All user reviews of 4/5 for the Fender Pro Reverb

The Fender Pro Reverb was introduced in the sixties as an amplifier to round out their line of amps. The Twin Reverb was the flagship for many years, and lots of players loved them, but the weight and high wattage made it a no-go for some. The Fender Pro Reverb, rated at about 40 watts but maintaining the classic 2x12 speaker configuration, was definitely a step closer. The Pro Reverb puts out 40 tube watts, has 2 12"s and has the typical blackface era layout of two channels. The first is normal and has volume, treble, and bass controls with a bright switch like a Twin Reverb. The vibrato channel has those same controls, but also contains the standard reverb and vibrato controls that are on most standard Fenders of the era.

UTILIZATION

Getting a good sound out of the Pro Reverb is certainly a simpler task than dialing in a big ol' Twin Reverb, that's for sure! Being that it's only 40 watts as opposed to 85, you're not dealing with the super high headroom that a Twin takes up in a space. However that being said, 40 tube watts is still nothing to scoff and the Pro Reverb still isn't what I would call a bedroom or basement amp... definitely something that should be gigged properly. Other than the wattage factors, it's still a great sounding clean Fender amp that does what it says and sounds great while doing it!

SOUNDS

The tones out of this amp are pretty cool. They're more or less very Twin like in character, but I find that even considering that, the Pro Reverb also has a little bit of a sweeter tone, kinda like the Super Reverb. The Twin is quite loud and as a result is brighter to my ears. The Pro Reverb is a little more ideal for softer styles like smoother country or blues. I also enjoy hearing them with a good quality analog drive box in the front for either a little bit of casual dirt or for some full on high gain type sounds as well.

OVERALL OPINION

All in all I think the Fender Pro Reverb is a great buy for someone looking for great tone a-la a Twin Reverb and who likes the dual 12" speakers, but doesn't want the full gauntlet of 85 tube watts. The Pro Reverb is an ideal gigging or jamming amp provided you can get some volume pumped into it, even just a bit, but certainly less than the Twin. They can be had for around a grand used if you want a blackface model, which is a great deal for a real deal vintage amp from the glory days!

Almost everything had to say about the hardware config, a real pleasant surprise in terms of connectors and also the side rails that allow to use live wedge position. The building's beauty and focntionnel.

UTILIZATION

I said there's nothing practical and simplest is to find the sound Of course if you like the record sound of this amp. The knobs respond well, with progression (not like on some amps têteMarshall tube style) and suddenly you can really Scult something even if the registry is still quite agreed.

The manual is useless except perhaps for the regulation of BIAS that are linked to an LED on the rear.

SOUNDS

Shame that the reverb is a bit noisy as mentioned in the forum. here makes it a bit unusable beyond 4 see 5. I do not Played almost because I was going through a DG Stomp to manage delay and reverb is no bobo for my personal case.

The tremolo is really good, he arrived via a sudden switch and outlet idem are very flexible and not associated with differences in levels of distressing.

The light is clearly great. Warned however that the attack favored by the lamps, like all amps of this type may disturb the scratch too accustomed to transistos. Boosted channel is a real surprise as it sounds but it is not the "wild".

It offers a fairly fuzzy in saturated when you push the preamp (8 or 9) which led me to part with it. Personal I was playing at 80% along with a MXR Wylde Zaak to tighten the grain a little and give an extra potato. Without going through metal nevertheless, it was available in a wide range of sound with bass fairly well restored even if it is still far from perfect dêtre 1x12 llimites requires the HP too. So without using too many effects, it has a good range of use but does not go beyond a pop style a bit nervous, seeing rich crunch.

Balance a lot but not enough for me souvage, boosted channel is too wise.

OVERALL OPINION

I went out with a head 6100LM + baffle and I was told that the combo config would allow me to spare me a little but not back ... it was almost worse.

Anyway here is worth it seems like each other but too wise for me in the end. Better than the MC ² Brunetti I tried as first-line is an amp with good opportunities, it offers a broad scope for those who are in a register pop, rock, funk and blues ofcourse.