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Fender Showman ??

Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2015 8:15 am
by frigid midget
I need another amp like I need an asshole on my elbow. I'm fucking drowning in tube amps lately, and I don't even get around playing em as much as they deserve :facepalm:

Still though, ever since I finally realised that there's a classic fender amp out there that's basically a reverb-less Fender Twin in head form instead of combo...I've been lusting for one like I haven't lusted for an amp in a long time :facepalm:

So anyone here maybe using a mid '60s Showman with a 4x12 cab and a bunch of dirt pedals? I've got my eye on a local-ish deal, but being a vintage fender and all, the price is kinda higher than what I want to spend on an amp I don't really strictly need right now :idk:

Re: Fender Showman ??

Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2015 9:35 am
by Chankgeez
frigid midget wrote:I need another amp like I need an asshole on my elbow.
That sounds like it might be fun. :idk:

I've got a Plush 1060-S (which's supposedly a Showman/Twin copy) that I play through a 2x15 cab. :idk:

Not sure if that helps, but it likes most dirt pedals. If you need a loud-ish amp, go for it. :poke:

Re: Fender Showman ??

Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2015 3:35 pm
by Hypnodrone
I had a Dual Showman Reverb with Showman 2x15 cab and it was like the perfect pedal mothership. Insanely loud, headroom, killer looks. Can do anything from disco to doom. I sold it because it didn't fit in our band van and that's another reason I'm a bitter old man today ...

Re: Fender Showman ??

Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2015 4:49 pm
by Nelson Instruments
I once had a blonde double showman (2x15) and a blackface showman.
Insanely loud and clean. I'm surprised if showman heads are commanding premium prices as they are one of the lesser desired amps.

Re: Fender Showman ??

Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2015 5:41 pm
by frigid midget
I've ran out of shit to flip, I wouldn't know how to fund/ justify yet another goddamn amp.

I'll mail the seller a low ball bid and ask him if he'll consider trading his amps for one of my kidneys :idk: