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Eric, Your 25 watt setting is not close to that of most actual 25 watt amps. There is no output transformer saturation, and many other factors come into play. I have articles on this and wattage on my website in a tech tips area. The Rambler .... amazing amp from my point of view, but not a lot of clean headroom. The Allen is a killer amp .... lots of great tones, great build quality, very very very reliable on the road, dirt cheap for what you are getting, and nice headroom when it is wanted. Myles, Thanks for the info, appreciate it! I loved the Carr, but am starting to lean towards the Allen Accomplice...... swap-able 6V6/6L6's for different levels of breakup, available in a head, and you can't beat the price, especially if you are up to a bit of soldering!! Would not have a chance to play one first, but he does have a 10 day tryout policy. Thanks again, Eric

Hi Myles, I have a Fender 94 Twin Amp (this is the predecessor to the current Pro Tube Twin, and was made from 94-01, has the switchable gain select in channel one as well as the second OD channel, NOT the Red Knob Twin) which I run on the low power setting (25 watts) 99% of the time. This setting works great for me in small to med. size clubs, usually set volume to a hair over 3, and just starts to get a little breakup when I dig in hard. Im looking for a new amp, and would like to find something comparable to this setting on my Twin Amp, or maybe just a bit more headroom. Question is, how comparable is the 25 watt setting on my Twin Amp to a normal 25 watt rating? Its still using all 4 6L6s, so guessing the transformer output is being cut, and maybe some other things going on. Possible amps on my list are Carr Rambler (2-6L6/28 watts), TopHat Super Club Deluxe (2-6L6/33 watts), and Allen Accomplice (2-6L6/30 watts). Ive played the Carr in a store, but its always tough to get a feel for headroom with out playing in a live situation. As another reference, something with clean headroom between a Deluxe and Super Reverb is what Im looking for. Is the 25 watt setting on the Twin Amp an apples to apples comparison with other amp wattage ratings (I realize that speaker efficiency, tube selection also have an impact)??? BTW, the GT re-tube you helped me with on this amp about a year ago has worked out great! Thanks, Eric

Hi Myles, first post here..... I am having a problem with my 94' Fender "Twin Amp" (not Twin Reverb) that I'm wondering if you can help with. When I turn my reverb level above about 4, I start getting a ringing/feedback/high-pitched tone. The higher I turn my reverb level, the louder the feedback gets (gets very loud at 10). If I turn the reverb level down to 4 or below, the feedback goes away. The feedback builds slowly in level, takes 10-20 seconds to build up. It does it whether I'm in channel 1 or 2. If the volume level is turned to 0, and the reverb level is turned up, it still feeds back. Any idea what's causing this? If it's a potential tube problem, do you know which tube/tubes drive the reverb? I have schematics (though I don't know much about reading them) and my best guess is that V5 (12AT7) and /or V6 (12AX7) are the reverb tubes. If it needs to be serviced, do you have any recomendations for an amp tech in the Denver/Boulder CO area? From reading many of the above posts, I know it's been said many times, but it really is great of you to take your time to help so many people out here! Thanks for any help you can give on this! Eric V