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Topic: 70s Fender PA? |
Jeffrey Shu
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Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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Craig A Davidson
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Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin USA
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Posted 30 Jul 2019 5:51 am |
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| Jeffrey, I have one of these and it has the same setup as a Twin. It's like 4 channels of Twin but no Mid control. Kind of like a Deluxe on steroids. It does have reverb but you have to find a happy medium for all four channels. I can only turn the reverb up to 3.5 before it starts talking back. I also have the two columms that came with it. |
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Donny Hinson
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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 30 Jul 2019 5:52 am
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| For all intents and purposes, it is a Twin head. Good clean tube power, but with no mid-range tone controls. That limits what tones you can get, but an outboard EQ pedal would cover that shortcoming. Or...you could add mid controls fairly easily, and not have to worry about screwing up something valuable like a real Twin. |
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Jeffrey Shu
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Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 30 Jul 2019 6:04 am
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| Craig A Davidson wrote: |
| It does have reverb but you have to find a happy medium for all four channels. |
Craig,
Would I have to utilize multiple channels to match a Twin's power, or do you mean if used as a true multi-channel PA? I'm sure I'm revealing the vast chasm that is my ignorance of electronics  , so hopefully there's no such thing as a bad question.
And Donny, I assumed the upper of the 3 knobs was mid - glare makes it hard to see. So that's a channel specific reverb then?
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the bo-stevens (honky tonk/old country) & Tupelo Crush (Americana/rock)
'94 Marlen D-10 w/ BL 705s, '74 Fender TRSF/JBL d120s. |
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ajm
From:
Los Angeles
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Posted 30 Jul 2019 6:40 am
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| So are you just curious as to its design, or are you actually thinking about buying it? |
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Michael Brebes
From:
Northridge CA
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Posted 30 Jul 2019 6:49 am
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The tone circuit is totally different than a Fender guitar amp, so that would have to be modified for use with pedal steel or guitar.
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Michael Brebes
Instrument/amp/ pickup repair
MSA D10 Classic/Rickenbacher B6/
Dickerson MOTS/Dobro D32 Hawaiian/
Goldtone Paul Beard Reso
Mesa Boogie Studio Pre/Hafler 3000
RP1/MPX100 |
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Bill Sinclair
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Waynesboro, PA, USA
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Posted 30 Jul 2019 7:04 am
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| Jeffrey Shu wrote: |
And Donny, I assumed the upper of the 3 knobs was mid - glare makes it hard to see. So that's a channel specific reverb then? |
Each channel has a volume, bass and treble. There's only a master reverb so the reverb level is the same for all four channels. Each channel mixes into the 100 Watt power stage so no need to combine channels for the full output. If you do a forum search for Fender PA 100 you'll find some useful comments. I think they also made a 135 Watt version. |
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Jeffrey Shu
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Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 30 Jul 2019 7:08 am
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| ajm wrote: |
| So are you just curious as to its design, or are you actually thinking about buying it? |
Considering buying. But it's gotta work! And I'm definitely not handy with a soldering gun.
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the bo-stevens (honky tonk/old country) & Tupelo Crush (Americana/rock)
'94 Marlen D-10 w/ BL 705s, '74 Fender TRSF/JBL d120s. |
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Dave Mudgett
From:
Central Pennsylvania and Gallatin, Tennessee
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Paul Sutherland
From:
Placerville, California
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Posted 30 Jul 2019 11:35 am
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Someone in Lodi, Ca has the 135 watt version of this head for sale on Craigslist for $250. I have no need for another such head or I'd be following up on this.
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Bob Carlucci
From:
Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 31 Jul 2019 1:42 pm
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They are ungodly heavy. The tone stack is odd.. I had a few of them over the years, and they are a good Fender tube amp, but for my ears they don't sound quite aas good as the showman amps as they sit without mods.. I think its just the way the tone circuit is wired.. Any amp tech could add a mid control, and wire the tone circuit like a Showman, and then thats what you would have,, They tend to run 1/2 the price of a showman or even less, so they are well priced for a fender tube head with reverb!... best bet?.. Buy one cheap, use a good EQ and you're done... bob
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I'm over the hill and hittin'rocks on the way down!
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Len Amaral
From:
Rehoboth,MA 02769
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Posted 31 Jul 2019 6:41 pm
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I have the PA-100 and the PA-135 and I would never sell them. They are great platform amps with a lush Reverb. You can be creative with an EQ pedal to further shape the tone.
These Fender PA amps sell for less than some guitar pedals. Really a hidden gem. Also, since it was marketed as a PA, most likely they weren’t gigged hard or abused.
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