Fender Twins - How Many?

[ridgeback]

Just picked up a sweety. 1971 Twin Reverb. Mint with original drivers however, mine has no master volume like my bandmates does. Doesn't really matter since I OD with a BlueTube pedal and love the sound. Never liked the Twin's highdrive via channel anyway but love the clean sound and the power can't be beat. My question is where do I go to see the different options that were available on these rigs. We both have silver faces but they are definetly different rigs. He thinks his is a 73.

 

[BrentDomann]

Here are a couple of good spots to start...

Vintage amp thread on the Fender Discussion Page:
http://www.fenderforum.com/forum.html?db=&message_area_number=14&lastpost=2007-02-0612:06:58

The Fender Amp Field Guide:
http://www.ampwares.com/ffg/

Cheers!

Edit: I just checked out that field guide, and it looks like Fender added a MV in 1972. If yours is a 71, and your bandmate's is a 73, that might answer your original question. It's still worth a look, though.

 

[Light]

By the way, if yours doesn't have a master volume, you got the better amp (at least in my opinion). If you just want it for clean sounds, though, you might not agree.


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[Middleman]

If you want to keep the resale value high then don't worry about the master channel.

If you really don't care about resale then putting a master channel control is an easy mode on most older fenders. I put one in my 81 Vibrolux but frankly never end up using it. I bought a RAT pedal and that does pretty much what a master channel add on provides.

A better mod is an effects channel but once again you are putting the resale value at risk.