Fender Twin Reverb Question

[tommasters]

So I've had an offer to get one of these at a really really good price for an amp in aus



The only thing is it's a state away so I can't try before I buy and there are no videos anywhere.
I'm no valve snob, I love solid state bass heads but before I commit, I'm just interested in finding out whether it's terrible or great or why there's no info out there...
Apparently it's a 1968 100W solid state Fender Twin Reverb.
I mean I love like half of the terrible Fender ideas but there's just nothing anywhere good or bad
Any help or general info would be much appreciated

[Moustache_Bash]

If this means anything, one of the moderators on Harmony Central said that those old SS Fenders are terrible.

[dubkitty]

i've never heard anything good about them, and i've paid attention to what folks say are good SS amps over the years.

[yallerhon]

Dubkitty, serious question; what are some good solid state amps? Like the OP, being in Aus means we're often screwed for price or opportunity to even try things out locally.

[Gone Fission]

There's tube snobbery and then there are just horrible solid-state amps. That era of Fenders are the later. By the 80s and 90s, Fender put out some decent non-tube stuff (Princeton Chorus, 185).

In Aus, I would guess stuff from Japanese companies might not be cost prohibitive. Roland Jazz Chorus series, Yamaha G and B series amps would be the obvious picks for good solid-state amps.

[cheesecats]

i wouldn't buy it unheard. there's a reason those amps weren't produced very long. but you may love it.

here are a few more opinions:

http://www.tdpri.com/forum/amp-central-station/141855-fender-solid-state-twin-reverb-sr2100.html

[dubkitty]

looking at the SS stuff on offer there, you could pretty much say it with me. the Yamaha and Roland stuff will be fine if it's in good condition; the H&K, Laney, and Trace Elliot gear may or may not be good, as is true of the Fender and Vox amps; the Peavey and Crate gear might be decent or might be horrible. you know about Behringer and that sort of thing. but for what they're caning a decent SS amp for you might as well dig a bit deeper and get a Laney VC30 unless you need 100-150W.

[muttlegs]

Tech 21 Trademarks are pretty good. Bought a sixty for about £180.00 in good condition over here in the UK.
http://www.tech21nyc.com/products/amps/ ... ark60.html
They did a 120 which was a twin but I cannot see that on their site.