Amps

Fender Pro Reverb (blackface)  

Here is my Pro Reverb. 

 

The PB stands for February 1966.

The Weber 12F150 speakers are a very good match for this amp.

I sometimes run the amp through a 2x12 cab loaded with JBL D120F speakers.  That sounds very nice as well.

 

 

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Bad Cat Black Cat 30 R

Here is the Bad Cat.  In the past I had a Black Cat 30 R combo, but it was so HEAVY I sold it - even though it sounded great. 

I missed the fabulous tone so much that I have now gone back to it, but in a more manageable head with cab, rather than combo.

Check out the chassis.

When you look at close-up photo of the wiring, you see that there are many parts labeled Matchless.  I appreciate how they do things like glue the caps together, use the Teflon coating on the wires, seal the nuts to the bolts, etc. 

 

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Fender Princeton Reverb

The Princeton Reverb is so handy, and still delivers the blackface sound with reverb. 

It sounds sweet with the stock 10" Jensen, but I also like it with the fuller sound of a good 12" speaker, so a while back I bought a second baffle for it to hold a 12" speaker.  I have tried several, but once the EV SRO 'coffee can' got in there, I decided I had found my favorite 12" speaker for this amp. 

 

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Fender Deluxe Reverb  SOLD

 

The transformer codes for this amp are all from 1966 (weeks 37, 39 & 46) and the serial number is 'A 25458', indicating a 1967 manufacture date.  Of course this is the drip-edge, blackline version, which has the 'blackface' chassis.  This one has also been serviced by Austin, Texas amp guru Jon Bessent (September 2006) and it is a wonderful amp. 

 

The date stamp in the chassis above is T355067, which indicates the assembly was the 50th week of 1967.

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