RE: Fender Deluxe | from JR OlssonJan 30 2004 - 08:27
i'll ask him. give me your e-mail adress so he can get back to you.
Idaho music Message boardi'll ask him. give me your e-mail adress so he can get back to you.
but does he have testicles for sale?
what about fender super twin reverb (blackface)? is it as good as the twin reverb? i can get it really cheap from a poor friend.
the best:
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For balls, like JR Olsson wants, I would suggest testicles.
i just uloaded my peavey delta blues (2x10) for a fender vibroverb (2x10). the fender is much cleaner, better low and high end, and has celestian vintage 10's in it. for balls, like JR Olsson wants, i would suggest maybe staying with a marshall, but going with the plexi head. and i would cut my cab down from a 4x12 to a 2x12. think of speakers like holes in a dam; the fewer the holes, the higher the pressure coming out of those holes. also, i'd go way up in wattage... to something more like 80+. some older fenders like the bassman and bandmaster are pretty ballsy, too.
thanks for the info.
i am looking for some power this time. i am tired of playing at amps where i can't feel that i have more to give when it's needed. i play a marshall jtm30 right now. you guys might think it's crap but it actually sounds very good. especially when i am recording with it. it's not enough when i am playing live though.
The Deluxe has 6V6 power tubes and an output of about 22 watts. Twins use 6L6 tubes, and most are 85-100 watts depending on the year. I think some of the early ones are even lower power.
I think the difference in tone pretty drastic. Twins tend to be a little tigher sounding, particularly in the low end, but they also seem a lot harsher to my ears. Unless you need a ton of clean headroom, get a Deluxe.
If you just need something for recording or quiet gigs, a Princeton or a Champ can be great. The Pro Junior is the coolest new Fender amp design in my opinion, and the best value.
The Twin is larger (2 12 inch speakers), louder, heavier with tons of headroom. The deluxe is lighter, smaller (1 12 inch speaker) and cheaper, with a little less headroom (they generally rate at around 30 watts RMS, I believe). They are both great amplifiers with similar tone, but if you intend on doing a lot of road shows, go for the deluxe. Your back will thank you for it.
i'm buying a new amp any day now. what's the difference between the twin reverb and the deluxe reverb? it's seems alot easier to find a twin reverb. atleast around here.
i personally own a peavey delta blues (2x10.) i use it for everything: live shows, recording, rehearsals, etc. it's a great and very affordable amp. the only criticism i have of the peavey classic series is that the tubes tend to become microphonic relatively easily. other than that, i think they're great.
and of course, you pretty much can't go wrong with any of the 60's era fender tube amps: twins, deluxe, bassman, bandmasters, vibroluxe, etc.
if you've got the cash, by all means, get a vox or a matchless or something. they're workhorses with amazing tone.
I pretty much only record with my Deluxe these days. It is one of the best recording amps ever made. Mine has the original Oxford 12-inch and it is like butter. A number of years back I played one of the re-issue black face deluxe reverbs from SIR for a show in San Francisco and it was damned close to mine. I know SIR does some tweaking to the amps they rent out (different tubes, swap out a few components here and there etc.) They are great amps, but live I am preferring amps like the Vox and Matchless.
ive been using the vox ac10 more lately but i couldnt live without my deluxe...its has an alnico blue bulldog speaker in it though which gives it some balls. dont know anything much about newer amps
Maybe the Gibson Goldtones?
Never played one but I have seen people make Vox comparisons...
i've just been reading reviews of the Peavey Delta Blues 2x10, which apparenetly produces a great vox-like sound (referred to as a poor man's vox). It is also, apparently half the price of other similar amps such as the fender deluxe, and some marshalls.
does anyone agree with these comments, and are there any other affordable amps that come close to producing the tone of a vox amp - such as what Idaho uses...
Hey Jeff/Dan/John
You guys still using these for the live thing?
Played one the other day and really liked it...
What are the pros and cons of these amps?
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