GuitarDemon666
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Do Fender Twins distort when you crank them loud enough? Or will I always need a distortion pedal for that? If they don't distort, I not worry. The Rat is where it's at.
Do Fender Twins distort when you crank them loud enough?
doesn't the fender twin have a distortion channel? unless your talking old vintage ones which i'm not sure would have one.. but the new ones definately do so you can get your distortion and switch back over to that impossible to beat fender clean tone.
I don't know about the current models, but older black face and silver face models don't have a distortion/high gain channel. I think that first appeared in the early 80s with the Twin II which was designed by Paul Rivera. I used to have one of those and it was a great amp, IMHO. Channel switching and pretty good modern rock distortion. Otherwise, yes, you would want an attenuator (I like Hot Plate) so your ears don't bleed. You buy Fender for its clean sound.
Ahh, the 80s Blackface "Evil Twin". Wasn't that one 100 or 120 watts, compared to the 80 or so of the old Twins? Either way, those Rivera designs were fantastic! The Super Champ has always been one of my favorites, but the damn thing weighs nearly as much as my '60s Deluxe Reverb!
twins start to get a nice breakup once you hit 7 or so.....but you won't want to be in the same zipcode with them.Do Fender Twins distort when you crank them loud enough?