The best guitar amplifier available today.

Seriously... you need a vintage Fender Super Reverb...

In this video we take a look at my new amp! This 1968 Super Reverb Drip Edge Black Line Needs some love, let's discover the state it's in and make a game plan for repairing the amp to get it up and running healthy for decades to come.

00:00 - Super Reverb Overview
04:03 - Transformers
05:50 - Black Line
08:24 - Doghouse cover reveal
09:36 - Guts reveal!
12:39 - Closer inspection
15:27 - BIG no no
20:58 - Final Review Notes
23:09 - Anyone have Blue Moldeds?
24:13 - What's tested bad

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[johndaugherty]

My dad (God bless his hard working soul) bought me a Princeton Reverb and anew telecaster in 1978. I think he got tired of me blowing up the stereo speakers on his hi-fi. lol

[jerrymcgeorge]

I’ve had an AB763 ‘68 Super Reverb since ‘73. After countless rivals have come & gone since it’s still the best amp I’ve ever played.

[jeffreythompson]

I have an early 70's Super....Still going strong and gigged regularly. With a good dirt box, it's a Marshall stack in a box. HUGE bottom end, and the highs sparkle. When the caps leak, they have a drip pan, instead of making a mess inside the amp. They designed them to last and they do. Totally agree, best amp ever.

[bobsbarnworkshop]

My first professional amp was a 68 band master with the tall cabinet with 2x12 JBL’s…, plugged in my new 69 SG standard through an EH LPB1 and later a big muff pi! Rolled all the knobs to 10!!! Man what a sound! Lost it in a flood in 6/72, bought a Dual Showman silverface with 2x15” JBL’s!

[johnp]

I bought an almost mint 1968 Super Reverb about 5 years ago for less than what a reissue was going for at the time. It was a no brainer. Same speakers as yours. Needed some minor work as expected. It's one of the best amps I've played. Heavy and loud. No regrets.

[HellaJeff]

I would be pissed if I got an amp back like that! I'm taking it to a tech for service...I would expect the shop to contact me and let me know the situation and pros and cons of leaving it vs. cleaning it up. Great Video!!!

[mick]

You are 100% correct. Played the same one professionally for twenty years without and issue. Freshened up the tubes with stock tubes periodically and had to change one speaker. Great amp! I retired it to the house for a 57 twin.

[airtow]

I played guitar in a Blues band from 78 to 89 and used only 2 amps, one an Ampeg Vt-40 a four ten tube monster that would take your head off in a small club and a 68 Super Reverb exactly like yours and would love to have it back again. Man, I loved that amp!

[vayabroder]

Super Reverbs are holy grail amps in my opinion.

[Tonetwisters]

I think perhaps, the inside of a Fender amp is one of the best video shots there is. I look at other amps and I just shake my head and wonder how in the world they actually work in the first place.

[trickyrjb]

I grabbed a blackline '68 a few years ago and it still amazes me how gorgeous the sound..

[NeilMilliner-CoverSongs]

Go great with a pedal steel. Smooth and rich tones.

[guybouchie]

I have a 1971 with original speakers, honestly the most perfect tone I've ever heard straight into the amp. Incredibly loud but for recording, outdoor gigs, or an amazing clean sound it can't be beat. Hopefully people keep them cheap for a while!

[MichaelSmithTX]

Not all Blackline Dripedge Fender's from 1968 are AB763. My 1968 Blackline Dripedge Bassman is clearly AC568 (the hybrid fixed/cathode bias circuit). If this were my amp, I would replace the 220k balancing resistors and possibly the dropping resistors with something other than carbon comp. It will be interesting to see this amp in future videos as the work progresses. Assuming the bias is in a reasonable range, the amp looks safe to power up, it would be nice to see a before and after playing test. Also, there is no reason not to replace the bias diode with a modern 1N4007. I can't remember which of my old Fenders had a 1N4002 from the factory, but I swapped it out when rebuilding the bias board.

[kevinafflack]

I have and love my ‘68 SFSR, just like this. It really is the best amp ever. The alnicos are the right speakers and really the weight isn’t that bad. Imagine it loaded with JBLs or some other ceramic speakers and that would be a killer. I have mine wired so the normal channel is in phase and has reverb as well. I run a 501 tape echo into that channel parallel mono wet/dry style and it’s just unbelievably good sounding. Best. Amp. Ever!

[richfiryn]

I traded my 2020 Gibson Les Paul Standard 50's straight across for a 1967 Super Reverb and don't regret that at all. Took it straight away to my local amp tech and he took care of several items for me and I got it back with a clean bill of health. It is exactly what I hoped it would be.

[karabovilakazi]

I have a super reverb tone master, I use it to gig, record and play at church! Paired with a vintage strat and tube screamer boy it howls and barks like nobody’s business! I’ve owned many amps both fender and others, but yeah the super is the best amp I’ve played that’s for sure 😅

[Frank-pepk]

I bought my 68 Super Reverb in 74. I did have it serviced twice over all these years. I have experimented with different power tubes over the years.
I still have the original cover. It’s been repaired several times.

[guitarplayingman]

I used a Super reverb and a Fender Dual Showman, The Pudin Basin Group were a Florida band. We opened for The Mccoys and other big bands and they all used our back line, because it was so good. Rick Derringer and many other great players loved the setup! ! Best amp I ever owned...

[vinsanityguitar]

I have that exact same amp. I just started playing it with my Les Paul and it might be the best tone I have found in many years. And really I'm a strat guy. But it almost makes it half Strat half Les Paul vibe.