NAD - '63 Fender Showman

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Re: NAD - '63 Fender Showman

Post by HNB » Sat Sep 18, 2021 1:14 pm

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A custom 1x15" cabinet. :D

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are those grolsch bottle top stap buttons between the feet of the amp and the cabinet of the head?

also this is just another bit of gear of yours i want to try
LOL Yep. The handle on the top of the speaker cabinet was making the head wobbly so I used those to make the feet a little taller. :)
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Re: NAD - '63 Fender Showman

Post by DeathJag » Sat Sep 18, 2021 1:54 pm

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My wife was also born in '72. I'd love to score a cool Competition Mustang to honor her birth year. She thinks I'm nuts. :wacko:
I think it's noble. I have a '72 SFTR that I actually really like, it's very punky and dirty sounding. Oh man is your '62 Bassman a 6g6B or 6g6A? I respect your idea of getting your birthyear amps! I have a silly dream of one day owning a collection of big 1962 Fender amps. So far I only have a Twin and a Showman, trying to get a Bassman, a Pro, a Bandmaster, and a Tremolux. I don't care about the smaller amps or the Vibrasonic, and besides won't get any of them now as I am making far less money. So wow, congrats on getting the King of the Collection! How do you like it compared to that Bassman? I am hoping a '62 Bassman is in my future.

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Re: NAD - '63 Fender Showman

Post by s_mcsleazy » Sat Sep 18, 2021 2:14 pm

DeathJag wrote:
Sat Sep 18, 2021 1:54 pm
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My wife was also born in '72. I'd love to score a cool Competition Mustang to honor her birth year. She thinks I'm nuts. :wacko:
I think it's noble. I have a '72 SFTR that I actually really like, it's very punky and dirty sounding. Oh man is your '62 Bassman a 6g6B or 6g6A? I respect your idea of getting your birthyear amps! I have a silly dream of one day owning a collection of big 1962 Fender amps. So far I only have a Twin and a Showman, trying to get a Bassman, a Pro, a Bandmaster, and a Tremolux. I don't care about the smaller amps or the Vibrasonic, and besides won't get any of them now as I am making far less money. So wow, congrats on getting the King of the Collection! How do you like it compared to that Bassman? I am hoping a '62 Bassman is in my future.

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Re: NAD - '63 Fender Showman

Post by Surfysonic » Sat Sep 18, 2021 3:48 pm

Gut shots!

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Re: NAD - '63 Fender Showman

Post by Sauerkraut » Sun Sep 19, 2021 12:52 am

Great! Looks like it’s had a lot of work done to it, but all by a very capable tech.

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Re: NAD - '63 Fender Showman

Post by Surfysonic » Sun Sep 19, 2021 10:28 am

Glad to hear! I've shared the Showman gut shots with other experienced tech experts such as Billy Zoom on other forums (Gretsch Pages and Surf Guitar 101) and they concur with you. Always a relief to know I did alright! 8)
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Re: NAD - '63 Fender Showman

Post by Veitchy » Sun Sep 19, 2021 5:57 pm

I didn't know the Showmans had harmonic vibrato - I didn't think they built it into amps that big. That must sound insane through that '15.

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Re: NAD - '63 Fender Showman

Post by Surfysonic » Sun Sep 19, 2021 7:35 pm

It does! Sounds wonderful. I feel like I've got my old '60 Vibrasonic again re: harmonic vibrato. Only smaller and more powerful. ;D

One thing I forgot to mention after having a play yesterday is how nice the volume taper is. Very smooth and gradual. A nice difference as compared to the '67 Showman I had a while back that when to uber loudness at around 2-3.
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Re: NAD - '63 Fender Showman

Post by Surfysonic » Tue Sep 21, 2021 2:10 pm

It was pointed out to me that the death cap was still installed. Curious, I also checked my '64 Princeton and '62 Bassman. Both had death caps. Safely, I removed them. I'll have to tackle the Showman's death cap later tonight or tomorrow. 8)

Update: Showman's death cap safely removed. Amp is now safe and AMAZING! 8)
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Re: NAD - '63 Fender Showman

Post by JagChat » Tue Dec 28, 2021 6:08 pm

DeathJag wrote:
Sat Sep 18, 2021 1:54 pm
Surfysonic wrote:
Sat Sep 18, 2021 10:30 am
My wife was also born in '72. I'd love to score a cool Competition Mustang to honor her birth year. She thinks I'm nuts. :wacko:
I think it's noble. I have a '72 SFTR that I actually really like, it's very punky and dirty sounding. Oh man is your '62 Bassman a 6g6B or 6g6A? I respect your idea of getting your birthyear amps! I have a silly dream of one day owning a collection of big 1962 Fender amps. So far I only have a Twin and a Showman, trying to get a Bassman, a Pro, a Bandmaster, and a Tremolux. I don't care about the smaller amps or the Vibrasonic, and besides won't get any of them now as I am making far less money. So wow, congrats on getting the King of the Collection! How do you like it compared to that Bassman? I am hoping a '62 Bassman is in my future.

Dan
Does your Twin and Showman basically sound the same - or is your Showman a single speaker?

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Re: NAD - '63 Fender Showman

Post by DeathJag » Tue Dec 28, 2021 7:33 pm

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Does your Twin and Showman basically sound the same - or is your Showman a single speaker?
Amp-wise I think so yes. But I think the differences in the speakers and cabs accounts for a much less “mighty” tone on the Twin. The Twin sounds full and awesome, but the Showman destroys. The Showman has a 4-ohm Triax OT from the factory so it’s pushing two 15” JBLs, and the Twin’s got two 12” Oxfords. I would try plugging them into each other but the Oxfords are soldered in. Also the Twin weighs about 100 pounds and is upstairs, while the Showman rig is downstairs. Once awhile back I ran the Twin out to 2x15s and that sounded really good. I want an open back 215 cab. Does anyone make that? The single 15” tone ring cabs sound great too, and compared to this Twin it would still be mightier.

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Re: NAD - '63 Fender Showman

Post by JagChat » Tue Dec 28, 2021 10:44 pm

I’ve played a 61 Twin with Jensen p12n speakers , it didn’t push as much volume as a tweed Bassman, but I’ve heard stories that the Showman is very loud.

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Re: NAD - '63 Fender Showman

Post by blacktiger » Wed Feb 23, 2022 6:33 pm

Veitchy wrote:
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I didn't know the Showmans had harmonic vibrato - I didn't think they built it into amps that big. That must sound insane through that '15.
It’s only on the bigger amps, actually. Brownface Deluxes and Princetons have bias-vary trem. I don’t remember whether the Vibrolux, Tremolux, and Vibroverb had harmonic vibrato or not. Pretty sure the Vibroverb didn’t…
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Re: NAD - '63 Fender Showman

Post by JSett » Wed Feb 23, 2022 8:42 pm

blacktiger wrote:
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I didn't know the Showmans had harmonic vibrato - I didn't think they built it into amps that big. That must sound insane through that '15.
It’s only on the bigger amps, actually. Brownface Deluxes and Princetons have bias-vary trem. I don’t remember whether the Vibrolux, Tremolux, and Vibroverb had harmonic vibrato or not. Pretty sure the Vibroverb didn’t…
They don't...that was the only thing I was disappointed about with my Vibrolux Reverb as I waaaaay prefer bias-vary
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Re: NAD - '63 Fender Showman

Post by blacktiger » Thu Feb 24, 2022 10:31 am

johnnysomersett wrote:
Wed Feb 23, 2022 8:42 pm
blacktiger wrote:
Wed Feb 23, 2022 6:33 pm
Veitchy wrote:
Sun Sep 19, 2021 5:57 pm
I didn't know the Showmans had harmonic vibrato - I didn't think they built it into amps that big. That must sound insane through that '15.
It’s only on the bigger amps, actually. Brownface Deluxes and Princetons have bias-vary trem. I don’t remember whether the Vibrolux, Tremolux, and Vibroverb had harmonic vibrato or not. Pretty sure the Vibroverb didn’t…
They don't...that was the only thing I was disappointed about with my Vibrolux Reverb as I waaaaay prefer bias-vary
Vibrolux Reverb would be optical trem like all blackfaces.
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