Jared Sager

My Silverface Fender Twin Reverb started out as a stock 1975 model with a push/pull master volume. I've since done a number of modifications to it including changing the normal channel to a Marshall style preamp and converting the reverb channel to Blackface specs. I've also switched out the stock speakers with an Electro Voice SRO Alnico and a Celestion Bad Cat.

I've owned this amp for a couple of years now and I have to say that it sounds amazing. It reminds me a lot of a Fender Princeton. It's not super loud so it's perfect for recording. It features a hardwired foot switch to turn on/off the reverb and tremolo. I bought mine 2nd hand from a pawn shop and it had been modified before I purchased it.

I've owned and gigged with this amp for over 5 years. It sounds great. I did do some slight modifications to it though. Replaced the cheap Chinese tubes with NOS 1960's Telefunken 12AX7's and the power tubes with some old Hammond branded EL84's. I also changed the speaker in it twice. First to a Celestion Bad Cat then to a Scumnico 30 watt which is currently installed in the amplifier. Both speakers sounded great.

I've been using this pedal for over a decade now and it's still a vital part of my rig. I use it by itself or stacked with any number of other overdrive pedals. For those of you that don't know the Boss SD-2 has two independent overdrive channels which sound completely different. The green channel which reminds me of an early Marshall Bluesbreaker. Then there's the red channel which is almost reminiscent of a Marshall JCM-800. Of course this is all my opinion and tone being subjective take it for what it is. Mine mostly lives on the green channel which is my personal favorite and it is set for light break up. Both circuits use LED's for the clipping diodes. I've attempted to replace it at different points in my career but it always ends up staying on my pedalboard as my base overdrive sound. Also It's a Boss pedal so very well built. I've done some modifications to mine but nothing crazy. It's basically stock but with upgraded electrolytic capacitors.