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by **strumminsix** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 6:44 pm

GratefulPat wrote:will something different happen with the verb if i had the switch and clicked on the reverb button on it

Yup, the reverb will turn off

by **tigerstrat** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 7:31 pm

strumminsix wrote:
GratefulPat wrote:will something different happen with the verb if i had the switch and clicked on the reverb button on it

Yup, the reverb will turn off

or it will turn ON

by **strumminsix** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:09 pm

tigerstrat wrote:
strumminsix wrote:
GratefulPat wrote:will something different happen with the verb if i had the switch and clicked on the reverb button on it

Yup, the reverb will turn off

or it will turn ON

by **GratefulPat** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:33 pm

thanks for the insight guys! :-)

by **CommonStranger** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 10:29 am

Jerry had his 65 twin modified to send just the signal to a pretty powerful solid state amp. The amp alone will give you a very similar tone, but I wouldn't expect to get the bite that Jerry got. I set mine, volume 3, treb 4, mid 7, bass 3, reverb 3 1/2. I mic it if I need it louder for anything other than practice. A mighty nice amp in my opinion.

by **strumminsix** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 10:36 am

CommonStranger wrote:Jerry had his 65 twin modified to send just the signal to a pretty powerful solid state amp. The amp alone will give you a very similar tone, but I wouldn't expect to get the bite that Jerry got. I set mine, volume 3, treb 4, mid 7, bass 3, reverb 3 1/2. I mic it if I need it louder for anything other than practice. A mighty nice amp in my opinion.

Are you sure JG played a 65?

by **CommonStranger** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 11:16 am

Everything I've read about his set-up, until they went to digi

, was one blackface 65 and one silver face 65 for back-up. They were run into a MacIntosh 2300 I believe and then to his speaker cab. The info is on dozin.com

by **strumminsix** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 11:37 am

CommonStranger wrote:Everything I've read about his set-up, until they went to digi , was one blackface 65 and one silver face 65 for back-up. They were run into a MacIntosh 2300 I believe and then to his speaker cab. The info is on dozin.com

You've got alot of reading to do...

No such thing as a 65 SF.

The Silverface was his main and the blackface was his backup

He never went "digi" as opposed to no longer analogue.
He had a separate rigs one w/MIDI

He didn't always run into a Mac.
The 2300 wasn't the only mac he used.

by **CommonStranger** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 11:51 am

Enlighten me. Where are you getting your info? In vids you can clearly see Jerry plugged into a blackface 65' twin with a silver face sitting idle next to it in mounted in a plywood box. I know he used several different set-ups of effects and guitars over the years, but for the most part ran the same amp set-up for most of his career. As far as when I said digi, I meant when the sound board went from analog to digi, Jerry no longer used a speaker cab that was mic'd but a solid state head that was run directly to the board. This was what, 93 -94?

by **CommonStranger** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 12:12 pm

On a re-check of Dozin.com I see that they list the silver face as his primary. The picture is from sometime in the 80's. I have seen him plugged into the black face more than the silver face though personally and in videos. Perhaps he switched his primary at some point. Thanks for pointing it out. I'd still like to know where I could read more though. Any suggestions?

by **strumminsix** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 12:45 pm

He didn't use a solid state head he used a Trio by GrooveTubes.

Can't say for sure what ya saw in vids maybe new shells or eyes playing tricks or the silverface was being repaired or he had a back-up plug into the BF but using the SF???

As far as resources:
on line: here, yahoo gearheads
books: grateful dead gear book

by **CommonStranger** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 12:55 pm

Thanks man. Could have surely been the eyes, I'm not sure I could ever say for sure what a was seeing was real or make believe at the show

by **strumminsix** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 1:28 pm

LOL! My eyes and ears play tricks on me all the time!!! :lol:

by **waldo041** » Sat Mar 29, 2008 9:14 am

CommonStranger wrote:. I'd still like to know where I could read more though. Any suggestions?

do some searching over at this group.

yahoo group; GearHeads

http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/GearHeads/

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by **Crazy 9.5 Fingers** » Sat Mar 29, 2008 11:05 am

A very easy solution without doing any mods to the amp (though they are certainly worth the effort) is to buy a Voodoo Labs Sparkle Drive pedal.

I have had major success working that Jerry Fender bite with that pedal in combo with my reissue Twin. Really a very musical drive pedal.

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