Fender '65 Twin Reverb Reissue

Everyone knows about the features...
2 channels... one with and one without reverb and vib. You can however patch the two and get use of both eq's. Just gives you another option.
Reverb is the best I've ever used.

My main guitars are... strat... lespaul and SG.
All have different tones obviously but they all perform great through this amp.
For recording we crank her up to 10 and the break up is phenomenal especially with the gibsons. It's LOUD! VERY LOUD.. a hotplate could be very useful for small venues. I just use my Deluxe reverb for those gigs.. the Twin reverb is really only good for Large Gigs.
The clean is the best ever! ever! ever! No pedal can duplicate the warm break up that this amp gives when pushed past 8 on the volume.

I bought the amp used from Jim and Jon Mouridian. The reverb didn't work. They soldered the lead back on right infront of me and whola! reverb works. Other than that... I've had no problems with it. Only gigged with it once and it performed wonderfully!

After reading some of the other reviews and deciding that most were too biased one way or the other, I thought I'd throw my two cents in. We're all aware of the features: 2 channels, 2 inputs each, one channel normal, the other with reverb and tremelo. Don't use the normal channel, it's just plain stupid. You don't by a Twin Reverb and then skip out on the reverb. Overall so long as you know what you're buying it for, the features handle themselves quite well.

Here's the problem. I play a Gibson SG, and a Gibson Les Paul. I owned this amp for 8 months and played probably 25 gigs with it, and just didn't love the tone I was getting. I imagine the amp would be much better suited to handle single coil pickups (i.e. Strats), but it really doesn't handle the low end well with humbuckers. This also probably contributed to why I couldn't be happy with any of the pedals I ran through it (even the legendary TS808). Despite all this, it was still ok overall. Also remember, the reverb and tremelo were immaculate, and I would never argue that. Oh yeah, and the amp is loud enough to topple mountains.

I bought the amp with bad tubes, so they immediately blew the fuse and did a bit of internal damage, but the overall fix was pretty cheap still (less than 100). Once I replaced the tubes, I never had any problems.

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Look, I love the tone you get from Fender amps, and I even love the sound you get from Fender guitars. However, I feel like a monkey unless I'm playing Gibsons, and if you play Gibsons like me, this amp is probably not for you. Marshalls obviously make some great ones, another option is the '59 Bassman Reissue (same price as the Twin Reverb). I play a Bassman now, and it's pretty much the cat's pajamas. Unbelievable basic and beautiful tone, from which you can customize your own musical attack with the Bassman. With the Twin Reverb, you really have to love it for what it does.

Lush reverb. Trem is great but pops when engaged. Eqs are very responsive. PLENTY of power. Points off for popping tremolo. I hate that. Here's the cool thing. I traded it straight up for a drri my neighbor across the street had. I miss that amp but I couldn't pass that deal up.

If heavy is a feature then points off. This beast is a back breaker! Almost forgot...kick back legs are a definate bonus.

I typically use this amp when we play festivals or open for national acts. I use it for pedal steel, mandolin and guitar. Sound guys love it because they only have to fool with one mix. These gigs aren't real frequent so I've allowed it to be a one trick pony. However last night I decided to take it to the gig and now I remember what I've liked about these since I was a kid. Sweet uncomplicated clean tone.

Playing a modded seventies strat I was able to get country, jazz, blues, funk and rock with ease. Our band plays all of these music styles in our sets. With the amp set at 5 I had plenty of headroom. For the heavy stuff I used a analog man modded ts-909. That tone was beyond my expectations. I also play through a ce-2 silver screw chorus and it equally suprised me so I guess what I'm saying imho it takes pedals very very well.

I'm going to leave this one alone for now. I had some bizzaro out of phase sounding plane going down on the first channel at the last festival we played. It hasn't replicated itself since.

It's a point of view and I don't really have one. The transformer blew in the drri I traded this for but my local shop took care of the under warranty work no charge.

I've been playing for 44 years. I like what the one guy said that it really doesn't matter. There are guys out there that are three times better than I am that are 20 years younger.

Bottom line is there is a reason these amps have been around for so long. Aside from the weight there's hardly a reason why you wouldn't want to gig with this. Pedal friendly, sweet tone, versatile and powerful.

Made in 2001-2002, Two channels, Mine has one original Jensen and one Cannabis Rex. Original tubes until I can afford a JJ retube, and maybe a MM OT. Clean for days, use pedals for everything else, the reverb is the best there is.

I use strats mostly with noiseless style pickups (dimarzio and fender). I play classic rock, blues and jazz this amp suits every one very well. The clean sound is the best I have ever heard from any amp, just glassy and very organic. Doesn't color your sound at all, it just sounds like your guitar! I could see how someone might mistake that as sterile. This thing is a pedal machine, I use an ABY to switch between the two channels and every pedal I own sounds crazy awesome through this amp. My personal favorite is Strat>DynaComp>Fulldrive 2>Big Muff>Carbon Copy>Amp(normal channel, no bright), David Gilmour for days. I love the sound of this amp, I would be very surprised if someone could find a better clean sound in this particular configuration.

This is where I have issues, I opened the amp up to check everything out. The Illinois Capacitor power supply filter capacitors have started to leak, The amp was probably used pretty heavily before I got it, but cap leaking? I will replace the caps with F&T caps (should be around $40). Several other small things, the speaker out jack needs to be re-crimped or cleaned it is introducing noticeable static, the indicator lamp terminals need to be re-crimped as well, the contacts seem to be bent or something. Other than that the construction seems to be okay, it wont last through much abuse as many of the components seem to be fragile by nature.

Never dealt with them, But I heard they weren't too nice.

I have been playing for 8 years now, This is currently the only amp I own. I have owned a Blues Junior a Hot Rod deluxe and other SS Fender Amps, this one is the best. I would like to say that if it was stolen I would replace it, but there is so much I haven't tried in the way of amplifiers I would probably try a Rivera or a Dr. Z. I can't imagine how much better a clean sound can get. This amp REQUIRES casters and should have come with them, I built a dolly for it, but without them this thing is impossible to take around because it weighs so damn much.

Made about 3 years ago. Has the red jensen speakers. Two channels, one sound. tube. I give it an 8, but Ive had a lot of amps, I dont think i gave any an 8.

Use it with an amer. standard strat. I play modern country western, rock, jazz. Quiet.

Pretty dependable. The guy i bought it from abused it, it still works great.

Dont know. no rating.

42 years playing. Have owned or played everything, including older twins, blackface supers, boogie, marshall, flextone(ugh! temporary insanity), victoria, deluxes, bandmasters, the list goes on and on and on... Well, I never thought I would say this, but these reissue twins with the red speakers are great. I had been playing supers and deluxes(originals) and an old twin or three, and I didnt realize what i was missing. The headroom the amp has allows you to pick and have your notes clear and articulated, no more notes running into each other because the amp is distorting too much or compressing too much. I played with it the same day i got it, and it was fantastic chording and playing single note lines and digging into the notes etc and etc. I sold my 68 super and marshall dsl and my deluxe and my deville (another mistake) and my old twin because they did not compare with this amp. I even have a friend with a 66 and i can honestly say i would not consider trading. If youre a guy that likes to pick every note, this baby is it. Use your compressor pedal and distortion pedal to dial in the authentic old Fender sound. Wow. should have done this a long time ago. ps also tried 2 other new ones and they sounded great also. very consistent. take my word for it.

Great Reverb and great vibrato - tremolo, the channel two is more powerful than the number one, the middle button is also a volume button and a presence, it satures at 8 or 10.

Sound good, but there's many different 65 reissue, and it isn't like the original, some have circuit print, so it isn't not like a hand-wired at all, but sound good anyway, different from the original.
This is a clean amp, but when at 4 or 5 you get some saturation. In my case, I always put the volume at 10, it sounds better like that, but like every amps. This amp is versatile in some ways, you can plug four guitars in same time, and like I said, you can have a clean tone or a saturate tone, very blues or jazzy.

The cones of the speakers are **** horse. Mine have broke many times. So I have to stick with silicon glue, but it's better to change the cones or the speakers. The Jensen aren't the same quality like the original, today they are made in Italia. At high volume, the cones just broke, the quality of fabrication is just a dummy ****.
Fender is a capitalist company, specially today. You can have the original at the same price of the ******** reissue. The reissue sucks ! Just printed circuits with crappy cones speakers who are made in Italia. This amp is too expensive. It's better to buy a original blackface or silverface, and they are not expensive, in general less expensive. *******g a !

The customer sucks ! It's 5 years in garanty, except for the speakers, but the speakers are ****. And of course, they are slow like a turtle for a ********* service.

Personnally, I really regreat to have bought this ******** amp.
Now I play a 64 showman blackface with 2 15 pcs. from a bassman silverface cab and I paid less than the ******* 65 reissue.
It's cool if his not your amp, and if you put the volume at 3 maximum. It's a good amp with another speakers like the original Jensen or the JBL 130d-f or the Utah or the Eminence vintage.

This amp's features EQ, vibrato, and reverb like on many amps of the era it claims to replicate. The vibrato and reverb are easy enough to operate and sound as they should. The EQ produces a variety of tones, but see the next section...

This is supposed to be a clean amp and I have personally seen it go to 10 and present VERY little breakup (except with the relationships with my neighbors). You can not use this amplifier to create music with distortion. The clean sound is a very solid but sterile, like a hospital. None of the many pedals I used could make this amp give me a lifelike distortion tone, and the clean tone cut through any modulation or filter pedals I put in front of it. The clean isn't too high or annoying, it just has a cheesy quality that I can't really put my finger on.

This amp is well built. I blew out a tube using a THD Hotplate and a Seymour-Duncan Twin Tube Classic. The inside was charred and blacked, but Fender offers its schematics online and I live close to Mouser Electronics so fixing it was a breeze. Until you do what I did or physically abuse this amp, it should hold up. It's no Sunn, though.

I'm sure they're nice.

If you want to play adult contemporary pop modern songs about growing up and your feelings, buy this amp. If you absolutely need to express yourself with a guitar, look for something else.

Bought new in 1994.
I used it in many tours all over Europe, night after night.
I used to play with some ex-Zappa sidemen.
Same kind of music as the Boss

You already know TRRI's features, don't you?
It has enough for my needs

I own quite a few guitars (mainly Fenders and Gibsons).
My main axes are a supermodified Eric Clapton Strat (Floyd Rose and bridge SD Hot Rails) and a 1981 Les Paul Custom

This amp suits ANY style, using the right stompboxes o rackmount Fxs.

I use an Ibanez TS9 or a UE400 rack unit, and I've always got the lead sound I had in mind.
I take for granted Fender Clean.

I have retubed only once in 15 years, and it has played a few hundreds 2 hour gigs. Still in great shape (thanks to its pro road case).
I have a POD as a backup (before I used to carry a Mesa Caliber 50), but I never happened to use it.

I have my local repair man

I play electric guitar since 1967.
Own a lot of gear (both tube and SS amps, lots of guitars, keys etc) and a small but well equipped recording studio.
Have toured Europe (7 times) and the U.S. (only once, but THE WHOLE THING!!).
I would like to get another 65 Twin RI for stereo, but nowadays it's hard to get gigs which might make it worthwile carrying that much equipement.

By the way, this is the perfect amp for my needs.
Or maybe a vintage one would make it.......
OK, let's say TWO vintage ones!!!!!!

I have no clue as to when this amp was made. Serial# is "AC018686. (if anyone can tell me it would be greatly appreciated) The thing is in cherry shape and sounds fabulous. It sounds exactly as I remember a "Twin Reverb" sounding. Doesn't have the creamy type of distortion but it does distort. When it distorts is another issue. In the proper venue it would be perfect. Regarding features, it's typical. 2 independent channels. I don't have to get into it. Everyone knows. (I think) Were talking about the '65 Twin Reverb Reissue.

I'm playing through some Les Pauls. Mostly middle and neck positions on the pickups. This amp is perfect for what I like to hear. You have little to none in terms of noise while plugged in. I think it's because the amp is so ballsy it is never ever turned up very high. This amp can make virtually any sound you want. It's just a matter of knowing what/which stomp or effects pedal you need but for this review, I'm only speaking about the amp. How brutal is the distortion? It's about as brutal as anyone can take given the thing has to be dimed for that to happen. That said, a good attenuator might be the answer. Personally, I choose to have amps of all sizes and a "G-DEC" thrown in for good measure.

I haven't had it long enough to be a judge on it's reliability. I know that it's a dependable amp because I've seen many a musician use it on one nighters with no "real" backup. I'd never use a "vintage" model. Contrary to what many people claim, most of the original amps are crap. Let's say you found a "cherry" Deluxe Reverb. You have to remember that all the components that little thing are over forty years old. Chances are it has been serviced, recapped, or had it's tubes changed once or twice. Again, chances are not. In either case, the first scenario suggests that it is no longer "vintage"or original. The second scenario tells me that if I A/B'd the original amp against a newer reissue there'd be no comparison.

I don't know.

I have been playing off and on now for 45 years however it means nothing. There are many people out there who have been playing for twenty years or less who are much better than me.
Right now I have less "gear" because I'm no longer gigging but since you asked; Les Paul Custom, Les Paul Artisan, '58 Epiphone FT-79 "Texan", Martin D-18P, old Epiphone "F" hole archtop, "EriCustom" mini, Guild D35S. The amplifiers I are; "Rockman" 5 watt "Fender", Fender G-DEC 15 watt, Fender Deluxe Reverb Reissue, Fender Twin Reverb Reissue and more misc. stuff.

well comparing it ti modern amps i have to give it a 5. Not much to it. 2 channels that you have to switch yourself.But who really uses the normal channel anyway.I like my gear very simple, but my self personally i give it a 10,but i hate most modern amps that include everything including the kitchen sink.But i have to be judgemental and average it out.So i put it at an 8

Well to start i am a lefty so finding great quality guitars is hard for me.But cause o lack of options i play mostly american strats and teles.I play alot of country and jazz. this thing sounds great.It handles pedals really well.Its dinamics are awesome it picks up the tiniest soft note and really gets the dinamics of the loud notes.The reverb is great.The tremlo does not go as slow as i would like it but i really don'r use it that much anyway.I had a twin reverb many years ago. but my tastes in gears changed. now i am back to fender amp. you have to think most amp manifactures.Amp designs are copied off of mostly fender twins. why buy a copycat marshall when you can have the real thing

Well it should last a very long time.I bought mine used and just changed the tubes cause the were orginal from 92.Fender has a good rep for building solid amps.It will break down some day.But they happen very rarely with fender. all you really need to do i just replace the tubes every few years depending on how much you use it

Never needed them

Well as all the ads say this thing can handle every style of music. and they are right. if you are looking for the "Fender" Tone this amp is a must have.Very simple to use.you don't even need the instruction booklet it's that simple.If this amp got lost or Stolen I would deininitly go get another one

well, dual channel wich are practical in some way i guess but if you buy this amp for the options... your buying the wrong amp. i give it a 2 cos, let's all be honest it's a one trick poney. But what a pony !!!

i use a Gibson SG and a Gold top (P90) with this amp. I play classic rock, garage and punkish music with it. This beat is clean... clean, clean, clean !!! but not JV-120 clean... rich, harmonic ful clean sound !!! it offer the opportunity to any player to have the cleanest of clean sound. the vibrato and reverb are awesome but if you want any king of grind you'll have to push it to 10 with a high output pick witch give you a great studio tone but has i mostly play bars and small venue is an issue so, i use a tonebone hot british for my distortion settings this pedel is not cheap but i have the feeling it was made for getting a marshall distortion out of this amp. It's a 10... it's exactly what they say you'll get with it (BTW i changed the tubes for JJ tesla i like'em better)

never had any problems and it's been around so i'll knock on woods. my guess is that this amp is not built has solid as the originals but i ain't got 5000$

the amps is 2005 and I take care of my gear so... never had to call them.

for me it's not only a question of tone but also a pratical matther, giging with my marshall head and 4x12 just got me pissed !!! so a pedal and a combo does the job. it's sound like it should sound and it's worth the cash, but don't expect a high gain distortion out of this you'll never get it. some people mentionned handmade, point to point amps, well i own a 18watt ceriatone and it's not the same people should'nt compare handmade with factory... you don't bring your handmade to a crass bar in new jersey and you don't play 18 gigs in 20 nights with a point to point amp. the great news with the twin for travelling players is that no matther were you are there will be someone able to fix it if it brake within 20 clics. i give it a 8 it's great but it's not perfect !!!

I'm mystified the previous poster would give this amp straight '1's. I bought an '08 model and have had it for about 3 months now. I'm giving it straight '10's.

In any event here is my review. The features are straightforward. 2 channels with volume and tone and reverb/vibrato. This is a working musician's 'go to' amplifier. The basic idea is a clean powerful platform and then allow the player to put whatever pedals they wish.

I use this amp once a week at a local 100+ seat club. The volume is at 4.5 and I cut through the mix with no issues whatsoever. If this amp is not powerful enough (85 watts) for anybody then I wonder...

My style is all over the map. Country Twang. Rock. Blues. Alternative. Music is music.

I have about 15 guitars. However the preferred combo with the Twin is a basic AmStd Telecaster. They seem made for each other. My style is all over the place from Country to Rock to Blues to Jazz. It suits every style perfectly.

The amp is essentially silent until you hit a string. Then the sound is pure and strong and honest. The variety of sound doesn't and shouldn't come from the amp. It comes from your fingers. The amp is just a box to deliver it honestly. The Twin certainly does that.

There is no distortion. The amp is designed to stay clean. The pedals give you whatever drive you wish. I have a pedalboard but try to be minimalist with effects. Mine has 2 Fulltones (Fulldrive II Mofset for clean boost and OCD for grit), a Boss DD-6 and a DejaVibe and that's about it. As you turn up the amp the pedals tend to dominate so I keep the effects levels low.

I have had -0- issues so far. Lemme get back to you in a year or so.

have had no need.

I've been playing for more than 35 years. I own enough gear to start my own Guitar Center Outlet.

My electric guitar lineup includes about 3 Teles, a Strat, 2 Les Pauls, Rickenbacker and a Gretsch. There are others in the back of the closet or under the bed somewhere that I've forgotten about.

I have several other Fender amps including Blues Deluxe, Vibrolux, Bassman, Deluxe Reverb. I also have non Fenders items such as Peavey, Marshall and Ampeg.

I bought the Twin because it had exactly what I was looking for--clean power. I used to be more of a distortion/effects/phaser etc kind of guy. But as I get older I have gotten back to basics. I just want a nice thick tone that I can tweak just a little here and there. Also I don't want to be fighting to be heard when I'm on stage with a drummer really hitting it and a bass player with a 400 watt rig. The Twin is like bringing a 45 Magnum to knife fight. You're confident.

Folks, this is a great amp. Don't be misled by rantings from the person below. I bought the amp new this year, but I don't know if that is when it was made. I play a variety of music, much like most of you. I wanted a clean sounding amp and this one delivers. Channel switching is not important to me, but headroom is.

I use an American Tele through a Boss ME20 for a little distortion and echo. This amp to my ears has the same spongy sound of earlier twins, but every twin is different. I suspect, once the amp is broken in it will sound different again. I can't adequately describe the richness of this amp. For jazz it is superb. My neck pickup almost makes my tele sound like a hollowbody. It is also dead quiet. Any noise comes from my pedal board, and that ain't much. The reverb is typical Fender. Don't know if I'll have much use for the vibrato though, but I guess it may come in handy on something.

I haven't gigged too much yet with the amp. But with a 5 year warranty I'm not worried at all. While it is built like a bloody tank it is fragile in some areas, most notably with PCB construction and lack of sturdy tube protection. So one has to be careful how one handles it.

Every email I've sent off to Fender comes back with a reply within one day. They are very helpful and friendly for my minor questions and concerns.

I was almost ready to pack it in re playing in bands - been at this for 35 years or so. Was invited to play again so I needed equipment. I never had a twin before but have had plenty of other amps, including 4 other Fender models. I have a couple of Asian acoustics lying around, but I'm down to what I need. I choose the twin primarily for the clean headroom. Plus I got a deal on the amp as well thanks to the American dollar a bit in the toilet these days. One thing I would like to say is that most folks ***** about the weight. Well, that's really a minor thing to complain about. You know how heavy it is when you pack it from the store to the car. I'd lug to gigs if it were 100 pounds just for the tone.

peice of garbage, i've been playing for 28 years. bought brand new and the footpedal craped out on the first practice, then about a month later the amp started cutting in and out, get an older one from the 70's or 60's. stay away from fender they suck and so does marshall, you can do much better with peavey or crate. too the guy who ownes 10 or whatever your an idiot. i've done tones of sessions and been all over the world, any amp is better then fender or marshall (these company's just live off there name alone) the warrenty service is a lie.

sounds like a garbage can full of rocks getting kicked down the street. 2 channels that are the same with one vibrato and reverb (great idea) leo fender would hate the fender of today. this company sucks "don't buy nothing from them" call your company something else. leo left in 1966 and started company's with other names with poeple that learned from him like "randall amplification". many others......... if anyone noes any real history on leo fender ,then they would know he would hate this company.

garbage, for 1200$ retail you could get a real point to point hand made in america amp off the net.

sucks

won't last 6 months

It has a normal and vibrato channel and with an AB switch you can set your EQ for clean in the VIBRATO channel and DISTORTION in the NORMAL channel.

This review is for the MORON who had the nerve to say that this amp is crap crap. You know who IAM talking about.I am sure you are not a good player to make a STUPID comment like that.This is the BEST AMP in the world.All you need do is get the correct pedals and your there. This amp handles pedals very well.The clean is the best there is.If you need more headroom just get a booster pedal.I have been playing for 39 years.I can play METAL,ROCK,JAZZ,FUNK,SALSA,FUSION and even that wacked out stuff you dare call rock!!THE brillance of music is gone.I play STRATS all rigged and PRS guitars.I have played with really GOOD session players so I KNOW WHAT Iam TALKING ABOUT!

Reliability is pretty good.But like any thing else it will need to be serviced sooner or later. Like a car or even the human body.

AS far as customer support is concerned they know as much as your local repair shop.

When you buy this amp remember that this amp is made for playing clean and dirty with pedals.Would I buy this amp again if stolen? YES.I own FIVE of them.I own several amps. Marshalls, BOGNER,FENDERS,SOLDANOS,does this tell you anything?The one I use the most is the 65 TWIN REISSUE!I own tons of pedals!I have used this amp on many recordings.So if you are a real PLAYER and can play almost any style of music then go for it.

This amp was purchased in early 1997. I mainly use it at home, but I take it out occassionally for band reunions, jams, etc. I haven't gigged in a long, long time. This is the definitive Fender tube amp. It has way more than enough power for my needs - I might have been better off with a Deluxe Reverb.

The sound is great. I find the Normal channel slightly warmer than the Vibrato channel for some reason. The vibrato itself is my main dissappointment with this amp. The modulation waveform is not a smooth sinewave but has a slight flattening on one end. I can definely hear the effect of this. Consequently I don't use the Vibrato effect as much as I otherwise might. I was spoiled by the Vibrato on my Princeton Reverb, which was very smooth. I was always amazed that Leo allowed this shortcoming to remain in the Twin's design. I can get most of the clean sounds I want out of the amp when used with my Tele and Strats. Oddly enough, I have been having trouble dialing in a good tone from the amp with the jazz guitar I just bought.

There was a problem with the amp that showed up within the first month. Turned out to be a cold solder joint. Other than that it has been problem freem since 1997.

I had to get warranty service as noted above. The whole process was pretty painless, but I would rather not have had to do it of course. The warranty service center was relatively close to home and they were a class act.

I've been playing for 40 years. I should have bought the Twin long ago but I opted for a Sunn way back when because it was a "stack" and that was a cool thing to have. Right now it is more amp than I need. It's one heavy sucker. I probably would have been happier with a Deluxe Reverb based on the weight and my current needs. The features are great.

Love it--serial # ac028880
Best Amp ever had, still using all original tubes and they ALL still glow.

1987 Fender Strat (american) w/vintage noisless pick ups

Never broke down.

Never had to deal w/em

20+ years playin

2 seperate channels, use an a/b or a/b y box for best results. i use a custom made ab/y box and use the normal channel for a boost on solo's. i wish it would drive a little when cranked but it just stay's clean all the way up. so i got a few different overdrive pedals for different situations. the reverb and vibrato are the best in the business. i use this amp for everything -- it's what it was made for. "any style of music"

i use a hwy 1 tele with active emg's. stay's quiet no matter the gig, party's - clubs - bars - recording. when i first got this amp brand new in 2007 it was loud and clean, but after you break it in a little and let the tubes burn in, it sounds much better over time. the sound grows on you. i've owned older twins ( black and silver face) and the sound is just as good not better but as good.

yes you can depend on it. it's just as good as anything peavey or crate or marshall, mesa boogie, this is a solid build. you don't have to baby it, but if something comes loose from vibration tighten it back up. 5 year warrenty if your scared.....

it'll take a while, but you can take to a service center and drop it off. you'll probably get back in a month

i've been playing for about 25 years,twins are the go to amp for every style of music. they are'nt cheap, but very reliable. good luck trying to steal a twin they weigh about 90lbs.

Built in 1991 Serial Number 029 of the first 300 reissues built. Fender was orginally only going to make 300. The amp was so successful that they have continued them to this day. Excellent Power and stays clean all the way to 10. Only used it outside at that volume once back in 1993. Since 93 it has only been used in my recording studio and still has all the original tubes.

Best clean sound ever, handles pedals and other effects units excellentlly. Very little tube crunch unless turned all the way up.
Usually 2 or 3 is all that is needed in a gigging situation. The amp works well with any guitar, single coil, humbuckers, solid or hollow body. From Classic Rock, to Blues to Jazz.

Like I said it still has the original tubes. And yes I'd take it out and gig without a backup if it wasn't so damned heavy. But I use my Peavey Classic 30 for gigs. Which is 25 ibs less and has more tube break up and a nice crunch channel. Just plain guitar and amp, no effects needed.

Never had to use them.

I've been playing guitar and drums since the 1960's

Not quite as loud or as clean as the 79 twin i used to have. It takes OD pedals great, I like the ts9dx or the Sansamp Classic. With a good OD pedal it's a near perfect high power, somewhat compact rig. The sansamp makes it sound very cranked plexi like, and with the twin's clean, I have my two favorite amp tones. Between this rig and an HSS strat, many good tones are available. I rarely need the power this offers and I hate lugging it around so I don't use it that often. But with fresh tubes and the right OD I consider it my best sounding, most versitile amp.

So far it's been good but highly doubtfull it will last like the original black and silverfaces (true 10's in this category). I don't use it a lot but being a fairly new amp, I would feel quite confident in it.

Tone is almost as good as the originals. Reliability is not able to compare to the originals, it's all cheaply manufactured plastic parts and pcb's inside. If only judging the electronic build, it's equal to a high end peavey or crate (not bad amps and great tone in their own league). But if Fender built it like the original, it would be a thousand higher. So it's a fair trade-off for near perfect tone at a price I can swing. My biggest beef with this and all twins new or old, is the lack of a complimentary hernia belt embroidered with the long tail F logo. I'm certain that single handed, suitcase style handle on the top was the idea of Leo himself. Anyone else surely would have been told how ridiculous this is and then changed to a two handed handle system. Since it came from the top dog, the designers just nodded and quietly added some millitary grade castors so they wouldn't get laughed out the door. Or maybe Leo's uncle was a chiropractor in Fullerton?

I'm going to try to make this review as thorough as possible, so you don't have to sift through a thousand other ones. Sound good?

I bought mine used in West Hartford, CT. The year is mid 90's. I play indie and alternative, and I wanted a really clean amp that could handle effect pedals well. I made the right choice with the Twin Reverb.

It has two channels: normal and reverb/vibrato, with two inputs for each channel. This is useful if you have a chorus or delay with stereo outputs. Since it is a Reissue, it is faithful to the 65' original; that is, no channel switching, no effects loops, no RCA outputs, etc. However, it is ALL TUBE, with 6 preamp tubes and 4 output tubes. What does this mean? It means you can't get a better clean tone ANYWHERE ELSE. Please note that the amp sounds pretty good at low volumes, but sounds absolutely stunning at higher ones, so be sure the parents/wife/girlfriends are out of the house so you can experience what the Twin can do.

I use it for gigging, and I don't usually blast it. I usually have two SM57s mic'd to each of the speaker cones, and it does wonders for me. I wouldn't use this amp in huge rooms or halls, since it sounds less than flattering at really high volumes. However, since it is 85 watts and all tube circuitry, it can get LOUD. I'd say it is an all around usable amp, and a great investment for the semi-serious to serious gigging musician.

This is the perfect clean channel amp. Since there is no channel switching, you'll have to stick with either channel, and you'll have to buy effects pedals (unless you have a separate amp for distortion). Definitely NOT for metalheads, but for all kinds of rock, blues, and especially jazz, this thing is a godsend. It can produce it's own overdrive when cranked, but unless you are a really light-hearted musician, get yourself some good distortion or overdrive pedals, and I don't mean Boss or anything you can get at Guitar Center; I mean either boutique, expensive true bypass pedals or custom built pedals. It really pays off if you save up for the good stuff.

I use this with a Gibson SG Standard and a heavily modified Epiphone ES-335 with P-90s, so I know what this amp can do. With humbucker equipped guitars, the sound is warm and punchy, although you will find yourself rolling the treble off on the amp, unless you want spiky ear drum killing sounds. However, if you sit and fine tune the EQ, you can get a great rhythm and jazz sound. The bright switch really makes the pickups nice and bassy without getting muddy. I usually use the SG on this setting.

For single coil equipped guitars, the sound is clearer and cuts through any musical ensemble. It is possibly the best clean tone money can buy, and with a little EQing, you can get any sound you desire. Smokey jazz tones, bright overdrive, thick rhythm, anything. It's very difficult to get a truly bad sounding setting.

WARNING: If you are going to use pedals, especially distortion pedals, listen up. You will have to play around with the settings on your pedal and the bright switch/settings on the amp. First, find a nice clean sound you are happy with; you'll be surprised how much the settings on the amp will effect the way your stompbox distortion sounds. Then, EQ your distortion, and play with the bright switch; in some cases, the bright switch makes good sounding stompboxes tinny and trebly, i.e. sounding like garbage. Other times, the bright switch will make distortions that are lacking high end sparkle and come to life, making you grin like a little brat. So, be sure to play around and be open minded to new ideas with this amp. It won't let you down.

Can I rely on it? Yes, of course I can. I keep it in top shape and baby the thing, it was expensive! I wouldn't recommend this amp for anyone who treats their gear like crap, since it will wear down fast. The grill cloth is pretty delicate, the tubes are delicate and are prone to falling out, and something could get stuck in the casters, throwing it off balance. Seeing how it is so heavy (60+ pounds), it's a real pain in the ass to take to gigs, and I can't help but treat it like gold, because I'm scared the tubes will break or get lost or god knows what else. I'm sure this amp will last me a long time, but I am not confident it could withstand a tour's worth of abuse for very long.

I have never dealt with Fender, but I am confident they would give me justice in whatever I needed; with a purchase such as this one, I'm sure they would take my e-mail over some brat with a problem with his Squier.

I have been playing for 5 years, and I'm pretty simple when it comes to gear. I like my effects, but don't overdo it, and I like equipment that is reliable and can get the job done, day after day. The Fender Twin Reverb Reissue is a great clean amp, as well as a great amp in itself.

If this thing were stolen, I would probably go for something else. This is a great amp, but I haven't tried out all the gear out there, and would probably save up for a Mesa/Boogie, or a Vox AC30 or something.

I only wish this amp had channel switching, and could go into overdrive a little easier (when you crank this thing to clipping level, the walls around about to fall down.) It's simple, it's easy to use, and it won't let you down if you want the best clean out there.

Not sure of the year it was made, but bought it brand new in the box in December 2006. I play hard rock (GNR, Van Halen), some metal (Iron Maiden, Metallica, not the Nu stuff), classic rock (Led Zep), and some blues, grunge, punk, and this amp can do them all with the right setup. This is a reissue, so none of the modern day conveniences of channel switching, headphone jacks, cd ins, etc. It has 2 independent channels (normal and vibrato/reverb) with 2 inputs each. This amp is mostly for playing at home, but as already mentioned in other reveiews, it could easily play large clubs and tick off your neighbors. It also has an external speaker jack, so the neighbors 3 blocks over can enjoy. She's all tube, 85 watts, has 2x12" Jensen speakers and weighs an awkward 64 lbs.

This is the famous Fender clean/glass sound. Even at high volumes it is difficult to overdrive this amp. I have not taken it to its maximum, but it shakes my house at 5 and still clean. The tones that come out of this amp make me grin. You absolutely need to play it. This amp has that great glassy clean tone that makes me wanna play clean all the time (and I love distortion). As I said this amp does not distort, but I prefer pedals anyway. I brought my Gibson Les Paul Standard Ltd (Manhattan Midnight with Burstbucker pros) and my Keeley modified DS-1, as well as my cables to be sure that I knew what my little rig would sound like. She has a fantastic deep low end, which I love, and beatiful harmonics. With the distortion pedal, the burstbuckers finally squealed with sustained artificial harmonics (something I was missing with my Marshall mg50dfx). When I was researching the amp to replace my solid state marshall that wasn't doing justice to my paul, I read lots of reviews about the twin that said it was great at blues, but also accepted pedals well. Let me tell ya, at the store, I was sandwiched between 2 guys playing marshall stacks (a TSL head and a 50w solid state). I love the marshall tone, but I wanted more versatility and a good value on a combo tube amp. With my keeley pedal, I can get the marshall distortion and harmonic variation with the twin. When it's off, I get the famous fender tone (better than any modeling amp I've tried). This amp is also not too buzzy.

Haven't had it that long. I do recommend purchasing a warranty from a store if you're able. Some reviews say it runs very hot. I don't think mine feels hot. I have a 1966 original deluxe reverb that has been abused and it runs just as hot and still cranking, so the heat don't bother me.

I've been playing for over 15 years. Grew up with late 80's and early 90's hair metal, rock, and grunge, and those are my predominant influences. Lost all my previous equipment in a hurricane, but started over 1 year ago with the les paul. After waiting for a year to follow that big purchase up, I'm very pleased that I found the twin reverb to match with it. The paul really sings through it (oh the sustain!). Don't ever buy an amp (esp one this expensive) based solely on reviews. I compared this to the 65 Fender Deluxe Reverb Reissue and a Vox ACC30 2x12 in the store. I went in planning to buy the Vox after reading reviews on this sight, but tonally, it didn't come close to the twin. The twin is more bassey (love that kick in gut feel), and the lack of a mid tone control on the deluxe and the ACC30 made a huge difference to me. Much harder to get a good tone (at least with my paul). If you want a foundation for great tone and harmonics, try this amp out, it's well worth it, even for hard rock/old school metal (probably not nu metal). Bring your guitar and effects to the store and be sure to compare to find the sound you're looking for. I found mine in the the reissue 65 twin reverb. Good luck.

For me this doesn't matter, I like a minimum fuss at the amp end, iv'e been playing for around 10 years and I just like it this way.

What a phenomenal clean sound, absolutely gorgeous tones and the best Reverb around. The tone controls work really well on this amp.

Leo Fender will be turning in his grave. I've had it for 5 years. After 3 years the output transformer failed, destroying 4 expensive phillips 7581A tubes and it took around 4 months just to get a replacement from Fender. It now looks like after only another 2 years, the same problem has developed and I despair again. The amp has also blown a lot of tubes and like other users I am extremely concerned about the heat that this amp produces, it really is frightening, especially since I heard recently of one of these catching fire in Manchester and anyone i've spoke to has had one of these amps has had problems with them. I wouldn't buy a Fender amp ever again, a shame because I am still in love with the sound of the classic Blackface Fenders.

Again, who do Fender think they are? I was a Fender fan through and through but after waiting 4 months for a replacement output transformer and having to do a shit load of leg work to get them to come good on warranty, I will never, ever buy a Fender product again, not even a plectrum. I think they really need to look at their ethics, either make amps worthy of the price or lower the price. Simple. Fender have too much quality competition in the amp market to be getting by on their name alone, I think they are a joke. What happened to the times when they gave a shit about the hard-working musicians their products where designed for, Leo Fender will be turning in his grave, he designed products to be reliable, maintainable and value for money, now it's the opposite.

The paradox, the tone of this amp will ring in my ears for ever but yet the pain it has caused me in repair bills, inconvenience, fear and heartache will mean like I've already said, I will never buy Fender again, not even a plectrum.

Amp was manufactured in 2006
The amp is very versitile pending effect pedals used
I play country, jazz, classic rock, gospel, blues.
Two channels, Clean, and vibrato. No channel switching, no effects loop, no headphone jack.
I wish it had reverb on each channel. Only has reverb on Vibrato channel.
I use the amp for practice and at occassional gigs. Has a lot of power at 85 watts. very lound amp. I set the volume between 2 and 3 for most purposes. Has an excellent reverb sound, and the vibrato is nice for the 60's sound.

This amp has the best clean sound I've ever experienced. The reverb is also very exceptional. I've owened Marshall, Peavy, MusicMan and other Fender Amps. This one has by far the best clean sound.
This amp does not have a distortion channel. You will need to try a variety of OD pedals out test your specific tastes. I use my Boss
ME50, and with some experimention, I found the distortion sound I am most comfortable with. My American Fender Straticaster sounds the best for my, My Telecaster also is a good match. My Les Paul sounded good for Jazz. This amp delivers all the sounds I need.
I visited Guitar City in Denver Colorado, and played Peavy, Marshall, and Mesa/Boogie amps along side of this amp. The Fender by far had the best clean and reverb sounds. I have not experienced any hum, but rarely play in volumes above 3 or 4.

Just purchased last month. I'll let you know after the warrantee expires in five years. So far, no problems.

Have not had a need for any company support at this time with this amp.

Ive been playing guitar for over 39 years. I've owened other fender amps, Peavy, Marshall, Music Man, Carvin, etc. and this amp has the best clean and reverb sounds. The amp is very dymanic, and responds crisply with your finger picking styles. I would be very disappointed if it were stolen, however, I don't know if I could afford to purchase another one. I love the tone this amp delivers, as few amps can match what this amp was designed for. I hate the 65lbs of weight when moving it around. In my comparisons to guitar amps in this class, no other had the tone I was listening for. The amp is also very easy to run, and the knobs are easy to see ( for those of us in our 50's ). Everything is at the front were easy access. I wish it had a footswitch to change channels. This has to be done physically by moving the input cord. I perfer the clean, undistorted sounds of the blues and county picking styles of Don Rich of the Buckaroo's. This amp delivers for me on these sounds. I could have paid $ 1,000. more for a Mesa/Boogie, that had great distortion sounds, but didn't come close in clean/reverb sounds.

2002 Fender Twin Reverb, 85 watts 4 6L6 Groove Tubes/power, four 12AX7/preamp, two 12AT7/reverb & vibrato, two 12" Jensen C-12K speakers, 2 channels, spring reverb, tube generated "vibrato" (tremolo), silver grille cloth, black textured vinyl, tilt-back legs, 64 lbs.

I use it primarily for classic rock/blues rock, with a Keeley-modded TS9 and a Fulltone OCD in front of the vibrato channel. The clean sound is remarkable, as is the reverb. This amp can handle any live setting. Ample headroom. If you're looking for a tube amp you can crank up for some good tube distortion, this isn't the amp for you. By the time it starts breaking up, you'll already be deaf or have the police at your door. It took me a little while to find overdrive pedals I was happy with - the TRRI is generally NOT pedal-friendly - but after much experimenting, I've found that both the Keeley TS and the Fulltone OCD do the job magnificently. The array of tonal variations at your disposal is truly awesome, just be ready to spend some time playing around w/the settings a bit.

I've had it for a year and no problems yet, but I'm reserving judgement for awhile longer. The obvious pitfall of getting one the Reissue is that a PCB has replaced point to point handwiring, and as a result, the expense of repairing the amp is exponentially higher.

Haven't needed to, and hope to never have to based on the stories I've heard.

Playing 20 years, own a couple of early 80's JCM800s and wanted something different. It's louder than my Marshall JCM800 50 watt half stack and much less of a burden to haul around. I play Fender American Strats exclusively, and the combination of the Fulltone, the Keeley, and the TRRI is just tremendous. I've found what I've been looking for. Other than disliking the PCB aspect, I'm completely satisfied with this amp.

Bought the amp new in 1997 It is versatile enough for all the styles I play: blues, rock, pop, gospel, contemporary Christian, acoustic fingerpicking and strumming. 2 channels it has. I amost always only use the channel w/ the tremelo controls on it. Tremelo is great for adding a lot of emotion to a song. Used the "normal" channel for a vocal mic once...rehearsal...worked great along w/ the guitar playing. I use all the features on it all the time but it only has 2: tremelo and reverb! I've used this amp mainly in church playing worship music (20 years doing that). Also played the blues in bars with it. Has MORE than enough power. I rarely play it w/ volume beyond 2. Fender has 1 volume "LOUD!". I've played it up to 7. Some day I'll have to try it at 10. It's all tube and MAN! What a sweet sound this thing has.

I use this amp with 6 of my 7 guitars. 1 of them needs restoration. I got 2 Gibsons: a 1990 ES335 and 1976 Les Paul Custom, 2 Strats: 1976 Standard, 1994 Eric Clapton signature model, 2 acoustics: 1982 Takamine F360 w/ 1986 Seymour Duncan SA-1 removeable pickup, 2005 Esteban w/ built-in pickup. All my electric guitars have original stock pickups. I'm a lead guitarist, rock and blues mostly, but the past year or so been playing rhythmn in church..kinda boring, but kinda nice to be lazy..I like to really RIP and BURN whenever I can...on acoustic I fingerpick blues, folk, contemporary Christian. Have not yet driven this amp to distortion by overload. I use a Boss pedal for distortion which does the job for me..Sometime I should overdrive it and see what it does besides blow the sheetrock off the walls and frighten small animals. What I LOVE about this amp is the huge fatness and smoothness of the tone and sound. Unbelievable! I've never played another amp that had such a great sound. Other band members love this amp too. It has a sweet sound that only tubes can make and I think the Jensen speakers are a big factor in the sound. I have 5 other amps, 4 of them tube amps, one a 1990 Marshall JCM 800 model 2210, and the '65 Twin Reissue has the warmest, most appealing sound. It really has a world class sound quality.

This amp has been a solid rock. I've used it on many a gig for the 16 years I've owned it with no back up and no worries about needing a back up. It's never broken down but I may have had a tube or two replaced and that's just from regular use. I'm good to my amps, and they're good to me! When they need a tune-up, bring 'em to a good, qualified service technician and let him have at it. I am dismayed when I read about all the problems some other reviewers of this amp have had. Makes me wonder how I lucked out! Or maybe Fender has changed something about them or assembly in low quality factories has messed with the quality. Mine is a jewell!

The 5 Year Warranty expired in June 2002 and I don't think I ever had a warranty claim on it. It's never needed repairs, just a tube or 2 if anything. Normal use, a tube dies, you get a new one. No biggie.

I've been playing guitar for 42 years! Oi vey! That's a long time! I'm a songwriter and singer, play keyboards too! I got gear up the gazoo! It's more like what do I NOT have! Amplifiers: Marshalls: JCM 800 model 2210 full stack, 8080 Valvestate w/ Digitech GSP 2101 studio tube pre-amp, Fenders: '65 Twin Reissue, two 1976 Vibro-Champs, and just today bought a 1976 Princeton Reverb (can't wait to plug into that!), 1977 Yamaha 50-112 (hissy solid state monster which really sucks and which I haven't used for 15 years or so!), all the guitars noted above, speaker cabs: Marshalls: 4x12 model 1960A, 2x12 model 1936 w/ Greenbacks-fantastic sound, 1x12 model 1912, Seymour Duncan 4x12 (VERY nice!), Crate 8 channel P.A. amp (great sound), 1995 Soundtech BZE 12" P.A. speakers, 2 Shure SM58s, 1991 Yamaha MT100II 4 track cassette deck, 1996 DBX 262 compressor/limiter, etc. If this amp was stolen I'd be really mad, or if it were lost I'd be very sad. I'd get another one ASAP. I love everything about this amp except it weighs 65 pounds and is a bit of a bear to schlep around to gigs. I schlep it on wheels, but still have to lift and carry it on and offstage. When I have a roadie to do that, it will be a non-issue! Till then, it's my back...Compared to my other amps, it's my favorite. Compared to ALL other amps, I think only a Matchless might sound better. Maybe. I actually chose this amp because B.B. King uses or used to use an 85 watt Fender Twin. I thought 100 watts was too much, but really, this 85 watts can probably kill bugs flying in the vicinity if it's cranked up past 8. I really wish it had a "half power" switch and may have it modified for that some day. It's so dang loud, half power would be all you'd need except in the most extreme conditions. I'd recommend this amp to anyone. It's one of those "all around" amps you can use for anything, and the quality of the sound is sublime and amazing. In my opinion, of course!

paid 1049 $ im march 06 // for the other reviewer with break up at 6-7 vol. that is normal. how can you be in the same room with the volume that loud. blue label groove tubes break up faster.

Now, THIS AMP SUCKS IMO. mine is in the shop for the same problem again since march 06 . volume loss . now no sound. i had a deville 410 before and in 3 months of owning that he solder joints went out. before that a Blues Jr. volume fading in and out. sold the JR bought another one and been fine for over a year now though. the twins today sound nothing like the ones of yesterday. the devilles sound like the silverface twins to me at vol.on 2 on the deville imo. i tried one only once though. the 65TRRI sounds good at first then seems to get stale.

SUCKS as with most fender amps. im sure others too. the 65 twin reverb is made in mexico ive seen the PCB in mine. Mexico is stamped all over. the warrenty will cover the bill but when its fixed im trading it for another marshall period..

THE REPAIR PEOPLE ARE NICE WHERE I GO BUT IM THINKING THE GUY DID NOTHING THE FIRST TIME AROUND. HE SAID HE RESOLDERED EVERYTHING.( all while i went across the street to burgerking and back.) RIGHT !

30 years of ciggaretts, beer,and gigs. sold the 59 bassman because the loss of control with distortion pedals. the deville crapped out in 3 months and then sounded lifeless after it was fixed, my second BJ is ok 1 year + . now the my 65 twin broke twice in 3 months. my hot rod deluxe is 2 months old and fine but tired of living in fear so im trading that too before that breaks. im buying 2 pre 2000 marshall heads and 2 1960 cabs for my shows and only keeping the blues JR for practises.

Not many features.. just two clean tube channels.. one with reverb & vibrato

This amp has a very good clean tone.. However Im wondering if something is wrong with mine!?... These amps are supposed to be known for ultra clean headroom even at high volumes...

When I turn it up to 6-7 & hit the low E string on my Tele I get a slight overdriving sound (it almost sounded like speaker cone breakup)... So I took out the original Fender / Eminence speakers & ordered 2 big 150 watt honkers... Same sound... So I then used an external cab to make sure the buzz wasnt due to something loose inside the amp... same sound...

The tubes are supposed to be pretty fresh (less than 20hrs).. its got Fender/Groovetube 6L6's in it..

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY IDEA OF WHAT THIS COULD BE?.. BECAUSE IM THINKING THIS IS NOT NORMAL FOR THIS AMP... at least not normal from what others are reporting.

Email me at asims@usxpress.com if you have helpful info!

Not sure, havent owned the amp very long.

I know this amp is supposed to be the be-all-end-all of clean country amps... it sounds GREAT below 5.. maybe I can sort out the problem with the bass distortion.

'05 TR-RI, same features as 40 years prior. Modeling is lame, this is not lame.

Uh, I play an 1985-or-so American Tele, stock pickups-->SIB Varidrive-->1970's Phase 100--->amp. It is deafeningly loud and clean, but not sterile clean; smooth and rich. I use the Varidrive as sort of a lead channel (it is more of a pre-amp and less of a stomp box), the old MXR is a bit noisy, but it sounds really lovely, so I won't complain. I play a wide variety of styles, which is exactly what most everyone says. Everything sound just like it is coming from a Tele through a Twin. To know it is to love it. Rock-type sounds come from the Varidrive. Also, the reverb is just wow. No other words, it is the reverb.

I had a silverface Twin. It didn't sound as good, but it also didn't ever break. I haven't had any issues (outside of the normal wear of parts) with any of the half-dozen or so Fender amps I've owned over the last 20 (oh my god) years. I am very gentle on my amps (now that I'm old anyway), so I don't see any catastrophe on the horizon.

eh, no clue. It is a ubiquitous and low-tech device, so I'd imagine not too difficult to have repaired. The is a five year warrenty, which is far longer than most lesser amps.

I have pretty much pared down my collection to what I use. I've had tons of things, as have most electric guitarists. Now I have my Tele (that I've always had), My newish Twin, and a few cheap acoustic instruments for the company to play with. I feel like I wasted lots of time and money, but that's easy to say when you find "it". The "10" rating here says "fantastic value" which I can't say is true or not, but I would probably call upon the hounds of hell (pretty brave for an atheist) to retrieve my Twin lest someone feel strong enough to run off with 65 pounds of elbow-destroying amplification.

the simple but usefull controls on this amp allow me to dial in a very perfect sound. i love what it has and dont need what it doesnt

2004 american strat, 1990 PRS, 2005 rick 330/12, santa cruz w/ sunrise PU....suits my music style perfectly because it sounds perfect without pedals and, with them. it is not noisy at all...especially compared to my DRRI. without my pedals, its nearly silent. perfectly clear pure sound, with a great warm tone all the way up. mine came with the white label groove tubes...i have read that these suck, but for now...im not tempted to change them. if i decide to not take this back to GT, i will replace them with a set from eurotubes.com and keep the stock ones as a spare set. so far, it sounds great at the volumes im playing at which is below 4....closer to 2.5 actually

I have a question...im tempted to take this back because it gets very hot. does your faceplate, specifically, the area near where "Twin Reverb Amp" is written get so hot that you can barely touch it?..even after 10 minutes? i have never had an amp that gets this hot. i had a twin reverb II head that got pretty hot but nothing at all like this. my deluxe reverb reissue gets hot, but not uncomfortably hot and this concerns me because it seems hot enough to melt plastic. i dont smell anything too alarming...but i do smell something and would expect to even at lower temperatures...i think

if this is a normal thing for a twin, please write to me. i would appreciate it/ srandallf@gmail.com / thanks...

i have no idea. never called them. never had a problem with a fender. i have had a twin reverb II head, deluxe reverb reissue, this twin, princeton chorus, princeston 65 or something..that sounded like dog crap... but no problems ever.

not sure yet. for pure tone its a 10. a perfect sounding amp for clean, loud warm tube tone.
i hate how heavy it is. a dolly and wheels are a must if gigging, for me at least. much prefer this to my deluxe reverb. its much more inspiring and useful. compared it to an AC-30 and it took me only a few minutes to realize which was far better...the Twin.
Wish it had an AC outlet on the back and came with wheels, though thats an easy fix.

Features listed before.
Basic nowdays, modern for their time.

I use a 57' Strat, a Burny Les Paul copy, and a Mexican Super Strat.
I bough the Twin because a ffriend of mine reccomended it for what I play, which is mostly blues, it fits the bill perfectly. I've gotten somehting of Eddie Van Halend Brown sound of it before with my Les Paul so it's quite versatile.


It is a quiet amp for a tube amp, I practice at 10 and the only noise I usally hear (besides a deffening roar of my guitar) are the single coils.


It has a beutiful clean sound. I play some Dire Straits (Down to the Waterline early suff.) and I can pick of the Knopfler tone at the right setting (2nd channel, 1st input, bright swith on, teble 7, mid 5, bass 6 volume about 5). I can a tone similar to Stevie Ray's Couldn't Stand the weather tone easily too. At about 6 or 7 it overdirves nicely, real smooth and rich; you also loosing your hearing for the most part.

I keep mine in garage, I have no studio or real place to keep this magnum of an amp. I've owned it for a year and taken it out to blues jams and the such quite a few times. It's also been slammed around a little bit but nothing too sever. Quite reliable by my stantards.

Never delt with Fender.

I've been playing for abuot 2 1/2 yrs. I listed my guitars above and the only other amp I own is a Vox Cambridge 30 Reverb. For effects I use a Ibanez TS9 reissue, EH Small Stone, and Vox V857(?) wah peadal.


I play mostly blues, funk, and classic rock. I play some Police stuff too, and can get and Andy Summers tone going on with this amp.

If it where stolen I would most likely get another one, these new Vox Ac15's are tempting though.

I love the sound and reliability of this amp. Abolutly fabulouse, gets the tone I want. Did mention the Lovely reverb? The Reverb is the best I've heard.

I've Compared my Twin to the Following: Fender 64' Deluxe reverb, Fender 65' Vibroverb, Fender 64' Vibrolux, 67' Super Reverb. This thing will stand up to those old amps in my opinion; only amps I prefer are old AC15's and Marshall JTM45's.

Overall a Great amp in my opinon, certainly try one out if you're looking for a good tube amp.

Features are well documented. both channels have volume, treble, middle, and bass, with a bright switch. tremolo on one channel. For this amp, the features are nearly perfect.

There is not a guitar that does not sound great with this amp. For cleans, this amp is beautiful. I was looking for a 212 combo for the sound dispersion (and not being to crazy about 10 inch speakers), and I thought this amp would do it. And it does for clean sounds.

Occasionally, however, I wanted an overdriven sound, and thinking that I was not too naive, I knew that there was no way to crank this amp for such a sound. So, I relied on my trusty 808 overdrive reissue (which is great), but I have discovered one thing over time: Overdrive pedals seem to work best when the amp is already being driven to some extent, or when the input on the overdrive pedal is up high. The problem with this amp is that to get it to that point, it already has to be incredibly loud, and while I love it loud, my band members don't. (in fact, the first time I jammed with the trri, the other guitarist left the studio, went outside, and called me on my cell phone, and said "Mike, turn it down." I trust some of you have had this experience).

So, with the amp at one or two, and the overdrive pedal, a les paul sounds pretty good, but anything with single coils sounds empty because I can't drive the amp.

For those of you who right reviews above me (i.e., subsequently), this is not a complaint that the amp cannot be driven. I think it has the most beautiful clean and sparkle on the planet. It is a word to those shopping around that this amp cannot be driven in everyday situations, in most clubs, at most gigs, at home, or almost anywhere else. That is the reality of these amps. If you read reviews about pulling power tubes, it does not help that much.

I have found that the deluxe reverb, super reverb, bassman 59 reissue, 57 tweed twin reissue, are better suited to being driven if that is your goal.

Don't get me wrong, the amp sounds beautiful clean and loud. It's just not realistic to expect to be able to hit the sweet spot on this amp and have everyone stick around.

I still give it a 9 for what it is designed to be.

Did not have it long enough.

Did not use.

Playing for 25 years. Got rid of trri, but if I still had it and it were stolen, would get a 20 to 40 watt amp.

Overall, for what this amp is designed to be, a loud clean amp, it is perfect. If you only play jazz or something else where you want a little bite, this is the perfect amp. Oh, did I mention the weight?

UPDATE PLEASE READ.1ST GIG LAST NITE WITH THE 65 TWIN REVERB AMP REISSUE. WOW!! VERY VERSATILE .HARD ROCK, GARAGE ROCK,OLD SCHOOL PUNK,NEW PUNK,EVEN METAL WITH RIGHT PEDALS. ALTHOUGH YOU MAY NOT LIKE FENDER SOUND OVERDRIVEN BUT I DO, ALWAYS HAVE.

GIBSON LP STANDARD W/ BURST BUCKER PRO PK UPS.VERY QUIET, NO HUMS OF ANY KIND. LET THIS AMP BREAK IN GOOD BEFORE YOU SAY MY PEDALS SOUND BAD THROUGH THIS.AFTER PRACTISING FOR A WEEK WITH THIS BEFORE MY GIG HELPED ALOT. ALSO I RUN MY GUITAR IN THE VIBRATO CHANNEL 2, BRIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ALL MY BOSS PEDALS SOUND WONDERFUL. PH3,CE5,SD1,MT2,MAXON OD808,TONEBONE CLASSIC,CRY BABY,VOL. PEDAL AND THE FABULOUS FENDER REVERB TO BOOT. I LEFT FENDER FOR MARSHALL AWHILE BACK BUT NOW IM BACK WITH FENDER ALL THE WAY.JUST REMEMBER THAT EVEN WITH ALL MY PEDALS THIS AMP STILL SOUNDS LIKE A FENDER AMP SO USING A METAL ZONE WILL SOUND LIKE A FENDER AMP WITH A METAL ZONE.

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GREAT VALUE FOR 1000 DOLLARS. SHIT LOADS OF HEADROOM AND THEN SOME TO SPARE I PROMISE.I ALSO USE THE 59 BASSMAN LTD REISSUE (NEW AS WELL).IM PROUD TO SAY I OWN THE HOLY GRAIL OF TONE PERIOD. YES AGAIN AND AGAIN.IF YOU LIKE LOUD CLEAR FENDER SOUND, YOULL LOVE IT . I DO.I HAVE THE BLUE LABEL GROOVE TUBES IN MINE WITH JENSENS.

JUST GOT IT 5 DAYS AGO MADE IN 2005 OR 06 DONT KNOW. PLENTY OF FEATURES OTHER THAN O/D FX LOOP

DIFFERNT STYLES BUT MY BAND PLAYS PUNK & HARD ROCK STUFF.HAVENT GIGGED WITH YET. BAND PRACTISE TONITE, GIG TOMORROW NITE. BUT THIS AMP HAS GIANT CLEAN HEAD ROOM PERIOD.MINE CAME WITH THE BLUE GROOVE TUBES. I KNOW SOME COME WITH RED AND SOME WHITE, IVE SEEN IT. STELLAR REVERB AND VIBRATO. THIS AMP SOUNDS FUZZY WHEN DISTORTED. COOL THOUGH.I NOTICED USING BOSS SUPER OVERDRIVE AND METAL ZONE THE AMP IS REAL BUZZY(SOUNDED LIKE $%^&)UNLESS YOU CRANK THIS THING AND YOUD BETTER BE READY TOO.IT SOUNDED BETTER BUT EHH, I DONT KNOW.SO I BOUGHT A TONE BONE CLASSIC DIST. PEDAL, MXR OD 808 PEDAL AND YES THE BUZZYNESS IS GONE. CLEAR AS A BELL, BUT, THE AMP IS STILL FUZZY,THATS THE SOUND OF THE AMP THOUGH. CLEAR BUT FUZZY. SOUNDS VERY COOL TO ME ALSO SOUNDS LIKE CHOURS IS ON BUT ITS NOT. SEEMS TO FILL VERY NICE. 3-D SOUND.ITS STARTING TO BREAK IN A LITTLE SINCE IVE PLAYED AT HOME EVERYDAY SO FAR AT TOLLERABLE LEVELS AND THE BOSS PEDALS SOUND ALITTLE BETTER, BUT BUY SOME HIGH END PEDALS THOUGH PLEASE. IM GLAD I DID MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE,ANALOG PEDALS= GOOD.USING A GIBSON LP STAND. CLEAN THIS AMP STARTS TO BREAK UP AT 3.5 AND AT VOL.4 WITH THE BRIDGE PK UP, WOW ! MY GOD, TONE CITY.THEN KICK ON SOME O.D. AND HOLY $%^& BATMAN THE GREATEST TONE EVER. NO MARSHALL ROAR BUT WITH THE RIGHT PEDALS THIS AMP WILL LET YOU KNOW IN A HURRY THAT MARSHALL CANT *&^% WITH IT.

WE'LL SEE. I TRIED ONE AT ADIFFERENT STORE YESTERDAY TO TRY PEDALS AND I COULD SMELL IT BURNING OR SOMETHING.THIS ONE HAD WHITE LABEL TUBES.THE CLERK SAID THEY JUST RECIEVED THIS AMP TOO. MINE CAME FROM G.C. NO SMELL AT ALL ON MINE YET. I HAVE BLUE LABEL TUBES. MINE CAME IN ONLY 2 WEEKS AGO. HMM.

WELL, MY AMP CAME WITH NO POWER LIGHT BULB. THE RED JEWEL WAS THERE BUT WOULDNT LITE. I UNSCREWED IT AND NO BULB. SO I WENT TO THE LOCAL(35MILES AWAY)FENDER WARRANTY CENTER TO GET A BULB AND THEY MADE ME PAY FOR IT. WHY? BECAUSE I DIDNT BUY THE AMP FROM THEM THATS WHY.SO YOUR FENDER WARRANTY IS ONLY GOOD IF YOU BUY AT STORES THAT ARE FENDER WARRANTY SERVICE CENTERS AS WELL I GUESS. DONT KNOW. 3.00$ FOR THE BULB. NO OTHER ISSUES SO FAR.

LOVE THE AMP. HAD MARSHALLS, WENT BACK TO FENDER ALWAYS, EVEN THE STYLE I PLAY.IF IT BREAKS ILL GET IT FIXED PERIOD. STELLAR AMP. YES , AGAIN!!

Nothing new to contribute here.

I have used Hums and singles with this amp. My style is edgy to hard improv rock, blues, funk, and jazz. As with any tube amp this thing can be noisy with bad power and effects. It amplifies what ever you put in front. Noisy pedals will be really loud noisy pedals. With quality tubes and proper maintenance this thing is loud and clean up to 11. The breakup that it does get is at very high volumes with humbuckers and you better be in a big room and have some distance between you and the amp or you are putting your hearing at risk. I have found the most usable settings between 2-5 on the volume but I don't paticularly care for fender breakup anyway is seems. It's loud and clean. That's what it does, always.... This amp will always sound great with a strat for clean tones and will make even a bad guitar sound stellar in that department. You will be very discoureged if you by this amp thinking you can play in your bedroom , dorm, or apartment. In those situations you will likely get better tone from a modeling amp of some kind. This amp needs to be opened up to at least 3 to sound it's best and even that volume will raise eyebrows in a small venue. I have used a THD Hotplate with great success to get good tone and appropriate volumes. Bottome line for sound in this amp is Loud, Clean, with very good reverb. Stack as many effects as you want into this and as long as the power quality is good and the the effects are not noisy you will be ok. Again, this amp just makes whatever you put in front of it louder. I took this to a friends house and was joking about how loud it was. Cranked it up to about 4.5 and hit a big E5 and literally knocked pictures off his wall. I'm not a tone guru but it's the best loud clean that I have ever heard.

I have gigged with it many times with no backup. But, It has also been in the shop a few times and cost me at least half as much in repairs as I paid. I'm not amp tech but the more I learn about tube amps the more I realize that if you have some backup tubes and fuses on hand you are good to go most of the time.

I hear they can be hard to deal with. No personal experience though.

This is a good amp for someone who needs or wants the power. It has great Fender tone. I would not buy another though but I do plan on keeping it unless I can get a good price or trade. I have a love/hate affair with this amp. I've had it for over 5 years now and it has served me well but I just need more versitility. This amp is what it is and that is it's strong point. Don't knock it for what it isn't. There is a Fender amp for every situation so don't try to fit a square peg in the round hole. Find the amp that does what you need and want.

My 1965 Twin Reissue is the 29th one built out of the first 300. Fenders intentions were to only create 300 of these but they proved so popular they still make them to this day. Forget the reviews that say the originals came out in 1965. They did not, it was 1963 -1967 thus the mid point being 65. Leo Fender designed this amp prior to the 65 CBS takeover. I purchased mine new in 1991 and paid an extra $100.00 due to the serial number. There is no sense rehashing all the info in previous reviews so I will just say that this is thee ultimate clean amp all the way to 10. As it should be. Suffice it to say that it has been on every Rock, Country, Jazz and Blues stage for decades. I give a 10 for versatility because of the amps clean ability to process effects from pedals, boards etc.

Sounds great with my Fender Tele and Strat. Fender 72 Thinline Reissue with Humbuckers, Les Paul and ES335 copies (don't believe in wasting money when I don't have to) and any guitar I run through it.
Everyone seems to worry about how many watts an amp is and leave out the fact that it is the tone that is the most important. This amp has the sought after Fender tone and if anyone thinks the originals sounded better it is based on bias and not fact. You can easily swap out tubes and speakers but mine have Jensons as the originals did and I wouldn't think of changing them. Now back to the watts vs tone issue. As many have said on here you CAN use effects units to get whatever sound you want and this is the amp to do it with. But for that old tweed blues distorted sound I use my Peavey Classic 20 (15watts) and am leaning towards picking up a Fender Blues Jr only because of the fender reverb sound built in and a 12" speaker. Let me point out the fact that an 85 watt Fender Twin Reissue is only twice as loud as an 8.5 watt tube amp. It takes 10 times the wattage to double the sound level. What you get with added wattage is headroom thus more clarity at a higher volume. This is why many times you will see a Fender Twin on stage with a Fender Bassman used by the same guitarist. The Bassmans lower wattage equals more distortion. Best Clean Tone on the planet.

I have used this amp since 1991 with the original tubes and not one single issue that would have required a backup. The dry channel has a harmonic tube in it from day one but I don't use that channel so have never swapped it out. I will eventually drop some JJ tubes in. I just put these in my Classic 20 and it certainly made that amp a keeper. The 65 Reissue is a workhorse!

Never had to use Customer Support.

I've been playing guitar, bass and drums for 40+ years.
If I didn't have a twin owning one would be my ulitmate goal.
The amp certainly is one for someone that can afford it.
If you are just starting out and want the best of both worlds (clean and dirty tube tone) at lower volumes then I would recommend a Fender Blues Jr. It would be an amp that you can start out with and keep to use along side your 65 Reissue when you can put out the bucks for one.

Pretty simple setup. There are two channels, both clean, but one with vibrato and reverb. Both channels have a bright switch (that i adore and always keep on.. it brings the amp alive). Also each channel has two inputs, the first is loud, the second is more quiet. I love the loud one because you can really hear those tubes! Both channels also, of course, have volume, treble, mid, bass controls. Very responsive controls. Features-wise, i really dont need anything else. It is the staple of perfect clean tone.

I'm playing a Fender Deluxe American Stratocaster > Fulltone Clyde wah > Keeley mod TS808 > Keeley compressor > Keeley mod blues driver > EHX small stone > EHX deluxe memory man > digitech jamman. The jamman is more for playing alone and jamming with myself. Not sure if i would use it on stage as i feel it sucks up a bit of tone.

If you know anything about music equipment, you can probably tell i spent a whole lot of money on all my shite. The reason is, all the mass produced pedals today sound like complete crap. I've tried so many pedals and really, the only things that really bring out amazing vintage tone are keeley and fulltone (for OD/dist at least..and out of what ive tried. never got my hands on a klon centaur). Sucks theyre expensive as hell but hey, its worth it.

The reason i got all these pedals is because this Twin Reverb is honestly the most amazing clean sound i have ever heard. It has ridiculous headroom (85W!). A lot of people say DO NOT buy this amp if you want a tube amp that will break up. Untrue. Sure this thing will not break up for anything, but you can take out two of the 6L6s (1,3 or 2,4) and boom itll break up around 4 or 5.

So when you have an amazing classic guitar such as a deluxe strat, you play it through some really quality, hand-built "boutique" pedals such as mine, and put it through this twin reissue..... I swear youll cream yourself every time. It really doesn't get better than this. I HIGHLY recommend this amp to anyone interested in jazz, blues, rock, or country. And especially if youre into vintage tone, this is how you do it baby. It can do it all.

By the way the new samarium cobalt noiseless pickups on the new deluxe strats are freakin awesome. Dont listen to the retarded bashing conservatives, these things sound perfect.

Wait a second. Why the hell am i even writing a review on the twin. Doesnt everyone know this thing is one of the best amps ever thats been on stage with every legend at some point.

So far so good. Though i hear its not as dependable as the original (no shit!).

Havent dealt with it.

Is this amp versatile or is it a one-trick pony? I'd say it is the most versatile one-trick pony I have ever seen. It provides the user with an actual foundation of good tone that you can really build on with quality pedals. I have been playing guitar for 6 years and in the past almost two years ive been obsessed with tone. With the equipment i have now, im finally happy!

If it were lost, id buy it again right away. I tried a lot of other amps and i just love fender amps. Never got into marshall. I love les pauls and custom 22s (in a few years...) and even schecters... ive tried them through the twin and they sound absolutely amazing.

Its got everything you need for ballads and country. Very clean, good reverb.

I recently bought an original 65 blackface and compared with the reissue its a completely different amp. The original has way more of that jangley fender bell tone. the reissue is a good amp, but they shouldnt call it a reissue because it sounds like a different amp trust me on that. I recomend taking out the Jensen speakers and putting in Fane or JBL, also getting Tungsol reissue 6l6's

never had a problem

Its a good amp, but a bad reissue.

Two channel all tube amp 85 watts. First channel is dry, the other one has vibrato and reverb. Totally simple but very effective.

I am currently using a Peavey HP signature with a Boss DS-1 and a MT-2. This amp is so clean and precise and projecting your tone that both pedals to me used to sound awesome, now they just get the job done. I am going to get both of my pedals modded by analogman. I recommend anyone who has this amp to take out two tubes because that way you can get better tone for your practices, but still have more than enough power to drown your drummer if you really wanted too. Take out either the first or third, or the second and fourth. You will notice the difference because you will reach the sweet spot of this amp without destroying your eardrums.

Of course you could relly on it but always have a backup just in case. If you do take out two tubes, always have the other two in handy when gigging, that way you can swap them out in a breeze. Not the case if you were to use all 4 tubes. It does have some buzz but it is barely noticeable, probably in the studio it would though.

Havent dealt with them so I dont know. I have heard though that Fender sucks when it comes to customer service.

I have been playing now for 5 years. I had only owned two solid state amps that were practice only, not for gigging. Because I used to live in cancun, equipment is overpriced over there and I never saw a tube amp back at home. I would gig with amps of other amps because my band would always give the drum set. This was a HUGE step for me, mostly because I worked 3 months for this baby, but I do not regreat it at all. It was the best move I have done in my musical life.

2004 off ebay, 850
most every musicains ever used this amp at some point in there carrer, from clapton to cobain, if its versitial enough to me
i play mostly alternative rock, classic rock, etc.
its a reissue, so not much for effects and junk but now that i think about it, onboard digital effect sound like shit to me. i use anolog effects pedals for all my effects, i do love the tremolo and reverb tank though.
enough power for me, just mic it, i do wish it had some greenbacks, but its is a reissue so they try to stay historial accurate.
i really wish is was hand wired, but for this price don't care that much.

this thing is a beast clean and watery for chorus type sound and wondeful when overdriven, pull tube 2 and 4 out for a great blues tone. it is a little noisey with single coils but i like a little feedback, who want to sound like a damn computer anyways, this amp gives you alot of head room for the clean channel, i'm acutually trying to figure out a way so dirty it up a little more at high volumes. not the amp for you metal heads but what tube amp is, extreme brutal distortion sounds like crap to me, let face it the 80 sucked..haha

i haven't owned it long enought, i have fender that suck and a few that wouldn't die, one guy i know had one of these real ones like a 68 that fell out of a van at 60 mile and hour and come out with a bad scratch and some broken tube put upon replaceing them a biasing sounded just like new...go figure. while i know that pc board amp just don't hold up like hand wired i think this one will be just fine and i wont worry about a back up, i will neglect it until something goes wrong, then i will prob fix it myself these thing a really easy to work on considering the pc board. i will change the tubes out a little to drive the amp a little. i am disappointed with some of the cheapness of some of the component, imput jacks, speaker jacks, wirring etc. seem like they would have used high grade cloth covered wiring on a 65 reissue....

i've delt with fender in the past and really they where great
if i can't fix it my local tech guys can, service center are everywhere in montgomery but be careful 75% percent of these tech guys don't know shit. anybody with a soldering iron can get a fender repair certificate. i use Bailey Brother localy, be sure ure tech guys know what there talking about, ask around with other serious muscians
5 year warranty so i got like 3 more to tear it up if i can...kurt cobain used one for the in utero tour so if they can surrive him they can surrive most any thing.

i 've been playing for about 8 years, i own most any product fender makes, vintage and new. i like the vintage amps better and the newer guitar (that i've upgraded with better pots, wires, pu, etc.
if it were stolen i prob just buy another one, maybe the updated pro twin. but i really love this amp, nothing to hate.
compared to the bassman (great amp a lot thicker tone), marshalls (suck), mesa boogies (which i love but i just so damn expensive), and most other fender i love this one the best, the deluxe reverbs are really nice to if your on a bugget.

email me if anyone had some good mods for this amp...i never leave anything stock there is always room for improvement

Well, the features have been covered, it is what it is.

The best feature is the wet and dry sides. Using an AB/Y, I ran a POD XT Live into the dry channel and also a straight line into the wet channel! It was great having the best of both worlds.

It is the perfect base clean to build on for a performing musician. I would not trust it at all in a studio. I've owned 3 and each has had rattle or hum problems that the techs could not isolate. The noise level these anamolies put out was only about the same DB of a normal conversation hence it would be fine during performances.

I would never gig without a backup no matter what amp I owned. The amp is great I've gone through 3 that all rattle or buzz and the shop just returned a 4th one for another customer who they ordered one for.

They are really good at taking returns. Seriously, I have a good shop that is an authorized Fender Dealer and Service Center. I've not had to deal with Fender directly howerver I can say any repairs or returns that the shop has done have all been okay'd with a day from Fender

Unfortunately I give this amp a 6 for my overall rating. I find it amazing that after 40 years of building Twins they cannot make them a quite without all the buzzing and rattling and whisping sounds from it. Sure tube amps will have a bit of a humm and there is some buzz from a chasis I'm not that ignorant to amps but it's to the point where it is detectable by a microphone at low volume which is what I cann unnacceptable for a $1000 amp.

I bought this amp new in 2002 everyone knows what it is and it's features so i won't go into it much. basically it's a two channel all tube power amp with reverb and tremello.

let's just start off by saying that i have never have and never will give a rating of 10 for anything that i own or try out, simply because there is always room for improvement in anything, at least that's what my boss tells me at work just before my annual review every year, so i take the same attitude towards gear. I think everyone knows this is probably the best sounding clean amp ever made. i play a 78 gibson explorer and a carvin sc90 through my pod xt live and i can get damn near any sound i want. this amp is just so condusive to pedals and effects. it just works great. the thing i love best about this amp is the reverb, one simple knob and you turn it to taste and it's the best sounding reverb on the planet.

I've had this amp about 3 years now and i've only had one problem with it so far and it happened right before my first live gig with it, it started cutting out and i didn't have time to trouble shoot it so i had get a loaner from a buddy but it ended up being the speaker jack. it was cheap and it went bad so i had a quality jack put in. it just bothered me a little bit that the money i paid for this thing they used a cheap piece of crap for the speaker jack. i don't like to gig without a backup for anything

never had to deal with them yet, hope i don't have to.

i've been playing on and off since i was about 16 and have been really serious about playing for about the last 5 or 6 years. i really love this amp but i think if it were stolen or broke or whatever i might go with something else similar but cheaper. when i got it i had tried out a ton of different amps and this one just won out over the marshalls and peavey's that i tried for that was all i really had access to at the time, but i would definitely be pissed if my twin reverb dissapeared.

I bought this amp in 2002 new at Daddy's. You all know the features. It's an all tube clean amp. What more can be said? I think it's power rating is 85 watts, but I'm not sure exactly...more on that later. I use this amp with my band and we play small club gigs, but honestly, this amps could handle any venue. Even if it's a huge concert arena, you can always mic it. There's no need for anything else.

I have a Fender American Vintage '62 reissue stratocaster and a Schecter C-1 Elite, although I mainly use the the Fender. I always use the vibrato channel (or occasionaly I mix the two). My set up is as follows: Twin, Maxon OD-808, Ibanez TS-9, Vox Wah, Digitech X-series delay, Fender or Schecter. Of course it's a little noisy with the fender, but you have to accept that. For me, I wanted a super clean amp to begin with, but now I've been looking for a way to make this amp bite a little bit without going deaf. Well I recently discovered a way to do that...the twin has 4 6L6 power tubes in back. these are lined in parallel. If you take out either the 1st and 3rd together, or the 2nd and 4th together, you end up cutting it's power rating in half. So now, instead of 85 watts, you have a nice little 42 1/2 watt combo. This way I can drive the amp a little bit harder and get just a hint of breakup around 6 or 7, but I don't have to worry about hearing loss...as much. Anyway, this, along with the two OD's creates such a smooth sustaining lead sound. it's just incredibly 3 dimensional. I know a lot of people like to pair up same brand OD's, but for some reason, I feel like I can get a better smoother singing tone by mixing it up.

After a year or so with this amp, I kept noticing that one of the tubes was overheating (I think it wasn't in right). I transport it a lot, and I could have just bumped it enough times to cause this problem, I don't know. But when I discovered that I could reduce the power rating by taking out two of the tubes, I took that one out as one of them and haven't had a problem since. I haven't replaced the tubes after 3 years and they haven't been any trouble. I think I might have been puching my speaker a bit too hard though, because it starts to fart out now when I play a G or lower on the low E string.

Never had to deal with them

I got this amp for a killer deal. Daddy's was selling them for $1000 which was already better than usual, and then they had a 10% off sale on everything. So I got it brand new for $900. This amp is everything I've wanted. It gives me good clear tones that ring beautifully with my strat. Fender with Fender is a match made in heaven if you're striving for good tone. I don't really play metal, so I don't need to worry about over the top distortion. If I wanted that I'd go with an amp with an overdrive channel. I play rock/hard rock/blues. If you check out <http://www.myspace.com/thethames> You can hear what this amp sounds like with my setup. Check out solos on break my heart and nightlife to hear this baby sing.

For the uninitiated, this is a 1965 reissue. In 1965 they didn't have modeling or effects loops or distortion or master volume. The knobs on the front do what they're supposed to do, and all the stuff on the back like jacks and such, well they do too. It's all there right in front of you. Fortunately, I could see these things when I bought it, so I knew almost exactly what features this amp had.

The Fender Twin Reverb has always had the corner on the signature sound market. The reverb tank and tremolo add the correct color, this amp is clean clean clean....just like Twins always have been. Let's face it, either you're a Fender person or a Marshall person...maybe a Vox person....but if you have some mileage on the fretboard, you know who you are and what you like. And if you like glassy clean tone, Twins have no peers. If you expected crunch, you bought the wrong amp. (If you like extra big clean tone, try plugging your twin into a slant cab loaded with 4 Celestion Vintage 30's.)

I'm not too technically oriented, so it's hard to say whether this amp will stand up as well as the Silverface I used to haul around. I can say that if you're looking at tube amps, be certain that the tubes are chassis mounted versus being circuit board mounted for reliability purposes. This is a great website for ferreting out problem issues and building an amp with circuit board mounted tubes is a cheap but unreliable engineering issue that i've seen over and over again in lesser priced amps. (Below $500.00) With this machine being based on it's '65 design, reliability issues should be confined to poor manufacturing processes or parts quality not design.

Find a local amp guru, period. Don't waste your time with Fender unless it's a warrantee problem.

I've been playing for 30+ years and currently play a 50th anniversary Tex-Mex strat. I use a TS9 modded tube screamer, mostly for some additional sustain, then straight into the amp. Between the 5 position switch on the strat and the EQ on this amp, it's a tone monster paradise. I've previously played a 72 Tele, a 79 Gibson L5S and a Strings & Things Custom through Silverface Twins...with tone to burn. If stolen, I'd go to prison for killing the thief, and buy another Twin with my license plate making money. I've never had a Twin crap on me, however have found them to be a touch noisy depending on how the house and stage lighting were wired.

The original was designed and produced in 1965 and has been reissued with the same design.
This amp is very good for any style especially with a few pedals. I play blues, jazz, and all types of rock exept heavier new metal.
The amp has two channels and the first is usually a bit brighter than two.
The amp has more than enough features for me. I tend to prefer simple amps with volume, an eq, and some reverb. That way I can leave the amp alone and fool with the pedals.
I use this amp for high school jazz band and for my own band. I do not gig with it much since the band is not ready to gig. It has plenty of power, when playing in a group I rarely turn it over 4.

I use a Fender American Series Fat Strat with a Boss CS-3 compressor pedal and an Electro Harmonix Hot Tubes.
The amp fits perfectly with my styles-blues, jazz, and rock.
This amp is very clean. Very very clean. You will get noise from your pickups but that is normal. You can turn it over 7 and it gets a bit crunchy especially when using a humbucker. Don't count on any serious overdrive because this thing is made for the cleanest tones. The reverb is a delight. It is the simple analog spring reverb which brings out a very nice vintage tone and space. It sounds a lot like the reverb on a Hammond Organ. The bright switch is very nice for playing jazz or simulating an acoustic guitar. It would be very nice as an addition to the included footpedal. The vibrato (tremelo) is a great feature, it does not turn on immediately to your command since it is tube, but it gets the job done when playing blues or something like Boulevard of Broken Dreams. On my amp i set the eq treb-4, mid-10(11), low-6ish with the reverb on 3.

This is very reliable. If it ever broke down it would be very easy to fix. There are no confusing circuits with IC's or transistors. It is very simple with some tubes and some transformers. And tubes can always be replaced. The amp has never broken down in the two years I have had it. It has been treated badly sometimes when the typical ignorant people unplug it to turn it off, which is never good for tubes.

I have never dealt with Fender support. I probably wouldn't have to if it broke down. It is very simple to fix. My dad has been fixing tube amps for over 30 years.

I've been playing for two years but it seems like i have been playing for 10. I am a very fast learner and I am also a tone freak and a tube lover.
If it were stolen, I would go into deep depression. But I highly doubt anyone could get far before I caught them. This is a HEAVY amp.
I love everything about this amp. I hate nothing.
This was the first amp I tried. I instantly fell in love with it.

The features have been explained. The only things I would like add concern the effects; reverb and "vibrato".

My first thought upon hearing the reverb was that I didn't particularly care for it. It sounded somehow "artificial" (which in hindsight is interesting because...well.. "reverb" IS artificial!) and cheaply created. I now attribute my first impression to the fact that I was just used to the reverb available on more contemporary equipment, while the Twin re-creates the effect as it was on the original amplifier back in '65. I have since acquired a "taste" for the reverb as it sounds on the Twin, and I appreciate it for what it is; the granddaddy of amplifier effects. However, like most things that are good in moderation, it CAN be overdone. Set it no higher than 3, you will love the subtle "space" it adds to your tone!

As for "vibrato", my first thought was "who uses vibrato (or "tremelo" as we called it in the old days) anymore"? Well, I do for one! I find that it adds a certain color to some ballads and blues. It voices emotions that recall a bygone era as effectively in 2005 as it did back in 1965.

I cannot in good conscience give it a 10 however, out of respect to the sound guys I have worked with. They prefer a direct line-out to a mic'ed cabinet any day. And while I have no problem plugging effects in directly, I'd prefer an effects loop. But for versatility, I'd definitely give it an "8".

Bottom line, with the Twin Reverb features, less is more! Plus, it has those legs that allow you to lean it back and point the sound past the drummer and right at your head!

How cool is that?

I wouldn't call myself a "professional" musician because I have a day job that pays the bills, but I do play "out" on average 4 to 5 times a month, and get paid doing it.

I'm not a Metal Head! I play mostly jazz/funk/R&B and I rotate between a Fender Stratocaster, a Telecaster (U.S.A.) a Gibson ES 335, Les Paul Standard, and Night Hawk Custom. The Twin brings out the BEST in all of these guitars! It's sound is loud, crisp and squeaky clean. I usually play through a series of Boss stomp boxes (including the MT2) and it is a match made in guitar heaven. I have found that with the proper tweaking of the the Boss MT2, I can get great distortion and sustain from this amp, which is good, because I don't see you EVER getting the tubes to break up on their own, at ANY volume!

As with any amplifier, you can get a little hum from your single coil pick-ups, but it's not a show stopper. Once you start to play, no more hum.

It all depends on what you want. If you want loud, clean, warm tones that can take external effects, then this may be the best amp you can buy...and since that's what I want I'll give it a "10".

So far so good. Tubes are tubes, and the price that you pay for that great sound is the cost of periodically replacing and re-biasing the tubes. I haven't had her that long but between practice and performance I have definitely broken her in. One must use care when handling a tube amplifier, particularlly when the tubes are hot! Try not bump it too much (or drop it) until it has had a chance to cool off a little.

My back-up plan for performing does not involve another amplifier; in the event of amp-failure, I would simply plug into the sound board using a direct box and finish the set. The next day, I'd limp over to my trusty guitar/amp tech and see whats wong wiff by wittle baby!

Actually the practical reason for not traveling with a back-up is that I believe Fender named this amp "The Twin Reverb" because it's as HEAVY AS TWO AMPS ALL BY ITSELF! So until I can hire my own roadie....

Who knows? They haven't called me.

Overall, I think the Fender Twin Reverb is one of the best amplifiers that money can buy!

I have been playing off and on for almost 30 yrs (mostly "on" for the last 8 or so). I have three amp heads, two cabinets, one other combo, the aforementioned guitars and an assortment of Boss stomp boxes. I got this amp because I needed something loud, but I was tired of making two trips to the car to load/unload a speaker cabinet, then a head. Had I "bit the bullet" early on and bought this amp first, I would probably only have one amplifier today.

If someone can grab this amplifier and run with it, as heavy as it is, the big brute can have it! I'll just get another one. I don't drink (anymore!), so I doubt that I'd ever "lose" it...

The amp was made in this year,I don't remember exactly when.

I found it very versatile, I play all type of music and I'm very happy with the result in all.

It has all I want from it, a excellent clear sound , a good reverb and well, and the vibrato works right but I don't work with it because is an effect i don't like too much...

It has a little 'hum' noise but it maybe the tubes. And it also makes a big pop when changing from standby to on, and this is not really good for the speakers, it makes it at 0 volume in both channels, without any guitar connected too (I think i've read this trick in order to make the pop dissapear in a guitar magazine or something by the way).

But the sound is incredible, better than I wished before buying it...

This is the problem (and for some guitarrist I know they bought recently). Mine cracked up today(saturday 21st of may), after three weeks using it.

It began to make weird noises, and when I reached where it was, it was 'burnt'(if I don't explain very well it's because I don't talk shakespeare's language).

Then, I phoned other guitarrist, friend of mine who had bought another twin reverb a month before I bougth min, and his one cracked up the same way, two weeks ago...

The warranty is for two years here in Spain. I bought it three weeks ago, so I think there will be no problem with this...

There are two official service centers, one in Madrid(500 kilometers far from here) and the other in Barcelona(1000 kilometers far from here).

I cannot contact with them yet, because is weekend... but my expectations about customer support are too bad...maybe because previous experiences with other companies...

Uff, I love its sound... but with my experience and with the problems the last series seem to have(remember I know another guitarrist who had the same problem with it),I don't really know if I'd bougth other, It depends on the customer support!!!

My Twin reissue is from the year 1996. The Amp is very versatile for me, I play turkish Guitar (Saz: like Bouzuki !). It has every feature i need, because i only need an amp with a good clean sound - and this is the best clean sound i ever heard in my 30 years musician life !!! It has enough power for a big gig with perhaps 1000 persons. Its a very good warm tube sound.

I am using a saz with dimarzio x2n pick-ups, and it seems for me that this amp would made for my saz. Very Good in every way - the reverb is very sweet !!!No distortion in high volumes.

I have this amp for even 10 years and i haven't change the tubes yet. I have every week two gigs, amd the sound is like the first day, i bought this amp.

no idea, i don't need them yet !!!

I play for about 30 years elektro-saz (turkish e-guitar !). Before this amp a had several fender amps and also a twin silverface from the 70's, but i could say, this amp is the best sounding etc. amp i ever had. I hate nothing, i love everything - i would sleep with this nice pussy :) !!!

I would one more, if it gets broken or gets stolen.

There's nothing better than something you can plug into that sounds awesome straight away. Two separate channels although unfootswitchable you'll probably find you'll use the vibrato channel for the optional reverb and vibrate. I haven't used the normal channel but presume it's the same without these extras. Bass, treble mid Reverb vibrate.... simple, the way it should be. No overdrive which you'll probably know if looking at this amp (any complaints go back and do a search on MESA or MARSHALL). Basically the features resemble in exact detail the original design which is what a reissue should be.

I use a Telecaster mainly set to the neck pickup as I play with smooth clean tones. I play mainly a dub/reggae style so wanted something I could crank whilst preserving the clean tone. I tried out a Fender Deville 212 but found the overdrive channel was no use to me so thought why not get something that concentrates on the clean. I've found that rarely an amp will deliver a high quality clean channel as well as drive. In my opinion you don't buy a fender for the overdrive so why not create a clean warm base and build with drive effects if needed. I set the volume between 4 and 5 for a nice level and tone, anything higher will have your drummer in earmuffs, this thing is loud!! I only bought it a month or so ago but it has been love ever since.

It's a tank and reflects this in its weight so beware anything that gets in it's way!!! I've given it a good run and although haven't had it long beleive that if anything was to go wrong it would happen in the intial stages after purchase or through user neglect.

I haven't had it long enough for anything to go wrong but if you get it from a good retailer they should back you up.

I've been playing about 10 years through different music styles from rock to metal to funk and a few years ago I caught the dub bug. I'd been playing a Marshall stack and wanted a cleaner tone. It took me a while to decide on an amp but knew I needed a fender for this tone. This is 'the' fender, they got it right 40 years ago.

The features have been explained. This is a simple amp and the sound that comes out is way more impressive than any bonus feature could give it.

I play an American series Tele and an Epiphone Casino. I play mostly alternative rock and can say that this amp has the power to compete with the loudest half stacks. It gives a wonderful crisp, clean sound and the reverb (which is why anyone would buy this) is excellent. A lot of people are upset that this amp does not have distortion but with the number of good pedals on the market, this should not be a problem. I use an Ibanez Tube Screamer and couldn't ask for a better sound. If you have any questions about this amp, go to concerts and take note of how many professionals are using this amp.

I've had it for about a year and a half and have had no problems. The sound is starting to crack up a bit but this is because I've been avoiding putting some new tubes in it (one of the problems with owning a tube amp).

I've been playing for about 10 years (I grew up in alternative rock's hey day). I used to own a discontinued solid state fender that was decent but I finally decided to make a finacial commentment to getting more professional equipment. I got this amp because it has been used by the bands I love. If it was smashed or stolen, I'd definately get another one. It has defined my sound and I couldn't live without it. This is an amp that I'm proud to own and love to brag to other muscians that it's what I play through.