Effects - Pedals, Multi-Effects, and Floor Boxes

[eric.chambers]

Sheesh guys, how heavy could this possibly be, weight wise? I mean, we're not muscle heads or anything, but it can't be too bad to lunge from the house to the car and the car to the stage?

Yeah, they are on the heavy side for a combo amp, but after playing through an SVT with 8X10 for a bunch of years, a 2X12 combo feels like a vacation.

[GreaserMatt]

obviously i'm the odd guy out here but i think the 65RI sounds like crap compared even to a late 70's silverface.

I agree. The new ones are nice amps, but I love the old stuff best...

[iamthearm]

my showman with 2 tubes pulled is twice as loud as, and infinitely more ballsy than a 65 RI twin

[vixo]

i have a twin and its heavy. super heavy lol. you change out the speakers to webers to reduce the weight to a more acceptable amount.
i think they average around 35kg. with the new speakers it should be close to 30kg.
i disagree with the super reverb suggestion though. they're more bulky and slightly heavier than the twin.
as everyone said, this thing doesn't break up. but its not as loud as you think it is. just loud when you try force it to break up.

From the official fender site:
Twin 34 kg
Super 29.48 kg

[lolque?]

Twins really aren't has hard to move as everyone makes them out to be.

[JorisBlack]

Twins really aren't has hard to move as everyone makes them out to be.

Mine is in a flightcase when I take it with me to a gig. Can barely lift it up in its flightcase by myself. And it sucks to carry the twin on its own, because it only has that one handle in the middle.

[GreaserMatt]

Am I on here w/ a bunch of girls?! Heavy? Maybe, but gimme a break; subtract 100 hipster/indie/manbro points, LOL


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Srsly tho, if your looking for a combo thats loud enought to gig with, the twin is for you; they were the backline of any bar/club for years...

[lolque?]

If you pick it up from the bottom, the way you're supposed to carry a rectangular object of that size, its a breeze. I do hear you on the flight case, though.

[GreaserMatt]

My old twin


They are pretty heavy, I was jus' messin' w/ yous... LOL

[RoboPimp]

[Nonchalant]

Sheesh guys, how heavy could this possibly be, weight wise? I mean, we're not muscle heads or anything, but it can't be too bad to lunge from the house to the car and the car to the stage?

ha.. I have owned a couple of 'The Twin' ones. more modern but still Fender Twin 2 12" speakers. Its just really awkard heavy by shape more than just heavy. I would never gig with one constantly... I would rather own a head and then take the second trip to carry a 2x12 etc.

I agree with the other comments on the ear bleeding too ... mine were so unforgiving loud. 100 watts that even had the 25 watts switch down in that back to make it 25 watts. It barely made a difference in our band room. I then proceeded to pull tubes... only then had more controll to get it dirty up and saturate a bit .... phew! Even had to get a soak for it. Other than that it did the funk :love: that I miss.

[New Trail]

obviously i'm the odd guy out here but i think the 65RI sounds like crap compared even to a late 70's silverface.

Any Twin can be made to sound good, but the 'non-master volume' silver face Twin is the better of the Silverfaces IMO. The thing about a Twin is that once you get one, your 'upgrading' days are over. A Twin can handle ANY gig, ANYWHERE, and if it's too loud, TURN IT DOWN, and also, use the tilt-back legs!

[imbuedblue]

Pussies. A Twin isn't that heavy. I'm practically a circus midget at 5'4" and I gigged with a Twin exclusively for 15 years without breaking my back. Damn thing was half my body weight when I started gigging with it. These days I gig with a Vox AC30H2 which is heavier than a Twin even without the pimping purple roadcase I carry it in.

[New Trail]

...I have owned a couple of 'The Twin' ones....... mine were so unforgiving loud. 100 watts that even had the 25 watts switch down in that back to make it 25 watts. It barely made a difference in our band room. I then proceeded to pull tubes....

That's odd. Every Twin, actually every amp I've ever had has had a volume control on it. Did you try using that?

[Nonchalant]

That's odd. Every Twin, actually every amp I've ever had has had a volume control on it. Did you try using that?

yes I did and once I got to 3 the drummer was bitching about how loud I was... meanwhile I haven't even got close to the sweet spot

[New Trail]

yes I did and once I got to 3 the drummer was bitching about how loud I was... meanwhile I haven't even got close to the sweet spot

Yeah, 3 IS too loud on a Twin for most gigs. 3 is too loud on a Deluxe for a lot of gigs.

[Nonchalant]

Pussies. A Twin isn't that heavy. I'm practically a circus midget at 5'4" and I gigged with a Twin exclusively for 15 years without breaking my back. Damn thing was half my body weight when I started gigging with it. These days I gig with a Vox AC30H2 which is heavier than a Twin even without the pimping purple roadcase I carry it in.

Actually my Twin is rated 2 pounds heavier than yours. but ok. There are lighter twins though.

[k tone]

Go for the Twin. You know you want it already.

[Nonchalant]

Yeah, 3 IS too loud on a Twin for most gigs. 3 is too loud on a Deluxe for a lot of gigs.

The Deluxe will sing while my model will hit you like a stun gun at 2.5. but even at 3 mine still had that headroom which pulling the tubes helped getting into Saturation earlier. my point was about headroom rather than volume .... sorrzzz This was a challange for me with this powerful amp. I have had 100 watt Marshall and JSX with 4x12 that I was able to 'volume control' better in the same room and same drummer... entering a tone zone.

but again there are different twins.

edit: put it this way... I am much happier with a 20 watt Peavey that I can controll to my hearts delight than worrying about staying below 3 on the Fender for smaller applications

[hivedestruction]

Twins really aren't has hard to move as everyone makes them out to be.

This is what I've been thinking, but then I realized that I'm 6'7" and 230lbs...