wrote:
>I'm salivating over a blackface Pro reverb at the shop I work at now;
>I've heard that many of the silverface amps are revertable to black spec
>pretty easily, and that the Pro was one of the the less messed-with amps
>anyway by CBS engineers.
Most of the silverfaced Pro needn't be modified -- just the ones in '69
and early '70 with the 150 Ohm resistors in the cathode circuit. The
later ones were reverted to the blackface specs with some useful
improvements that make them even better than the '65 & '66 blackfaced
and '66 - '68 silverfaced Pros (IMO).
>Does it make sense to spring for the black one
>(great shape, except the original "feet" were removed and replaced with
>casters) for around 800 bucks, or get a silver and revert it? Anyone
>done this particular conversion?
That's a dealer price. You can get one privately for $650 to $750. If
all you are after is tone, the '71 and later (until the master volume
mods came in on the Fender line) sound great and are good values. I
have a '71 for sale for $550 (or best offer) in excellent original
shape; you can find them lower priced in lesser condition.
The blackfaced amps have one interesting feature that the later ones
don't: the baffle board is removeable. This allows you to easily
substitute other speaker combinations. For example, I have plans to put
a 15" JBL D-130 in mine to give me something akin to a Vibroverb. I'll
be able to restore it to stock without any problem if I should care to.
The silverfaced amps have a non-removeable baffle.
>As an owner of a Blackface Deluxe Reverb that has appreciated about 200
>dollars over the last year and a half, I don't mind springing for the
>black Pro, although I know it's not as collectable as the Deluxe. Boy,
>does it sound good, though...
They sure do and the tube rectifier has a lot to do with that. In my
opinion, the Pro Reverb is best amp Fender ever made.
--
Len Moskowitz
Core Sound
moskowi--(at)--anix.com
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From: moskowi--(at)--anix.com (Len Moskowitz)
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Subject: Re: Info on Fender Pro Reverb wanted
Date: 1 Oct 1995 10:33:52 -0400
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I wrote:
>The blackfaced amps have one interesting feature that the later ones
>don't: the baffle board is removeable. This allows you to easily
>substitute other speaker combinations. For example, I have plans to put
>a 15" JBL D-130 in mine to give me something akin to a Vibroverb. I'll
>be able to restore it to stock without any problem if I should care to.
>The silverfaced amps have a non-removeable baffle.
I should have qualified this. The silverfaced amps from 1972 onward
have the non-removable baffle boards. All the blackfaced ones and the
silverfaced ones from '66 to '71 have removable baffles.
--
Len Moskowitz
Core Sound
moskowi--(at)--anix.com
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