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Fender '65 Twin Reverb Reviews

5 4.7/5.0 based on 13 customer reviews

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Brian Cravens
Anybody wanna take a guess what year Fender released the best-sounding 2x12" combo in the company's lineup? 1965 was the most important year for the Fender blackface lineup, and the Twin was the king. It still is. 85 all-tube 6L6 watts. Get any electric guitar, plug it into a Fender '65 Twin Reverb, and reveal the true soul of that instrument.
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Customer Reviews

Emeka Mixhael
from Abuja Nigeria
December 24, 2011 Music Background:
Live Sound Engineer

True work horse!

Didnt understand the hype behind this beauty until we decided to invest in it.

Tone is amazing!!! There's a reason why its almost on every tech ryder we've been sent.

Great investment for us and would gladly recommend it to anyone looking for that clean guitar tone and ryder friendly guitar amp.

Watch out for the weight tho..
Jeff McDonald
from Santa Fe, NM (USA)
October 17, 2011 Music Background:
Been playing since my grampa could set me on his lap to play his piano and xlyophone, so I reckon an experienced hobbyist.

I gotta clear this up

My rating was posted as a 3 star, not the 5 that I originally rated the AMP. The amp and what you put on its output are two different areas. This AMP is still the CLEANEST American Tube Guitar Amplifier, in my opinion, ever made. And, as I said, the speakers or whatever you want to put on the output is outside the AMP. I use Eminence Texas Heat on all my mid-power amps as they fit my almost 60 year old rock and roll ears perfectly. The Jensen's are perfect for the lower power rigs that I use, depending on the mood I in. But this '65 Twin Reverb Amp is still the cleanest Mid-Level amp made
Kevin
from Asheville, NC
May 2, 2011 Music Background:
Semi-pro

Clean for decades.

This is a wonderful amp. I bought a used model over a year ago, and I amp amazed at the tone this amp can provide. It accepts pedals extremely well, or you can go bare and have a crystal clear clean sound.

As a warning, this amp is very heavy. However, with a hand cart, castor wheels, or good ole' fashioned elbow grease, this amp will not disappoint.
Edward J Kujawa
from Rochester , N.Y.
October 22, 2010 Music Background:
play steel guitar and standar 6 string 35 years combined

powerhouse mouse

This Amp lives up to its name it is a super clean and powerful amp I
have had two twins a cbs model from 1977 and a reissue 1965
Twin 1965 is a great to things of importance her take heed the amp chassis is very heavy therefore pull it if you get a used one the four nuts are welded to the chassis and they tend to come lose
Mine had that problem but fixed it by using nuts and new screws also only down side why they didnt put Casters on this baby I imagine
because original did have any in the year fender brought this 1964
I bet I am on the money the one I had I got used for 600.00
guy who had it didnt know what he had she is a sweet amp and strong those 4 6L6 dont just hang there for nothing I used to Play my Jazzmaster through oooooh what a sweet sound anothe good one 1965 DeLuxe Reverb its little sister compliment 2 6V6 very sweet 20 Watts I will write a review on that too Eddie Kujawa
(Reverbie 65)
Kevin
from Hot Springs, NC
October 11, 2010 Music Background:
Working guitarist

Clean, clear, and wonderful.

This is a great amp. I bought a used model of this, and I have yet to be disappointed. Crisp and clean tone. The clarity and delicacy of this amp are to die for. However, don't buy if you're looking for high gain. Though, if used with the right pedals, one can get any sound they desire out of this.
Jim Churchill
from Omaha, NE
September 6, 2009 Music Background:
Musician for 40 years

The perfect amp

If you want CLEAN this is the amp to have. The problem I find with most other amps is the gain volume control. Most amps have two channels, clean and crunch execpt they put a gain knob on the clean channel side???? Makes no sence to me...more gain...more distortion. When I want distortion I'll add my own and the amount I desire.
This amp is perfect for no distortion noise except natural tube distortion on higher volumes.
If you want clean....get this amp you won't be sorry.
Richard
from SYDNEY AUSTRALIA
February 28, 2009 Music Background:
MUSICAN , SINGER , KEYBOARDS, GUITARIST

The 65 twin Reverb

Fantastic amp my word I used this amp since 1983 and still have it Play a tribute to Chuck Berry and Elvis
which I believe James Burton still uses. It has a smooth and clean deap sound
madmanhoser
from Seattle, Washington
November 7, 2007 Music Background:
semi-pro musician

worth the price and then some!

I bought this amp after reading about some of the other amps out there in the price range and decided on the fender twin reverb. Several factors were involved in my purchase decision...price, transportability, reliablity, power, tone, sound, etc....the Fender twin was an amp I played thru when I first started plucking some strings and the feel, sound and power has stayed with me for 30 years.
I have mine plugged into a marshall 4x10 cabinet and the stack is as impressive in looks and sound as any other combination out there. Hooked up a flange and metal distortion stomp box between my Les Paul standard and the amp and I can hand out any metal desired! Awesome amp, awesome sound and power and GREAT customer service from the best music gear company out there. This amp and this company can do it all and it wont kill your wallet. Get the twin, its worth it and then some!
Burn Mills
from NewHaven, CT.
December 13, 2006 Music Background:
Pro musician

Yesterday meets today

The 65 classic sounds and feels like an original I played when I was a kid, seems like the more and longer you play it through the night the better it sounds
Ben
from Indiana
August 3, 2006 Music Background:
Guitarist, minor sound engineering work

Cleanest sounding amp ever

Well, you want the cleanest amp ever made, buy the '65 Twin Reverb. Such a beautiful sounding amplifier, I couldn't be happier with it. The only downside is it is very heavy and has no casters, but casters don't do anything to sound. The reverb unit is the original Fender reverb that produces a lovely full sound.
robert levy
from houston, texas, usa
February 28, 2011 Music Background:
guitarist, keyboardist, studio musician, composer

fender twin reverb 65 reissue

well, i gave this amp a 4 not a 5,not because of the sound, because it sounds amazing, i love it. but because of the fact that only a month after having it it started to malfunction. decently loud crackling sounds started to occour after about an hour warming up, and it was definately somthing that would pick up in recording. i brought it to the best amp tech in houston and am waiting to get it back, but i am in the studio, supposed to be recording, and i am ampless. i am very displeased with the situation and was wondering if anyone has heard of this happening before? also i did not buy this from sweetwater, although i should of cause i have bought gear from you before and you guys are quite possibly the best damn company ive ever delt with, got it from f***ing guitar center, who has almost no product knowledge, and has been no help to me even though i bought a 200$ pro coverage on the amp. thanks, let me know.
Tele150
from Florida
October 8, 2006

65' Fender Twin Reverb - Still The One

The 65" Twin Reissue is as good as it gets for an all tube amp. Sounds as good as it did in 65. Clean is super clean, reverb is in a league of its own. Still as heavy and still gets as hot as it did in the 60's. Will always be my favorite. No equal found yet.
Jeff McDonald
from Santa Fe, NM, USA
September 8, 2011 Music Background:
My grandfather was a musician so I have no memory of ever being musicless, so strong background but spent my life building Hou$e$.

Clean, but....

Man, I gotta tell ya. This amp is such a clean burner it is creepy. I am currently building the AB763 circuit so I can have twin twin's in my 4amp "stereo" setup. I'm glad that Fender took the time to put out their new version of the '65 which, as us old farts know set the standard in clean.

However, the Jensen's in this mode tend tol break up in the lower frequency ranges. I was going to switch to my favorite speakers, Eminence Patriot Texas Heats, when I took this out of the box, but decided to give the Jensen's a hard ride and, alas, they failed me. However, I have my shop. so I can mod this amp. I think this is still the cleanest amp going, even with whatever new mods Fender has had to use due to the passage of time, but we all have our own taste and, for me, I gotta have my Texas Heats.

Fender '65 Twin Reverb

2-channel, 85-watt 2 x 12" Guitar Combo Amp — Vintage Reissue of '65 Fender Twin Reverb

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