1975 Fender Super Twin in head case FS

basshag · #1 07-24-2011, 11:32 AM

SOLD!

I recently bought this head from TB'er easye. Really surprised me how few people knew about this amp - 180 loud watts in a relatively light (for a tube head) package - 45 lbs on my shipping scale. Super Twins only came as combos originally, but this one had the amplifier section installed into a tolex head box cabinet. JohnK 10 is a huge fan of these and I can see why - clean tubey tone with lots of tone shaping capabilities. Reminds me of the all-tube Eden VT300 that I used to own. I just got my Read Purity fixed, so I'm covered on the "clean tube" front (and have my Ampeg's for "dirty tube"), so it's time to pass this on. 4 ohm operation only. The amp is in mint condition and is super quiet and has JJ tubes throughout.

Here's a blurb I found on the EQ section:

With the Super Twin, an elaborate equalization system was designed that included Bass, Middle, Treble, and Presence controls, a Bright switch, and five bands of fixed-frequency EQ-(+/-5 [db?] at 100, 235, 485, 1250, and 2300 cycles per second). The Bass,Middle, and treble controls were traditional Fender circuits, but the Presence and the five-band EQ were “active”, very non-traditional for the company. The new presence control was totally unlike the earlier circuit, which had changed the negative feedback in the high frequencies but was not really EQ. The Presence on the Super Twin was a boost at 3.9 kHz – definitely equalization. The five fixed frequencies differed from the Presence in that they were able to both boost and cut. Five series resonant circuits were constructed using an inductor, a capacitor, and a special potentiometer with a center tap for each band. One leg of each pot was connected directly to the signal path. This clever circuit used none of the usual op amps normally associated with active EQ and was a fairly expensive addition (quality inductors don’t come cheap!) A foot switch could punch the EQ in or out, allowing the player two distinct tones and giving the Super Twin quasi-channel-switching abilities.

SOLD!

basshag · #2 07-24-2011, 11:33 AM

more pics.

basshag · #3 07-24-2011, 11:34 AM

and two more.

johnk_10 · #4 07-24-2011, 12:50 PM

IMO, that's an awesome sounding head at a great price. a super twin (or a studio bass) and a showman (or a dual showman) are my favorite sounding heads for bass of all time. the super twin is 200 watts of pure fender, point-to- point circuit heaven.

these are definitely 'sleepers', good luck with the sale.

basshag · #5 07-24-2011, 03:53 PM

Thanks for weighing in, John. What blows me away is how light it is for this much tube power.

easye · #6 07-24-2011, 08:05 PM

This was my head and yes very underrated head a steal at $550!

emblymouse · #7 07-24-2011, 08:58 PM

My heart says 'yes' but my brain says 'Tom, you've got 4ohm cabs now, won't that be a waste through a single 15' ?
I'm going to bed and see if those 2 can duke it out whilst I slumber.

Jbyjnkx57 · #8 07-24-2011, 10:05 PM

The super twins are one thing and one thing only. LOUD! They really really utilize the 180watts like there's a jet engine planning on being behind you %100 of the time. We have a super twin guitar rig and one of the first solid state vintage super showman heads. Vintage fender is cool that's for sure! Bump for vintage fender on TB!

johnk_10 · #9 07-24-2011, 10:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jbyjnkx57

The super twins are one thing and one thing only. LOUD! They really really utilize the 180watts like there's a jet engine planning on being behind you %100 of the time. We have a super twin guitar rig and one of the first solid state vintage super showman heads. Vintage fender is cool that's for sure! Bump for vintage fender on TB!

i agree that they're pretty loud (especially on a guitar, which IMO are way too loud) but i wouldn't use the word 'ONLY'. they have great 'TONE, PUNCH and DYNAMICS' when used with a bass, especially thru two 15" JBL K140's.

basshag · #10 07-26-2011, 09:59 AM

bump.

**yodedude2** · #11 07-26-2011, 03:15 PM

wondering out loud--were these designed by Rivera for Fender?

johnk_10 · #12 07-26-2011, 03:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yodedude2

wondering out loud--were these designed by Rivera for Fender?

i'm not sure, but i don't think so, since they don't sound anything like the Rivera ones.

emblymouse · #13 07-27-2011, 03:33 PM

How wide is this guy in the headcase?

johnk_10 · #14 07-27-2011, 04:20 PM

the same as a twin reverb combo, 24 1/2".

AwkwardLoudness · #15 07-27-2011, 08:05 PM

Oh yes, I am familiar with the Super Twin although I have only tried them with guitar, not bass.

Do you have the original EQ footswitch? Do you have the channel switching footswitch? Can you post pictures of the internal wiring? Do you know when the amp was installed in a head case?

basshag · #16 07-28-2011, 01:45 PM

And SOLD to Emblymouse!