Fender Dual Showman Reverb

This amp was made in 1968. Basicly it's the same chassis as a Twin Reverb. Two channels both with Bright Switch, Volume, Tremble, Middle, and Bass, Reverb, Speed and Intensity on the Vibrato channel.
It put's out around 80 watts.
This amp has been had mods done to match the circuitry of a Blackface Twin Reverb.
I'm only giving it a 7 because compared to modern amps it doesn't do much. But what it does is excellent.

I'm using this amp with a '68 Epiphone Riviera, reissue Gretsch 6120-60 & '52 Telecaster, Heritage '80 Standard Gibson Les Paul, Rickenbacker 360-12 and National Lap Steel. I play rootsy rock, Grateful Dead covers, twangy country and swamp rock. I needed a loud clean amp with good reverb. This is the standard.

The amp is 33 years old! It looks brand new inside. The outside is in good shape as well. It's been loved. It's built like a tank.
I usually use a couple of amps, so there is a back up, but I wouldn't hesitate to gig with it alone.

I have my amp's serviced by local techs who are some of the best in the business. There is no reason to deal with Fender for this amp, unless I wanted some replacement cosmetics.

I started playing in 1966. My first "real" amp was a SF Twin Reverb. I've owned lots of amps since then. Some great, some OK, some not so good. But I was always missing something. This amp has the sound I grew up with. I feel like I've come back home. I still have the JBL's from my first Twin. They're going in a cabinet for this amp.
If this amp was stolen, I'd go on a search for another. This amp is the standard for clean amps. Luckily, Fender made a lot of them and they can still be found for a reasonable price.

my amp is a 1973 or 74. They were made between 68 and 81. 72 onward has a master volume. The amp is really just a twin reverb in head form. nice reverb and tremelo. not too many features besides that, but what else do you really need? I use the amp for surf, rockabilly, punk, and weird sci-fi drag-racing jazz thing i do.
The amp is taller then most amps. just as heavy as a normal 1 x 12" combo. its 100 watts.
it wants a 4 ohms load. Right now i am using just a 1x12" cab and it sounds good through that. Im having a copy of a '64 dual showman 2x15" cab made. It should sound even better through that.

I play using a fender strat, and a danelectro hodad. It sounds great through both.
It can geat some what buzzy with the master volume on 10, i ussually keep it on 7 or 8 for clean sounds, lower for dirty preamp overdrive. Its best for making clean sounds. its not the most versatile amp, if your looking for a good clean sound you would want this amp.

the reverb can get real nice spashy sounds but for surf you need to get more splashy and you need a tone control. If you look on the back of the amp you will find the rca cables that connect the reverb tank. you can get rca to 1/4" adapters and plug in a EQ to get more tone control. To get more wet drippy sounds you can plug in a compresser. you will get instant dick dale wetness.

its been around since 1974, it has to be pretty solid. when i got it some one cut off the ground prong on the plug and tried to do something with the ground switch. an extra wire straight from the plug that was added for some reason was just hanging inside. If it had hit that chasis *ZAP*...i probaly wouldn't be typing this.
it was also dropped at some time. The power transformer was crooked. It still worked fine.

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Ive been playing for 3 years. I use this amp with a fender strat and danelectro hodad. The pedals I use are danelectro: dan-echo, daddy-o overdrive, cool cat chorus, phaser, tremelo(for extreme tremelo, i use the amp for light), a home made a/b box and mosrite fuzzrite, crybaby wah-wah, and a proco ratt.
If it was stolen i would get another one.
a blackface mod can probaly make this amp sound even beter. for now it sound good anyways.

This 60 watt combo amp was made in 72' (oh no CBS !) Two channels (normal & vibrato) with two input per channel. No channel switching (none needed) The Vibrato channel has tremolo, both channels have reverb. This amp is all tube, 4 power tubes and 6 pre amp tubes. It has a non-stock Celestion 12" or 15" speaker.

I use this amp with a Ventures Mosrite, a Univox Hi-Flier and a Farfisa Compact Deluxe(organ). This amp has a very good clean sound. It does distort a little with the super strong pickups on the Univox. I use this amp for Surf, Punk, Rockabilly, and most other forms of Rock & Roll. It suits them all just fine. I use the amp with a reissue Fender Reverb Unit and Danelectro pedals. My only regret is that the tremolo isn't that strong but it might sound better if I replace the tubes.

I've giged this amp for about a year now and never had any problems at gigs. Once during practice I accidentally turned up the master to 10 and the individual channel volume to 10 and it shook the speaker so hard that a piece fell off. I taped it back on and it has been fine since

Never had to deal with Fender

Compared to other amps I love this amp the best. I've played many different amps and none had as good of a clean sound. I would buy this amp again if something happened to it. It is a little heavy but atleast it has wheels. I only wish it had those cool ass tilt back legs.

This amp is the loudest clean amp i've ever owned. By the time you turn it up loud enough to break up it could kill someone. Very warm classic Fender tone only louder. Great reverb and tremelo.

This amp has the classic Fender tone,only a lot louder. You really have to crank it to make it break up. I use a Strat with this amp using only the middle and neck pickups,and it is very responsive and snappy. It has more bass response than most bass amps.My bass setting never gets past 3.5 If you want distortion this amp is not for you,unless you build upon it with pedals like i do.

Never had a lick of problems with this amp. A one time setup consisting of new caps and tubes and i was set. It has seen a lot of use without a whimper. I use the amp to practice with 4 times a week and generally gig at least twice.

It's vintage equipment. If you have a good tech in your area your goo to go.

This amp fits all my needs.Loud and clean with tons of headroom and that classic Fender tone.