I'm heading into a 4 day weekend and could not be happier about the situation. Monday is a holiday in Canada, and tomorrow my company has decided to close because most people have just been working from home and banking their holiday time for over a year now...and it's become too much of a liability to the company, so they're making everyone take a holiday! Whatever...I'll gladly take the mandatory day off. First item on the agenda though: get through Thursday. 😂 . 2006 R7 #goldtop on loan from the @tomgibson3783 collection, and 1968 #Fender #ProReverb upstairs from the ToneHenge™ collection 😄 . . #gibson #gibsonlespaul #lespaulr7 #fenderamp #vintageamp #vintagefender #fenderproreverb #silverface #dripedge #guitar #guitars #guitarra #chitarra #guitarre #electricguitar #gibsoncustom #customshop #reissue #gibsonguitars #tone #guitargear #guitarsdaily #guitarsofinstagram #geartalk #guitargear #vintagegear #guitarsdaily #gibsonsofinstagram #guitarphotography https://www.instagram.com/p/CPF_kcth8uF/?utm_medium=tumblr
Continuing the #GibSunday #SG theme, here is the 1969 #Gibson #SGStandard (with the freshly serviced 1968 #dripedge #ProReverb). . This guitar was restored from the ground up by @puisheen in 2014 and shipped to me across a continent and an international boundary from his then home-base of Seattle, WA. To this day it is the only #guitar I have ever bought without holding it in my hands first, based solely on his recommendation and the faith I had in his judgement. And almost 7 years later I have absolutely zero regrets! . . #gibsonsg #angusyoung #vintageguitar #guitars #vintagegibson #gibsonguitars #fender #fenderamp #fenderproreverb #silverface #vintageamp #vintagefender #amp #guitarcollection #guitarphotography https://www.instagram.com/p/CLkdjr4BnAK/?igshid=8h6tkbh2exnr
What a Pro! . 1968 Fender ProReverb. . . #fender #proreverb #fenderproreverb #silverface #dripedge #guitar #guitars #amp #amps #amplifiers #vintageguitars #vintageamps #fenderamp #vintagefender #tubeamp #tone #guitargear #guitarsdaily #guitarsofinstagram #geartalk #guitarsdaily #fendersofinstagram #guitarphotography #ampphotography https://www.instagram.com/p/CJY5khwhoRU/?igshid=julbdvi6rwsc
The day after Xmas, 1969. . . #gibsunday #gibson #gibsonsg #sgstandard #fender #fenderproreverb #silverface #dripedge #amp #amps #fenderamps #amplifiers #vintageamp #vintagefender #tubeamp #guitar #guitars #guitarra #chitarra #guitarre #electricguitar #vintageguitars #vintagegibson #gibsonguitars #guitargear #guitarsdaily #guitarsofinstagram #vintagegear #gibsonsofinstagram #guitarphotography https://www.instagram.com/p/CJTKLgWh9rb/?igshid=o4xst8xta7jf
Moiré on a 1968 #Fender #ProReverb. . (Volume knob linocut by @michaelsegui) . #fenderproreverb #silverface #dripedge #silverfaceamp #guitar #guitars #amp #amps #amplifiers #vintageguitars #vintageamps #fenderamp #vintagefender #tubeamp #tone #guitargear #guitarsdaily #guitarsofinstagram #geartalk #guitarsdaily #fendersofinstagram #guitarphotography #ampphotography https://www.instagram.com/p/CIqHoQIBTvz/?igshid=12wg3ctpb7esx
Continuing with my "#Guitars Perched on #Amps" series, here's my '68 330 balanced precariously* on my '68 #ProReverb. How do you like my logo custom silkscreened on the grill cloth? 😆 . *don't worry: no guitars or amps were harmed in the making of the photo! Safety first. . . #gibson #es330 #gibsones330 #es335 #semihollow #thinline #fender #fenderproreverb #silverface #dripedge #amp #amplifiers #vintageamp #vintageamps #fenderamp #vintagefender #guitar #guitarra #chitarra #guitarre #electricguitar #vintageguitars #vintagegibson #gibsonguitars #guitarsofinstagram #vintagegear #guitarphotography https://www.instagram.com/p/CG-rKRKhopt/?igshid=xuhthlv4eufw
Another '68 on a '68. . 1968 #Gibson #ES330 & 1968 #Fender #ProReverb. . . #gibsones330 #fenderproreverb #dripedge #amp #amps #fenderamps #amplifiers #vintageamps #vintagefenders #fenderamps #silverface #guitar #guitars #guitarra #chitarra #guitarre #electricguitar #vintageguitars #vintagegibson #gibsonguitars #tone #guitargear #vintagegear #gibsonsofinstagram #guitarphotography https://www.instagram.com/p/CGmznwZhBJK/?igshid=1njhnr6fv3km
Two from '68 . 1968 #Fender #Telecaster 1968 #Fender #ProReverb, a recent addition to the little pile of #amps i call #ToneHenge™ courtesy of @folkwaymusic. . . #teletuesday #fendertelecaster #tele #vintageamp #vintagefender #fenderamp #tubeamp #fenderproreverb #dripedge #amp #guitar #guitars #guitaramp #silverface #ampcollection #guitarcollection #guitarphotography #ampphotography (at Folkway Music) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGSI1DgBAQa/?igshid=1py9xrhjz3a9j
I haven't done an SG in front of a #dripedge #ProReverb and a #TweedPro replica in a while... 😆 . 1969 #Gibson #SGStandard 1968 #Fender Pro Reverb 2020 #narrowpanel tweed Pro replica (on loan from @tomgibson3783, built by @arthurmacinnes and @amplexus_music) . . #gibmonday #gibsunday #gibsonsg #guitar #guitars #fenderpro #fenderproreverb #vintageguitars #vintagegibson #gibsonguitars #fenderamps #tweedamps #silverface #amps #amp #fenderamp #tubeamp #vintagefender #vintageamp #ampcollection #guitarcollection #guitarphotography #ampphotography https://www.instagram.com/p/CF-cmt1Bdrt/?igshid=1tny8ijumsii0
I'm pleased to introduce the newest member of the #ToneHenge™ family: 1968 #Fender #ProReverb! . Thanks to all your wise counseling (enabling?) the other day, and thanks to my friends at @folkwaymusic, I gave into my addiction (again!) and got that new #amp after all. Never thought I would ever want a #silverface Pro Reverb but I have a penchant for all things made in 1968 and I love the look of a #DripEdge, so when this one appeared on the @folkwaymusic website the other day I was smitten! . Original 2 x 12" #Utahspeakers and transformers all dating to late '67 or early 1968. The AB668 circuit has been "blackfaced" to #AA165 specs (even though the tube chart reads AA165, it actually left the factory wired to the '68 circuit). Original tolex, footswitch, grill cloth, and drip edge trim. But what really got me was the condition...you just don't see many silverface #amps this clean. Except for one noticeable scratch under the "Pro Reverb" lettering, it basically looks new. . Many thanks to @folkwaymusic for this fine addition to the #ampcollection! . . #newampday #newguitarday #newgearday #guitar #guitars #guitaramp #fenderamp #vintageamp #vintagefender #tubeamp #fenderproreverb #fenderpro #amplifier #vintageamplifier #silverfaceamp #dripedge #guitarphotography #ampphotography (at Folkway Music) https://www.instagram.com/p/CF7XoryBFfn/?igshid=i6lb03zajdfq
A selection of vintage #Fender #amps spotted at @thetwelfthfret #Toronto: . 1962 Pro, 1964 #TwinReverb, 1979 #PrincetonReverb, ...And one hell of a deal on a 1969 #SuperReverb at only $1250 CAD! . . #fenderfriday #fenderpro #fendersuperreverb #fenderprincetonreverb #fendertwinreverb #blackface #silverface #guitar #guitars #amp #amplifiers #vintageguitars #vintageamps #fenderamp #vintagefender #tone #guitargear #guitarsdaily #guitarsofinstagram #geartalk #guitarsdaily #fendersofinstagram #guitarphotography #ampphotography (at The Twelfth Fret Guitarists' Pro Shop) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9HkkBmBrL_/?igshid=182urlxecckvn
Two early 70s #silverface #Fender #amps, a #Princeton and a #VibroChamp, spotted at @capsulemusic #Toronto. . So: what is the current consensus out there on 70s silverface amps? Would you want to add one to your collection? They are are certainly more affordable than black, brown, or tweed #Fenderamps. For example, I believe this 1973 Princeton non-reverb model is selling for around $1400 CAD, while another local shop currently has a 1965 blackface Princeton (same model, just 8 years older) for double that price! . When I was young way back in the 80s, we ran away screaming from 70s Fenders because in our humble (but snobby) opinions anything made by Fender after 1964 was "CBS" and therefore could not possibly be good, even though in some cases these amps retained the exact same circuit as their blackface predecessors*! I mean, we wouldn't even look at these amps at the time! Nowadays however, they offer an undeniable price advantage and as with all things in the #vintageguitar world, the older something gets the more we tend to forget that at one point it wasn't considered cool! 😄😆🤣😂 . . * although I think in this case the Princeton circuit was actually modified to some extent or other in 1970 (because the circuit code did change from AA964 to AB1270), but I do believe the Vibro Champ circuit remained unchanged into the silverface years - but please correct me if I am mistaken. . . #guitar #guitars #amp #amplifiers #vintageguitars #vintageamps #fenderamp #vintagefender #tone #guitargear #guitarsdaily #guitarsofinstagram #geartalk #guitarsdaily #fendersofinstagram #guitarphotography #ampphotography (at Capsule Music) https://www.instagram.com/p/B63QrtDhH9C/?igshid=1dulq7whrvun2
@stephenstanley’s #Duesy at the #MoonshineCafe in #Oakville, Canada. . I don’t know that much yet about @deusenbergguitars except that they have a great reputation, they have a distinctive look (and look great), and this one sounded fantastic through Stephen’s #silverface #Fender #DeluxeReverb (especially because it was being played in stereo with @moreguitar’s ‘63 #Telecaster and #Vox #AC10) Swipe left for more shots of the Duesy and Chris’ #Tele. #stephenstanleyband #duesenberg #duesenbergguitars #deusenberg #deusenbergguitars #guitar #guitars #guitarra #chitarra #guitarre #electricguitar #tone #guitargear #guitarsofinstagram #geartalk #guitargear #vintagegear #guitarsdaily #guitarphotography (at The Moonshine Cafe) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvRySoThoA7/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=6xjzj6i1zwvh
1968 #Fender #SuperReverb spotted at @12fretguitar #Toronto. If you ever hear ampophiles talking about “drip edge” and “black line” #silverface #Fenderamps...this is an example of what they’re talking about. Swipe left to see a closeup: the drip edge is that band of aluminium around the edge of the grill cloth. The black lines can be seen running vertically at various points between sections of the face plate. These features indicate a very early silverface (as both of them disappeared by the end of 1969) and early silverfaces are desirable to collectors and players on a budget because CBS had not yet changed any circuits...so the early examples are essentially the same amps as the blackface versions, but at a lower price than the blackface! Although...this particular model is probably a poor example: the Super Reverb’s circuit was updated shortly after the change to silverface cosmetics. Changes were made to the bias circuit to clean up the sound. This was the “AB568” circuit and Fender apparently realized that it was not a great change and actually reversed it in the next iteration of the circuit (the AA1069 circuit). I did not stick my head in the back of this amp to see if it’s the older blackface circuit or the revamped AB568. Plus a lot of people modded their 568s back to the earlier design anyway so the circuit code on the tube chart may have been modded already. But I digress...😆 PS if you had not noticed, there’s a date code imbedded in the CBS circuit nomenclature. “568” means the circuit was updated in May of ‘68 and “1069” means it was updated in Oct. of ‘69. These are not telling you the date of manufacture of a particular amp though...just when the circuit was designed. #guitar #guitars #amp #amps #amplifiers #vintageguitars #vintageamps #fenderamp #tone #guitargear #guitarsdaily #guitarsofinstagram #geartalk #guitarsdaily #fendersofinstagram #guitarphotography #ampphotography (at The Twelfth Fret Guitarists' Pro Shop) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrjDgdZHSRJ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=129a1j94xwl37
Saying goodbye to an old friend. 😞 The 1965 #Fender #VibroChamp has to lay down its life to pay for the new '65 #Bassman. Well, it's not really laying down its life...more like it's pimping itself out! 😉 On the plus side, it's going to a good home and I know the adoptive parent personally, so I am happy! @malonzi5150 has a great track record with caring for my 1960s Vibro Champs (I sold him my #dripedge #silverface '68 precisely 1 year ago when I bought this one!) and he will take good care of it, and play it like it deserves to be played. (#CustomShop '66 ClosetClassic #Stratocaster headstock in front if the 1970 #Marshall #Model2020 on the bottom) #guitar #guitars #amp #amps #amplifiers #vintageguitars #vintageamps #fenderamps #marshallamps #lead20 #guitargear #guitarsdaily #guitarsofinstagram #geartalk #guitarsdaily #fendersofinstagram #guitarphotography #ampphotography
#WeirdAssWednesday #FSR blue Tolex #silverface #Fender #DeluxeReverb #reissue at Long & McQuade Bloor in #Toronto. Yea or nay? #guitar #guitars #amp #amps #amplifiers #vintageguitars #fenderamps #tone #guitargear #guitarsdaily #ampporn #guitarporn #guitarsofinstagram #geartalk #guitarsdaily #fenderamps #fendersofinstagram #guitarphotography #ampphotography
"ToneHennnnge™! ToneHennnnge™!!! What has become of you? Does anybody else in here feel the way I do...?" - R. Waters, The Wall, 1979. I am playing "light" tonight, direct into the 1965 #VibroChamp. #ToneHenge™, as I call my pile of #amps, has been dismantled YET AGAIN (see the big gaping hole on the left where all the amps used to be?) to incorporate the new wider @atlasstands #ampstand (see last post). This smaller #AtlasStands stand is a bit large for a #Champ, but it will be perfect for my brown, black or #silverface #Princeton and/or #PrincetonReverb. When I get one, that is. Which, if you know me, is just a matter of time... 😄😅😆 #fender #amplifier #amp #vintageamps #vintagefenders #guitar #guitars #guitarcollection #guitarphotography #ampphotography