Super Reverb Players......settings, axes, music??

[jimfog]

Hey,

Been digging my recently acquired '68 blackline Super Reverb recently............just a fine, fine amp.

Seems to sound great no matter what I run through it......Strat, Tele, hummers, P90's....whatever.

I'm just wondering what you folks who use them regularly play?

What style?

What axe?

What are your settings....especially volume?? I like it at low-volume, but this is one loud puppy. Any hints on taming it?

Mostly, just sharing the current infatuation.....

- Jim

PS....my 2000th post!!! I really need a life.

[johan]

I'm just like you. I get a GREAT tone out of my SR no matter what guitar/pedal combination I use. It's my favorite amp by far!

I usually set the T and M at 6 with bass slightly lower. Volume - the SR sounds great from low settings at 2 and up. It's loud, yes, but as a much better tone at bed room levels than my Deluxe Reverb.

Original CTS speakers

[GearHeadFred]

I play blues and funk.. A P90 Goldtop is my favorite ax right now, although I have a PAF Les Paul and several Teles too.

I like the sound of the amp starting to break up.. This starts with the volume knob around 3 or 4 (depending on pickups, and tone controls). I usually keep the bass knob set low - 2 or less, especially with PAFs.

Outdoor shows or larger rooms, I just run it on it's own. I have a hot plate attenuator I use in smaller rooms to bring the volume down and still get the breakup I like at a lower volume.

[RACKDOCTOR]

Hey,

Been digging my recently acquired '68 blackline Super Reverb recently............just a fine, fine amp.

Seems to sound great no matter what I run through it......Strat, Tele, hummers, P90's....whatever.

I'm just wondering what you folks who use them regularly play?

What style?

What axe?

What are your settings....especially volume?? I like it at low-volume, but this is one loud puppy. Any hints on taming it?

Mostly, just sharing the current infatuation.....

- Jim

PS....my 2000th post!!! I really need a life.


I have Kendrick Black Frame speakers, JJ 6L6 power tubes, Sovtek 12ax7 LPS preamp tubes. I only use the first side with the bright switch down volume 4, treble 7, bass 4. I prefer it because it is thicker and fatter sounding of the two sides. I mainly use my Super for clean with a Tyler SE.

David

[67super]

Almost any guitar sounds great!. I have 67 with original CTS alnico's which kill. I play mainly strats bit my 335 sounds great as well. SR's been my favorite amp since I started playing, 35 years ago. Setting are so easy, I start with treble on 5, mis on 7 and bass on 4 and dial accordingly. It really starts to get loud and fat by 4 on the volume. Blues and Rock are my main styles.

[Old Tele man]

...my '69 SF/SR has its original, factory-installed JBL/D110F's, and I play just about everything: "...from Bach to Rock and Back!"

[67super]

Hey,

What are your settings....especially volume?? I like it at low-volume, but this is one loud puppy. Any hints on taming it?



As far as taming goes, I got a 68 DR. I don't want to tame the SR so the DR gives me good tone at less volume. The SR out shines the DR for sure but as you have noticed, Supers are LOUD!!

[Bucksears]

I used to think that the HRDeville 410 was the best clean amp I'd ever owned until I got my SRRI. It can do just about any style you throw at it. I pretty much use it as a base clean sound for my distortion/overdrive pedals.
Clean, for me, it covers my blues, jazz and some rock stuff. With distortion pedals, it gets pretty much any tone I want; with my Dr. Boogey I can do Mesa/Rectifier metal. I play on the reverb/vibrato side, Input 2, treble 5, bass 4, mid 6, bright switch off. I replaced the stock 10k mid pot for a 25k (HRDeluxe) that I got from Antique Electronic Supply.
I've been considering leaving this setup to go with a multi-channel tube amp (Egnater), but the Super Reverb is it as far as a clean amp for pedals goes.

[SouthernShred]

Mids on 6 to 7, bass no higher than 3, treble on 5 to 7 depending...It starts singing about 4-5...I've got a 66 with 3 CTS Alnicos and 1 EV10M in it. I play a VHR 62 strat, a 335 style and a Les Paul...It plays very nicely with an OCD v3, Fulldrive 2 MOSFET and Xotic BB Preamp...but you HAVE to own a TS9 or other tubescreamer with a BFSR...essential...

Other cool things you can do are swap the 10K midrange pot for a 25K...that said, I won't list out too many amp mods as they sound wonderful stock and you shouldn't open her up unless you know how to safely work on an amp.

[monstermike]

I haven't used a Super in a long time, but I remember setting it with Treble and Middle somewhere around 7 or 8 and bass and reverb on about 4. No bright switch. I was also playing in a very loud band, so the volume was up around 7, usually. I can't imagine gigging in small clubs with a Super on 7 anymore...

[JubileeMan 2555]

• 67 Super Reverb
• Diaz Mods (done myself)
• 73 Strat
• EVM 10M Speakers
• usually set: Bright:ON V:4-5 T:6 M:6 B:3

Mild Breakup Clip (http://tylergrund.com/mp3/67superreverb.mp3)

Usually playing Texas-style blues/rock. But I do basically play anything that comes to mind. everything works well with a super reverb.

Taming? Not really sure I understand that question. I've done a series of improvements on the amp to help it tranistion into distortion smoother, but for the most part, the volume is always going to be there. four 10" speakers and 50watts (if you have a SS rectifier like me) is going to stay very loud.

[JDW3]

• 67 Super Reverb
• Diaz Mods (done myself)
• 73 Strat
• EVM 10M Speakers
• usually set: Bright:ON V:4-5 T:6 M:6 B:3

Mild Breakup Clip (http://www.jacobmartinmusic.com/music/mp3/67superreverb.mp3)

Usually playing Texas-style blues/rock. But I do basically play anything that comes to mind. everything works well with a super reverb.

Taming? Not really sure I understand that question. I've done a series of improvements on the amp to help it tranistion into distortion smoother, but for the most part, the volume is always going to be there. four 10" speakers and 50watts (if you have a SS rectifier like me) is going to stay very loud.


What are the Diaz mods? Very sweet tone.

[CocoTone]

I haven't used a Super in a long time, but I remember setting it with Treble and Middle somewhere around 7 or 8 and bass and reverb on about 4. No bright switch. I was also playing in a very loud band, so the volume was up around 7, usually. I can't imagine gigging in small clubs with a Super on 7 anymore...

Those settings are the sweet spot on a Super. Vol 6-8 is the primo, but Llike Mike says, LOUD!!! I use a Webber with mine, and makes it workable without sacrificing tone. I run a 5761 instead of a 12AX7 in the trm channel, as it smoothes it out a bit less gain. :AOK
Mike,,,heard your CD on XM Satelite!!! Nice job!!! Great to hear some from here on the airwaves!!

CT.

[JubileeMan 2555]

What are the Diaz mods? Very sweet tone.

• Orange Drop PS caps throughout
• .047uf Preamp Coupling
• Normal channel disconnect
• Tremelo Disconnect
• SS rectifier
• .68uf/2.7K Cathode pin 8
• 22uf/2.7k Cathode pin 3
• 2 x 200uf series caps in power filtering
• 100k input resistors (I didnt do this though..)

... I think thats it.

[gushtone]

I like to play my '63 Firebird through my Super. Vol = 5, Bright off, Treble= 5.5, Mid = 8.5, Bass = 6.5. Killer on any pickup setting! Huge on teh neck, super wide and detailed in teh middle, and slicing/biting but fuill on the bridge. Yeah! Mini hums just slay through these amps, and there's something about the Firebird neck through thing as well. But my LP Deluxe also crushes through this setup.
Can't go wrong with the world of Fender either, I also play my 77 Tele and '65 Strat through it, though I tend to goose the volume, lower the treble, peg the mids and pump the bass a notch.
Peace...

[Jim S]

great thread!

[Trainwreck]

I have a Silver face Super with Eminence speakers and i use big bottle Mesa tubes...Vol. 4...Tre 3-4...Mid 3...Bass 1 1/2-2...Rev 2...I have been using the new Road Worn 60s Strat and it sounds Amazing...I play Blues/Classic Rock/and what ever inspires me...Music is Good for the Soul.

[soldersucker]

The Super Reverb with a strat with low output pickups is to my ears the definitive Fender tone.I own five(64,66,73,and 2X 74's)My favorite Super player is Ronnie Earl and he has stated his setting as Vol-7 Trb-10 Mid-10 Bass-4 Reverb-4.5.
As for the volume at these setting a 2 ohm Hotplate at -8 works nicely.What i'm talking about take it away! Mr.Earl- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ_TD6nPctM&feature=channel

[TheMachine]

'64 Super Reverb, always in the Vibrato channel. It is currently loaded with Weber DT-10 speakers (LOVE these in BFSR's). Settings are:

Bright switch - up (on)
Volume - (as loud as the venue will afford)
Treble - 6 (a little higher if the amp is being pushed hard, a little less at low volumes)
Mids - 5
Bass - 7
Reverb - 3.5-4

Great amp for lots of styles.

[buddyboy]

I have a 64 I've owned for years. They are truly great amps. Yes, the SRV, Ronnie Earl, JLV tones are available in spades, however, I think this represents the best of a Super Reverb tone. Note how it sounds BF, but so much different from a Pro Reverb or Twin:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hr9vKWLgZzo

[Reeltarded]

Pretty much all sevens with the volume on 10 with a Les Paul... not reverb!

[otaypanky]

I have a '67. There a lots of good settings, but you seemed to be especially interested in getting some tone at lower volume settings. I like this for getting a slightly driven sound at lower volume levels:
Plug in the vibrato channel. Turn the bass, mid, and treb to 0. Turn vol to 6 1/2 - 7 1/2. The amp will now be very quiet. Bring your bass control up just until you hear the amp start to come alive, maybe a 2 - 2 1/2 setting. You'll hear it ~
Then bring the mid and treb up to taste, maybe 2 1/2 or 3. You should now have a healthy tone at a more reasonable volume. Using the 2nd lower powered input opens up a lot of possibilities too ~ try the same thing using that input
Have Fun :AOK

[Cussion]

Remember, MC5 recorded a lot with Super Reverbs.. great for crunchy rhythm tones, and singing leads.
Wayne Kramer had a mid-position humbucker in his Strat, thats what gave him his smooth lead tone that you can hear in, for example, "Looking at You" or "Tutti Frutti".
Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd from Television used Super Reverbs a lot as well..

[jazzwannabe]

• 67 Super Reverb
• Diaz Mods (done myself)
• 73 Strat
• EVM 10M Speakers
• usually set: Bright:ON V:4-5 T:6 M:6 B:3

Mild Breakup Clip (http://www.jacobmartinmusic.com/music/mp3/67superreverb.mp3)

Usually playing Texas-style blues/rock. But I do basically play anything that comes to mind. everything works well with a super reverb.

Taming? Not really sure I understand that question. I've done a series of improvements on the amp to help it tranistion into distortion smoother, but for the most part, the volume is always going to be there. four 10" speakers and 50watts (if you have a SS rectifier like me) is going to stay very loud.

Nice playing, Jubilee! Really smooth. I heard SRV/Albert King/T-Bone Walker in there. For some reason, I've never really gotten the hang of that signature T-Bone lick.

[stratzrus]

Damn.

When I saw this thread I though Jim was back...he was really missed in the last pirate thread; I had to hold off the British fleet all by myself.

Arrrrrrr....

[Mattbedrock]

Great timing on this thread. I finally pulled the trigger on a Super Reverb on the 'bay. I pick it up tomorrow. A '68 drip edge AB763. Man, my band is going to hate the racket this thing is going to make! I've gotta try all the settings on this thread!

[johan]

IMHO you just bought the most toneful amp ever made!
I will never part with mine.

[EXP]

I haven't used a Super in a long time, but I remember setting it with Treble and Middle somewhere around 7 or 8 and bass and reverb on about 4. No bright switch. I was also playing in a very loud band, so the volume was up around 7, usually. I can't imagine gigging in small clubs with a Super on 7 anymore...

+1 this is the sweet spot on mine as well.

Early '68 AB763 same mods as Jubileeman2555:

SS rectifier
F&T 220uf filtering
EVM 10M speakers
GE 12AX7 Long Plates in the preamp NOS 1965 Mullard 12AT7 in the PI.
NOS GE 7581A's

I have a couple of strats one with Don Mare Josie/Vaughan pickups. A 1980 Ibanez TS-808, TS-10, wah, and leslie. Sommer Stratos cables.

[Jim S]

I scored Jim Fog's 1966 BF Super Reverb. I am surprised that it breaks up with volume on 3-4 depending on pups and amp tone settings. Input 2 obviously gives more headroom.

A wonderful amp. :AOK

[2hanz]

LOVE me some super reverb. I use a bf'd '75 and play indie rock. I use a jazzmaster, strat sometimes, and loads of effects, BUT with the volume 4-6(just where it starts to compress nicely with a little hair) bright off, treble 3-4, mids dimed and bass to taste, it growls and rocks for days. Its a really inspiring tone and I've come to love it. It took me a bit of time to learn how to tweak it, but after I did it was exactly what the doctor ordered!

[davidj]

Can't get enough of my SRRI, I play surf mainly at the moment, but also rockabilly.
I use my Gresch Power Jet Firebird and I've got an Oly White AVRI Jazzmaster on the way.

As far as settings go:

Vibtrato channel at all times.
Volume - depends on the situation.
Treble - 5-6
Middle - 7
Bass - 5-6
Reverb - 8 (for the surf band)
Speed - either 1 or 3 depending on the song
Intensity - 5

I had lusted after Supers for at least a year before I got mine and what a day that was.
I've had it since about November and the speakers finally broke in last month, I thought it sounded great when I got it and it sounds even better now.

[Sparky6string]

Damn.

When I saw this thread I though Jim was back...he was really missed in the last pirate thread; I had to hold off the British fleet all by myself.

Arrrrrrr....

Where'd he go? Is he alright?

[stekks]

I have a '67. There a lots of good settings, but you seemed to be especially interested in getting some tone at lower volume settings. I like this for getting a slightly driven sound at lower volume levels:
Plug in the vibrato channel. Turn the bass, mid, and treb to 0. Turn vol to 6 1/2 - 7 1/2. The amp will now be very quiet. Bring your bass control up just until you hear the amp start to come alive, maybe a 2 - 2 1/2 setting. You'll hear it ~
Then bring the mid and treb up to taste, maybe 2 1/2 or 3. You should now have a healthy tone at a more reasonable volume. Using the 2nd lower powered input opens up a lot of possibilities too ~ try the same thing using that input
Have Fun :AOK

Thanks for sharing that one! I had a lot of fun with that one. Instantly started playing some jump blues stuff ;)

[otaypanky]

Thanks for sharing that one! I had a lot of fun with that one. Instantly started playing some jump blues stuff ;)
Great ! :BEER

[Mike9]

I have a Silverface Super Reverb in a head cab. I had some work done to it - reverb on both channels, warmed up the normal, Blackfaced the PI circuit, put adjustable bias control on it, swapped out some cap values, etc and had a half power switch installed. It has the best reverb I've ever had. I run it into a large 1 x 12 cab loaded with a vintage EV SRO - heavenly. Settings are the classic "rule of sixes" with the two channels jumpered - Normal settings are: volume 6, treble six, bass 3. Vibrato channel settings are volume 6, treble 6, bass 3, reverb 2, speed and intensity are at 6 and master volume 6.

[jimfog]

Where'd he go? Is he alright?

He's joined the Somali Pirates.

[Guitar Dave T]

Damn, this thread is a year old this Friday. So I'll finally chime in.

I've owned a '64, '65, '67 and two '66 blackface Super Reverbs since my first one bought in '76. These amps are hard to beat. I've dragged them in and out of all kinds of cut-n-shoot, combat clubs; have played them on big stages, little stages, at frat parties, corporate parties, on flatbed trailers and deep in the woods for some wild parties. I've used them in incredibly small clubs and on festival stages in front of thousands of people.

I've played Gibson and Fender guitars through them; For me, there's a strong affinity for a Gibson 335 through a Super Reverb, and have used them with old TS808's, TS9's, Rats and even a first-year, script logo MXR Distortion Plus.

I've used them to back Sam Meyers, Zu Zu Bollin, Joe Jonas (the blues singer, not the Jonas Brother) and have even played them with Mike Judd on bass at jams back in the 80's (the guy who created "King of The Hill" and "Beavis and Butthead").

Stevie Ray played through my '64 once around '79 with my 335 (he made it sound better than I ever could).

I've used them for live shows playing music ranging from Jimi Hendrix to Merle Hagard to Etta James to Van Morrison to Allman Brothers to Tom Petty to Steve Cropper to King Crimson to Allan Holdsworth.

They just friggin' rock.

And someone mentioned the "rule of sixes" for dialing them in. That is where I almost always started with mine - mids, treble, bass all on "6", then dialing in the volume for the particular guitar and any OD pedals if the gig called for them.

I really miss owning one, but I do not miss having to haul one around.

Plus, they have to be turned up to sound really good, even if you're using OD pedals. And the attenuators I've used with them all seemed rob the amp of its in-your-face, tight, ballsy punch.

[asintoras]

I had a 68 blackface(d) with CTS original speakers (Alnico).
My fav setting was with a strat, treble on 7, middle on 10, bass on 4-5, reverb on 3, and volume on 3 for perfect cleans, and around 4-7 for blues stuff.
I miss that amp...

[otaypanky]

I've used them to back Sam Meyers

Love that Sam Meyers :AOK

[Dollar]

Damn, this thread is a year old this Friday. So I'll finally chime in.

I've owned a '64, '65, '67 and two '66 blackface Super Reverbs since my first one bought in '76. These amps are hard to beat. I've dragged them in and out of all kinds of cut-n-shoot, combat clubs; have played them on big stages, little stages, at frat parties, corporate parties, on flatbed trailers and deep in the woods for some wild parties. I've used them in incredibly small clubs and on festival stages in front of thousands of people.

I really miss owning one, but I do not miss having to haul one around.

Plus, they have to be turned up to sound really good, even if you're using OD pedals. And the attenuators I've used with them all seemed rob the amp of its in-your-face, tight, ballsy punch.


So have you found something lighter and not as powerful that can get you close or have you just moved on?

[Guitar Dave T]

So have you found something lighter and not as powerful that can get you close or have you just moved on?

Both. I'll always like the tight, focused bottom end of 4x10's, but just don't have much use for 'em in the smaller venues I'm playing. In the past 10 years or so, I've grown to love 12's.

[enocaster]

Of course I read this right after deciding to sell my Super, now I'm reconsidering… the thing is just too damn big, heavy, and loud though.

[Guitar Dave T]

Of course I read this right after deciding to sell my Super, now I'm reconsidering… the thing is just too damn big, heavy, and loud though.

I do miss the sound, but I don't play in big enough venues, and those that I do, everything gets mic'd.

Earlier this week I did a gig with another player who had a Super Reverb in a medium sized room, and it was too loud!

[enocaster]

Yeah, when I got the amp I was in a band that played decent size bars, plus I lived in the country with a bunch of other musicians - we'd jam every day and turn it UP. Those were the days…

[TheGuildedAge]

I had an all original 65, even had the original rca tubes. Best sounding amp I ever played, except I am the only person who can't make the Fender tone work for me!

I liked the tremolo channel, and my tone knobs were middle 6-7, treble 6-7, bass 5 or so. The amp could do everything from clean to hard rock with the right pedals. My tech always thought the normal channel sounded best for effects, but I liked the vibrato too much to not use it. I hate reverb though, and kept that low, like 2-3.

I liked strats, teles, P90s, and les pauls through it just fine, although single coils were less loud, so easier to tame. It was a LOUD amp.

Sometimes I regret selling it, but honestly it didn't work for my tones so I guess it's better someone got it who enjoys it. Plus I bought it for $900 and sold it for $1600, so I can't complain.

[jimfog]

Sometimes I regret selling it, but honestly it didn't work for my tones so I guess it's better someone got it who enjoys it.

That's it, really........you've gotta find what works for YOU.

I had and loved a Remedy, and beat myself up for selling it, but it just did NOT do what I wanted it to........doesn't make it any less of a great amp.

[jimfog]

Lucido Maneuver has been engaged!

[mort]

I notice that this thread was started a couple years ago. Just curious, you still have and play the Super??

[jimfog]

Stupidly sold....and recently bought another. Hence, my renewed interest.

Plus, it was a fun thread.

[mort]

Ha! The old bought and rebought favorite. I've done that with Deluxe Reverb, Twin, and I will one day get another Gibson Goldtone GA30RVS. All the others that I have sold, and there are plenty, hold no remorse.

[stratzrus]

Stupidly sold....and recently bought another.
It's always nice to have a Super Reverb in the house. :D

[jcs]

Still have my 71 Fender Super Reverb along with my 71 Marshall Smallbox 50,,,,1971 a good year it was.

[waltkh5]

Jim, you should have kept that blackline Super I sold you - or the '66 blackface (although the silverface was a better amp in my opinion and I wish I never sold it!) I've been playing through a non-master '73 silverface that I have no intention of trading or selling. After going through a pile of amps, I intend on keeping this one! Nothing beats a Super...

[jimfog]

yeah, yeah....I know, Walt.

I just picked up a '68 blackline with original CTS alnicos.....and it's REALLY sweet. Definitely something special.

[waltkh5]

yeah, yeah....I know, Walt.

I just picked up a '68 blackline with original CTS alnicos.....and it's REALLY sweet. Definitely something special.

Good for you Jim! Every '68 blackline Super I have ever played has been a terrific. Those CTS alnico's do make a difference.

[VintageKnob]

Taming a super? ...hmm, ... no sir, I don't like it.

IMO - this is kind of pointless, there are other amps that sound good at lower volumes.

My favorite super tone is a strat -> into a timmy or analogMan TS9 silver -> super: set at least on 7, eq to please. Anything lower that 5 is just practicing. (which sounds amazing as well)

My 67 runs some old Carvin vintage 10's I was given, ended up being a killer speaker.
My first 66 had the original swiss cheese speakers, those where heaven (why did I sell it again?)

A super at volume can (at least for me) a feeling of surfing the music, you feel the strings under your fingers pushing the sound out of the amp. I mean 'feel', it's a complete circle - you, guitar amp and back again. Get that going with the band rockin' and then try to consider your super 'tamed'. Sorry, that does not compute in my book.

Hold on to that bad boy - and crank it when you can - you'll be a happy man.

He he... tame a super. Ah those city kids... doesn't he know it has a volume knob? ;-)


- D

67 Chassis in a new cab built by a local craftsman here in Boise, ID
The chassis was in a basement here for about 20 years, nice dry high desert air, no rust!
He sold me the chassis and gave me the speakers, 2 planks of 3/4 inch x 12 - 40 year old pine, black tolex and hardwear for $800.
A few caps, faceplate, knobs and assembly. Rock & Roll.

Back in the day he was going to rebuild it but never got around to it.

http://www.donstefani.com/view/super_strat.jpg

[pfrischmann]

I love my '67 Super Reverb!
It's pretty much original and all stock. I have a mullard rectifier, TAD 6l6's and RCA pre's. I have a set of RCA black plates and a set of Sylvania STR's I pull out for special occasions. The Syvania's are magic!

Any and all guitars sound great through a super. Les Paul's and supers are a very underrated experience. IMHO

I have tried Kendrick black frames, original CTS and EV's in the super. All are great at different things. Settings are more or less the classic 6's with the bright off (bass on three).

Here's my take on the speakers.

CTS Alnico-Great speakers, classic Super tones. Very woody. Not very chimey but that's O.K.

Kendrick Blackframes-More chime but the bottom end doesn't hold together well. These speakers get a little harsher than the cts when you push them a'la texas blues. I think this is due in part to the smaller dust cap. If you dig clean chime, these are hard to beat.

EV-10m's Holy Cow do these things sound amazing! They are articulate and three dimensional. You lose some warmth compared to the CTS's and a bit of that vintage, old school mojo but what you get back is a much more articulate, responsive amp.

There are some downsides to this. You are adding something like 50 lbs to your amp, maybe more. The original baffle may not be able to handle the weight. You will probably have to move the OT as the frame of the ev's are so much larger than the stock speakers that they will not fit.....Or cary around a second cab....

They are expensive too!

[Cussion]

I like to play my '63 Firebird through my Super. Vol = 5, Bright off, Treble= 5.5, Mid = 8.5, Bass = 6.5. Killer on any pickup setting! Huge on teh neck, super wide and detailed in teh middle, and slicing/biting but fuill on the bridge. Yeah! Mini hums just slay through these amps, and there's something about the Firebird neck through thing as well. But my LP Deluxe also crushes through this setup.
Can't go wrong with the world of Fender either, I also play my 77 Tele and '65 Strat through it, though I tend to goose the volume, lower the treble, peg the mids and pump the bass a notch.
Peace...

I think this is the way MC5 got their guitarsound on "Back in the USA" and "High Time"
No pedals. Just a good guitar with nice pickups into a wound up Super Reverb. Screaming tone!

[jpage]

Guitar--strat
Music--blues and classic rock
Settings--volume past 2, this ain't no apartment rig

[stratzrus]

I think this is the way MC5 got their guitarsound on "Back in the USA" and "High Time"
No pedals. Just a good guitar with nice pickups into a wound up Super Reverb. Screaming tone!I saw the MC5 back in the sixties at the original Electric Factory on Arch Street in Philadelphia. They tore the place up!

[gstan]

This is really pushing my buttons, alluvem, everlastdamnoneuvem.
I've been thinking about getting one of the Hayes brothers to build me a SuperReverb head. It has to be a head, nothing over about 50lbs for me.

Tweed covering, brown face plate with round cream knobs, wheat or oxblood cloth. Zoso blue caps, widebase Mullard GZ34, Winged C 6L6GCs, Telefunken 12ax7's, Mullard 12at's, normal channel brownfaced,

At first I'll just run it thru my ZBest, but eventually I'll get two matching tweed 2x10 cabs that can be chained into the standard SR speaker load.

I gotta make a run to the bank, where'd I put my S&W?

Love Ronnie Earl and Walter Trout.

Go to Hayes Amplification and follow the links to the 410 clips by Vince Esquire.

[BobbyRay]

Hey jimfog!

You and I agree on alot when it comes to amps! I did the same trip, getting rid of a '66 Super Reverb only to come back full circle. Currently loving my early '65 Super Reverb. I just switched the speakers recently to Emi Legend 105's and like the way they hold together when being pummeled. They also seem to roll off some harshness.

What a fantastic amp.

[BobbyRay]

Settings for me...

'Verb/Vibrato channel
Hi Input
Bright Off
Volume 4-7 depending on venue, but usually on 6
Treble 6-7
Mid 7-8
Bass 4-5
'Verb 2-4

Guitars:
Various Strats, Tele, 335, LP All sound stellar (My humble opinion)

Effects:
Can be guitar straight in, all they way up to everything listed here or anything in between

Sometimes a Fuzzface, either the Dunlop JH-F1 or a Germ Sunface
Wah, Fulltone Clyde or Vox
Mini Deja-vibe
TS9 or Fulldrive II MOSFET
ZenDrive
Carbon Copy
Rotoshpere Mk II or Option 5 DR single

[Troy T. Blues]

'66 Super Reverb:

Vibrato/Reverb channel, #1 Input, Bright Off.

Settings - Volume (depends on venue, usually approx. 4 with some pedal power) Treble 6, Mids 5-6, Bass 3.5, Reverb approx. 3.
Speakers - Fender/Eminence V1030's (ceramic on the bottom) & Eminence Legend 105's on the top.
Guitars - Mostly Tele's, but also Strats, a Les Paul Standard and a LP Junior.
Style: Blues, Blues/Rock & Classic Rock.

[Jim S]

Jim, you should have kept that blackline Super I sold you - or the '66 blackface ... Nothing beats a Super...
I think I resemble this remark.

A Sadowsky guitar with the onboard preamp kicked in is a beautiful experience into the BFSR.
.

[jcs]

I spent a few hours tonite noodling around with my 71 SR loaded with the best old production tubes, Strats-335s-Sgs-Les Pauls even cheaper lawsuit copy guitars sound great thru this amp.

You have so much control over the bottom end and mids with a SR and its 4x10 and with just a touch of reverb it sounds great starting at about 2-3 on the volume (not too loud at all)..

[jimfog]

Might as well contribute to my own thread.

Big outdoor gig two nights ago. Jump Blues.

'68 Blackline (AB763), w/ 4 original CTS alnicos.

335 w/ Lollar Imperials

Treb- 6.5 / M-7 / Bass - 4 / 'Verb- 3-4 / Volume - 4

Occasionally boosted w/ an Xotic EP Booster

Sounded glorious. very, very sweet. I could have used a WEE bit more gain, but I was already fairly loud and even for a big outdoor venue, the stage was pretty lively.

Loud bar gig with my rock band tonight. Lots of pedal action. Should be fun.

I have no regrets about ditching everything and going all Fender BF style. None at all.

[VintageKnob]

Very cool - congrat's

For about 18 years I played the same 72 twin with a LP.
Back then I'd put an MXR distortion+ in front of it.

I had a king of tone I really liked with my R8 in front of the Super, but that's all you really need, a good pedal you like to put some hair on it when you need it.

Those 4x10's sure put out a wall of sound.

Have fun!


- D

[jimfog]

Nice loud bar band RnR gig tonight. Had the Super up to 5....which was pretty damned cranked in a medium sized room with no stage.

Strat and a Flying V (with TVtrons......really!)

Used a Zendrive, Roadhouse Eternity and a Squeeze Factor comp (mostly for slide and as a boost). Occasional London Fuzz. Amp took them all EXTREMELY well. I think BF style amps get a bum rap about how they take some pedals, because people play them squeaky clean, and/or don't remove the Bright cap (or turn the switch). So far, I've found this amp just eats pedals.

Quite pleased.

[Wheels]

Jim,

where are you playing these days? Would love to come out and here you play electric. I'm in Glenside. Ever blow out Jerzee's with that Super? I was checking your website for gigs...

Wheels

[jimfog]

Jim,

where are you playing these days? Would love to come out and here you play electric. I'm in Glenside. Ever blow out Jerzee's with that Super? I was checking your website for gigs...

Wheels


Bummer......I was JUST there last night with my band.

We won't be back until October sometime.

I'm having some issues updating my website. If you want, shoot me your email address for updates. (or "friend" me on Facebook, if you do that).

Thanks!

[Jim S]

Way cool:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcgmfiY_M1I&feature=channel

[BobbyRay]

Nice loud bar band RnR gig tonight. Had the Super up to 5....which was pretty damned cranked in a medium sized room with no stage.

Strat and a Flying V (with TVtrons......really!)

Used a Zendrive, Roadhouse Eternity and a Squeeze Factor comp (mostly for slide and as a boost). Occasional London Fuzz. Amp took them all EXTREMELY well. I think BF style amps get a bum rap about how they take some pedals, because people play them squeaky clean, and/or don't remove the Bright cap (or turn the switch). So far, I've found this amp just eats pedals.

Quite pleased.

Bright Switch off for "Fuzz" is a must in my experience. It's funny because my first Super Reverb the bright switch did a little, but not much. Every other Super I've played the bright switch is over the top.

[jimfog]

Way cool:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcgmfiY_M1I&feature=channel

Ha! You just dig it because there's a Blonde! :love: