Silverface Reverb Unit – 1st Reissue
Model/Circuit Number:
Years of Production: 1976 – 1978
Era: Silverface
Configuration: Head
Controls: Silver top facing w/ blue labels
Knobs: Black skirted w/ chrome center, numbered 1 – 10
Schematics
Faceplate
- Front: Power Sw, Pilot Lamp – Dwell, Mix, Tone, Input Jack, Output Jack
Cabinet
- Handle: Black Strap Handle
- Feet: Glides
- Corners: None
Covering Material
- Tolex/Tweed: Black Tolex
- Grill Cloth: Silver sparkle grille cloth
Logo: Grille mounted, raised, chrome & black script “Fender” w/o tail
Weight: 16 lbs.
Speaker : None
Effects:
~Watts:
Tubes
- Input: 12AT7
- Reverb Driver: 6V6
- Reverb Recovery: 7025
- Output: 7025
Comments:
these are the best sounding of all the fender reverbs. Does anyone know why they have an extra 12ax7?
The silver-face 76-78 reverbs are JUNK. I have one – never came close to matching my 61; I know three others people who had them and they have the same opinion as me: JUNK.
The re-issues are much, much better.
Avoid them. Fender used cheap components in them.
V1 is a 12AX7, not a 12AT7. As far as performance, I prefer this model. The 4th tube is a buffer which prevents the “tone suck” common with the original and reissue “63 Reverb Unit” manufactured in the 90s to early 2000s.