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There's a guy selling one for $550 about an hour away from me on CL. From what I can understand, they're literally the same components as Twins with two extra speakers. I am definitely considering going to look at it, but I wanted to see if anyone here could share their experiences. Most importantly, I know Twins are supposed to take pedals well-is that true with the Quad? I like to play hi-gain stuff as much as clean and I want to know if it will be versatile enough for my needs.
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| # ? May 22, 2013 09:00 |
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Twins in general take pedals really well, which is the only way to make them break up at volume levels lower than "cause fissures to open in the Earth's crust." Having the total power spread over four speakers may cause earlier breakup, but it'll still get real loud, real fast. One thing to remember is that it'll be more than likely one of the higher-power, 135w versions that Fender grognards poo-poo. Essentially, they use the same type of output transformer as a bass amp which gives it a faster, more agressive response and tighter low end - exactly what you want if you're going to be throwing a high gain peal into it. Even if it's the earlier 100w version, it'll still have tons of bottom to expand what the pedal is putting out. Be ready to re-tube and re-speaker, though! You'll definitely want to swap out the tubes if it still has the factory spec ones after all these years, and you'll probably want a clean, modern 12AX7 in the second position (or the first if you're using that one for the dryer sound and don't need reverb/trem). CBS seemed to cut corners on the speakers at this point in Fender history, so if the originals are still in there, it's just a matter of time. If you're planning on keeping the resale value high, pull the speakers out and put something metal-friendly in there(ie, super-clean so high-gain pedals don't get mushy). I put these in my 135w Twin, get all my distortion from pedals, am currently playing in a metal-tinged oldschool punk band, and couldn't be happier, although ymmv. Let us know how it works out.
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| # ? Jan 31, 2013 05:12 |
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After The War posted:Twins in general take pedals really well, which is the only way to make them break up at volume levels lower than "cause fissures to open in the Earth's crust." Having the total power spread over four speakers may cause earlier breakup, but it'll still get real loud, real fast. Exactly this. I've got a Super Six, and anything over the master volume at 1 is loud enough to play at a stadium without any exterior amplification. It is also the CLEANEST clean ever, so you are really going to want to look at your effects chain for whatever distortion you may need.
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