NAD: 1967 Super Reverb

[AutomationBias]

Another Facebook Marketplace find. Needed a little bit of work, but it has the original CTS speakers!

 

[la szum]

Whoa!!! Bad ass!

 

[AutomationBias]

Imagine my relief when I learned it had casters

 

[la szum]

Haha!

I have a '68 Silverface and find the Supers surprisingly light and easy to move for a burly Combo.

I had a Mark V Combo that was considerably heavier. But yeah, Casters help, for sure.

 

[AutomationBias]

Haha!

I have a '68 Silverface and find the Supers surprisingly light and easy to move for a burly Combo.

It is! I was shocked. I mean, it's awkward as hell to lift, but it's not outrageously heavy. I'm completely hooked on old Fenders now.

 

[metropolis_4]

Congrats! I bet those speakers are nicely worn in

 

[la szum]

It is! I was shocked. I mean, it's awkward as hell to lift, but it's not outrageously heavy. I'm completely hooked on old Fenders now.

I understand. Completely. Have a few myself. You don't need to crank a Super for them to sound
great either.

I prefer the Supers and Vibroluxes to the Deluxes and Twins myself.

Maybe it is the 10" speakers.

 

[SillyOctpuss]

I understand. Completely. Have a few myself. You don't need to crank a Super for them to sound
great either.

I prefer the Supers and Vibroluxes to the Deluxes and Twins myself.

Maybe it is the 10" speakers.

You might be onto something. I like princetons too

 

[metropolis_4]

I understand. Completely. Have a few myself. You don't need to crank a Super for them to sound
great either.

I prefer the Supers and Vibroluxes to the Deluxes and Twins myself.

Maybe it is the 10" speakers.

10” speakers are highly underrated by many guitarists. I’ve always loved them

 

[la szum]

You might be onto something. I like princetons too

As you know, a lot of those Blackpanels are similar Tonestacks with different Output
sections. Makes me wonder if the Fender Blackpanel circuit jives with 10" speakers
better than other types of amps/circuits do.

 

[SillyOctpuss]

As you know, a lot of those Blackpanels are similar Tonestacks with different Output
sections. Makes me wonder if the Fender Blackpanel circuit jives with 10" speakers
better than other types of amps/circuits do.

Apart from some Fenders I think I've only played two Marshalls and a vox which came with 10s. The Marshall combo sounded really weak and lifeless but the ac10 was really cool.

 

[Riffraff]

That's a hell of a FB Marketplace score.

HNAD!

 

[djd100]

Nice (love old Super Reverbs)! I have a 71 Super Reverb with original CTS speakers (it's actually a blackface with the chrome front panel), all original that's just been re-capped and re-tubed (it's been a studio amp since it was purchased new in the 1970's, and I've owned it since it was new), available in the San Francisco Bay Area CA if anyone is interested (I'm not going to ship it, local pickup only).

PM me if local and interested.

 

[QQQ]

Best mass produced amps ever IMO. Congrats! Enjoy that tone machine.

 

[FuzzyAce]

Hell of an amp right there! Congrats.

 

[AutomationBias]

I understand. Completely. Have a few myself. You don't need to crank a Super for them to sound
great either.

I prefer the Supers and Vibroluxes to the Deluxes and Twins myself.

Maybe it is the 10" speakers.

I've had a blackface Deluxe Reverb for about 15 years, too. They seem to like more sensitive speakers. I never really cared for the original Oxford speaker, but I recently put a JBL D120 in it and it's like a totally different amp. The Tone Tubby Alnico Red works well, too.

 

[newpedals]

Another Facebook Marketplace find. Needed a little bit of work, but it has the original CTS speakers!

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Nice amp. It has a lot of tubes. The only tubes which I am aware of are 6L6s and 12AX7s. I don't know a lot about tubes. Must sound amazing.

Congratulations.

 

[EOengineer]

A Super Reverb is a hard amp to beat.

 

[KingsXJJ]

Congratulations! I have a TM Super Reverb and think it sounds great with a few tweaks. I’ll bet that amp sounds great!

Very Nice!

 

[KingsXJJ]

Maybe it is the 10" speakers.

IMO, 10 inch speakers have a mid articulation that is quite unique. Add enough of them and you’ve got the bottom of a nice 2x12 or more. I played a 6x10 custom stack for a short while and it was crazy how effortlessly it sounded great. I think stackable 2x10’ or 4x10 cabs are an untapped market. The Blackstar 4x8 also caught my interest but I never got to try one. Plus, there are so few options in that speaker size. I think the 10’s offer more selection for fine tuning. I wonder why a hybrid with a 1x12 or 2x12 with 2 or more 10’s hasn’t been tried. Maybe it has and I just don’t know about it. Maybe a 4x10 with a separate 1 or 2 x12 “sub” that handled 200hz or so and below with the 10’s rolled off likewise on the lows though. Could lead to serious thump with outstanding clarity.