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<blockquote data-quote="Brian Bolly" data-source="post: 216457" data-attributes="member: 32">For backline purposes: if you need a Fender Twin, the current &#039;65 Twin Reverb is going to be the one to get.&nbsp; If you are looking for used, stay away from ones that say &quot;Twin Amp&quot; or have red knobs (aka: &quot;Evil Twin&quot;).&nbsp; I have one of those that was completely reworked by Bob Leonard some years ago.&nbsp; While he did an absolutely fantastic job on voicing it like an original &#039;65 black face Twin (and sounds arguably better than a &quot;real&quot; current model Twin), it still says &quot;Twin Amp&quot; on it, and will never be worth the same as a &quot;real&quot; Twin.The black face (as opposed to the silver face) twin will be the most common, and acceptable by the largest group of people.&nbsp; If you need Not That Much Guitar (a Twin is 85 watts), a &#039;65 Deluxe Reverb is an excellent amp in the arsenal as well, and down from that, a Hot Rod Deluxe IV.Less common but still seen on riders will be a &#039;65 Super Reverb, and a Hot Rod Deville 212 IV (though usually if someone wants the Deville 212, they&#039;ll take a Twin).&nbsp; After that, you start getting into the world of Roland JC120, Vox AC30, and the like.Happy backlining!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Brian Bolly, post: 216457, member: 32"] For backline purposes: if you need a Fender Twin, the current '65 Twin Reverb is going to be the one to get. If you are looking for used, stay away from ones that say "Twin Amp" or have red knobs (aka: "Evil Twin"). I have one of those that was completely reworked by Bob Leonard some years ago. While he did an absolutely fantastic job on voicing it like an original '65 black face Twin (and sounds arguably better than a "real" current model Twin), it still says "Twin Amp" on it, and will never be worth the same as a "real" Twin. The black face (as opposed to the silver face) twin will be the most common, and acceptable by the largest group of people. If you need Not That Much Guitar (a Twin is 85 watts), a '65 Deluxe Reverb is an excellent amp in the arsenal as well, and down from that, a Hot Rod Deluxe IV. Less common but still seen on riders will be a '65 Super Reverb, and a Hot Rod Deville 212 IV (though usually if someone wants the Deville 212, they'll take a Twin). After that, you start getting into the world of Roland JC120, Vox AC30, and the like. Happy backlining! [/QUOTE]

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