I owned a Fender Twin Reverb for years & could never get a half decent distortion out of it no matter what I did. First I tried shear volume & blew the speakers, got em re-coned, blew em again...and again. Then I put in a couple of 12" JBL speakers and had the amp rewired so the reverb knob worked as a master volume but even then it still sounded totally lame without an effects pedal. Worst of all, it weighed a TON!! Personally I like the sound of Marshals with an attenuator control. I sold Crates at a music store I used to work at & they sounded pretty good, but it really depended on the amp model.
Right now I just use whatever is the right size & power for the gig and stick with a well programmed multi effects pedal that emulates just about any sound you'd ever need. Best of all, no amplifier hum when you record....just go direct into the board.
Hope that helps!
Peace & Grooviness
schmange
wavelength@tvo.org

Thursday, April 13, 2000
7:43:21 PM