which amp 4 the Ventures sound

[Desert Surfer]

Tom Wheeler's "The Soul of Tone" has a lot good information about Fender Amps; vintage or modern.

[brunob]

at this time I play a 76 sf-blackfaced-with Jensen c12 k speakers,and I like it a lot,sound,sound,full sound,so,looking 4 something with low wattage-low weight-but still sounding good.
looking at the price of the used amps the sf are very expensive in Italy(from 1400 euro -1700 $-to 2000 euro),
I will see.................there is a 65 custom used in town......
cheers Bruno

[sleeperNY]

Most of the early silverface amps can be easily modded to get the blackface sounds. I have a vibrolux reverb that has this mod and it breaks up nice and warm. The sound that Nokie now gets using the twin reverb is nowhere close to the 60s sound - I have been at a few recent concerts where he used this amp.
-Kanad

He is also not using single coil pickups and that adds to the different sound. My guess is that he is looking for something different from the 60's

Jim

[mosriteer]

Nokie switched to the "clean" sound since '68. However, his "humbuckers" have *almost* always included a single coil tap
(Mosrite custom, Fender custom shop Nokie Tele, Hitchhiker). His solo albums and the musical stylings of his solo act demand a clean sound. I am fortunate enough to know Nokie personally and I also have his very own custom shop Nokie Edwards Tele with the single/humbucking selector, complete with a case and airline tags on the case in his name.
-Kanad

[Dennisthe Menace]

Nokie switched to the "clean" sound since '68. However, his "humbuckers" have *almost* always included a single coil tap
(Mosrite custom, Fender custom shop Nokie Tele, Hitchhiker). His solo albums and the musical stylings of his solo act demand a clean sound. I am fortunate enough to know Nokie personally and I also have his very own custom shop Nokie Edwards Tele with the single/humbucking selector, complete with a case and airline tags on the case in his name.
-Kanad

WoW!! Kanad, make sure you got that little puppy insured .

[brunob]

back from the guitar shop in town,they want 1000 euro-1400$ for a used Twin custom 15(good,but bigger and heavier than my twin rev 76),have asked for a custom Vibrolux,they say that they never order anymore that amp becouse of the hiss,3 times back to Fender 3 times the same...mmmmmmmm
40 watt-2-12 ?????????hot rod???
Bruno

[mosritetexas]

I hear Mosrite is coming out with a amp. Kinda secret about what its going to be, but it will be ready by the LA show in August.

[Dennisthe Menace]

I hear Mosrite is coming out with a amp. Kinda secret about what its going to be, but it will be ready by the LA show in August.

O'Reillly?? Which Mosrite Company ?

[Chemo]

back from the guitar shop in town,they want 1000 euro-1400$ for a used Twin custom 15(good,but bigger and heavier than my twin rev 76),have asked for a custom Vibrolux,they say that they never order anymore that amp becouse of the hiss,3 times back to Fender 3 times the same...mmmmmmmm
40 watt-2-12 ?????????hot rod???
Bruno

I'm using a Fender Quad Reverb from '77 with The Silver Hawks (surf'ish guitar instrumentals). I like it a lot.

Bruno - you have Twin Reverb from the 100 W silverface era? What's wrong with that? It's a great amp!

[mosritetexas]

Hay Dennis, it will be Dana's Bakersfield division.