The massive solidbody and Tune-o-matic bridge on the Les Paul provided great attack and sustain. Suddenly, I discovered a clean, cool, and funky rhythm tone that I immediately fell in love with.Дon't give up too quickly on what might seem like a clunker. I pulled out all the stops with a clean volume setting, a high bass setting, low mids, high treble, and the bright switch enabled. Even with an overdrive pedal, the amp had a dominating and edgy attack.ДЇrustrated, I eventually tried a Gibson Les Paul through that amp, having no hope or expectations. Plugging a single-coil guitar into that amp was brutal. I have a similar story about a 1964 JBL-loaded Vibroverb that I bought in 2012 for $2,800 from a father who needed money to buy his son a car. In my November 2020 column, вЂњ The Saga of the Linda Ronstadt Deluxe,' I talked about curing that poor-sounding amp with a JBL D120F speaker. And the Twin Reverb and Vibroverb are the most difficult to tame, I think. The 10' D110F, the 12' D120F, and the 15' D130F all have aluminum dust caps, which makes them quite bright. Guitarists either love or hate the JBLs, because of their punch, attack, and treble. When an amp is dialed-in just right, paired with the right guitar, or equipped with the right speakers, you can find new lead and rhythm tones that you didn't even know you were looking for.Д¬onsider the relatively rare black-panel amps with JBL speakers: Twin Reverbs, Super Reverbs, and Vibroverbs. So my advice is, don't give up too quickly on what might seem like a clunker.

An interesting fact is that several of my best tone discoveries have happened with such amps. Some really require struggle to find a balanced, sweet sound. Few amps are love at first sight-or listen-affairs, where you immediately and effortlessly nail great tone.

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