember calling [recording engineer] John Cuniberti and saying, 'I’m gonna use whatever is in the closet.' I thought that was a cool, artsy way of doing things. What happened to be in the closet was an early-’70s Pro Reverb, and I just plugged little (effects) boxes into it. We’d record quietly and use microphones like a C12A, Boss pedals, and early tube drivers made by Paul Chandler."
Satriani later specified this amp to be a Silverface in a December 26, 2011 Tumblr post, which also revealed that the Pro Reverb was used on the track “Flying In a Blue Dream”.
DAVUDTESCH asked: I've read that you used a Mesa Mark IIC+ on Flying in a Blue Dream... Was it just on the song or the whole album? I ask cuz I love the voicing you get out of your tone in the beginning of part 2 of the Bells of Lal.. When I'm dialing my tone if it feels similar then I know I'm in the ballpark. I use that and the riff from Crystal Planet... those are my tone-testers :)
On that song I was using a silver face Fender Pro Reverb amp with a Boss DS-1 distortion pedal, and put an AKG C12-A microphone up close to the grill.
This dispells a popular myth that a Mesa/BOOGIE MKIIC+ was used, as discussed in this May 3, 2016 post in the Fractal Audio forums by user marklumsley.
While Satch did indeed use a respectable bunch of amplifiers during his 'Flying...' album - including the Mesa/Boogie Mk IIC+, it was NOT used during the recording of the title track. Used instead was a silverface Fender Pro Reverb as stated by the man himself on his Tumblr account whilst answering a fan's question, seen here:
The amp is brought up a third time in this February 17, 2017 Music Radar interview about Surfing With the Alien.
“We used a [Roland] JC-120 for almost all of Echo. John had a very clever way of recording the JC-120 with six different microphones, an [AKG] C12A and this and that, and using the DS-1. It was just really interesting how we got a lot of mileage out of that amp. It was the perfect antidote to the Marshall stack or the little Silverface Pro Reverb or Princeton that was there that we used for a lot of the album, too."
In this interview for Guitar Center, Lenny Kravitz says, "I'm pretty much a Fender and Marshall guy. A lot Fender Deluxes, those are my favorites--the tweed models. I use Pro reverb and Twin reverb amps."
Hayes' Fender Pro Reverb was mentioned in 2013 guitar magazin rig rundown. However, Hayes revealed to Music Radar in 2018 that he replaced Pro Reverb amps with Twin Reverbs, as many places don't have Pro Reverbs on rental.
I use original blackface Fender Pro Reverb amps. I have two of them onstage – one is a backup. One’s a 2×12 and one is 1×15. I usually play through the 1×15
At 2:00 in this video, Gane says that he uses the Fender Twin, Pro Reverb, and Bassman
Signal chain: Custom shop Tele > Lava and Planet Waves cables > Peterson Stomp Classic Strobe Tuner > Wampler Ego Compressor > Way Huge Pork Loin > Electro Harmonix Soul Food > MXR Echoplex Preamp to a Mooer Ana Echo to a Hardwire DL-8 >1967 Fender Pro Reverb with Weber Speakers.
"The studio had an Ampeg V4B and I used it for the bass. We also used one of those old Fender amps [Pro Reverb] with a 15" speaker. We turned the bass all the way up and the treble all the way down, and it wasn’t on very loud."
In a 2016 interview with Tune-L Müzik Aletleri, Yavuz Çetin is seen using a Fender AB668 "Silverface" Pro Reverb amplifier.
Rex's heavily modified 1965 Fender Pro Reverb comes with a pair of JBL D 131 & JBL D123 Alnico Speakers, cutout with Jay Mitchell "Speaker Directivity Modifier" foam donuts. A Bassman output transformer, modded reverb pan, RCA blackplate 5v4 rectifier (for more sag and lower B+), various vintage preamp tubes (Telefunken, Tung Sol., Phillips & Mullard), and Phillips 7581 Power Amp Tubes.
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