Product: Silvertone Twin Twelve
Price Paid: US $150.00 used
Submitted
01/02/1996
at
12:00am
by
Craig Carlson
Email: ccarlson<at>gis dot net
Features
:
5
Not too versatile. It has reverb an tremelo. The tremelo is great, but the reverb is a joke (a pretty funny one, though). Two channels, clean and reverb/tremelo. I don't really use either effect. It is about 25-35 watts, I think. It's not real loud; OK for small clubs. It's all tube 12AX7's and 6L6GC's and has two 12 inch blue frame Jensens. The amp is from 1965 or around there.
Sound Quality
:
8
It's very noisy on all settings. Very little variety. Oh boy, does it distort at high volumes! My advice: turn it all the way up and it's a killer blues/rock amp. All tube overdrive/distortion. It sounds great for this type of music. Becomes very psychedelic with a wah and tube screamer in front.
Reliability
:
5
I wouldn't depend on this amp; you better have a backup. I've only owned it for a few months, but I'd like to have it tuned up, and matched tubes in it.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
Sears won't even fix my brakes; I don't think I'll check the warranty on this one.
Overall Rating
:
10
I would buy it again (for 150 or less) because it looks cool and has one great sound. Costs less than some effects boxes. Fantastic value for the money. Don't pay much more, though. This amp is kind of like a lovable stray dog; it followed me home, honey! I would love to hear from other Twin Twelve owners.
